What will the end of the world be like?Plague or nuclear fire? Asteroids or floods?Divine wrath or people meddling with what should have been left alone?The apocalypse may come in the future, but what apocalypses might have occurred if history had played out differently? What if nukes had flown during the Cuban Missile Crisis? What if an asteroid had been on a collision course with Earth before the first person could set foot on the Moon? What if humanity destroyed it...

It took three things to bring about the End of the World:A space drive that was to open the stars to humanity.Exiled Warlords willing to blackmail the world to restore their tyranny.Their intended victims, desperate to avoid them.But even though the Earth might be doomed, Hope could still survive.Pip Allen was desperate to go to the stars after he graduated.Charlie Jennings was seeking a new life and meaning.Joe Mbutu...

Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Hitler?What if, in the summer of 1940, Nazi Germany had invaded the United Kingdom? Nearly eighty years on, images of swastikas on Whitehall still resonate and horrify in the popular imagination.But what would that invasion look like, even if it were doomed to fail? What sacrifices would occupation mean for the people of Britain, and what might be the lasting cultural effects of collaboration?In this collection of stories, the au...

"It was seven months since the world had ended, and it was her birthday"Endeavour, the Earth's first starship, carrying the refugees from the ruined Earth to the stars, with a murderer on the loose on an ailing starship...The few survivors on Earth, fighting to survive long enough to be rescued by the under-construction second starship - which will be doomed in any case if Endeavour fails in its mission... The world might have ended, but the struggle to survive has not.

As the overloaded Endeavour reaches the end of its long voyage and its hoped-for planetfall, the refugees from Earth need to find out:- Can they live on the planet Elpis?- What threats will it throw at them?- How quickly can they safely disembark - if they can disembark at all?Endeavour is desperately needed back on Earth to help rescue the last survivors. But if it does not establish a foothold on Elpis, there will be nowhere for them to go.Both on Elp...

The fourteenth Inspector Rebus novel - and No.1 bestseller.Two seventeen-year-olds are killed by an ex-Army loner who has gone off the rails. The mystery takes Rebus into the heart of a shattered community. Ex-Army himself, Rebus becomes fascinated by the killer, and finds he is not alone. Army investigators are on the scene, and won't be shaken off. The killer had friends and enemies to spare and left behind a legacy of secrets and lies.Rebus has more than...

Life doesn’t have a rewind button. Ever wished it did?Flora’s wish is about to come true, in a magical new novel about the ultimate second chance, from the bestselling author of WORKING WONDERS and AMANDA’S WEDDING.As her best friend Tashy cuts into her wedding cake, 32-year-old Flora realises she is disillusioned with life. Suddenly, her well-paid job, cosy flat and stable relationship with sensible Olly don't amount to a whole lot. Flora wants to be 16 again. She closes h...

The eleventh novel in the bestselling series that inspired BBC's LynleyAn adolescent boy's nude body is found mutilated and artfully arranged on top of a tomb. This is the fourth victim in three months.With the Metropolitan Police failing to realise a serial killer is at work, London ignites over the fact that the victims are young black and mixed race boys. Institutionalised racism is claimed by activists and tabloids alike.Acting Superint...

A failed North Polar expedition—dog sled teams are tough to find on short notice in Washington DC—and a Christmas model train display can change a life. Or maybe two lives.Anne Darlington’s little brother may be the President’s Chief of Staff, but that fails to give her life any direction—which it is sorely lacking. Being the daughter of one of the South’s leading families isn’t helping either.Vice President Zachary Thomas fights battles of his own. His dis...

The first of a thrilling Star Trek® saga—plus a special bonus 32-page look behind the scenes of the hit TV series!Before Janeway and Sisko, before Picard and Kirk...It Is the twenty-second century...and the dawn of mankind's boldest adventure. Thanks to the amazing breakthroughs in warp technology, an era of true Interstellar exploration is about to begin, and a whole new universe, full of astounding wonders and unparalleled dangers, has just opene...

'It has been seventeen years since you went missing, princess. It has been twenty-five years since you were born. There have been too many Christmases without you . . . 'In the summer of 2000, schoolgirl Sarah Payne went missing from a beach where she played with her siblings. The nation waited with her whole family as the search for the little girl touched the hearts of everyone in the country. After Sarah's body was found, abducted and murdered by convicted paedophile Roy Whiting,...

Chilling paranormal suspense in a small California town—by the New York Times bestselling author of the Arcane Society novels!As the director at Jones & Jones, a psychical investigation agency, Fallon Jones solves crimes of a different nature. Jones’s latest case involves a body found in the basement vault of a local bookstore, and scratchings on the inside of the door that seem to be a coded message, in this novella by Jayne Ann Krentz, New York Times...