Ambrose and Ursula attempt to remain outside this conflict, but inevitably are drawn into it, through their desire to save the books they have spent their working lives preserving. They realise that they must save the past for a new generation to be able to understand it.
Narrative and character-driven, this is a startlingly original novel that passionately opposes the trend for banning books and attempts to rewrite history. Set in slightly future world that has managed the climate crisis but with a dramatic decrease in population, Saturation feels eerily like now. As we constantly forget names and passwords, and lean into a tyranny of reductivism, it calls us to a position of knowledge and hope.
Praise for William Lane's writing:
'moody and unsettling ... taut and densely imagined' The Age
'revels in risks and delivers rewards' The Australian
'mesmerising...a gothic sense which imbues it with an overall eeriness' Whispering Gums
'beautiful...a poetic meditation on origins' Julia Tulloh Harper
]]>Ritual is a ground-breaking new publication which centres and celebrates the diversity of contemporary Muslim-Australian identities and experiences through the timeless power of the written word.
As Australia's first anthology to showcase the work of Muslim-identifying poets, the collection offers an urgent and necessary contribution to the global tradition of Islamic-inspired poetry fifteen hundred years in themaking!
]]>The twins Romulus and Remus may be known as the mythical founders of Rome, but history is silent in regards to their mother, Rhea Silvia. If she is remembered at all, it is as a preface to her sons' journey, the princess turned priestess and a victim of rape condemned to death alongside her children.
But that is not the full story.
Though born into royalty, when Rhea's family is beset by tragedies and her father loses his kingdom in a treacherous coup, she is sent to the order of the Vestal Virgins, to ensure she will never produce an heir. Except when mortals scheme, gods laugh.
Rhea becomes pregnant, and human society turns against her. Alone, ostracised, and facing the gravest punishment, Rhea forges a dangerous deal with the divine to protect what she loves, one that will forever change the trajectory of her life...and her land.
All roads may lead to Rome, but they began with Rhea Silvia.
A powerful and fierce reimagining of the founding of the Roman empire and the legend of Romulus and Remus and the mother whose sacrifice made it all possible.
]]>Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa and her sisters Stheno and Euryale were unique among immortals. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous centre of a dangerous Olympian rivalry and learned too late that a god's love is a violent one. Forgotten by history and diminished by poets, the other two Gorgons have never been more than horrifying hags, damned and doomed. But they were sisters first, and their journey from seaborne origins to the outskirts of the Pantheon is a journey that rests, hidden, underneath their scales. Monsters, but not monstrous, Stheno and Euryale will step into the light for the first time to tell the story of how all three sisters lived and were changed by each other, as they struggle against the inherent conflict between sisterhood and individuality, myth and truth, vengeance and peace.
]]>To escape an overprotective family and an abusive partner, a young lawyer accepts an assignment in the Amazonian border town of Cruzeiro do Sul. There, she meets Carla, a local prosecutor, and Marcos, the son of an indigenous woman, and learns about an epidemic of violence against women that seems beyond comprehension.
What she finds in the jungle is not only relentless oppression, but a deep longing for answers to an unsolved crime from her past. Through the ritual use of ayahuasca, she meets a chorus of warrior women on a path of revenge and recovers the painful details of her mother's death.
The Simple Art of Killing a Woman is a psychological trip with a twist. It's about the strength of individuals in the face of overwhelming violence, the problem of femicide in Brazil, and the haunting of a cold case.
]]>Sophie Lewis is a London-based translator and editor working from Portuguese and French. Her translations have been shortlisted for the Scott Moncrieff and Republic of Consciousness prizes, and longlisted for the International Booker Prize. She was joint winner of the 2022 French-American Foundation prize for non-fiction translation, for her translation of Nastassja Martin's book In the Eye of the Wild.
]]>'Your land is not the one you take; it is the one you die for.'
Keera has tried to keep her final promise to Brenna, the partner she was forced to kill to save a kingdom but that promise has led to the most difficult struggles of her life. She's been at war with her worst self while battling King Damien for the freedom of the Halflings, and she's lost too many along the way. But when she finally breaks the last seal, unleashing the Fae magic that's been hidden away for hundreds of years, the conflict seems to be turning in the Halflings' favour.
Meanwhile, Keera's discovery of a staggering secret about her lover and the kidnapping of one of her closest allies threatens to tip her back into darkness, but she has no time to rest. Opening the kingdom's magical seals has transformed Keera in ways even the wisest Fae elders could not have anticipated, and the return of an evil thought long vanquished throws their rescue plans into chaos. And with the kingdom's Halfling population suddenly posing a risk to the crown, the land is plunged into violence as the king begins a new blood purge. Keera and her allies must gather an army to meet Damien's forces in a final confrontation of epic and tragic proportions.
The stunning conclusion of BookTok sensation Melissa Blair's epically romantic series will leave readers breathless as Keera fights for her land, her people, and the promise of a better world.
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'Gripping and fierce. This is much-needed fantasy with its fangs honed sharp by the power of resistance. Melissa Blair has built a tremendous world. '- Chloe Gong, #1New York Timesbestselling author ofThese Violent Delights
'It seems fate has dealt me the same hand again. I know how to play it.'
A new king is on the throne and the rebellion lies in ruins. Keera spends her days drinking and her nights avoiding the strange dreams that have haunted her since she returned from the capital.
Keera's family in Myrelinth won't let her go without a fight. With new intelligence about the magical seals left behind by Keera's ancient kin, the Light Fae, she rallies to face her demons and unleash the formidable powers she inherited from her people. But a shocking truth is hiding in plain sight, one with the power to unravel the entire rebellion...
