Alternative History

Robert Graves's controversial historical novel is a bold reworking of the story of Christ. Here Jesus is not the son of God, but the result of a secret marriage - the descendant of Herod and true King of the Jews. Written from the perspective of a lowly...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of Alex Awards 2023.Book InformationISBN 9780063021426Author R F KuangFormat HardbackPage Count 560Imprint Harper VoyagerPublisher Harper VoyagerWeight(grams)...

An inter-connected romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas To save my kingdom, someone must die... Every hundred years, a curse descends on Faerie. For the last two millennia, the Summer...

Sixteen-year-old Odile Ozanne is an awkward, quiet girl, but everyone knows she's destined to land a coveted seat on the Conseil. In her apprenticeship, she competes to become one of the judges to decide who amongst the town's residents may travel across...

It is 1958 and France's first nuclear submarine, Plongeur, leaves port for the first of its sea trials. On board, gathered together for the first time, one of the Navy's most experienced captains and a tiny skeleton crew of sailors, engineers and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780765334077Author Cherie PriestFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint St. Martin's PressPublisher St. Martin's PressSeries Clockwork CenturyWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.AwardsWinner of L.A. Times Book Prize (Mystery/Thriller) 2011 and Thriller Awards (Novel) 2012. Short-listed for Locus Awards (Science Fiction) 2012.Book InformationISBN...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780316459082Author H G ParryFormat HardbackPage Count 544Imprint RedhookPublisher RedhookSeries Shadow HistoriesWeight(grams) 794gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 157mm *...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798644736805Author Carol Denise MitchellFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781490903743Author John M BurtFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublisher Createspace Independent Publishing...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798525558243Author Baileigh HigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries The Extinction Series -...

The first book in the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling series following Giordano Bruno, set at the time of Queen Elizabeth I In Elizabeth's England, true faith can mean bloody murder... Oxford,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798452367185Author Baileigh HigginsFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Independently PublishedPublisher Independently PublishedSeries The Extinction Series -...

Luke, Connor, Thea and Violet spend their first holiday together alone in their father's house in France. The boys don't really know him - he left their mother when she was still pregnant with Connor, getting together with the girls' mother soon...

A GUARDIAN BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY'Chilling, powerful, audacious' The Times'Magnificent. You are in the hands of a writer at the height of her powers' Evening StandardThere was a woman at the heart of the Trojan War whose voice has been silent -...

THE JURA EDITION with new introduction by Alex Massie 'For him Jura was home' - Richard Blair on his father George Orwell 'The book of the twentieth century . . . haunts us with an ever-darker relevance' - Ben Pimlott, Independent 'The greatest...

Now a major TV series from JJ Abrams and Stephen King, starring James Franco (Hulu US, Fox UK and Europe, Stan Australia, SKY New Zealand).WHAT IF you could go back in time and change the course of history? WHAT IF the watershed moment you could change...

PRE-ORDER PRECIPICE, THE THRILLING NEW NOVEL FROM ROBERT HARRIS, NOW - PUBLISHING AUGUST 2024'A writer who handles suspense like a literary Alfred Hitchcock' Nelson MandelaApril, 1964. The naked body of an old man floats in a lake on the outskirts of...

At once a vivid, haunting reimagining of 1950s Britain, a gripping, humane spy thriller and a poignant love story, with Dominion C. J. Sansom once again asserts himself as the master of the historical novel.1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill...

A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine.Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her...

A tender and witty coming-of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and a unique heroine.Clara is a hairdresser at Cindy Coiffure, a sleepy French salon with an identity crisis. Her...

'Deighton's best book ... an absorbingly exciting spy story that is also a fascinating exercise in might-have-been speculation' The New York Times Book ReviewIt is 1941 and Germany has won the war. Britain is occupied, Churchill executed and the King...

At once a vivid, haunting reimagining of 1950s Britain, a gripping, humane spy thriller and a poignant love story, with Dominion C. J. Sansom once again asserts himself as the master of the historical novel.1952. Twelve years have passed since Churchill...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize The first book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light ...

The Number One Sunday Times BestsellerAn immersive historical fantasy, She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan is a queer retelling of one legendary Chinese ruler's rise to power.'Magnificent in every way. War, desire, vengeance, politics - Shelley...

The Sunday Times Thriller of the MonthExpertly researched and visionary in scale, international number one bestseller Ken Follett's Never is more than a thriller. It imagines a scenario we all hope never comes true, one which will keep you transfixed...

THE GLOBAL BESTSELLER Sitting quietly in his room in an old people's home, Allan Karlsson is waiting for a party he doesn't want to begin. His one-hundredth birthday party to be precise. The Mayor will be there. The press will be there. But, as it turns...

The No.1 Sunday Times bestseller from the author of A Little Life.To Paradise is a bold, brilliant novel spanning three centuries and three different versions of the elusive idea of utopia; driven by Hanya Yanagihara's understanding of our desire to...

Quentin Tarantino's long-awaited first work of fiction - at once hilarious, delicious, and brutal - is the always surprising, sometimes shocking new novel based on his Academy Award-winning film.RICK DALTON - Once he had his own TV series, but now Rick's...

'It's impossible not to be moved' Stephen King'Stunning...this novel will break your heart and fire up your courage' Mail on SundayThe New York Times bestseller, a deeply heart-wrenching novel about the unbreakable love between a mother and child and a...

*WINNER OF THE BOOKER AND BEST OF THE BOOKER PRIZE***A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS BIG JUBILEE READ PICK**'A wonderful, rich and humane novel... a classic' GuardianBorn at the stroke of midnight at the exact moment of India's independence, Saleem Sinai is a...

"A beautifully written book, bristling with magic ... I loved it." Cressida Cowell, Children's Laureate & author of How to Train Your Dragon A stunningly imagined, action-packed fantasy adventure for fans of...

A Book of the Decade, 2010-2020 (Independent) 'Outrageous, hilarious and profound.' Simon Schama, Financial Times 'The longer you stare at Beatty's pages, the smarter you'll get.' Guardian 'The most badass first 100 pages of an American novel I've...

The never-before-seen history of Westeros and the lands beyond. With hundreds of pages of all-new material from George R.R. Martin. If the past is prologue, then George R.R. Martin's masterwork-the most inventive and entertaining fantasy saga...

Mr Twit was a twit. He was born a twit. And, now at the age of sixty, he was a bigger twit than ever.This beautiful edition of The Twits, part of The Roald Dahl Classic Collection, features official archive material from the Roald Dahl Museum and is...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781916474703Author Andrew HastieFormat PaperbackPage Count 444Imprint Here Be Dragons LtdPublisher Here Be Dragons LtdWeight(grams) 481gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

FROM THE BESTSELLING WRITER OF REBECCA'The House on the Strand is prime du Maurier . . . ' NEW YORK TIMES'She wrote exciting plots . . . a writer of fearless originality' GUARDIAN 'No other popular writer has so triumphantly defied classification . . . '...

Sometimes we must look to the past to survive the future.Q wants a simpler and safer life. His work as a quantum cryptographer for the government has led him to believe a crisis is imminent for civilisation and he's looking for somewhere to ride out...

Winner of the Man Booker Prize The second book in Hilary Mantel's award-winning Wolf Hall trilogy, with a stunning new cover design to celebrate the publication of the much anticipated The Mirror and the Light ...

**Number One Sunday Times Bestseller**Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret.When Charlie comes into money, he buys Adam, one of the first batch of...