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How the Marquis Got His Coat Back

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The Furthest Station

Ben Aaronovitch Β· 139 pages

"There have been ghosts on the London Underground, sad, harmless spectres whose presence does little more than give a frisson to travelling and boost tourism. But now there's a rash of sightings on the Metropolitan Line and these ghosts are frightening, aggressive and seem to be looking for something. Enter PC Peter Grant junior member of the Metropolitan Police's Special Assessment unit a.k.a. Th

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King Rat

China Mieville Β· 352 pages

Something is stirring in London's dark, stamping out its territory in brickdust and blood. Something has murdered Saul Garamond's father, and left Saul to pay for the crime. But a shadow from the urban waste breaks into Saul's prison cell and leads him to freedom. A shadow called King Rat, who reveals Saul's royal heritage, a heritage that opens a new world to Saul, the world below London's str

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Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere

Mike Carey, Neil Gaiman Β· 224 pages

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Mind the Gap

Christopher Golden, Tim Lebbon Β· 370 pages

You never know when you'll find yourself falling through one of the cracks in the world....Two of today's brightest stars of dark fantasy combine their award-winning, critically acclaimed talents in this spellbinding new tale of magic, terror, and adventure that begins when a young woman slips through the space between our everyday world and the one hiding just beneath it. Always assume there's so

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The Concrete Jungle

Charles Stross

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The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains

Neil Gaiman, Eddie Campbell Β· 73 pages

"Beautifully illustrated by renowned artist Eddie Campbell, this is a four-color edition of Neil Gaiman's award-winning novelette "The Truth is a Cave in the Black Mountains" -- a haunting story of family, the otherworld, and retribution"--

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The Midnight Heir

Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan

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After the Bridge

Cassandra Clare

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The Pale Dreamer

Samantha Shannon

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Artemis Fowl

Eoin Colfer Β· 288 pages

Artemis Fowl is the first of a series of semi-realist novels produced by Eoin Colfer. They document the adventures of a precocious prodigal child of the criminal empire, Artemis Fowl. In this book, accompanied by his huge and loyal bodyguard/sidekick/advisor Butler, Artemis engages in a series of surreal activities; the absence of his missing father and the mental disorder of his mother allow him

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Above

Leah Bobet

When insane exile Corner and his army of mindless, whispering shadows invade Safe, a secret, underground community of freaks and disabled outcasts, Matthew, traumatized shapeshifter Ariel, and other misfits go to the dangerous place known as Above, where Matthew makes a shocking discovery about the histories entrusted to him.

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Tunnels

Roderick Gordon, Brian Williams Β· 467 pages

14-year-old Will Burrows has little in common with his strange, dysfunctional family. In fact, the only bond he shares with his eccentric father is a passion for archaeological excavation. So when Dad mysteriously vanishes, Will is compelled to dig up the truth behind his disappearance. He unearths the unbelievable: a secret subterranean society. "The Colony" has existed unchanged for a century, b

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The Starless Sea

Erin Morgenstern Β· 512 pages

**FAR BENEATH** the surface of the earth, upon the shores of the Starless Sea, there is a labyrinthine collection of tunnels and rooms filled with stories. The entryways that lead to this sanctuary are often hidden, sometimes on forest floors, sometimes in private homes, sometimes in plain sight. But those who seek will find. Their doors have been waiting for them. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is searc

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The End of the World

Derek Landy Β· 127 pages

Pursued by a gang of insane sorcerers who want to destroy the planet, Ryan's only chance for survival rests with the skeleton-detective Skulduggery Pleasant and his teenage partner, Valkyrie Cain. They have only one day to save Ryan. One day to save the world. The clock is ticking.

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The Runaway Queen

Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

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A Test of Mettle

Kevin Hearne

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Working for Bigfoot

Jim Butcher Β· 136 pages

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The Black Tattoo

Sam Enthoven Β· 528 pages

Demons, martial arts and vomiting bats combine to make a fabulous fiction debut from a HUGE new talent. .Jack doesn't know what he's got himself into. One minute he and his best friend Charlie were up in Chinatown having crispy duck with Charlie's dad (and Jack was having to listen to Charlie shouting at his dad for leaving his mum) - then next minute they were in a mysterious room above a theatre

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The Secret History of Moscow

Ekaterina Sedia Β· 304 pages

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The Christmas Books

Charles Dickens Β· 237 pages

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The Book of Night with Moon

Diane Duane Β· 390 pages

Rhiow seems a typical New York City cat: pampered by her Upper East Side owners, permitted in good weather to lounge on the apartment balcony, never allowed to run free. Or so the humans think. Rhiow is much more than she appears. With her teammates Saash and Urruah, she works with human wizards, protecting the world from dark forces and helping to maintain the network of magical transport gates t

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Pia Saves the Day

Thea Harrison Β· 146 pages

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Off the Rails

Christopher Fowler

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