The pivotal third installment in The Halfling Saga will upend everything Keera thought she knew about her enemies...and her allies.
The third entry in The Halfling Saga, the epic tale of a deadly assassin with a mysterious past, set in a lush fantasy world of Mortals, Elves, Halflings, and Fae, A Vicious Game is perfect for readers who enjoyed the A Court of Thorns and Roses series and other romantic fantasy books, especially those seeking LGBTQ+ romance or BIPOC representation.
]]>Lola has her own battles living with an anxiety disorder and in her relationship with her Uruguayan musician husband, who connects her with the culture she lost when she migrated as a child. Her younger sister, Betty, is living an alternative lifestyle in Mullumbimby, unlike Lola, who clings to her Uruguayan culture, Betty has removed herself from her cultural roots as she finds it oppressive and stifling.
A third daughter, Malena is living in Italy with her husband. Fed up with Juan's dependence, particularly on Lola, Betty decides to place a personal ad, in a Spanish paper, on his behalf without asking him, hoping that a new partner, may help him, move beyond his grief and dependency. However, he finds new love walking the dog, a widowed Aboriginal lady called Frances. Their blossoming relationship becomes a trigger for Juan, Lola and Betty recalibrate how they measure their belonging across cultures.
'The work presents a stunning and original overview of Latinx communities in both America and Australia, exploring how the family escape the civic-military dictatorship in the 1970s and find a home among the South American community of Western Sydney. Now, decades later, each member of the family reckons with the tension between the rich meaning they draw from their heritage and the human need for new experiences. Salsa in the Suburbs is poignant in its intersectional dialogue, and inspiring in its well-developed characters that carry humour, trauma and Uruguayan history with immense strength.' Maggie Ball, Fresh Ink judge and publisher of The Compulsive Reader
]]>Behind the outlier and gritty perception of the world around the writer, is a core, mesmerised with the beauty of place, science and existential. With age and anonymity comes the writer's ability to sink into the corners of third spaces unobtrusively.
These poems examine the outside with raw candor and whip-smart wordcraft to reveal inner workings we yearn to keep secret. Cassandra Complex is an unapologetic body of work that draws inspiration from the Greek myth and explores the meaning of voice in the present. It soars with hope and tenacity.
]]>'If you want and who doesn't? a poet who effects a transfiguration of the commonplace, it is Pam Brown.' Justin Clemens
Guess the Experience. Where does it happen? Who can remember? Does it matter?
This choppy mix of a book divulges Pam Brown's bemused attitude to poetry's insignificance and dubious usefulness, salted with an odd kind of sceptical optimism.
Some of these poems reveal narrative threads drawn from both real and invented encounters, locations, and situations. Some accumulate from conversations, books, advertisements, screens, propaganda, in other words, art, life, and culture to develop into the interstitial forms of a poem.
Sometimes sombre, sometimes banal, sometimes dissonant, often
insomniac, Guess the Experience invites you to get high on language.
]]>From the hapless to the heroic, the laconic to the loquacious, the creative to the criminal, these portraits reveal the poet's lasting fascination with people and personae. But they transcend mere personality to locate the human experience in the world, juxtaposing contemporary urban poetry against poems set in rural New South Wales and Gippsland.
Intimate and memorable, these are beautifully crafted poems interwoven with wry humour as a kind of philosophical shrug at the world.
]]>In Invisible Woman, a dangerous secret held for too long between estranged best friends rises to the surface, and a long marriage comes apart with devastating consequences.
Joni Ackerman's decision to raise children, 25 years ago, came with a steep cost. She was then a pioneering filmmaker, one of the few women to break into the all-male Hollywood club of feature film directors. But she and her husband Paul had always wanted a family, and his ascending career at a premier television network provided a safety net. Now they've recently transplanted to Brooklyn, so that Paul can launch a major East Coast production studio, when a scandal rocks the film industry and forces Joni to revisit a secret from long ago involving her friend Val.
Joni is adamant that the time has come to tell the story, but Val and Paul are reluctant, for different reasons. As the marriage frays and the friends spar about whether to speak up, Joni's struggles with isolation in a new city, and old resentments about the sacrifices she made on her family's behalf start to boil over. She takes solace, of sorts, in the novels of Patricia Highsmith particularly the masterpiece Strangers on a Train, with its duplicitous characters and their murderous impulses until the lines between reality and fantasy become blurred.
Invisible Woman is at once a literary thriller about the lies we tell each other (and ourselves), and a powerful psychological examination of the complexities of friendship, marriage, and motherhood.
'A darkly clever thriller about women's thwarted ambitions, celebrity, the Time's Up movement and revenge.' People (Book of the Week)
]]>When River McAllister escaped from Shallow Hill, she left her innocence behind and some of her sanity, too. Now she's rebuilding her life with her dream man and life couldn't be better.
Ryan Fitzgerald is everything you'd want in a man. Attractive, rich, an aspiring lawyer, and would do anything to keep River. But that's not the only thing that attracts her. It's his attentiveness, his possessiveness...maybe not so much his temper.
When her relationship takes a dark turn, Ryan's estranged brother, Mako, is the only one who sees it. He knows exactly what Ryan is capable of, and it's not the first time he had to be a knight in shining armour.
River came from Shallow Hill, though. She's never needed saving before. What Mako doesn'tsee, is that River is perfectly capable of taking care of herself.
The only one who should be scared is Ryan.
]]>When a family of scavengers recover the amnesiac Mae Hendricks amongst the wreckage of an unidentified ship, they bring a world of pain down on themselves and the civilians of Guelph Station. Mae doesn't know where she is from or her true nature, nor that she is being hunted by vicious adversaries.
