HarperCollins UK

Following the shocking revelations of DARK DAYS, get ready for the fifth instalment of the bestselling Skulduggery Pleasant series - guaranteed to contain at least 40% humour, 50% action, and 100% thrills! The blonde girl with the black lips turned to Valkyrie. `We know`, she said. `We`ve seen the future. We know you`re going to kill the world!` Skulduggery Pleasant and Valkyrie Cain are back - just in time to see their whole world get turned upside down! While they struggle to protect a known killer from an unstoppable assassin, Valkyrie is on a secret mission of her own. This quest, to prevent her dark and murderous destiny, threatens to take her to the brink of death and beyond. And then the body-snatching Remnants get loose,...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2012

It seems but that doesn`t mean it didn`t happen. Saul " Slash" Hudson was born in Hampstead to a Jewish father, an album cover artist, and a black American mother of Nigerian descent, who created David Bowie`s look in The Man Who Fell to Earth. He was raised in Stoke until he was 11, when he and his mother moved to LA. Frequent visitors to the house were David Bowie, Joni Mitchell, Ron Wood and Iggy Pop. At this time Slash got into BMX bikes, and would eventually turn professional, winning won major awards and money, but at 15 his grandmother gave him his first guitar. Even though it had just one string he began teaching himself to play, and soon school was forgotten as he devoted up to 12 hours a day to honing his skills. Sessions with...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

This stimulating textbook provides an excellent understanding of Sociology and equips students with the skills they need to succeed in AQA GCSE exam. Packed with full-colour illustrations and up-to-date figures, offering excellent coverage of the new Sociology specification for AQA, the second edition of this very successful Sociology textbook is: / extremely thorough - provides in depth coverage of the spec with a wide range of activities / fully up-to-date and fully re-researched / user-friendly - and full of activities that teachers can use immediately to engage students / accessible - the language is appropriate for 14-16-year olds so that they can grasp the academic concepts / assessment focussed - with sample exam questions at the...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: апрель 2012

The final book in the Soldier Son from the author of the Tawny Man and Farseer trilogies, following on from the bestselling Shaman`s Crossing and Forest Mage. The people of Getty`s town remember the death of their cemetery soldier vividly. They remember believing him guilty of unspeakable crimes, condemning him, and then watching as other men of his unit beat him until he no longer drew breath. But Nevare Burvelle didn`t die that day, though everyone believes they saw it happen. He was cornered by a power far more intractable than an angry mob. When he was a boy, the magic of the Specks - the dapple-skinned tribes of the frontier forests - claimed Nevare as a saviour; severing his soul in two, naming his stolen half Soldier`s Boy and...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

The first book in a trilogy from the author of the Farseer, Liveship Traders and Tawny Man trilogies. Young Nevare Burvelle is the second son of a second son. Traditionally in Gernia, the firstborn son is heir to the family fortunes, the second son bears a sword and the third son is consecrated to the priesthood.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

The second book in the brand new trilogy from the author of the Tawny Man trilogy, following on from the bestselling Shaman`s Crossing. The King`s Cavalla Academy has been ravaged by the Speck plague. The disease has decimated the ranks of both cadets and instructors, and even the survivors remain sickly. Many have been forced to relinquish their military ambitions and return to their families to face lives of dependency and disappointment. As the Academy infirmary empties, Cadet Nevare Burvelle also prepares to journey home, to attend his brother Rosse`s wedding. Far from being a broken man, Nevare is hale and hearty after his convalescence. He has defeated his nemesis, Tree Woman and freed himself of the Speck magic that infected him...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

mesmerizing new bestseller from Josephine Cox - the nation`s favourite storyteller.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Return to the unique and evocative world of The Dying Earth, edited by best-selling author George R. R. Martin, in this tribute anthology featuring the most distinguished fantasists of our day. Here are twenty-two brand-new adventures set in the world of Jack Vance`s greatest novel. A dim place, ancient beyond knowledge. The sun is feeble and red. A million cities have fallen to dust. Here live a few thousand souls, dying, as the Earth dies beneath them. Just a few short decades remain to the long history of our world. At the last, science and magic are one, and there is evil on Earth, distilled by time! Earth is dying. Half a century ago, Jack Vance created the world of the Dying Earth, and fantasy has never been the same. Now, for the...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: февраль 2012

Sons and Lovers was the first modern portrayal of a phenomenon that later, thanks to Freud, became easily recognizable as the Oedipus complex. Never was a son more indentured to his mother`s love and full of hatred for his father than Paul Morel, `s young protagonist. Never, that is, except perhaps Lawrence himself. In his 1913 novel he grappled with the discordant loves that haunted him all his life - for his spiritual childhood sweetheart, here called Miriam, and for his mother, whom he transformed into Mrs. Morel. It is, by Lawrence`s own account, a book aimed at depicting this woman`s grasp: "as her sons grow up she selects them as lovers - first the eldest, then the second. These sons are urged into life by their reciprocal love of...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: май 2012

A brilliant new comedy drama from Jean Ure, all about the ups and downs of seeking fame.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: январь 2019

