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'A book with special and dangerous properties' Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of Wolf Hall\n\n'Enthralling' M.R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All the Gifts \n\n'An imaginative tour de force' The Times\n\n1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird. Some say they are the golden generation; some say the devil's spawn. But everyone knows they are something to be revered - and feared.\n\n Four and a half centuries on, cast adrift from the rest of England by Elizabeth I and still bound by its ancient laws, Rotherweird's independence is subject to one disturbing condition: nobody, but nobody, studies the town or its history.\n\n Then an Outsider arrives, a man of unparallelled wealth and power, enough to buy the whole of Rotherweird - deeply buried secrets and all . . .\n\n Welcome to Rotherweird.\n\n 'A remarkable achievement' Sunday Independent\n\n 'Compelling' Guardian

'A book with special and dangerous properties' Hilary Mantel, bestselling author of Wolf Hall\n\n'Enthralling' M.R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All the Gifts \n\n'An imaginative tour de force' The Times\n\n1558: Twelve children, gifted far beyond their years, are banished by their Tudor queen to the town of Rotherweird. Some say they are the golden generation; some say the devil's spawn. But everyone knows they are something to be revered - and feared.\n\n Four and a half centuries on, cast adrift from the rest of England by Elizabeth I and still bound by its ancient laws, Rotherweird's independence is subject to one disturbing condition: nobody, but nobody, studies the town or its history.\n\n Then an Outsider arrives, a man of unparallelled wealth and power, enough to buy the whole of Rotherweird - deeply buried secrets and all . . .\n\n Welcome to Rotherweird.\n\n 'A remarkable achievement' Sunday Independent\n\n 'Compelling' Guardian

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall on Rotherweird\n\n APOCALYPSE NOW?\n\n Geryon Wynter, the brilliant Elizabethan mystic, has achieved resurrection and returned to present-day Rotherweird. But after the chaos of Election Day, how can a stranger from another time wrest control? And for what fell purpose is Wynter back? \n\n His dark conspiracy reaches its climax in this unique corner of England, where the study of history is forbidden and neither friend nor foe are quite what they seem.\n\n The stakes could not be higher, for at the endgame, not only Rotherweird is under threat. The future of mankind itself hangs in the balance.\n \n 'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold. An enthralling puzzle picture of a book' M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts on Rotherweird

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall on Rotherweird\n\n APOCALYPSE NOW?\n\n Geryon Wynter, the brilliant Elizabethan mystic, has achieved resurrection and returned to present-day Rotherweird. But after the chaos of Election Day, how can a stranger from another time wrest control? And for what fell purpose is Wynter back? \n\n His dark conspiracy reaches its climax in this unique corner of England, where the study of history is forbidden and neither friend nor foe are quite what they seem.\n\n The stakes could not be higher, for at the endgame, not only Rotherweird is under threat. The future of mankind itself hangs in the balance.\n \n 'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold. An enthralling puzzle picture of a book' M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts on Rotherweird

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall on Rotherweird\n\nAPOCALYPSE NOW?\n\nGeryon Wynter, the brilliant Elizabethan mystic, has achieved resurrection and returned to present-day Rotherweird. But after the chaos of Election Day, how can a stranger from another time wrest control? And for what fell purpose is Wynter back? \n\nHis dark conspiracy reaches its climax in this unique corner of England, where the study of history is forbidden and neither friend nor foe are quite what they seem.\n\nThe stakes could not be higher, for at the endgame, not only Rotherweird is under threat. The future of mankind itself hangs in the balance.\n\n'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold. An enthralling puzzle picture of a book' M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts on Rotherweird

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn' Hilary Mantel, Man Booker Prize-winning author of Wolf Hall on Rotherweird\n\nAPOCALYPSE NOW?\n\nGeryon Wynter, the brilliant Elizabethan mystic, has achieved resurrection and returned to present-day Rotherweird. But after the chaos of Election Day, how can a stranger from another time wrest control? And for what fell purpose is Wynter back? \n\nHis dark conspiracy reaches its climax in this unique corner of England, where the study of history is forbidden and neither friend nor foe are quite what they seem.\n\nThe stakes could not be higher, for at the endgame, not only Rotherweird is under threat. The future of mankind itself hangs in the balance.\n\n'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold. An enthralling puzzle picture of a book' M. R. Carey, bestselling author of The Girl With All The Gifts on Rotherweird

