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**AN INSTANT NO.1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER**

From the #1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Arcana Academy comes the first in a new, heart-pounding fantasy duology, about a young woman who must survive a score of brutal tests and trials to escape her cursed fate.

The moment you see a dragon is usually your last…

Since the dragons emerged – along with the scourge that ravaged our lands and people – there’s only one human city that remains standing: Vingard.

But the hellfire from above is nothing compared to the threat from within. For there is no worse fate than being Dragon Cursed. Slowly and excruciatingly, you’ll be transformed into a mindless beast who destroys everything – and everyone – you love.

Any of us could be tainted. Any of us could be lying. Any of us could be caught and killed by the authorities. And I’m terrified that I might be next.

There’s only one other person who might suspect my secret. He’s like my shadow, following me wherever I go. Part protector, part tormentor, fully annoying. Sometimes I think I am just one of the million unfathomable secrets he keeps hidden.

Because Lucan definitely knows something.

And if I’m Dragon Cursed, death might be the only mercy I get.

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***SPECIAL 5TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION***

WELCOME TO CARAVAL, WHERE NOTHING IS QUITE WHAT IT SEEMS . . .

Scarlett has never left the tiny isle of Trisda, pining from afar for the wonder of Caraval, a once-a-year week-long performance where the audience participates in the show. Caraval is Magic. Mystery.

Adventure. And for Scarlett and her beloved sister Tella it represents freedom and an escape from their ruthless, abusive father. When the sisters’ long-awaited invitations to Caraval finally arrive, it seems their dreams have come true.

But no sooner have they arrived than Tella vanishes, kidnapped by the show’s mastermind organiser, Legend. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But nonetheless she quickly becomes enmeshed in a dangerous game of love, magic and heartbreak.

And real or not, she must find Tella before the game is over, and her sister disappears forever.

‘I lost myself in this world’ – Sabaa Tahir
‘Beautifully written’ – Renee Ahdieh
‘Shimmers with magic’ – Marie Rutkoski
‘Impressive, original, wondrous’ – USA Today
‘Spellbinding’ – US Weekly
‘Magnificent’ Publishers Weekly
‘The Hunger Games meets The Night Circus’ – Entertainment Weekly

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A heart to protect. A debt to repay. A game to win.

The stunning, internationally bestselling sequel to Caraval. After being swept up in the magical world of Caraval, Donatella Dragna has finally escaped her father and saved her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage. The girls should be celebrating, but Tella isn’t yet free.

She made a desperate bargain with a mysterious criminal, and what Tella owes him no one has ever been able to deliver: Caraval Master Legend’s true name. The only chance of uncovering Legend’s identity is to win Caraval, so Tella throws herself into the competition once more. Caraval has always demanded bravery, cunning, and sacrifice, but now the game is asking for more.

If Tella can’t fulfill her bargain and deliver Legend’s name, she’ll lose everything – maybe even her life. But if she wins, Legend and Caraval will be destroyed forever. The games have only just begun.

What readers have said about Legendary:

‘Do you know what is an absolute magical delicious delight?! THIS BOOK’

‘there is nothing quite like the amazement and sensational wonder of these books’

‘Stephanie Garber is a master storyteller. Just like in the first book, Legendary’s magic immediately ensnares the reader’

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Sunday Times and #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber takes us back to the magical world of Caraval, where Scarlett and Tella Dragna must fight for their happy endings . . .

Caraval is over, but perhaps the greatest game of all has begun – with lives, empires, and hearts all at stake. There are no spectators this time: only those who will win, and those who will lose everything. Welcome, welcome to the Caraval’s Finale.

All games must come to an end . . .

Further praise for the Caraval Series:

‘Enchanting . . . [I] never wanted to come out’ Sabaa Tahir

‘Immersive and engaging . . . destined to capture imaginations’ Kirkus

‘Extravagantly imaginative and enchanting . . . Pure magic and escapism’ Cecelia Ahern

‘An enchanting carnival of dreams and nightmares . . . beautifully and vividly written’ SciFi Now

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The #1 Sunday Times bestseller is back with a festive winter treat, set in the world of the bestselling Caraval series! With gorgeous interior illustrations by Rosie Fowinkle.

Snowflakes are falling.
Invitations are arriving.
And holiday magic is swirling in the Capital City of the Meridian Empire.

It’s Great Holiday Eve Eve. Scarlett Dragna is planning a spectacular Holiday celebration for the city.
Donatella is searching for the perfect gift.

Julian is looking ridiculously handsome in green.
And Legend . . .

Well, sadly Legend is not a fan of the Great Holiday. Tella is hoping her perfect gift will change his mind.

Unfortunately, she hasn’t found this perfect gift just yet. But it is Great Holiday Eve Eve . . . surely there’s some holiday magic swirling around.

Welcome, welcome back to the world of Caraval, where even holidays are not as they seem.

Set after Stephanie Garber’s #1 New York Times bestselling Caraval series, this delightful novella will take readers on the ultimate holiday adventure, full of clockwork boys, poisoned candy, impish snow globes, merriment, and-if Tella gets her way-love.

Complete with gorgeous illustrations, this is the perfect edition for collectors, readers, dreamers, and lovers of holiday magic.

