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". . . Baker's fans will delight in this slight, bawdy and funny confection." —Publishers Weekly In nineteenth-century England, the women of Nell Gwynne's brothel—intellectual, elegant, refined, and ready to cater to every whim—work at an establishment that serves rich, powerful men. So...

Es gelingt Irene Adler und Mr. Wu nicht, Robur und Mr. Killjoy zu verfolgen. Als sie dann auch noch erfahren, dass es ihren Widersachern tatsächlich gelungen ist, den letzten Rest Menorium zu erbeuten, ahnen sie Furchtbares. Irene Adler und Mr. Wu begeben sich unverzüglich auf den Rückweg nach London, in der Hoffnung, das Schlimmste noch verhindern zu können.

Sick of toiling his life away on the Thistlethorn estate, Rylan tries everything he can think of to unlock his first Skill—from juggling, to sewing, to singing—until one day, he unexpectedly succeeds. However, instead of celebrating Rylan's achievement, the Thistlethorns attempt to trap him in a Spirit Contract. Seeing no other choice, Rylan flees into the cloudsea, carrying only what supplies he manages to grab on the way out and a mysterious note bearing a cryptic warning...

Wonderland is not the place you remember. The tea has gone cold. The courts have fallen silent. And the city never stops moving. Dragged from Earth into a vast, vertical metropolis of brass, stone, and steam, Corvin Wren discovers that Wonderland runs on rules he never agreed to. Numbers crawl across his vision. Invisible thresholds lock his body in place.

After a personal tragedy, Professor Alistair Quill left his life as a technological crimes investigator behind for a comfortable life in academia, only to be drawn back into a dangerous world of intrigue when an intercepted smuggling operation ends in a deadly explosion. He is joined by Professor Kimberly O’Neill, a trailblazing scientist whose revolutionary work on steam-based learning machines has been twisted into a weapon capable of reshaping the modern world.

When the Night Foxes boldly break into the Fourth Precinct’s Evidence Building, it causes quite the stir. As a Magical Examiner, Henri Davenforth is immediately called in. To his astonishment, Captain Gregson has him work the case like a detective. More astounding, he assigns Henri a partner - The Shinigami Detective. The woman is famous for killing the most destructive rogue witch of the century, and no one is quite certain where she’s from. Every officer in the precinct is either in awe of her, or a little frightened by her. Henri is just baffled.

Nar was born to pay for a sin he never committed. Locked in a cubeplant in the depths of the Between-Nexus, he's spent his entire life feeding the machine—cursed to die in darkness without ever seeing the sky. When he gets his one chance at freedom, he takes it. Now Nar must Climb. With a hybrid class he can barely control, a weapon that doesn't suit him, and a secret that would get him killed if his party discovered it, he'll brave the ageless depths of the B-Nex in search of the fabled surface.

Read by the incredible John Lee Winner of the August Derleth award and the Arthur C. Clarke Award, Perdido Street Station is an imaginative urban fantasy thriller, and the first of China Miéville's novels set in the world of Bas-Lag. The metropolis of New Crobuzon sprawls at the centre of its...

Winner of the British Fantasy Award, The Scar by China Miéville is a colossal fantasy of incredible diversity and spellbinding imagination, set in the richly visualized world of Bas-Lag. A human cargo bound for servitude in exile . . . A pirate city hauled across the oceans . . . A hidden...

Sapphiria's only hope lies north, into hell.Sapphiria, helped by the humans she's sworn to protect, defeated the Bane's undead horde. But now the squishies find themselves on the brink of collapse. Astralis has exhausted its supply of mana, and without magic, the next attack will crush them...

Already love the Broken Gears series? Do you want more? Herein lies the stories that happened between the stories. And sometimes during as well. From an encounter between Calandra and some mischievous Fae in the time of the Old World, before magic was destroyed; to the harrowing hardships faced...

H.G. Wells' seminal work of science fiction is the first in a new chronological series, brought to you by Spoken Realms and Stuart Gauffi. A century and a quarter after its original publication, this timeless classic still holds up as an extraordinary adventure into the distant future. Whether you're experiencing it for the first time or enjoying a visit with an old friend, this new narration is sure to become a favorite.

Lady Amanda blackmailed her way into a prestigious London medical school… Not the preferred method of entrance, of course, but necessary, for it’s the only way to force Lord Thornton, a professor at the school, to help her perfect her invention: a clockwork spider capable of spinning artificial nerves. And Lord Thornton is interested… but is he interested in Amanda, or simply the invention that could cure his own debilitating injury?

In the Wild-West wilderness of the Frontier, a sheriff has been tasked with escorting the captured servant of the vampire Nobility to the authorities in the Capital. Unfortunately, the stagecoach route they must follow crosses into the territory of the servant’s master, the dread Duke Sinistre!

När gentlemannatjuven Edvin von Gripenwärn bryter sig in hos Wilhelmina Olofsdotter blir det startskottet på en livsfarlig flykt. Med ett hänsynslöst gäng hack i häl tvingas de upp i skyn ombord på Edvins luftskepp. Men farorna lurar även bland molnen. Jagade av stadens värsta...

Mikolai Stepanovich's days as a modest army-mechanic-turned-steam-knight are long gone. Plunged into the horrors of war after he's abandoned by his commander, Mikolai is forced to take on the new role of mercenary. And with that comes his new identity: Col. Marcus Corvus. Once, he promised to kill or die in service to the Golden Empire; now, he promises to kill or die for a fistful of coin.

Savage giant moles, rail pirates, and explorers abound in China Miéville's thrilling young adult novel, Railsea. On board the moletrain Medes, Sham Yes ap Soorap watches in awe as he witnesses his first moldywarpe hunt. The giant mole bursting from the earth, the harpoonists targeting their...

Ever since Robert Belton gambled away the money to stake his claim in the Klondike gold fields, he’s been stranded in Seattle working as a prostitute. When an attractive customer needs help hauling provisions to the frozen North, Robert eagerly volunteers. Dr. John Fauth is only searching for one thing, and it isn’t gold. He needs platinum for the prototypes of his revolutionary inventions, and if he doesn’t find it in the Klondike, his university career - and his research - is over.

While the villain Frank Pagliacci has been defeated, all is not well in Bridges. The Four Families accuse each other of spying while Red Dog attacks escalate. Aristocratic jewel merchant Dame Anastasia Louis, styling herself "The Queen of Diamonds", hires her long-time friend, private eye Jacqueline Spadros, to collect from her debtors so she can leave the city.

Lady Preshea Villentia has four dead husbands and a nasty reputation. What society doesn't know is that all her husbands were marked for death by Preshea's employer. And Preshea has one final assignment. It was supposed to be easy, a house party with minimal bloodshed. Preshea hadn't anticipated Captain Gavin Ruthven - massive, Scottish, quietly irresistible, and...working for the enemy. In a battle of wits, Preshea may risk her own heart - a terrifying prospect, as she never knew she had one.