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn: a book with special and dangerous properties' Hilary Mantel on Rotherweird\n\n'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold' - M.R. Carey on Rotherweird\n\nWELCOME BACK TO ROTHERWEIRD\n\n For four hundred years, the town of Rotherweird has stood alone, made independent from the rest of England to protect a deadly secret. \n\n But someone is playing a very long game. An intricate plot, centuries in the making, is on the move.\n\n Everything points to one objective - the resurrection of Rotherweird's dark Elizabethan past - and to one date: the Winter Equinox.\n\n Wynter is coming . . .

'Intricate and crisp, witty and solemn: a book with special and dangerous properties' Hilary Mantel on Rotherweird\n\n'Baroque, Byzantine and beautiful - not to mention bold' - M.R. Carey on Rotherweird\n\nWELCOME BACK TO ROTHERWEIRD\n\n For four hundred years, the town of Rotherweird has stood alone, made independent from the rest of England to protect a deadly secret. \n\n But someone is playing a very long game. An intricate plot, centuries in the making, is on the move.\n\n Everything points to one objective - the resurrection of Rotherweird's dark Elizabethan past - and to one date: the Winter Equinox.\n\n Wynter is coming . . .

Discover the weirdest and most wonderful creatures of Planet Earth!\n\nIn this curated collection, award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery pairs fascinating facts with his stunning artwork to bring you the most incredible creatures in the animal kingdom. \n\nFrom the bone-crunching beard vulture to the venomous platypus and to the miscroscopic tardigrade that can survive for up to 30 years without food or waterand many, many more , you'll enjoy exploring just how weird and how wonderful the world of animals can be!

Discover the weirdest and most wonderful creatures of Planet Earth!\n\nIn this curated collection, award-winning illustrator Ben Rothery pairs fascinating facts with his stunning artwork to bring you the most incredible creatures in the animal kingdom. \n\nFrom the bone-crunching beard vulture to the venomous platypus and to the miscroscopic tardigrade that can survive for up to 30 years without food or waterand many, many more , you'll enjoy exploring just how weird and how wonderful the world of animals can be!

'A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . One you'll be glad to take a ringside seat for' Observer\n'A rollicking historical novel' Daily Mail\n\nAnnie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. When her father dies, her Romi family can no longer afford to keep her, and at nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher.\n\nBill is starting to lose his strength but insists he has one last fight in him. In fear for his life, Annie steps into the ring, fists raised in his defence. From that moment on, she will fight - for Bill and for her future.\n\nA whole new world opens up for Annie, one of love, fortune, family and education, but also of danger. One wrong move, one misstep, and the course of her life will be changed for ever.

'A gleeful, page-flipping read . . . One you'll be glad to take a ringside seat for' Observer\n'A rollicking historical novel' Daily Mail\n\nAnnie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. When her father dies, her Romi family can no longer afford to keep her, and at nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher.\n\nBill is starting to lose his strength but insists he has one last fight in him. In fear for his life, Annie steps into the ring, fists raised in his defence. From that moment on, she will fight - for Bill and for her future.\n\nA whole new world opens up for Annie, one of love, fortune, family and education, but also of danger. One wrong move, one misstep, and the course of her life will be changed for ever.

'A gleeful, page-flipping read' Observer\n'The ultimate summer escape' New York Times\n\nOne wrong move, one misstep, and the course of a life can be changed for ever.\n\nAnnie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. At nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher. From that moment on, Annie will fight - for Bill and for her future.\n\nA whole new world opens up to Annie, one of love, fortune and family, but also of great danger.

'A gleeful, page-flipping read' Observer\n'The ultimate summer escape' New York Times\n\nOne wrong move, one misstep, and the course of a life can be changed for ever.\n\nAnnie Perry is born beside the coal-muddied canals of the Black Country at the height of the industrial revolution. At nine years old she is sold for six guineas to the famous and feared bare-knuckle boxer Bill Perry, the Tipton Slasher. From that moment on, Annie will fight - for Bill and for her future.\n\nA whole new world opens up to Annie, one of love, fortune and family, but also of great danger.