A Crown Imperilled
by Raymond E. Feist

War rages in Midkemia but behind the chaos there is disquieting evidence of dark forces at work.

Jim Dasher's usually infallible intelligence network has been cleverly dismantled; nowhere is safe. He feels that the world is coming apart at the seams and is helpless to protect his nation.

Quiet palace coups are underway in Roldem and Rillanon; and King Gregory of the Isles has yet to produce an heir. In each kingdom a single petty noble has risen from obscurity to threaten the throne... more

The Cartographer
by Peter Twohig

'if ... you enjoyed safran foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, you are going to want to read this book'BOOKSELLER + PUBLISHER

Melbourne, 1959. An 11-year-old boy witnesses a murder as he spies through the window of a strange house. God, whom he no longer counts as a friend, obviously has a pretty screwed-up sense of humour: just one year before, the boy had looked on helplessly as his twin brother, Tom, suffered a violent death.

Now, having been seen by the angry murderer, he is a kid on the run ... more

The Hunger Pains
by The Harvard Lampoon

WINNING MEANS WEALTH, FAME, AND A LIFE OF THERAPY
LOSING MEANS DEATH, BUT ALSO FAME!
THIS IS THE HUNGER PAINS

When Kantkiss Neverclean replaces her sister as a contestant in The Hunger Games, the second highest rated reality TV show in Peaceland, right after Extreme Home Makeover, she has no idea what to expect.

Having lived her entire life in the telemarketing district's worst neighborhood, the Crack, she feels unprepared to fight to the death while simultaneously winking and looking adorable for the cameras. ... more

Birthdays for the Dead
by Stuart MacBride

The gritty new standalone crime novel from the No. 1 bestselling author of Shatter the Bones and Dark Blood.

Detective Constable Ash Henderson has a dark secret! Five years ago his daughter, Rebecca, went missing on the eve of her thirteenth birthday. A year later the first card arrived: homemade, with a Polaroid picture stuck to the front - Rebecca, strapped to a chair, gagged and terrified. Every year another card: each one worse than the last.

The tabloids call him The Birthday Boy. He's been snatching girls for twelve years, always in the run-up to their thirteenth birthday ... more

How I Got My Wiggle Back
by Anthony Field

The dramatic personal story of Anthony Field, founder and co-star of the world's most popular children's musical group, The Wiggles.

Now, for the first time, Anthony tells his inspiring, behind-the-scenes story of how he overcame depression, life-threatening illness and chronic pain to get his life back.

Part memoir, part fitness and health manual, in How I Got My Wiggle Back Anthony candidly reveals his personal struggles as well as outlining the unique health and fitness regimen that has been his saviour ... more

The Rook
by Daniel O'Malley

'The body you are wearing used to be mine.'

So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex gloves. With no recollection of who she is, Myfanwy must follow the instructions in a series of letters her former self left behind to discover her identity and track down the agents who want to destroy her.

She soon learns that she is a Rook, a high-ranking member of an MI5ish secret organisation called the Checquy that battles the many supernatural forces at work in Britain (who knew?) ... more