Bridget Collins

FROM THE CREATORS OF THE HAUNTING SEASON COMES A DAZZLING COLLECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN GHOSTLY TALES. 'Terrific - every bit as good as an MR James collection' ROSIE ANDREWS, author of THE LEVIATHANFeaturing new and original stories from:Bridget Collins, author of The BindingImogen Hermes Gowar, author of The Mermaid and Mrs HancockKiran Millwood Hargrave, author of The MerciesAndrew Michael Hurley, author of The LoneyJess Kidd, author of Things in JarsNatasha Pulley, author of The Watchmaker of Filigree StreetElizabeth Macneal, author of The Doll FactoryLaura Purcell, author of The Silent CompanionsSusan Stokes-Chapman, author of PandoraLaura Shepherd-Robinson, author of The Square of SevensStuart Turton, author of The Seven Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle Catriona Ward, author of The Last House on Needless StreetThe tradition of a haunted tale at Christmas has flourished across the centuries. These twelve stories - authored by some of today's most loved and lauded writers of historical and gothic fiction - are all centred around Christmas or Advent, boldly and playfully re-imagining a beloved tradition for a modern audience. Taking you from a haunted Tuscan villa to a remote Scottish island with a dark secret,, these vibrant haunted stories are your ultimate companion for frosty nights. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the spell of winters past . . . 'I absolutely devoured The Winter Spirits. Every story is a gem' LAURA SHEPPERSON'Another dazzling collection. Chilling, moving and incredibly satisfying' AMANDA MASON'Eerily macabre, hauntingly propulsive' JOANNE BURN

V mire "Predatelstv" tainstvennaja Bolshaja Igra zamenila soboj vse: nauku, iskusstvo, politiku i religiju. Talantlivye ucheniki gotovjatsja k Igre v drevnej akademii "Monver", sprjatannoj gluboko v gorakh. Kogda-to tam uchilsja i Leo Martin, no molodoj chelovek poterjal interes k Igre iz-za mrachnoj tragedii. No teper Leo vnov vozvraschaetsja v akademiju. Za gody "Monver" izmenilsja. Teper Magistrom Igry sluzhit zhenschina - Kler Drajden. Vpervye uvidev Kler, Leo chuvstvuet s nej strannuju svjaz, khotja ranshe oni ne vstrechalis. Kakaja tajna kroetsja v ikh proshlom? Kto stoit za Bolshoj Igroj i chto zhdet pobeditelej i proigravshikh? Perevodchik: Zmeeva Julija

The record-breaking bestselling anthology of original historical ghost stories in a beautiful paperback package.

V mire "Predatelstv" tainstvennaja Bolshaja Igra zamenila soboj vse: nauku, iskusstvo, politiku i religiju. Talantlivye ucheniki gotovjatsja k Igre v drevnej akademii "Monver", sprjatannoj gluboko v gorakh. Kogda-to tam uchilsja i Leo Martin, no molodoj chelovek poterjal interes k Igre iz-za mrachnoj tragedii. No teper Leo vnov vozvraschaetsja v akademiju. Za gody "Monver" izmenilsja. Teper Magistrom Igry sluzhit zhenschina - Kler Drajden. Vpervye uvidev Kler, Leo chuvstvuet s nej strannuju svjaz, khotja ranshe oni ne vstrechalis. Kakaja tajna kroetsja v ikh proshlom? Kto stoit za Bolshoj Igroj i chto zhdet pobeditelej i proigravshikh? Pjat prichin kupit 1 Novyj roman ot avtora bestsellera "Pereplet". 2 Zamyslovataja i zavorazhivajuschaja istorija, napolnennaja ocharovaniem, sekretami i temnymi tajnami. 3 "Eto roskoshnyj i uvlekatelnyj roman. Ustraivajtes poudobnee i naslazhdajtes etoj neverojatnoj istoriej", - The Observer. 4 "Nabokov nazyval iskusstvo "bozhestvennoj igroj", i Kollinz igraet v nee s neverojatnym masterstvom", - The Times. 5 Esli tvoja zhizn osnovana na lzhi... Risknesh li ty vsem, chtoby rasskazat pravdu? Perevodchik: Zmeeva Ju. Ju.

Predstavte, chto mozhno steret pechal. Predstavte, chto mozhno zabyt bol. Predstavte, chto mozhno sprjatat sekret. Navsegda. V mire "Perepleta" eto vozmozhno. V pylnykh masterskikh perepljotchiki vysushivajut kozhu, sshivajut listy - i pomogajut ljudjam zabyt. Oni slushajut ikh rasskazy i slovo za slovom perenosjat na bumagu, stirajut sekrety iz pamjati i prjachut pod oblozhkoj. Molodoj Emmett pokidaet roditelskij dom, chtoby nauchitsja etomu slozhnomu remeslu. Pod prismotrom starukhi-perepletchitsy on sozdaet prekrasnye knigi s chuzhimi vospominanijami vnutri. Masterskaja stanovitsja ego novym domom - poka odnazhdy, v komnate, o kotoroj Emmett ne znal, on ne nakhodit knigu so svoim imenem... Perevodchik: Zmeeva Ju. Ju.

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Eight bestselling, award-winning writers return to the time-honored tradition of the seasonal ghost story in this spellbinding collection of new and original haunted tales. Long before Charles Dickens and Henry James popularized the tradition of supernatural horror, the shadowy nights of winter have been a time for people to gather together by the flicker of candlelight and experience the intoxicating thrill of a spooky tale. Now eight bestselling, award-winning authors--all of them master storytellers of the sinister and the macabre--bring the tradition to vivid life in a spellbinding new collection of original spine-tingling tales. Taking you from the frosty fens of the English countryside, to the snow-covered grounds of a haunted estate, to a bustling London Christmas market, these mesmerizing stories will capture your imagination and serve as your indispensable companion to cold, dark nights. So curl up, light a candle, and fall under the ghostly spell of winters past . . .

International Bestseller "Dizzyingly wonderful . . . a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists . . . Collins plays her own game here with perfect skill." -- The Times (UK) An intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding. If your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth? At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu--the great game--an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. L o Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain. But this rarified world of learning L o once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre's most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. At first, L o feels an odd attraction to the magister--a mysterious, eerily familiar connection--though he's sure they've never met before. As the legendary Midsummer Game approaches--the climax of the academy's year--long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned. A highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, The Betrayals confirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.

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NATIONAL BESTSELLERA NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW EDITORS' CHOICEProclaimed as "truly spellbinding," a "great fable" that "functions as transporting romance" by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller "A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding." -- TRACY CHEVALIERImagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever. Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder--a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice amongst their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old woman's watchful eye, Emmett learns to hand-craft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there's something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there's something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentor's workshop rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored. But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends--and just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten. An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books--and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.

Imagine you could erase your grief. Imagine you could forget your pain. Imagine you could hide a secret. Forever. Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a letter arrives summoning him to begin an apprenticeship. He will work for a Bookbinder, a vocation that arouses fear, superstition and prejudice - but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. He will learn to hand-craft beautiful volumes, and within each he will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there's something you want to forget, he can help. If there's something you need to erase, he can assist. Your past will be stored safely in a book and you will never remember your secret, however terrible. In a vault under his mentor's workshop, row upon row of books - and memories - are meticulously stored and recorded. Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of them has his name on it. THE BINDING is an unforgettable, magical novel: a boundary-defying love story and a unique literary event.