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Bruised and battered from a disastrous raid, Ulf and his companions are set to return to their home. But the gods have other ideas. A violent sea storm pushes them back onto the treacherous land of Francia. With their ship damaged, Ulf and his Norse brothers are left stranded.

A high-octane, fast-paced novel from a new voice in adventure writing and the winner of a Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize. For fans of Clive Cussler. Acclaimed explorer Rob Nash has lost his way. Grieving the death of his wife, and blaming himself, he sees no reason to carry on. But when...

Kieron and his friend Sam are shocked to see a man kidnapped in a Newcastle shopping centre right in front of their eyes. The boys quickly realise that the kidnapped man left something behind in the scuffle - an earpiece and glasses. Kieron puts them on and realises he can see not what is front...

Set in a lethal waterworld where sudden death is a way of life, The Skinner is the first novel in the far-future Spatterjay series by Neal Asher. The savage ocean planet of Spatterjay draws visitors with very different agendas. Erlin is immortal and seeks a reason to keep living. Janer hosts a...

‘A terrific thriller’ – James Patterson ‘A new benchmark for the modern spy thriller’ – Peter James ‘Excellent . . . Packed with relentless pace and hard-edged thrills’ – James Swallow An exiled agent out for revenge. A hidden enemy stoking hate. A clandestine war with no rules...

Orbus continues the adventure of Captain Orbus in Neal Asher's high-octane, science fiction Spatterjay series. A cold war is turning white hot. Old Captain Orbus commandeered a ship to flee Spatterjay, desperate to escape the violent planet. Orbus’s alien enemy, the Prador Vrell, is also...

Alex Rider meets Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse in this fast-paced, action-packed middle-grade series about a ‘normal’ boy who discovers he has superpowers and is destined to join an elite yet secret organisation. There’s nothing special about Jamaal Target. He’s your average...

‘Ever inventive, ever surprising, Hamdy is fast carving a name as one of the most intelligent and gripping thriller writers of our time’ – Peter James, author of Dead Simple. A daring escape from a Cairo prison. An assassin who kills with a single touch. A vicious drug war on the streets...

An ex-MI6 agent driven to avenge a tragic death. A radical environmental group determined to avert climate catastrophe. A lone outsider with the power to devastate the world. Scott Pearce has torn up the espionage rulebook to overcome those spreading division and hate, but radical environmental...

YOU CAN RUN Sam Wylde is a Close Protection Officer to the rich and powerful. In a world dominated by men, being a woman has been an advantage. And she is the best in the business at what she does. YOU CAN HIDE She takes a job protecting the daughter of the Sharifs – Pakistani textile tycoons...

An action-packed hunt across South Africa full of international espionage, twin swaps and prison escapes, by Australia's master of adventure. Former mercenary Sonja Kurtz's daughter Emma is captured by Russian forces in Ukraine, while working to save priceless antiquities from the ravages of war...

A fast-paced, thrilling mystery with non-stop action that teens and tweens will love! When Emily Dawson’s best friend Lila vanishes without a trace, she is drawn into the dark secrets of Project Red Veil, a mysterious experiment tied to Lila's father’s past. As Lila and Emily uncover the horrifying truth hidden beneath an abandoned research facility, they become the targets of Langford, a ruthless figure intent on keeping the project’s secrets buried.

The Abyss is a world of chaos and conflict where weakness is purged, and failure equals death. Three Supreme Devils rule with uncontested might until a young, ambitious devil sets out on a path to overthrow them all. Sekka of Nilas refuses to wait for the centuries it will take to amass the power she craves. She is cunning, manipulative, and willing to take risks a more prudent devil would never attempt. But ambition is a double-edged sword, and now she is bleeding out troops faster than she can replace them.

Madrid and the Basque Country of Spain are the backdrops for a gripping tale of greed, intrigue, and adventure. John and Mako Storm, a father and son spy team, find themselves embroiled in a banking crisis that threatens to destroy everything they hold dear. The only hope is a mysterious cache of gold hidden in the cellar caves of Laguardia deep in the Basque region of Spain. Mako and John must navigate treacherous terrain and confront dangerous enemies to recover the cache before it falls into the wrong hands.