George Bailey has been given the gift we all dream of -the chance to live his life again. After suffering a heart attack at the age of 42, George is given the heart of a 19-year-old - and suddenly everything He is a friend to his teenage son and daughter - and not a stern old-school dad, monitoring their every move. He is a lover to his wife, and not just a husband. And he wants to change the world, just as soon as he shakes off his hangover. But George Bailey discovers that being young again is not all it is cracked up to be - and what he actually wants more than anything in the universe is to have his old life back.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011

A literary debut of stark and striking brilliance - a coming-of-age story, set in the remote wilderness of northern Wisconsin. Born mute and able to communicate only by sign, the brilliant Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents Gar and Trudy. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomised by Almodine, Edgar's lifelong companion. But when his beloved father mysteriously dies, Edgar blames himself, if only because his muteness left him unable to summon help. Grief-stricken and bewildered by his mother's desperate affair with her dead husband's brother, Edgar's world unravels one spring night when, in the falling rain, he sees his...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

The authorised biography of one of the greatest storytellers of all time, written with complete access to the archives stored in the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre. Roald Dahl is one of the greatest storytellers of all time. He pushed children`s literature into uncharted territory and almost twenty years after his death his popularity continues to grow - worldwide sales of his books have now topped 100 million. The man behind the stories, however, remains an enigma. Dahl was a single-minded adventurer, an eternal child, and his public persona was often controversial. To his readers, though, Dahl was always a hero and his stories have had an impact on the lives and imaginations of generations of children. Since his death his...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011

A consuming tale of fame and passion from the internationally bestselling author of The Other Side of Midnight and If Tomorrow Comes. From humble beginnings, Toby Temple becomes a superstar. He knows what he wants – and he always makes sure he gets what he wants. He is the world`s funniest comedian, loved by presidents, lusted after by women. But, deep down, he yearns for love and stability. Jill Castle has always been an outsider, desperate to be accepted. Despite her great beauty, she finds breaking into Hollywood as an actress impossible without auditioning on the Directors` infamous casting couches. But, with one glance, Toby falls for Jill`s beauty and sweeps her out of obscurity to stardom by his side. Now, she can get the...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: май 2012

An elegant, powerful novel, set in Victorian England, a time not so different from our own… perfect for fans of "The Interpretation Of Murder" and "The Shadow Of The Wind". Ambitious young journalist Thomas Kitson arrives at the battlefields of the Crimea as the London Courier’s man on the ground. It is a dangerous place, full of the worst horrors of war but Kitson is determined to make his mark. Under the tutelage of his hard-bitten Irish boss Cracknell, and assisted by artist Robert Styles, he sets about exposing the incompetence of the army generals. Two years later, as Sebastopol burns, Thomas returns to England under mysterious circumstances. Desperate to forget the atrocities of the Crimea, he takes a job as a ‘street...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2012

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: январь 2012

The fourth in the bestselling Alfred series from number one historical novelist, Bernard Cornwell. The year is 885, and England is at peace, divided between the Danish kingdom to the north and Alfred`s kingdom of Wessex in the south. But trouble stirs, a dead man has risen and new Vikings have arrived to occupy London. It is a dangerous time, and it falls to Uhtred, half Saxon, half Dane, a man feared and respected the length and breadth of Britain, to expel the Viking raiders and take control of London for Alfred. His uncertain loyalties must now decide England`s future. A gripping tale of love, rivalry and violence, Sword Song tells the story of England`s making.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011

When Vivian is evacuated from London in 1939, she expects to be staying in the countryside. Instead, she is whisked away to Time City - a place that exists outside time and space. It is a strange and remarkable place, where technology rules - yet important events of both past and future are marked by the appearance of mysterious Time Ghosts. Here, a Time Patrol works to preserve historical events - but unknown rogue time-travellers are plotting to take control and are stealing the wards that protect the city. If they succeed, Time City and History as we know it will both be destroyed. Jonathan and Sam are convinced that Vivian can help to save their home - for, astonishingly, she appears as a Time Ghost herself in a forgotten part of the...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: июль 2011

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `It was the best of times, it was the worst of times!` Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette`s release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: сентябрь 2012

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: январь 2005

Set in Whitechapel in 1888, The Tea Rose is a tale of a love lost and won, of a family`s destruction, of murder and revenge - and one young woman`s quest to escape the poverty of her childhood and make her fortune in the tea trade. Fiona Finnegan is the spirited, ambitious daughter of an Irish dock worker. She longs to break free from the squalid lanes and alleys of Whitechapel, where she has a job in a tea factory. With the love of her life, Joe Bristow, she dreams of escaping the poverty and opening her own tea shop. But one by one her dreams fall apart as her father is killed in a dock accident, Joe is seduced by another woman, and her mother is viciously murdered - a suspected victim of Jack, the Ripper. Devastated, her life in...

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: август 2011

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: январь 2013

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. `We are such stuff As dreams are made on; and our little life Is rounded with a sleep`. Magical and dreamlike in its tone, Shakespeare`s The Tempest begins with a storm of epic proportions and a shipwreck. Banished from Italy, Prospero lives on a remote island with his daughter. Using his magic, he vows to seek revenge on the injustice dealt to him by his brother, but in doing so, Shakespeare questions the difficulty of distinguishing `men` from `monsters`, and the realities of justice.

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011

Издательство: HarperCollins UK
Дата выхода: январь 2010