Mae's past could reveal the conspiracy that is tearing the galaxy apart, but may well unleash a tide of snarling terrors...
]]>Clara Carija is one of the leading experts on all things Xenomorphic, and a key resource provider for the award-winning Alien role-playing game.
]]>Noah Fairchild has been losing his formerly polite Southern parents to far-right cable news for years, so when his mother leaves him a voicemail warning him that the 'Great Reckoning' is here, he assumes it's related to one of the many conspiracy theories she believes in. But when his own phone calls go unanswered, Noah makes the long drive from Brooklyn to Richmond, Virginia. There, he discovers his childhood home in shambles, a fridge full of spoiled food, and his parents locked in a terrifying trance-like state in front of the TV. Panicked, Noah attempts to snap them out of it and get medical help.
Then Noah's mother brutally attacks him.
But Noah isn't the only person to be attacked by a loved one. Families across the country are tearing each other apart literally as people succumb to a form of possession that gets worse the more time they spend watching particular channels, using certain apps, or visiting certain websites. In Noah's Richmond-based family, only he and his young nephew Marcus are unaffected. Together, they must race back to the safe haven of Brooklyn but can they make it before they fall prey to the violent hordes?
This ambitious, searing novel from 'one of horror's modern masters' holds a mirror to our divided nation, and will shake readers to the core.
]]>From the slums of Kingsport to the shores of the Cold Isles, the belching sewers of Khanduran holdfasts to a crumbling castle on the moors of Scosglen, Hell takes root in its varied forms. But a warning is offered to those who would challenge it: Evil endures defeat, death, and time. Lose vigilance for but a moment, and it will return to claim what it is owed.
From the Diablo development team and some of the darkest minds in modern horror comes this testament to the relentless march of evil, and the sacrifice it takes to earn even a moment's reprieve. Shadows of Sanctuary is a chilling reminder that even the bravest intentions can lead to tragic ends.
]]>Alma Katsu is the award-winning author of six novels, most recently Red Widow, The Deep, and The Hunger. She is a graduate of the master's writing program at the Johns Hopkins University and received her bachelor's degree from Brandeis University. Prior to the publication of her first novel, Katsu had a long career as a senior intelligence analyst for several US agencies. She lives in West Virginia with her husband.
Jonathan Maberry, creator of Joe Ledger and Rot and Ruin, is a New York Times best-selling, five-time Bram Stoker Award-winning author, editor, playwright, content creator, teacher and lecturer.
]]>The book follows the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster: the result of his desire to create life. But his botched experiment is so grotesque that the doctor immediately regrets what he has done and abandons the monster, leaving him to fend for himself. The creature finds and confronts his maker pleading for a companion his human right to happiness. Fearing what this may lead to, Victor refuses, causing the monster to vow to ruin any happiness in Victor's life.
A tragedy and a cautionary tale about the pitfalls of ambition and creation, Mary Shelley's masterpiece is more relevant now than ever.
]]>Dr Jenni Fagan is an award-winning poet, novelist and screenwriter. She is the author of the bestselling Hex, and A Swan's Neck on the Butcher's Block, her seventh collection of poetry.
]]>1990. Twenty-five-year-old Riya works for Discover Arabia, a tour guide company in the far-flung outpost of Dubai. In the months leading up to the first Gulf War, the city's iconic skyline and global reputation are just a gleam in developers' eyes. For Riya, it's a desert purgatory that spreads out between her family back home in India and her unknown future.
As political tensions run high, international arms dealers, American soldiers, CIA consultants, corrupt bosses and wayward vacationers all compete for Discover Arabia's attention. Meanwhile, Riya and her colleagues begin to plan their exit strategies.
Will a favour from Dubai's most notorious fixer offer Riya the chance to fulfil her financial obligations and escape to the United States?
'Exuberant, thrilling, and compassionate to the last page, Malik's sun-soaked novel is a testament to the power of friendships forged far from home' Leigh N. Gallagher, author of Who You Might Be
'Full of hedonism and intrigue, this fast-paced novel is a historical snapshot that proves to be chillingly relevant' Stephanie Feldman, author of Saturnalia
]]>Death is a lonely business . . .
No one who meets Dr Jack Cuthbert forgets him. Tall, urbane, brilliant but damaged, this Scottish pathologist who works with Scotland Yard is the best the new DCI has seen. But Cuthbert is a man who lives with secrets, and he still battles demons brought back from the trenches.
When not one but two corpses are discovered in a London park in 1929, Cuthbert must use every tool at his disposal to solve the mystery of their deaths. In the end, the horrifying truth is more shocking than even he could have imagined.
]]>The Greek Anthologyis a marvellous salvage from the vast shipwreck of the Ancient World, a colossal continuity and variety from pre-classical times through Roman into Byzantine.ForA Bird Called Elaeus his small anthology of the vast original David Constantine has gone particularly not just to the renowned love poems but also to poems that treat man's dealings with the earth, his work and trades there, the creatures other than himself who inhabit it and the divinities whose care it is. Through his translations, Constantine brings already urgent poems closer to home and our drift towards the Sixth Extinction. For the Ancient World was not populated by humans harmless to Mother Earth, not at all: often they, like us, did the worst their means enabled them to do. Still there were laws.These things you must not do. Doing them nevertheless was understood as transgression of laws beyond the human laws. You offended Demeter at your peril. Understand that how we like, it's the same now. And the peril is infinitely greater, threatens to be final, consuming the innocent with the guilty.
]]>The year is 1815, and an American, Miss Amelia Stonehold, has arrived in the Devon town of Axminster, accompanied by her 'cousin' Serena Meleva. She's brought with her a list to tick off: find a property, investigate the neighbours, bargain for and purchase the property, staff the property and... possibly...find a husband. But Amelia soon finds herself contending with some decidedly off-list trouble, including the Honorable Captain Harold Roughtower, whose eyes are fixed on her fortune.
