An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends
By: Theresa Breslin
4.48
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A Carnegie-medal winning author retells legends from some of Scotland's most famous castles, in thi…
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1. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
By: Tui T. Sutherland
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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"Wake me if anything exciting happens,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"She didn’t raise us to care about her,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"I know I don’t know much about anything,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"Clay snorted. “Special powers like what?"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
2. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.91
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for young readers by… read more
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"Wasing not of wasing is", Quentin added."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"And so, untold millions screamed out in pain, and then were suddenly silenced. I hope you're happy."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
3. Paper Girls, Volume 2
By: Jared K. Fletcher , Brian K. Vaughan , Cliff Chiang , None
4.10
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
The smash-hit series from BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG continues with a bold new direction, as… read more
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"The world is a terrifying place, more than I ever realized. But if I had my whole life to do over again, that's literally the only thing I'd change. I'd stop being so afraid of other people."-Jared K. Fletcher, Paper Girls, Volume 2
4. The Colour Out of Space
By: H.P. Lovecraft
4.03
Format: 78 pages, Mass Market Paperback
'It was a monstrous constellation of unnatural light, like a glutted swarm of corpse-fed fireflies … read more
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"It was nothing of this earth, but a piece of the great outside; and as such dowered with outside properties and obedient to outside laws."-H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space
"West of Arkham the hills rise wild and there are valleys with deep woods that no ax has ever cut. There are dark, narrow glens where the trees slope fantastically, where thin brooklets trickle withou…"-H.P. Lovecraft, The Colour Out of Space
5. Gastrophysics: The New Science of Eating
By: Charles Spence
4.24
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The science behind a good meal: all the sounds, sights, and tastes that make us like what we're eat… read more
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6. Heathen Vol. 1
By: Natasha Alterici
3.64
Format: None pages,
Heathen Volume One collects the first four issues of the acclaimed fantasy series from creator Nata… read more
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- fantasy
- mythology
7. Letters from Father Christmas
By: J.R.R. Tolkien , Baillie Tolkien
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R. Tolkien's ch… read more
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8. Beauty and the Beast
By: Kinuko Y. Craft , Mahlon F. Craft
4.33
Format: 700 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning team Mahlon and Kinuko Craft bring us a gorgeous and vivid retelling of the classic s… read more
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9. Through the Woods
By: Emily Carroll
3.94
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
'It came from the woods. Most strange things do.' Five mysterious, spine-tingling stories follow… read more
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- fairy tales
- fantasy
"you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... but the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to find you once."-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"Oh, but you must travel through those woods again and again... said a shadow at the window... and you must be lucky to avoid the wolf every time... But the wolf... the wolf only needs enough luck to …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"But the worst kind of monster was the BURROWING KIND. The sort that crawled into you and made a home there. The sort you couldn't name, the sort you couldn't see. The monster that ate you alive from …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
"I married my love in the springtime, but by summer he'd locked me away. He'd murdered me dead by the autumn, & by winter I was naught but decay. It's cold where I am and so lonely, but in loneliness …"-Emily Carroll, Through the Woods
10. Remarkable Creatures
By: Tracy Chevalier
3.71
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
In 1810, a sister and brother uncover the fossilized skull of an unknown animal in the cliffs on th… read more
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11. The Trespasser
By: Tana French
1.75
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
New York Timesbestselling author Tana French is "required reading for anyone who appreciates tough,… read more
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12. How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in It
By: Arthur Herman , None
3.74
Format: 646 pages, Paperback
Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market c… read more
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13. Lord Edgware Dies (Hercule Poirot, #9)
By: Agatha Christie
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
Poirot had been present when Jane bragged of her plan to 'get rid of' her estranged husband. Now th… read more
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14. Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)
By: Agatha Christie , Charles Osborne
3.59
Format: 304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Inventor Sir Claude Amory feels a bitter taste in the mouth, when the new formula for explosive mat… read more
