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Hbo’s hit series a game of thrones is based on george r r martin’s internationally bestselling series a song of ice and fire, the greatest fantasy epic of the modern age. a feast for crows is the fourth volume in the series. ‘when the writing is this good, it’s worth the wait’ entertainment weekly the lannisters are in power on the iron throne. the war in the seven kingdoms has burned itself out, but in its bitter aftermath new conflicts spark to life. the martells of dorne and the starks of winterfell seek vengeance for their dead. euron crow’s eye, as black a pirate as ever raised a sail, returns from the smoking ruins of valyria to claim the iron isles. from the icy north, where others threaten the wall, apprentice maester samwell tarly brings a mysterious babe in arms to the citadel. as plots, intrigue and battle threaten to engulf westeros, victory will go to the men and women possessed of the coldest steel and the coldest hearts.

Christmas 1558, and young ned willard returns home to kingsbridge to find his world has changed. the ancient stones of kingsbridge cathedral look down on a city torn by religious hatred. europe is in turmoil as high principles clash bloodily with friendship, loyalty and love, and ned soon finds himself on the opposite side from the girl he longs to marry, margery fitzgerald. then elizabeth tudor becomes queen and all of europe turns against england. the shrewd, determined young monarch sets up the country’s first secret service to give her early warning of assassination plots, rebellions and invasion plans. elizabeth knows that alluring, headstrong mary queen of scots lies in wait in paris. part of a brutally ambitious french family, mary has been proclaimed the rightful ruler of england, with her own supporters scheming to get rid of the new queen.

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‘sacred, ferocious, and businesslike, adelstein describes the japanese mafia like nobody else’ roberto saviano, on tokyo vice makoto saigo is half-american and half-japanese in small-town japan with a set of talents limited to playing guitar and picking fights. with rock stardom off the table, he turns toward the only place where you can start from the bottom and move up through sheer merit, loyalty, and brute force – the yakuza. saigo, nicknamed “tsunami”, quickly realizes that even within the organization, opinions are as varied as they come, and a clash of philosophies can quickly become deadly. one screw-up can cost you your life, or at least a finger. the internal politics of the yakuza are dizzyingly complex, and between the ever-shifting web of alliances and the encroaching hand of the law that pushes them further and further underground, saigo finds himself in the middle of a defining decades-long battle that will determine the future of the yakuza. written with the insight of an expert on japanese organized crime and the compassion of a longtime friend, investigative journalist jake adelstein presents a sprawling biography of a yakuza, through post-war desperation, to bubble-era optimism, to the present. including a cast of memorable yakuza bosses – coach, the buddha, and more – this is a story about the rise and fall of a man, a country, and a dishonest but sometimes honorable way of life on the brink of being lost.

The number one irish times bestseller ‘thoroughly enjoyable… sparkling with glamour, romance and suspense’ anna mcpartlin, bestselling author of the last days of rabbit hayes

Ligea gayed has been lied to once too often. now she has turned against her former employer, the secretive brotherhood of the tyrans empire, and must evade favonius and his jackals while also recruiting others to fight with her. yet, despite her best efforts, a rebellion is hard to come by. except within her own family, of course. ligea’s son, arrant, is prey to feelings of inadequacy, and is angry about his mother’s relationship with a man who is not his father. unable to accept what is happening to him, he becomes susceptible to the blandishments of his mother’s enemies. worse still, in the middle of a war he is a magoroth unable to control or use his power in a constructive way. in seeking to punish ligea for her relationship with brand, arrant and those around him might well lose everything . . .

Oksa pollock is a 13-year-old girl, moving with her family from paris to a new life in london. along with her best friend gus, she is ready to settle into their new lives. but bizarre things start happening around oksa. when she finds she has magical powers, the truth emerges: her family are not from this world, but from edefia, having fled magical, hidden homeland years ago, in fear of all their lives. and oksa is their queen.