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James and Cordelia must save London - and their marriage - in this thrilling and highly anticipated conclusion to the Last Hours series from the #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare. Chain of Thorns is a Shadowhunters novel.Cordelia Carstairs has lost everything that matters to her.<br/><br/>In only a few short weeks, she has seen her father murdered, her plans to become parabatai with her best friend, Lucie, destroyed, and her marriage to James Herondale crumble before her eyes. Even worse, she is now bound to an ancient demon, Lilith, stripping her of her power as a Shadowhunter.After fleeing to Paris with Matthew Fairchild, Cordelia hopes to forget her sorrows in the city's glittering nightlife. But reality intrudes when shocking news comes from home: Tatiana Blackthorn has escaped the Adamant Citadel, and London is under new threat by the Prince of Hell, Belial.Cordelia returns to a London riven by chaos and dissent.<br/><br/>The long-kept secret that Belial is James and Lucie's grandfather has been revealed by an unexpected enemy, and the Herondales find themselves under suspicion of dealings with demons. Cordelia longs to protect James, but is torn between a love for James she has long believed hopeless, and the possibility of a new life with Matthew. <br/><br/>Nor can her friends help - ripped apart by their own secrets, they seem destined to face what is coming alone.For time is short, and Belial's plan is about to crash into the Shadowhunters of London like a deadly wave, one that will separate Cordelia, Lucie, and the Merry Thieves from help of any kind. Left alone in a shadowy London, they must face Belial's deadly army. If Cordelia and her friends are going to save their city - and their families - they will have to muster their courage, swallow their pride, and trust one another again. For if they fail, they may lose everything - even their souls.

<i>'Twilight, in these southern climates, is almost unknown; immediately the sun sets, night begins'</i><br/><br/>Danger lurks in the dead of night. In a world in which rumour is rife and vampires roam, who can you trust? Written during the notorious gathering that produced Mary Shelley's <i>Frankenstein</i>, John Polidori's story 'The Vampyre' travels across countries, twists and turns through treacherous forests, and reveals the dangers of staying out after dark. It is accompanied here by two other classic tales of the genre.

Find out all about the Swedish band ABBA-from winning the Eurovision Song Contest, to their rise to global stardom with unforgettable songs like "Dancing Queen" and "Mamma Mia," and their lasting influence on pop music.

<strong>A <em>NEW YORK TIMES </em>BESTSELLER * NOW A #1 STREAMING SHOW </strong><br/><br/><strong>The epic enemies-to-lovers hockey romance from Rachel Reid, streaming on Crave in Canada and on HBO Max in the U.S.</strong><br/><br/><strong>"The book that got me into hockey romance." -NPR's <em>Weekend Edition</em></strong><br/><br/>Nothing interferes with pro hockey star Shane Hollander's game.<br/><br/>Now that he's captain of the Montreal Voyageurs, he won't let anything jeopardize that-definitely not the sexy rival he loves to hate.<br/><br/>Boston Bears captain Ilya Rozanov is everything Shane's not. The self-proclaimed king of the ice, he's as cocky as he is talented. No one can beat him-except Shane. Publicly, they're enemies. Privately, they can't stop touching each other.<br/><br/>The smart thing to do? Walk away, once a few secret hookups turn into a struggle to keep their relationship out of the press. The truth could ruin them both. But for Shane and Ilya, secrecy is soon no longer an option...<br/><br/><strong>Game Changers</strong><br/><ul><li><strong>Book 1: <em>Game Changer</em></strong></li><li><strong>Book 2: <em>Heated Rivalry</em></strong></li><li><strong>Book 3: <em>Tough Guy</em></strong></li><li><strong>Book 4: <em>Common Goal</em></strong></li><li><strong>Book 5: <em>Role Model</em></strong></li><li><strong>Book 6: <em>The Long Game</em></strong></li></ul><br/><br/><strong>Need more Reid?! Check out these other standalones from your favorite MM hockey romance writer:</strong><br/><ul><li><em><strong>Time to Shine</strong></em></li><li><em><strong>The Shots You Take</strong></em></li></ul>

'<b>Unstoppable </b>. . . The <b>impeccable </b>timing captures the banalities of Clay's life in a way that both <b>disgusts me</b> and <b>breaks my heart</b>' - Ottessa Moshfegh, author of <i>My Year of Rest and Relaxation</i> and <i>Lapvona</i><br/><br/><b>In 1985, Bret Easton Ellis shocked, stunned and disturbed the world with his debut novel, <i>Less Than Zero</i>. This 40th anniversary edition of the cult classic novel contains an introduction by Rachel Kushner, the Booker Prize-nominated author of <i>Creation Lake</i> and <i>The Mars Room.</i></b><br/><br/>Eighteen-year-old Clay has come home to Los Angeles for Christmas break after his first term at college. Clay is three things: rich, bored, and looking to get high. Reacquainting himself with a world of privilege and limitless indulgence, Clay steps back into the hedonism and moral depravity of his life in Los Angeles. With its relentless scenes of grotesque brutality, <i>Less Than Zero</i> is an unflinching portrait of a lost generation in revolt.<br/><br/><b>Published when he was just twenty-one, <i>Less Than Zero</i> held up an excoriating mirror up to the culture of excess and vapidity of 1908s Los Angeles and made Bret Easton Ellis an instant literary sensation.<br/><br/>'</b>The simplicity of the prose, the precision of his imagery, and the atmosphere of menace and cultural oblivion are<b> invigorating . . . one of the most telling and striking chroniclers of the void beneath our consumerist society' </b>- <i>The</i> <i>Guardian</i><br/><br/>'<b>Deadly serious social satires</b> masquerading as generic pulp workouts . . . <b>artifacts that can rearrange your chemistry</b> and <b>make you see the world anew</b>' - <i>Esquire</i><br/><br/><b>'</b>An extremely traditional and very serious American novelist<b>. He is the model of literary filial piety, </b>counting among his parents <b>Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nathanael West, and Joan Didion' </b>- <i>The</i> <i>Washington Post</i>

<b>Roy Grace never dreamed a murder investigation would take him deep into Buckingham Palace . . .</b><br/><br/>Her Majesty, Queen Camilla, is aboard the Royal Train heading to a charity event in Sussex when disaster strikes - the train is derailed.<br/><br/>A tragic accident or a planned attack?<br/><br/>When, minutes later, a trusted aide is shot dead by a sniper, the police have their answer.<br/><br/>Despite all the evidence, Roy Grace is not convinced The Queen was the intended target. But he finds himself alone in his suspicions.<br/><br/>Fighting against the scepticism of his colleagues and the Palace itself, Grace pursues his own investigation. But when there is a second murder, the stakes rise even higher, and Grace is at risk of being embroiled in a very public catastrophe - and in mortal danger.<br/><br/>Failure at this level is not an option. But time is running out before a killer in the Palace will strike again . . .<br/><br/><b>Roy Grace is back with his most difficult case yet in the gripping new instalment from number one bestselling author Peter James.<br/><br/>Available for pre-order now!</b><br/><br/><b>*****</b><br/><br/><b>23 million books sold.<br/><br/>Now a major ITV/BritBox show starring John Simm as Roy Grace.<br/><br/>Creator of Her Majesty Queen Camilla's favourite fictional detective.<br/><br/>'Peter James is one of the best British crime writers and therefore one of the best in the world' - Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher series<br/><br/>'Peter James is one of the best crime writers in the business' - Karin Slaughter, author of the Will Trent series<br/><br/>'One of the world's most popular detective series' -</b> <b><i>The Guardian</i></b>

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