Laurens van der Post was fascinated and appalled at the fate of this remarkable people. Ostracised by all the changing face of African cultural life they retreated deep into the Kalahari desert. His fascinating attempt to capture their...

An old Roman senator, embarks on what will most likely be his last endeveavour, the retelling of the story of human creation. He recounts the history of the Clefts, an ancient commmunity of women living in an Edenic, coastal wilderness...

In Harry's 5th adventure, not even privet Drive is safe from the dreaded Dementors. Our hero's in the dark - and in danger - once again. Who is watching him and why are his friends strangely secretive. We do know that Voldemort is out...

Sequel to "How green was my valley". Huw seeks his fortune in Patagonia, South America, a harsh land, and encounters wealthy ranchers, adventure and Indians.

Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface.

The leader long prophesied who will save the world, but in the saving destroy it; the saviour who will run mad and kill all those dearest to him - is on the run from his destiny.

The Stone of Tear, fortress of legend, has been taken and Callandor, The Sword that is not a sword, is held. But for Rand al'Thor, the shepherd who has become the Dragon Reborn, it is only the beginning.

In Victory (1915) Conrad returns to the Malay Archipelago, to the setting of his first mature novel, Lord Jim, and in Axel Heyst he creates a hero who is in many ways similar to Jim, a noble altruist destroyed by his ideals. Heyst is...

No one has less interest in mysteries than baker Corinna Chapman. She's keeping an eye on the door for Daniel, her recently acquired lover, to walk back into her life. After a few weeks he returns, bruised and battered from a run...