Deadhouse Gates: Malazan Book of the Fallen 2

Steven Erikson

Weakened by events in Darujhistan, the Malazan Empire teeters on the brink of anarchy. In the vast dominion of Seven Cities, in the Holy Desert Raraku, the seer Sha'ik gathers an army around her in preparation for the long-prophesied uprising named the Whirlwind. Unprecedented in its size and savagery, ...

Oscar and Lucinda

Peter Carey

Oscar Hopkins, the hydrophobic, noisy-kneed son of a preacher, renounces his father's stern religion in favour of the Anglican Church. Lucinda Leplastrier, a frizzy-haired heiress, impulsively buys a glass factory with the inheritance forced on her by a well-intentioned adviser. When the two finally mee...

The Tablet of Destinies

Roberto Calasso; Tim Parks (Translator)

An immersive and mesmerizing narrative that reimagines the Mesopotamian myth of the Great FloodA long time ago, the gods grew tired of humans and decided to send a flood to destroy them. But Ea, the god of fresh underground water, didn't agree. He advised one of his devotees, Utnapishtim, to build a qua...

Earth: from the author of The Heart's Invisible Furies

John Boyne

It's the tabloid sensation of the year -  two well-known footballers standing in the dock, charged with sexual assault, a series of vile text messages pointing towards their guilt.  As the trial unfolds, Evan Keogh reflects on the events that have led him to this moment. Since leaving his island home, h...