Settling the World: Selected Stories (Harrison M. John)(Paperback)

Settling the World: Selected Stories (Harrison M. John)(Paperback)

This selection of stories, drawn from over 50 years of writing, is replete with fissures and portals into parallel dimensions, and follows backstreet occultists, amateur philosophers, down-and-outs or refugees. Throughout his career, M. John Harrison's writing has defied categorisation, building

We Seldom Talk about the Past: Selected Short Stories (MacKenna John)(Paperback)

We Seldom Talk About the Past is John MacKenna's first selected collection of short stories, from a career spanning over three decades. The stories selected come from four collections of short fiction, and represent a culmination of MacKenna's work in a form of writing he has made uniquely his own

Selected Stories (O'Hara John)(Paperback / softback)

DOCTOROWJohn O'Hara is widely credited with inventing the New Yorker short story, and remains the most-published short story writer in the history of the magazine. Selected from his vast collection of short fiction written over forty years, these refreshingly frank, sparely written stories show him

Best of World SF(Paperback)

26 new short stories representing the state of the art in international science fiction, selected by Lavie

1519 - A Journey to the End of Time (Harrison John)(Paperback / softback)

While recovering from cancer, John Harrison followed in the footsteps of Hernan Cortes - the man responsible for the fall of the Aztec Empire - for four months, exploring ruins which refute the popular image of the Aztecs and their neighbours as bloodthirsty savages, and discovering that the

Forgotten Footprints: Lost Stories in the Discovery of Antarctica (Harrison John)(Paperback)

A mix of history, geography, myth, and personal truth, this book explores the Antarctic Peninsula, the South Shetland Islands, and the Weddell Sea--the most visited places in Antarctica. Filled with beautiful photographs by the author from his travels, this record offers a selection of anecdotal

Nova Swing (Harrison M. John)(Paperback / softback)

A sequel to the bestselling LIGHT, 'a novel of full-spectrum literary dominance'

Understanding Chess Move by Move (Nunn John)(Paperback)

John Nunn is one of the most highly regarded chess writers in the world. He has carefully selected thirty modern games to help the reader understand the most important aspects of chess and to illustrate modern chess principles in action.Virtually every move is explained using words that everyone

Great Glasgow Stories (Burrowes John)(Paperback)

Few cities in the world abound with so many extraordinary stories as Glasgow. The city has been the silent witness to some of the most significant events of the past century, from major triumphs to cataclysmic calamities, and the best of these anecdotes are compiled here to form this unique

Beyond the Sea (Lynch Paul)(Paperback)

Beyond the Sea is frightening but beautiful. --M John Harrison, The GuardianThe haunting story of two men stranded at sea pushing against their physical and mental limits to stay alive Based partly on true events, Paul Lynch's haunting and sublime novel Beyond the Sea tells the story of two South

The Word of the Speechless: Selected Stories (Ribeyro Julio Ramon)(Paperback)

Selected Poems (Glenday John)(Paperback / softback)

John Glenday's Selected Poems collects the finest work from his previous five prize-winning

Chekhov'S Selected Stories (Chekhov Anton)(Paperback / softback)

Drought (Ballard J. G.)(Paperback / softback)

With a new introduction by M. John Harrison and a striking new cover design from the artist Stanley Donwood, this acclaimed cult novel sees human existence threatened by devastating climate

The Sunken Land Begins to Rise Again (Harrison M. John)(Paperback)

*WINNER OF THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE 2020* *A New Statesman Book of the Year* 'A mesmerising, mysterious book . . . Haunting. Worrying. Beautiful' Russell T. Davis 'Brilliantly unsettling' Olivia Laing 'A magificent book' Neil Gaiman 'An extraordinary experience' William Gibson Winner of the Goldsmiths

Little Leaders: Visionary Women Around the World (Harrison Vashti)(Paperback / softback)

Empty Space: A Haunting (Harrison M. John)(Paperback)

EMPTY SPACE is a space adventure. We begin with the following dream: An alien research tool the size of a brown dwarf star hangs in the middle of nowhere, as a result of an attempt to place it equidistant from everything else in every possible universe. Somewhere in the fractal labyrinth beneath

Mahabharata Stories (Agarwal Deepa)(Paperback)

Selected stories for children from the Mahabharata ranging from how the Mahabharata was written to the Mritasanjivani story, the birth of Devavrata, the palace of Lac, Draupadi's Swayamvara, the passing of Bhishma and many other equally enthralling stories from one of the greatest epics of all

Found in Translation(Pevná vazba)

A selection of 100 of the best short stories from around the world, selected by award-winning translator Frank

Cuentos en Espanol (King John R.)(Paperback)

A dual-language edition of contemporary stories from throughout the Hispanic world, perfect for learners of either language This volume of ten short stories, with parallel translations, offers students of Spanish at all levels the opportunity to enjoy a wide range of contemporary literature,

Selected Stories (Mansfield Katherine)(Paperback)

This selection covers the full range of Mansfield's fiction, from her early satirical stories to the subtly nuanced comedy of 'The Daughters of the Late Colonel' and the macabre and ominous 'A Married Man's

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 (Adams John Joseph)(Paperback)

This omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy stories published in the last year. By sending us to

Centauri Device (Harrison M. John)(Paperback / softback)

John Truck was to outward appearances just another lowlife spaceship captain. But he was also the last of the Centaurans - or at least, half of him was - which meant that he was the only person who could operate the Centauri Device, a sentient bomb which might hold the key to settling a vicious

Pocahontas (Bruchac Joseph)(Paperback)

In 1607, when John Smith and his 'Coatmen' arrive in Powhatan to begin settling the colony of Virginia, their relations with the village's inhabitants are anything but warm. Pocahontas, the beloved daughter of the Powhatan chief, Mamanatowic, is just eleven; but in spite of her age, this astute