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The Philosophy Friends


Beginnings are in the fabric of our souls. Struggling to come to terms with the death of her son in a drowning accident, fifty-year-old Caitriona decides to enroll in evening class in Practical Philosophy, hoping it will provide the perfect distraction to her grief. There, she meets two other women, Alva and Aedmar, whose lives have been equally impacted by tragedy. At thirty-eight, Alva has only recently escaped from an abusive relationship, and is desperate to have a baby of her own, knowing her biological clock is ticking. Meanwhile, soon to be seventy-year-old Aedmar is struggling to balance the needs of her husband, who has Alzheimer's, and her foster daughter's determination to find her birth family. As the three women get to know one another, their lives become increasingly interconnected, and they come to realise that no matter what life throws at them, the enduring power of female friendship will see them through.
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Failure Frame: I Became the Strongest and Annihilated Everything With Low-Level Spells (Manga) Vol. 12


The Demon King’s army has finally arrived, clashing with the Sacred Alliance, a group of several armies that have bound together in a desperate attempt to push the demonic forces back. Zweigseed - a powerful general fighting for the Demon King - revealed a device that will call monsters from miles around. With the Northern Army already in tatters, they could not afford to fight on any more fronts. Fortunately, Touka and his Lord of the Flies Brigade arrived in time to turn the tide of battle. Now, Touka seeks to aid the Princess of Neah, the former master of his dear friend Seras. Meanwhile, his reunion with the other Heroes from Another World looms. Can Touka save everyone, or will those he cares for fall under the demonic onslaught?
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Other Women


After dropping out of college, a young woman wanders through New York both invisible and vulnerable, studying the city's strong magic and longing for a man she knows will never love her back. Salvation appears to arrive when Charlotte Herzfeld, the young wife of a successful businessman, hires her as a live-in nanny to accompany the family on a trip to Berlin. As the Herzfelds begin to crack under the weight of their secrets, she finds herself in a more precarious position than ever before. Reflective yet propulsive, and told in a voice both ingenuous and insightful, Other Women is a timeless and all-too-relatable tale of unwise decisions and unfortunate fixations. This volume includes three new short stories and an introduction from Megan Nolan.
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Hex House


A beautifully told, dark and unsettling fairy-tale about a safe haven for women which transforms them into vessels of revenge, perfect for fans of T. Kingfisher, A. G Slatter and Julia ArmfieldA woman in the woods alone is never the beginning of the story. It's usually the end. ELLYElly is running. Pregnant and still in her wedding dress, she flees the cottage that her new husband, Ethan, has rented for their wedding night. Because he's not what people think he is, and she knows that one day he'll hurt her in a way she can't fix. Freezing and alone in the woods in the dead of night, she accepts that she's going to die. But just as she has given up all hope, a house appears out of nowhere, and a woman beckons her in. Welcome to Hex House. A place that can only be found by those who truly need it. A place that teaches broken women how to access a power more beautiful and more horrifying than anything they could have imagined. SIOBHANEdinburgh, present day: Siobhan's life is in ruins. Once a promising documentary filmmaker, she has given up on her dream, and kept all the terrifying footage she has of Hex House hidden away. She tries to erase all the horrors she witnessed with drugs and alcohol, and spends her time toying with a man in increasingly feral and dangerous ways. Her brother won't speak to her, and she ignores the scar on her stomach that never fully healsBut despite everything, always, she feels the presence of that place. And she knows, deep down, that she has to return. Amy Stewart is a writer living in the Scottish Borders. She was the winner of the New Writing North & Word Factory Northern Apprentice Award in 2021 and the Mairtin Crawford Prize for Short Story in 2022. She has been Highly Commended in the 2019 Bridport Prize and shortlisted for the 2023 Bristol Short Story Prize. Her work can be found in New Writing Scotland, Visual Verse and Test Signal. She holds an MA in Creative Writing from York St John University and is studying for a Creative Writing PhD at the University of Sheffield.
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Dear Mother


