Christopher - Libros y biografía

The fifth and final book in the epic Chaos Queen series. "Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." (Library Journal on Duskfall)Nothing is as it seems.Sfaera-shattering revelations reveal...

Nominated for the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal The Times Children's Book of the Week "If you go into the woods, Old Crony will get you." Secrets, spies or maybe even a monster... What lies in the heart of...

A radical reworking of Marlowe's classic Dr Faustus - here the original story of the man who sells his soul to the devil collides with a horrifying act of provocation by 21st-century artists the Chapman...

A new religion is rising, gathering followers drawn by rumors of prophetess Jane Oden. Her sister Cinzia - one-time Cantic priestess - is by her side, but fears that Jane will lead them to ruin. For both...

More than a decade after she was restored to the throne, Empress Emily Kaldwin leads a dual life, fulfilling her duties as head of state while training with her father, Corvo Attano, learning his unique...

Take a tour with the author round a courtly palace and see what the kitchens, the bakery, the laundry, the bedrooms, the gardens and the privvies were like. Everything you could wish to know is here,...

Another golden morning in a seedy town, and a new memory tape for intrepid PI-turned-hitman-and last robot left in working order-Raymond Electromatic. When his comrade-in-electronic-arms, Ada, assigns...

An exhilarating real-life Cold War thriller about the Americans who fought for Fidel Castro in the Cuban Revolution – then switched sides to try to bring him downBack in 1957, Castro was a hero to many...

Early in the 20th century, geographers devoted a lot of time attempting to draw boundaries around geographical regions. Their failure was a reminder of the impossibility of drawing sharp lines around...

The Lake District was, until the 19th century, a remote, neglected and inaccessible part of England. Before the arrival of good road and rail networks and tourism it had been home to successive generations...

Nowhere in the world is university education expanding as rapidly as in the six-member state of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In two generations the region has gone from having the Middle East's least...

The fourth book in the epic Chaos Queen series. "Perfect for fans of Daniel Abraham and Brandon Sanderson." (Library Journal on Duskfall) IN THE PITILESS VOID, EVEN THE STARS ARE NOT WHAT THEY SEEM Many...

The NHB Drama Classics series presents the world's greatest plays in affordable, highly readable editions for students, actors and theatregoers. The hallmarks of the series are accessible introductions...

The latest mind-blowing novel from award-winning author Christopher Edge, Escape Room is a thrilling adventure that challenges readers to think about what they've done to save the world today. When twelve-year-old...

How do you know you really exist? It's Maisie's birthday and she can't wait to open her presents. She's hoping for the things she needs to build her own nuclear reactor. But she wakes to an empty house...

The start of a rich and gripping fantasy series of dark magic, oppression and rebellion perfect for fans of Brandon Sanderson's Mistborn and Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time.Stuck with arrows and close...

In shadowy back alleys, crumbling brownstones, and gleaming skyscrapers, cities harbor unique forms of terror. Here lie malicious ghosts, cursed buildings, malignant deities, and personal demons of every...

For almost three decades, the Cold War was focused on Berlin, where the two (nuclear-armed) sides were kept apart by a twelve-foot wall, which had appeared almost overnight in August 1961. For a generation,...

Another Hollywood night, another job for electric-detective-turned-robotic-hitman Raymond Electromatic. The target is a tall man in a black hat, and while Ray completes his mission successfully, he makes...

Constructed from the wood of over 6,000 trees HMS Victory was designed as a 'first-rate ship', packing a formidable punch with over 100 guns arranged over three decks. Immortalised as Admiral Lord Nelson's...

When Albie's mum dies, it's natural he should wonder where she's gone. His parents are both scientists and they usually have all the answers. Dad mutters something about Albie's mum being alive and with...

Arthur: mythical hero, legendary king. But was he, as the legends claimed, an actual Dark-Age Briton? From Glastonbury and Tintagel to the supposed sites of Arthur's Camelot and his famous battles, this...

Did King Arthur really exist?The Reign of Arthur takes a fresh look at the early sources describing Arthur's career and compares them to the reality of Britain in the fifth and sixth centuries. It presents,...

The Berlin Olympic Games, more than 70 years on, remain the most controversial ever held. This book creates a vivid account of the disputes, the personalities, and the events which made these Games so...

14 de março de 2012. O dia em que a vida de Erika desabou. Ainda assombrada pelos trágicos acontecimentos daquele dia, Erika bebe para esquecer, tropeçando pela vida para sempre à beira do desastre....

Um jovem ladrão acaba em uma grande encrenca depois de roubar uma adaga mágica. Jute pode entrar em qualquer casa, escalar qualquer muro, roubar qualquer coisa - e ele acabou de ser contratado para um...

Christopher Paolinis Weltbestseller "Eragon" - tauch ein in Alagaësia, die fantastische und faszinierende Welt der Drachenreiter! Die Dämmerung setzt ein… Die Verzweiflung wächst… Finstere Mächte regieren!...

At the heart of Born to Run lies a mysterious tribe of Mexican Indians, the Tarahumara, who live quietly in canyons and are reputed to be the best distance runners in the world; in 1993, one of them,...

Originell, faszinierend, abenteuerlich: ein Journalist auf der Suche nach dem letzten Geheimnis des Sports Seine Passion: das Laufen, sein Beruf: das Schreiben. Christopher McDougall suchte eine Antwort...

Esta peça de Marlowe, um dos mais importantes dramaturgos conterrâneos e contemporâneos a Shakespeare, foi escrita em 1588 ou 1592, parte em verso parte em prosa. É provável que tenha sido baseada em...