Little does Amelia know that his plans for her wealth extend far beyond refurbishing his own crumbing estate-they include the hidden Roman temple of Glykon, where something very old, very angry, and very dangerous still lurks. But Roughtower isn't prepared to reckon with the fact that neither Amelia nor Serena are pushovers. And he certainly isn't ready for the revelation that he has an Earth Master and a Fire Mage on his hands-or that one of them is a shapeshifter.
]]>Within the Eastern Empire, Duke Kordas Valdemar rules a tiny, bucolic Duchy that focuses mostly on horse breeding. Anticipating the day when the Empire's exploitative and militant leaders would not be content to leave them alone, Korda's father set out to gather magicians in the hopes of one day finding a way to escape and protect the people of the Duchy from tyranny. Kordas has lived his life looking over his shoulder.
The signs in the Empire are increasingly dire. Under the direction of the Emperor, mages have begun to harness the power of dark magics, including blood magic, the powers of the Abyssal Planes, and the binding and 'milking' of Elemental creatures. But then one of the Duchy's mages has a breakthrough. There is a way to place a Gate at a distance so far from the Empire that it is unlikely the Emperor can find or follow them as they evacuate everyone that is willing to leave. But time is running out, and Kordas has been summoned to the Emperor's Court.
Can his reputation as a country bumpkin and his acting skills buy him and his people the time they need to flee? Or will the Emperor lose patience, invade to strip Valdemar of everything of worth, and send its conscripted people into the front lines of the Imperial wars?
]]>The Eastern Kingdoms: Join Stormwind Spymaster Matthias Shaw and Captain Flynn Fairwind as they journey through the Eastern Kingdoms on a mission to gather intelligence regarding powerful artifacts and armor.
Kalimdor: Following the Fourth War, Horde beastmaster Rexxar and ambassador Zekhan depart in search of healing, extending the resources of the newly formed Horde Council to their peoples across Kalimdor.
Northrend: After the frostborn dwarves unearth a strange artifact, the Bronzebeard brothers venture into the frozen north to reaffirm their commitment to their allies and to each other.
Pandaria: Li Li Stormstout takes her uncle, Chen, and friend, Catelyn the Blade, on a tour of Pandaria, chasing the meaning of home and what it means to leave it.
Islands & Isles: After delaying their honeymoon for years, First Arcanist Thalyssra and Regent Lord Lor'themar Theron weigh anchor for the Broken Isles, Zandalar, Kul Tiras, and the Dragon Isles in search of a quiet sunset, far from the bustle of their political duties.
Fans old and new are sure to cherish these heartfelt, intrepid journeys with some of World of Warcraft's most beloved characters. Whether this marks your first voyage across the Great Sea or you've lost count somewhere along the way, World of Warcraft invites you to open your map, hitch a ride, and embark on a new adventure through the diverse and radiant lands of Azeroth.
]]>Sean Copeland, also known as Loreology, is the Historian Supervisor of Blizzard's Creative Development team.
Alex Acks is a writer and geologist. They've written for Six to Start and been published in Strange Horizons, Lightspeed, Shimmer, Daily Science Fiction, etc. Based in Denver.
]]>In the rural town in Pakistan where Baadal grows up, children are named like talismans to sustain life and ward off unhappiness. At seventeen, Baadal has come to understand why his parents gave him that name, with hopes that their Big River will one day flow wide again, and their thirst will be quenched after years of drought. But in the final year of his schooling, abundance seems impossibly far away. As his parents' marriage full of rage, despair, and often violence reaches a breaking point, the only comfort Baadal can afford is a budding kinship with Meena, a divorced older woman he meets on the banks of the drying river.
Meena has only just escaped her abusive husband, but her resistance to remarry soon gives way to the promise of stability and companionship that Baadal offers. Together, they leave the Town in search of greater fortunes in the City. But even strong-willed, independent Meena finds herself bowed by the strain of Badaal's punishing work schedule, her struggling beauty parlour, and the tension with Baadal's mother, Raheela, who fights for control of her son as she seeks to leave behind a life of disappointments and discover a freedom she's never known.
Told in rotating perspectives spanning from 1966 to 1998, The River, The Town is an intimate portrait of a family unraveling in the throes of indigence, and a tribute to the wounded love that keeps them tethered to each other. With stark and candid prose, Farah Ali traces one family's fortunes to illuminate the relentless cycle of inequity, juxtaposing the tragic and grueling realities of poverty with the enduring struggle for compassion and humanity.
]]>Confidential follows on the success of acclaimed photographer, psychologist, and writer Mikoaj Grynberg's highly acclaimed short story collection, I'd Like to Say Sorry, but There's No One to Say Sorry To, which was a finalist for numerous awards, including Poland's most prestigious literary prize, the Nike, a National Jewish Book Award, the Sami Rohr Prize, and the National Translation Award in Prose for Sean Gasper Bye's excellent translation.
This powerful new novella is a darkly comic portrait of a Jewish family in today's Poland, struggling to express their love for one another in the face of a past that cannot and will not be forgotten. The grandfather is a doctor, a Holocaust survivor who has now vowed to live only for pleasure. His son, born at the start of the war, becomes a well-respected physicist, but finds himself emotionally unable to attend the medical conferences in Germany, despite the benefit it would give his career. The mother is loving but firm, though she has a secret habit of attending strangers' funerals so that she can cry.