In a tense thriller set deep amid the forests of the Pacific Northwest, a determined mother works to uncover the secrets of her family’s dark past, fearful of what their history may reveal. After a childhood riddled with trauma and unanswered questions, Isabelle Archer vows to chase down the truth. So when her estranged mother dies, the investigative journalist returns to the one story that still haunts her. Isabelle was thirteen when her three foster siblings died tragically in a fire. The blaze was ruled an accident, and despite the neglect, Isabelle never wanted to believe her mother was a killer. But twenty-five years later, the accusations linger. Back in Cedarloch to settle the estate, Isabelle revisits her childhood home. A familiar dread permeates the surrounding woods. And when autopsy reports cast new suspicions, Isabelle unearths much more than just terrifying memories. With help from her ex, Isabelle frantically digs for answers. What really happened the night of the fire? How did her mother die? And are the two somehow connected? What they find could poison long-held memories—and incinerate everything she thought to be true.
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Fables & Lies


WWII Berlin. Freyja Bremer, a patriotic museum assistant, marries Kaspar Voigt, an ambitious SS scholar, to protect her father. Yet she is unaware her husband is instrumental in Himmler’s twisted quest for Aryan supremacy. As she strives to safeguard the priceless Priam’s Treasure from air raids, Freyja falls in love with Darien Lessing, an archaeologist who exposes the moral decay beneath the Regime’s myths. Her awakening drives her into perilous resistance – aiding a Jewish doctor and his wife, Darien’s sister – while uncovering Kaspar’s role in the SS’s darkest programmes, which subvert history to justify invasion, abduction and murder. As Berlin collapses into chaos and bloodshed, Freyja, caught between duty, deception and desire, must risk everything to preserve truth in a world built on lies. A heartbreaking yet triumphant love story, Fables & Lies shines light on lesser-known aspects of the Nazi Regime. It gives voice to the complex moral struggles of German women, the forgotten resistance of Gentiles married to Jews, the dangers of contested history, the evils of Himmler’s racial studies programme and the unsung bravery of German museum curators who saved their nation’s treasures.
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Dai Dark Vol. 9


Zaha Sanko’s body has great and terrible powers - they say that possessing his bones will grant you any wish, even the desire to become ruler of the universe. But Sanko is still a teenage dude with his own life, and he isn’t about to let every monstrous lowlife in the galaxy rip him limb from limb. He and his skeletal buddy Avakian will use their dark powers to fend off any murder attempts while they search space for whomever put this curse on Sanko’s bones…because killing them might end the madness. (And then Sanko can celebrate with his favorite spaghetti.)Don’t miss this hilariously twisted and gruesome new series from the unique mind of Q Hayashida, creator of the manga and Netflix anime Dorohedoro!
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The Prince Is in the Villainess' Way!, Volume 6


Iris, the 'Wise Princess Who Never Smiles,' has just remembered her past life as Fiona, Warrior Princess from the neighbouring kingdom. In this lifetime, however, the events that lead to Fiona's death have yet to happen, and Iris becomes determined to use the knowledge from her reincarnation to stop the person she suspects is behind her murder: Fiona's cousin, Prince Alvin. In disguise, Iris moves to the neighboring country and becomes the princess' educator. But when she meets Prince Al, he turns out to be a cool-headed flirt, who, most-shockingly of all, is actually very sweet with Fiona... Can Iris figure out the truth in time to save Fiona from her fate?
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Skrytá říše


ZRADÍ SVÉ KRÁLOVSTVÍ KVŮLI ZAKÁZANÉ LÁSCE? V království Marmoris je magie zdrojem moci… a král Roan si ji bez slitování bere od vlastního lidu. Uprostřed této tyranie vyrůstá králova dcera Verena, dívka bez magického nadání, která je vězněná v paláci plném lží a krutosti. Jednoho dne se jí však podaří od svého nelítostného otce utéct. Osud ji zavede mezi rebely, kteří vzdorují králově tyranii a vybudovali si skrytou říši mimo jeho dosah. Netuší, že narazili na ztracenou dceru nenáviděného krále. Mezi nimi je i Dacre, syn vůdce povstalců, jenž má jistá podezření, ale neznámá dívka ho od prvního okamžiku nebezpečně přitahuje. Verena dostane na výběr: buď se přidá ke vzbouřencům, čímž zradí vlastní rod, nebo zaplatí životem. Jenže čím déle skrývá pravdu o svém původu, tím víc mezi ní a Dacrem roste neukojitelná touha. A právě ta může rozhodnout o osudu celého království... Spalující romantasy, kde se láska prolíná se zradou a vášeň s nenávistí.
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Grendizer U: The Inception