PRAISE FOR THE CARAVAL SERIES:

‘Enchanting . . . [I] never wanted to come out‘ Sabaa Tahir
‘Immersive and engaging . . . destined to capture imaginations‘ Kirkus
‘Extravagantly imaginative and enchanting . . . Pure magic and escapism‘ Cecelia Ahern
‘An enchanting carnival of dreams and nightmares . . . beautifully and vividly written‘ SciFi Now

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‘BEST GRAPHIC NOVEL OF 2021‘ Guardian and Irish Times
‘Starts as a charming romantic comedy and turns into something tender and affecting about our need for connection. I loved this one. ‘ David Nicholls
‘Beautiful, bittersweet portrait of modern life . . . his tragicomedy will also make the heart swell.‘ Guardian
‘Brilliant.‘ Candice Carty-Williams
‘This is a miraculous book.‘ Joe Dunthorne

Nick, a young illustrator, can’t connect with people.

Whether it’s the barista down the street, his own family or Wren, an oncologist whose life becomes painfully tangled with his, Nick can’t shake the feeling that there is some hidden realm of human interaction beyond his reach. He staggers through meaningless conversations and haunts lookalike, vacuous coffee shops in the hope that he will find it there. But it isn’t until Nick learns to stop performing and speak about the things that really matter that the complex and colourful worlds of the people he meets are finally revealed to him.

Illustrated in both colour and black-and-white in McPhail’s instantly recognisable style, In is poignant, fresh and hilarious. McPhail transforms the graphic novel with a heart-wrenching compassion uncannily appropriate for our isolated times.

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King’s classic fantasy novel – a captivating tale of heroic adventure, of dragons and princes, of mysterious mice and men from the pen of the master storyteller. The King is dead, murdered by an unusual poison. While evidence is gathered, and the land of Delain mourns, Flagg the King’s magician, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots.

Soon the King’s elder son, Peter, is imprisoned in the needle, the top of a high tower, for his father’s murder. And Thomas inherits the throne. Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence, and the true evil that is Flagg.

Only Peter can save Delain from the horror the magician has in store. He has a plan, but it is rife with danger. And if he fails, he won’t get a second chance .

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What if love is the best magic of all?

A witch has a second chance to get her magical powers – and her life back on track in this feel-good, whimsical new cosy fantasy from the author of The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches.

Once, Sera Swan was one of the most powerful witches in Britain. Then she resurrected her great-aunt Jasmine from the (very recently) dead, lost most of her powers, befriended a semi-villainous talking fox, and was exiled from her Guild. Now she helps Jasmine run an enchanted inn in Lancashire, where she deals with their quirky guests’ shenanigans and longs for a future that seems lost.

Until she finds about an old spell that could restore her power . . .

Enter Luke Larsen, handsome magical historian, who might have the key to unlocking the spell’s secrets.

Luke has no interest in the inn’s madcap goings-on, and is even less interested in letting a certain bewitching innkeeper past his walls. So no one is more surprised than he is when he agrees to help.

Running an inn, reclaiming lost power, and staying one step ahead of the watchful Guild is a lot for anyone, but Sera is about to discover she doesn’t have to do alone – and that love might be the best magic of all.

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The No. 1 Sunday Times and internationally bestselling account of life as a child with autism, now an award-winning documentary film.

‘It will stretch your vision of what it is to be human‘ Andrew Solomon, The Times

What is it like to have autism? How can we know what a person – especially a child – with autism is thinking and feeling? This groundbreaking book, written by Naoki Higashida when he was only thirteen, provides some answers.

Severely autistic and non-verbal, Naoki learnt to communicate by using a ‘cardboard keyboard’ – and what he has to say gives a rare insight into an autistically-wired mind. He explains behaviour he’s aware can be baffling such as why he likes to jump and why some people with autism dislike being touched; he describes how he perceives and navigates the world, sharing his thoughts and feelings about time, life, beauty and nature; and he offers an unforgettable short story. Proving that people with autism do not lack imagination, humour or empathy, THE REASON I JUMP made a major impact on its publication in English.

Widely praised, it was an immediate No. 1 Sunday Times bestseller as well as a New York Times bestseller and has since been published in over thirty languages. In 2020, a documentary film based on the book received its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Directed by Jerry Rothwell, produced by Jeremy Dear, Stevie Lee and Al Morrow, and funded by Vulcan Productions and the British Film Institute, it won the festival’s Audience Award for World Cinema Documentary, then further awards at the Vancouver, Denver and Valladolid International Film Festivals before its global release in 2021. The book includes eleven original illustrations inspired by Naoki’s words, by the artistic duo Kai and Sunny.

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Blythe Hawthorn has never let anyone tell her what to do… and she’s not about to start now.

Headstrong and passionate, she won’t be ruled by society, or by her overprotective father, and certainly not by the man she’s bound herself to, no matter how insufferable he is. She’s determined to be a thorn in his side for the rest of her days, even as he ensues that her life in his palace is anything but the decadent fairytale she imagined.

But as Blythe discovers a new side of herself linked to his past, she’ll have to decide if she’s willing to let an unexpected spark ignite… and discover the real truth about who she is inside.

WISTERIA is a sensational conclusion to the deathly and decadent Belladonna trilogy, with dramatic twists and a seductive new romance that will set readers’ hearts ablaze.

PRAISE FOR ADALYN GRACE

‘A deliciously deadly Gothic romance‘ Stephanie Garber

‘This book is a true pleasure to read from beginning to end‘ Jennifer L. Armentrout

‘A darkly romantic tale‘ Adrienne Young

‘Utterly original and completely addictive‘ Rachel Griffin

‘Darkly twisted and deliciously gothic‘ Renee Ahdieh

‘Decadently atmospheric‘ Kerri Maniscalco

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