A masterpiece of concision, Confidential expands on one of the stories in I'd Like to Say Sorry..., tackling themes of memory and care, trauma and memory, as well as enduring anti-Semitism, with unforgettable power, emotional complexity, and Grynberg's trademark black humour.
'A novel sparing only in words and form, not in emotion.' Vogue (Poland)
]]>'[Hemingway] writes as if he had never read anybody's writing, as if he had fashioned the art of writing himself.' - The Atlantic
One of the world's transcendent literary masterpieces, the Inferno tells the timeless story of Dante's journey through the nine circles of hell, guided by the poet Virgil, when in midlife he strays from his path in a dark wood. In this vivid verse translation into contemporary English, Peter Thornton makes the classic work fresh again for a new generation of readers. Recognizing that the Inferno was, for Dante and his peers, not simply an allegory but the most realistic work of fiction to date, he points out that hell was a lot like Italy of Dante's time. Thornton's translation captures the individuals represented, landscapes, and psychological immediacy of the dialogues as well as Dante's poetic effects.
The product of decades of passionate dedication and research, his translation has been hailed by the leading Dante scholars on both sides of the Atlantic as exceptional in its accuracy, spontaneity, and vividness. Those qualities and its detailed notes explaining Dante's world and references make it both accessible for individual readers and perfect for class adoption.
]]>Ranging from the comic to the tragic, these legends are packed with such legendary figures as the beautiful and fierce Valkyries, the wily trickster Loki, and the mighty god Thor. They tell of passion, love, friendship, pride, courage, strength, loyalty, and betrayal.
Packed with colorful illustrations, Tales of Norse Mythology is necessary reading for anybody who is interested in learning more about Nordic legends, or who simply likes a great story.
]]>Four teenagers - Anya, Milka, Petya and Aleksey, whose lives, like those of their Western counterparts, are fuelled by sex, alcohol, and cigarettes yearn for a world of Levi's, Queen, foreign travel and the freedom to choose their fates. Instead, like their ancestors, they encounter heartbreak and tragedy. With a nod to Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard, crumbling dachas surrounded by apple orchards, the scenes of idyllic summers, are slated for destruction as capitalism corrupts and corrodes the best of the past without bringing a promise of renewal.
Yet while depicting a bloody and desperate era, this exceptional debut novel pulsates with life. It is radiant with friendship and love, the power of international literature, values and politics, as its characters struggle to survive, to save their country and one another.
'A timeless tale of memory, desire, dreams lost and altered, love changed and unchanged.' - Yiyun Li, author of Must I Go
'[A] Stunning debut...Gorcheva-Newberry pulls off a tragic and nostalgic love letter to a much-tried generation. This is a winner.' - Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
'Gorcheva-Newberry does the reader a great service, offering a peek behind the iron curtain and its veil of propoganda...If there is such a thing as clear-eyed sentimentality, Between Dog and Wolf evokes it.' - Bookpage (Starred Review)
]]>Kristina has published fifty stories and received ten Pushcart nominations. She is the winner of the Raz/Shumaker Prairie Schooner Book Prize in Fiction for her debut collection of stories, What Isn't Remembered, shortlisted for the 2022 William Saroyan International Prize. Between Dog and Wolf, published to rapturous reviews in the USA as The Orchard, is her first novel.
]]>'For as far back as I can remember, I always wanted to be a film director...'
In this first-person graphic novel, MartinScorsese, totally possessed by his love of cinema, tells the story of the journey of the asthmatic little boy from Little Italy who went on to become one of the world's greatest directors.
Martin takes the reader on a witty journey through his somewhat rock and roll life and behind the scenes of the cinematic masterpieces he has given us.
Created and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, Martin Scorsese is the third instalment in the author's Cine Trilogy, illustrating the behind-the-scenes stories of some of Hollywood's biggest hits.
Series Overview: The third in a series of three volumes by Amazing Ameziane. Based on the life and career of cinema icon, Martin Scorcese. Presented as both biography and filmography, Amazing Ameziane exemplifies the historic rise and impact that Scorsese had on the cinema industry. Written and illustrated by Amazing Ameziane, this is a must read for any cinephile.
]]>Explore a world from the hit anime of the same name, a world ruled by goblins, spirits, golems, and all types of strange creatures...but not humans, who were nearly persecuted to extinction for their reckless disregard of the natural world.
When a golem, a guardian of the forest chances across a young girl lost in the woods, he vows to take care of her...despite his life coming to an end. He must find other humans for her to live with, but in a world that despises them, is that even possible?
]]>At the royal court, the weakest mage is the tea witch, who uses their powers to make tea for the noble lords and ladies...but Remy has some incredible powers that will result in all kinds of courtly intrigue!
The first volume in a heart-warming and cosy ongoing series The Elegant Courtly Life of the Tea Witch, tells the tale of Remy, a lowly tea witch, using her magic to brew the finest cuppa for the noble lords and ladies. All she really wants is a quiet life creating gorgeous displays for shop windows...but she's slowly drawn into a world of intrigue as her incredible powers of transformation make her the gossip of the court...and the object of affection for a naive princess!
]]>Embark on a mesmerising journey with I.L. Volume 1 as Osamu Tezuka, the world-renowned 'God of Manga', navigates the divide between his early manga experiments and later, more intricate narratives, while delving into the eternal struggle between fantasy and science. Readers are thrown into the life of Imari Daisaku, a filmmaker whose fanciful creations have fallen of favour in a society dominated by scientific triumphs. However, his life changes forever when he encounters a peculiar group led by Count Alucard, and he receives an extraordinary gift; I.L., a mysterious mannequin with the power of shapeshifting.