The origins of the great UFO Robot Grendizer comes to life in this manga based on the hit Anime Grendizer U. Fans of mecha anime will love to discover the origins of one of the most heroic characters in the Mazinger series. When a UFO from the Vega Alliance arrives on Earth, humanity faces its biggest threat in an oncoming Alien invasion. But their hope arrives in another Alien, Duke Fleed, a refugee of the planet Fleed who finds his home in Japan. Duke pilots the mighty Grendizer, a weaponized Mech to fight off the Vega forces. Along with his best friend and partner Koji Kabuto, they fight to free Earth from the terror of the Vega forces. Written by the legendary Go Nagai and illustrated by 8KEY, Grendizer: U The Inception modernizes the iconic story of the lost prince who shoulders the responsibility to protect his new home from the same Empire that destroyed his last. Featuring a prequel story by Tatsuto Higuchi not told before, this manga is an adaptation of the anime Grendizer U.
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Nina the Starry Bride 15


Nina was plucked off the streets because she resembled a dead priestess--but is this a lucky break, or a new kind of curse? Winner of the Kodansha Manga Award, this fantasy shojo manga features intertwining constellations of palace intrigue and perilous romance, for fans of The Ancient Magus' Bride, The Apothecary Diaries, and Snow White With the Red Hair. Nina had a rough start to life, orphaned and stealing to survive, only to be abducted for her unusual lapis lazuli eyes. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha, who had her same eyes. Despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight. Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits, but how much can she trust him? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?
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Emilion


“Mendacem memorem esse oportet.” A liar should have a good memory. – QuintilianJune 1944: In the chaos following D-Day, a British Intelligence mission in Bordeaux ends in betrayal and death. Captain B.B. Harrison and his network are destroyed; the guilty walk free and the truth is buried beneath layers of deceit. December 1979: Amid Britain’s ‘Winter of Discontent’, sixteen-year-old Benedict Harrison lives in the shadow of family lies and forgotten stories. When he’s invited to stay with his infamous great-aunt, the artist Gail Miller, he steps into a world of secrets leading back to the war. Together, Gail and Benedict must unearth long-buried family secrets – but the key lies with one man: the moribund Victor Cross, a former spymaster. But can they uncover the truth before it’s too lat? n a story of betrayal, falsehood and fragile trust, Emilion explores how the lies we inherit shape who we become…
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DOGGO Vol. 1


Asakusa’s a big, scary place for a little pug all on his own. Or so high school student Sally thinks when she finds the pup abandoned by the Sumida river and gives him a home and a name: Innu. But there’s more to this pupper than meets the eye. He’s a talking dog. A fighting dog. A no-nonsense, hard-boiled son-of-a-gun. If he knows what’s good for him, he’ll be a good boy and lay low, but that’s gonna be hard when his new owner’s the daughter of a yakuza! This doggone doggo’s in for a rough time in this hilarious, action-packed manga about the yakuza and the pug who joins them.
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Standing at the Midnight Gate


DescriptionDetective Inspector Ray Coleman is very good at his job. While chasing a murdersuspect he is forced off the road, crashing his car sending him throughthe window screen. He has been in Intensive Care for almost three weeks withsevere head trauma, on awakening from a coma, he is alive, but something doesnot feel right. At first he sees what he thinks are apparitions... hazy shimmersof people seemingly floating around what was real. The doctors have warned himthere could be some ‘neurological issues’.  DI Coleman feels detached fromthe world, as if he is carved out of what was real rather than part ofit.  He has come back to what seems like in between life and death, andsomething or somebody maybe in his subconscious is reaching out to him….
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My Girlfriend is 8 Meters Tall Vol. 3


Nanami Neiro, who became an eight-meter-tall giant girl before Chieri did, feels a fiery rivalry and challenges Chieri to battle! Meanwhile a summer full of events has begun, including festivals and swimming at the beach, and there’s a sign that the distance between Chieri and Yumeji might close very suddenly... The latest volume of this unusual rom-com is packed with even bigger developments!!
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How to Cheat Your Own Death