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"the truth is never horrible, only interesting."-Agatha Christie, Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)
"Poirot thought it not quite professional to begin a routine working day before ten."-Agatha Christie, Black Coffee (Hercule Poirot, #7.5)
15. Skeleton Song (Wayward Children, #7.7)
By: Seanan McGuire
4.03
Format: 32 pages, ebook
Children have always disappeared under the right conditions—slipping through the shadows under a be… read more
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16. The Bookseller of Inverness
By: S.G. MacLean
4.08
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
After Culloden, Iain MacGillivray was left for dead on Drumossie Moor. Wounded, his face brutally s… read more
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- scotland
17. The Comfort Book
By: Matt Haig
4.07
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The new uplifting book from Matt Haig, the New York Times bestselling author of The Midnight Librar… read more
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"Time disproves the lies depression tells."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Check your emotional armour is actually protecting you, and not so heavy you can't move."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Language gives us the power to voice our experience, to reconnect with the world, and to change our own and other people's lives"-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
"Continually looking for the meaning of life is like looking for the meaning of toast. It is sometimes better just to eat the toast."-Matt Haig, The Comfort Book
18. How They Broke Britain
By: James O'Brien
4.29
Format: 404 pages, Kindle Edition
The revealing, defining account of the dark network that broke out country. Something has gone r… read more
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19. The Haunting Season: Ghostly Tales for Long Winter Nights
By: Bridget Collins
3.58
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Winter, with its unsettling blend of the cosy and the sinister, has long been a popular time for ga… read more
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- fantasy
20. All That Remains: A Life in Death
By: Sue Black
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sue Black confronts death every day. As Professor of Anatomy and Forensic Anthropology, she focuses… read more
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21. Nordic Tales: Folktales from Norway, Sweden, Finland, Iceland, and Denmark
By: Ulla Thynell
3.85
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A deluxe volume of 16 traditional Nordic folk tales that is sure to impress any fan of cultural and… read more
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- childrens
- folklore
- fantasy
- mythology
22. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
23. Hex
By: Jenni Fagan
3.85
Format: 104 pages, Hardcover
IT'S THE 4TH OF DECEMBER 1591. On this, the last night of her life, in a prison cell several floor… read more
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- scotland
- fantasy
"A witch-pricker's finger can be pointed at any one of us. It chose me."-Jenni Fagan, Hex
"I’ve got the voice of a siren – it’s not a voice to launch a thousand ships, it’s a voice to sink them."-Jenni Fagan, Hex
"- You know what really brings the storms, Geillis? - What? - A storm arrives at the exact second when a girl learns she'll never be free"-Jenni Fagan, Hex
"I have memories to give away before I meet God — so you can have them, Iris from the ether. Are you listening? Nobody else will write them down."-Jenni Fagan, Hex
24. Clanlands Almanac: Seasonal Stories from Scotland
By: Sam Heughan
4.17
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland. If Clanlands was a gentle road trip through Scot… read more
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25. The Kalevala: Tales of Magic and Adventure
By: Kirsti Mäkinen
3.89
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
The national Finnish epic, The Kalevala, is one of the most important works of Finnish literature. … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
26. Legend Of The First Unicorn (Traditional Scottish Tales)
By: Lari Don
3.91
Format: 36 pages, Paperback
A unique origin story for one of the world's most famous magical creatures, with stunning illustrat… read more
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- scotland
27. Mythopedia: An Encyclopedia of Mythical Beasts and Their Magical Tales
By: Anna Claybourne
4.48
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the West African fable of Anansi the Spider , to Michabo , the magical hare who rebuilt the wo… read more
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- childrens
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- folklore
- mythology
28. Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
By: Rachel Monroe
3.72
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A provocative and original investigation of our cultural fascination with crime, linking four arche… read more
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"Sometimes women’s attraction to true crime is dismissed as trashy and voyeuristic (because women are vapid!). Sometimes it is unquestioningly celebrated as feminist (because if women like something, …"-Rachel Monroe, Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession
29. An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Castle Legends
By: Theresa Breslin
4.48
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A Carnegie-medal winning author retells legends from some of Scotland's most famous castles, in thi… read more
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- fairy tales
- childrens
- middle grade
- folklore
- scotland
- fantasy
- mythology
30. Odyssey (Stephen Fry's Great Mythology, #4)
By: Stephen Fry
4.42
Format: 400 pages, ebook
The final book in Stephen Fry's acclaimed internationally bestselling Greek myths series telling th… read more
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