Together, Daisaku and I.L. utilise the phenomenal transformative abilities to help those in need and are propelled into an array of thrilling and haphazard adventures. Each chapter unveils a new client seeking I.L.'s unique services, as the protagonists find themselves in an array of scenarios ranging from domestic strife to political unrest. Not only does the reader accompany the duo on these haphazard missions, but they are given an insight into Daisaku's internal conflict, caused by walking the tightrope between reality and fantasy.
This volume is a treasure for fans of Tezuka's works, including the widely successful Astro Boy, Dororo and Princess Knight, as well as the seminal and titles. I.L. is now being published in English for the first time, meaning fans can journey through Tezuka's innovative and contemporary themes within a classic by the pioneer of Manga. Whether an enthusiast of Tezuka and Manga, or not, the nuanced exploration of thought-provoking themes and characters, and a compelling storyline coupled with captivating illustrations, is a reading experience that will linger in the minds of readers.
]]>Kiyomizu-dera, Kifune Shrine, and Adashino Nenbutsu-ji to most these places are merely tourist hotspots in the busy city of Kyoto...but each is hiding a dark history, tales of ghosts and bloodshed! In this volume come and hear the true stories of these haunted places, and the creatures that lurk just out of sight...
]]>After the Bounty Hunter defeated Garmantuous and the G3 cartel at the end of the eponymous videogame, the human race was listed as a protected species as they integrated into the wider galaxies of outer space. But when a brutal 'Human Hunter' carves a bloody trail through the relocated survivors, it's up to the enigmatic Bounty Hunter to once again bring justice to the stars.
The newest addition to their crew of iconic Gatlian allies is Harper a former Resistance fighter who is determined to make her mark on the team. Unfortunately, the investigation into the Human Hunter brings Harper and the Gatlians closer to home than anticipated. Suddenly, Harper's journey to prove herself as part of the Bounty Hunter's team becomes a tale of redemption...and how does Creature's forgotten past fit into the story?
Alec Robbins (Mr Boop, CRIMEHOT) teams up with Kit Wallis (Mr Easta, Hellicious) for an explosive, zany, romp around the cosmos. The debut graphic novel in the High on Life story, featuring 112 pages of guns, goop, and galactic hilarity! High on Life collects issues 1-4 of the comic series of the same name, plus behind-the-scenes look into the development of the book.
]]>Alec Robbins is a writer, artist, game developer, and filmmaker. His other work includes the video game Heartbreak High: A Break-Up Simulator and his new comic CRIMEHOT. He's worked on alt-comedy TV shows like Adult Swim's The Eric Andre Show, Netflix's I Think You Should Leave, IFC's Comedy Bang! Bang!, and TBS' The Dress Up Gang. He is most well-known for his Ignatz-award winning webcomic Mr. Boop, about how he is married to his hot wife, Betty Boop. Is he really married to Betty Boop? Yes. Of course. He always was and he always will be.
]]>The enemy will tell of Conan's legendary skill in battle if any of them live to tell the tale but palace intrigue may prove more dangerous to the barbarian. After all, it's never wise to bed a wizard's woman. Then, Conan joins with Red Sonja for a multipart adventure. Last, but far from least, we present Roy Thomas and Gil Kane's complete adaptation of 'The Hour of the Dragon', the iconic story of how Conan became king and conqueror and met the woman who would become his wife.
Series Overview: Collecting Conan the Barbarian (1970) #27-51, Giant-Size Conan (1974) #1-4 and material from Conan the Barbarian Annual (1973) #1 and The Savage Sword of Conan (1974) #8 and #10.
]]>John Buscema (1927-2002) literally wrote the book on being a Marvel artist - namely, How to Draw Comics the Marvel Way - and few were better qualified. His career began in 1948 as a member of the Timely/Marvel Bullpen. He left the field for advertising in the mid-'50s, but Stan Lee coaxed him back to comics in 1966. Buscema followed with a celebrated run on The Avengers with the first Silver Surfer series. He subsequently succeeded Jack Kirby on Fantastic Four, Thor and other titles. By the time of his retirement in 1996, Buscema had penciled nearly every Marvel title - including over 100 issues of his personal favorite, Conan the Barbarian.
The entrance of Gil Kane (1926-2000) into the comic book field was interrupted by World War II, but upon his return the young artist swiftly rose to become one of the key stylists of his generation. At DC, Kane ushered in super heroes' Silver Age on Green Lantern and The Atom, while at Marvel he held influ
]]>Battle runs through Conan's life like the blood in his veins. A stint with the mercenary Crimson Company isn't enough to quench his fury but perhaps consorting with Belit, pirate queen of the Black Coast, can. Together, Conan and Belit will reave across Hyboria's high seas and into the dark depths of its jungles. There, Conan will earn his honoured name Amra in one of the Cimmerian's greatest epics.
Master storytellers Roy Thomas and John Buscema follow with a saga that brings Conan, Kull and even Red Sonja together. All the while, the struggle to reclaim Belit's title and lands from the Stygians carries on.
]]>Crom does not deny the faithful! The Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus collections are continuing and collecting the greatest sword-and-sorcery comic magazine of all time! In this massive hardcover volume, we present not only sixteen issues of Savage Sword crafted by the greatest Conan comics creators of the era, but also the never before reprinted full-colour graphic novel, Conan: The Witch Queen of Acheron. Highlights include: The art of Gary Kwapisz, a sword-and-sorcery master whose richly detailed style ranks him among the greatest Conan illustrators; stories by writer Larry Yakata, an Olympic martial artist who brought a new voice and action-oriented authenticity to the series; contributions from celebrated Savage Sword art icons including Ernie Chan, Rudy Nebres and Pablo Marcos; and a rare Robert E. Howard tribute story by Roy Thomas and Sandy Plunkett.