*Preorder Now*'Captivating' R. L. Killmore, author of A Cinnamon Falls Mystery'Smart, original and lively . . . I loved it' Gilly MacMillan, author of The Nanny'A slice of pure murder mystery joy' Kelly Mullen, author of This Is Not A Game'A mystery with razor-sharp stakes. I was enthralled . . . A total pageturner!' Emily Freud, author of The CliffhangerThe latest instalment in the award-winning, New York Times bestselling Castle Knoll Murder Mystery series, in which Annie Adams and her Great Aunt Frances team up across decades to solve two interlocking murders ***************************************LAURA NEVER MEANT TO LIE. BUT OLD HABITS DIE HARD. When Annie Adams heads to London to visit her mother, Laura, the last thing she expects to find is a dead body. Least of all for it to be Fliss, the budding artist Laura had just taken under her wing. Annie is no stranger to murder - after all, she's solved a few cases already. And something about the way Fliss died feels familiar. She's seen a case like this before. Or read about it, rather, in the journals of her dead Great Aunt Frances, whose close friend was killed in the 1960s in the exact same way: with her heart surgically removed from her chest. As threats pile up on Laura's doorstep, it soon becomes clear that she's next, and that she's hiding something . . . With her mother's life on the line, can Annie find the killer before it's too late? From the gritty streets of 1960s Soho to the lofty galleries of present-day West London, follow Annie and Frances as they race to bring a killer to justice. ***************************************Praise for the Castle Knoll Files'VERY funny' Jennie Godfrey'Plenty of twists and red herrings' Guardian 'Smart, twisty, and original' Heat'Thrilling' G. T. Karber'Superb' Glamour 'Wildly original' Elly Griffiths
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The Ideal Sponger Life Vol. 21


The ragtag force led by mercenary captain Jan finally comes into contact with the Knights loyal to the northern Church. The difference in military strength is overwhelming--will Jan's clever plan close the gap, or is it an impending disaster on the battlefield? Meanwhile, Zenjiro and Freya find themselves unexpectedly drawn into the outbreak of war in a foreign land. Will they be able to outmaneuver the ambitious Princess Anna
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Monster Musume: I Heart Monster Girls Vol. 6


There’s sexy mischief and mayhem galore in this Monster Musume anthology! Lilith quests for a sexy bod at Polt’s gym, Lala seeks a special elixir, and MON gets more than they bargained for when they follow Doppel on her day off. All this and more, with stories from manga creators including Hanomido, Shake-O, and muroku, and a cover illustration by inu inu.
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Dinghai Fusheng Records (Novel) Vol. 4


Once, ancient China was brimming with magic...but three hundred years ago, the Spiritual Qi of the Heavens and Earth dried up in the Silence of All Magic. Hundreds of years with no spiritual qi have allowed resentment to build unchecked, and it's only a matter of time before calamity descends and the world is plunged into chaos and destruction. Once-powerful exorcists have done their best to preserve their legacy in the centuries since, but now only one remains: Chen Xing, now tasked with venturing out into the war-torn world to prevent the impending apocalypse.Chen Xing's sole magical ability is the heart lamp, a supernatural light source that's supposed to guide him to the destined Protector who will fight at his side. The heart lamp picks Xiang Shu, a mysterious stranger with no interest in being a hero-but fate has other plans for them both. A terrifying conspiracy looms over the Divine Land, and whether Xiang Shu likes it or not, Chen Xing may be his only hope of thwarting the impending darkness.
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Romány, poviedky a novely ponúkajú pútavé príbehy s výraznými postavami a atmosférou. Divadelné hry zase slúžia ako materiál pre divadelné predstavenia a prinášajú konverzácie, dramatické situácie a komediálne alebo tragické prvky.

Beletria je neoddeliteľnou súčasťou literatúry, ktorá obohacuje naše vnímanie sveta a poskytuje nám príležitosť prežívať rôznorodé príbehy a vstúpiť do rôznych svetov. Bez ohľadu na to, či preferujete dobrodružstvo, romantiku alebo reflexiu, beletria vám umožní objaviť nové myšlienky, inšpirácie a zábavu.

Hľadáte knižných hrdinov, ktorí vás zavedú do sveta romantiky, histórie, sci-fi či fantasy? Prinášame vám ten najlepší výber skutočných príbehov, románov, detektívok, noviel a poviedok. K úspešným autorom beletrie patria Jozef KarikaDominik Dán, Róbert Bryndza, Kristína Tormová, Urbaníková EvitaTáňa Keleová Vasilková a Stephen King