]]>Larry Yakata is a multi-time world and national judo champion and a former coach of the United States Olympic judo team. He received a masters in English Literature from Columbia University and has written for publications including the New York Times and The Savage Sword of Conan.
Don Kraar broke into comics as a writer in the early 1970s with short stories for DC's anthology titles. He became one of the mainstays of Marvel's Conan comics line in the '80s with work on The Savage Sword of Conan, two Conan graphic novels and an extended run on Conan the King that saw the character expand his empire.
Gary Kwapisz became one of the defining Conan artist of the 1980s. He is also responsible for two, self-published Civil War graphic novels called, interestingly enough, Civil War Adventures. These books bring history to life, telling the story of America's most terrible war. They are a loving collaboration with his old Conan partner, Chuck Dixon. Not letting his Civil War research go to waste, Kwapisz wrote and illustrated Rebel Dead Revenge starring a reanimated Stonewall Jackson, the Devil and an army of zombie Confederate soldiers.
Ernie Chan (1940-2012) immigrated to the U.S. from the Philippines at the age of 30 and wasted no time breaking into the American comic book scene. He would ink the work of John Buscema on Conan the Barbarian for the better part of fourteen years and also illustrated Kull the Destroyer and many other titles for Marvel.
]]>The epic action continues in the second manga volume, prequel to the hit anime series of the same name! As Jo, Meg, Amy, and Sei settle in and become friends, only for a psychotic gun-toting cyborg to start hunting down Jo! The others thing this will be a good contract for her, but little do they know the cyborg has come with friends...500 zombie friends!
]]>The first volume in the legendary Corpse Blade series, an action packed romp through a zombie infested Tokyo! School, chores, killing the undead all in an average day for Tsuranuki Tsutsuki!
After his sisters is kidnapped by the zombies, this middle schooler sets out to save her, becoming handy with a gun but he won't be alone, as he encounters another kid on a quest, a mysterious high-school girl who can command the awesome power of the Corpse Blade!
]]>Saiga and Kagura might have escaped from the Roppongi Club, but it's twisted overlords and done with them yet, as shadowy devotees of the cult of twisted-pleasure are in pursuit! Perfect for fans of urban fantasy and shonen manga!
Speed Grapher returns in an all-new volume! After a daring escape from the sadistic Roppongi Club, Saiga and Kagura go to meet a battlefield doctor who might be able to shine a light on Kagura's amazing power and how she changed Saiga's body to give him his new abilities. It won't be as simple as it seems however, as the Roppongi Club sends a sadistic dentist to recapture Kagura, in exchange for her pearly white teeth...
]]>Shoichi Tsugami now wields the power of Kamen Rider Agito, but even otherworldly abilities cannot stop his depression over the death of his sister Yukina. Before he can spiral, he is caught up in the mysterious Suruga's plans. Meanwhile members of the 'Go' group approach Baruba to begin the 'Gerizagibazu Gegeru...'
This action-packed eighth volume marks the return of a fan-favourite character Agito, from the iconic tokusatsu show that is currently available on Amazon Prime. Fans of the show and Superhero manga with intense battles between powerful heroes and villains will be enthralled by the quest to protect humanity.
]]>Shotaro Ishinomori was a Japanese manga artist who was an influential figure in manga, anime, and tokusatsu, creating several immensely popular long-running series. He won the prestigious Shogakukan Manga Award twice, in 1968 for Sabu to Ichi Torimono Hikae and in 1988 for Hotel and Manga Nihon Keizai Nyumon. He passed away in 1998.
]]>What begins as a seemingly unconnected series of fantastic tales about disparate wizards Archmagus Crowley of Atlantis, who has been hired to steal a treasure chest from a ship in the middle of the ocean; Mystic Willow of the Brambles who's dealing with her own drama, as the humans in a nearby village wrongfully accuse her of abducting children; Alchemist Danny of the Fey's apprentice begins to suspect her master has been kidnapped and replaced with an imposter gradually merges into a much larger, and more terrifying tale.
Who is Chronomancer George of Dreams, the mysterious narrator guiding us through each amazing story? Are they visions of the past, premonitions of the future, or something far more sinister that threatens the very fabric of the Runiverse itself?
Forgotten Runes: Wizard's Cult collects issues 1-4 of the comic of the same name.
]]>Reilly Brown is a comic book artist and illustrator who started self-publishing comics in 2002. Since then, he has done work for Marvel, DC, Dark Horse, Archie, and Tantor Media on such titles as Deadpool, Amazing Spider-Man, Incredible Hercules and Lobo. He is also known for being a pioneer of digital comics, working with Comixology to bring his creator-owned series, Power Play, to life on mobile devices and digital media.
]]>From the minds of award-winning author Max Allan Collins and artist Terry Beatty, comes the sixth collection of classic Ms Tree stories, collected together for the first time!
Join Michael Tree, the 6ft, 9mm carrying private detective on her thrilling adventures. No case is too small, no violence too extreme, just as long as it gets the job done.
Fans of hard-boiled detective and crime fiction will get a thrill from these tales!
Terry Beatty is the artist and co-creator (withMax Allan Collins) of the long-running private eye series, Ms. Tree. Collaborations with Collins also include Mike Mist, Mickey Spillane's Mike Danger and Johnny Dynamite. Beatty has been the primary inker of DC Comics' "animated-style"Batmancomics, including a four-year stint inking Chris Jones' pencils on The Batman Strikes!. From 2012 to 2017, Beatty was the artist for the Sunday episodes of theKing Featurescomic strip, The Phantom.
]]>Fans of the series and pulp noir enthusiasts will love seeing sexy heroine Joanna Tan collide with government agents in her epic return!
After nearly a year in hiding from government agents looking to kill her, Gun Honey Joanna Tan launches a plan to turn the tables that will take her from the jungles of Borneo to the streets of Yokohama and the sands of the Gobi Desert. But when four armed groups converge on one secret location, will anyone survive the explosive collision?
Fans of the first two graphic novels and classic pulp crime fiction will get a thrill out of this fast-paced, action thriller.
]]>Embark on a journey within the enchanting universe of Michael Moorcock's Elric, in this fifth installment. The mesmerising graphic novel was born from the legendary tale of the fantasy author. Adapted and crafted by the skilled Julien Blondel, the writer behind the award-winning videogame Life Is Strange, this work immerses readers in the albino Emperor's world of swords and sorcery.
Two years after the tragic climax of the previous volume, readers are exposed to their favourite protagonist in a new light. Elric is now leading the life of a mercenary, following the death of his beloved Cymoril. However, fans can accompany him on a new path that is guided by Queen Yishana's urgent call for help.
Elric will now face his strongest, and most cunning opposition yet. All While having to confront entities from the past, that he vowed to never serve again. Illustrated by Valentin Secher of Khaal and The Metabaron Books, fans will have the first chance to see how the talented artist captivates readers and brings a unique style that harmonises with Elric's tortured journey. The graphic novel marries epic fantasy, transformative adaptation, and the creative synergy of Life is Strange's Jean-Luc Cano.
Whether you've been following Elric's journey from the beginning, or this marks your first foray into the series, Volume 5 provides a compelling entry point. Fans of Game of Thrones or The Lord of The Rings will no doubt be enthralled by Elric's wonderful world of fantasy excellence.
]]>Darlinghurst, Sydney: these are the days of strange rumours. Talk you can catch the gay plague from kissing, or from a mosquito bite. Talk of the government building a wall around 'Darlo' to keep the plague contained. Talk of old quarantine stations around Australia being reopened, of the army being used to round up all the poofters. Bashings increase tenfold and you're dead meat if you don't have someone to watch your back. Kit, Ty, and Johnnie, three young gay men, just want to live the life Sydney promised when they arrived.
Host City, David Owen Kelly's third book, is a stunningly innovative fusion of memoir and alternative history that spins an affective tale of persecution, jeopardy, and survival from the fear and paranoia that marched lockstep with HIV in the 1980s.
]]>**Winner, NSW Literary Awards 2025, Kenneth Slessor Prize for Poetry**
**Shortlisted, Prime Minister's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry**
**Shortlisted, NSW Literary Awards 2025, Glenda Adams Award for New Writing**
**Shortlisted, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry**
A moving testament to the displacement and dispossession of the Palestinian people.
rock flight is a book-length poem that, over five chapters, follows a personal and historical narrative, to compose an understated yet powerful allegory of Palestine's occupation. The poem uses refrains of suffocation, rubble, and migratory bird patterns to address the realities of forced displacement, economic restrictions and surveillance technology that Palestinians face both within and outside Palestine. It depicts a restlessness brought about by dispossession, and a determination to find significance in fleeting objects and fragments. It looks to the literary form as an interactive experience, and the book as an object in flux, inviting the reader to embark on an exploration of space, while limited by the box-like confines of the page. Formally claustrophobic, the poem morphs into irony, declaring everything a box while refusing to exist within one.
'Here is a poetry of passion; a poetry of necessity; a poetry of survival, and a poetry-triumphant.' Maxine Beneba Clarke
'rock flight is a work of timelessness, rigour, precision, relationality and guts just like its poet. A must-read for all of us who yearn and stretch and reach for a world beyond colonies, and an even more urgent read for those who don't.' Alison Whittaker
]]>**Winner, WA Premier's Book Awards 2025, Poetry Book of the Year**
**Highly Commended, Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2025, Poetry**
G-d, Sleep, and Chaos is a prayer of thanks for a broken world.
Alan Fyfe's debut collection employs a core of Jewish philosophy to explore themes of love, metaphysics, the self-destructive impulse, trauma, and the transcendent. With a boisterous affection for all things absurd and liminal and a bristling loyalty to working class aesthetics, G-d, Sleep, and Chaos includes poems that swing from visceral to hilarious across seven sections, and a range of forms, to ask how we might come by gratitude, and the peace of silence, in our bleakest moments. G-d, Sleep, and Chaos is a collection for the questing mind and the wanting spirit.
]]>He is a winner of the Karl Popper Philosophy Award. His first novel, T, was shortlisted for the T.A.G Hungerford Prize (Australia), the Chaffinch Press Aware Prize (Ireland), and the West Australian Premier's Book Award. G-d, Sleep, and Chaos is Alan's debut poetry collection and was awarded silver for the Flying Islands unpublished manuscript prize.
He is currently teaching poetry and creative writing.
]]>Naag Mountain is a journey across oceans, from the Asian subcontinent to the South Seas, a journey about human trafficking on sugar plantations in Fiji and Australia, which brings to life the histories and events, the stories and myths of a displaced and exploited people, that have been lost in time or forgotten or hidden from view. It is a journey in which the living, the dead and the natural world communicate in music, language and dream.
Manisha Anjali's first collection is an intensely imagined recovery of a little-known cultural inheritance, in which historical figures, folk characters and mythical entities feature in a procession coloured by the metaphors of poetry and the surrealism of dreams. A community in northern Queensland, whose ancestors were indentured by the Colonial Sugar Refining Company, receive messages from their friends across the Tasman. A mysterious reel of film washes ashore, depicting harrowing violence on sugarcane plantations under the indenture system. The actors walk out of the film and into the world of the living. The community walk into the projection.
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