November 2018 Buyer's Notes - Turnaround Publisher Services

MONTHLY CATALOGUE

NOVEMBER 2018 AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES JUNE – OCTOBER 2018

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“Her case is cyclothymia, dating from the age of seven and a half. She is about thirtythree, speaks French fluently… Her character is gay, sweet and ironic, but she has bursts of anger over nothing when she is confined to a straitjacket.”

James Joyce

9781910296882 | £9.99 | p/b

EDITOR’S LETTER Well hello November! The final stretch of the year is nigh, and it’ll be over all-too-soon, so stock-up on a bumper haul for the long winter months ahead with these brilliant books.

Getting underway (with a very seasonally appropriate title) Ways to Hide in Winter (p5, Melville House, 9781612197203, h/b, £19.99) is a provocative meditation on violence and empathy told from the perspective of a forthright, working class woman.

Sarah St. Vincent’s debut is suspenseful and atmospheric – this book asks how we reconcile the good and bad in those we love. Another rare treat comes in the form of The Diaries of Emilio Renzi (p6, Restless Books, 9781632061980, p/b, £16.99) – the second instalment of Ricardo Piglia’s acclaimed bibliophilic trilogy following his alterego, Emilio Renzi, as his literary career begins to take off in early 1970s Argentina.

Switching to genre and for crime we highly recommend None So Blind (p8, Dome Press, 9781912534036, p/b, £8.99) by Alis Hawkins.

First in a new series set in mid-nineteenth century Wales, with classic partnership duo of young barrister-turned-coroner Harry and his clerk John. An atmospheric historical novel that proves Wales is poised to over-take Scandinavia as the home of crime fiction.

Over in fantasy we have Breach (p9, Ace, 9780451491039, p/b, £13.99), the first novel in a new Cold War fantasy series, in which the Berlin Wall is made entirely of magic…

called it “Spread Spectrum” technology. The military called it a “secret communication system.” Today, we call it a “cell phone,” “Wi-Fi” and a little thing called “Internet.” Finally, The Lady Doctor (p17, Myriad, 9780993563362, p/b, £14.99) is the follow-up companion volume to critically acclaimed debut, The Bad Doctor (Myriad, 2011), but this time focusing on the surgery’s female partner. Ian Williams uses his own experience as a practising GP to recreate the lives of both patients and health service practitioners with his trademark lightness of touch and wonderfully sly sense of humour.

In children’s’ books Liza Jane & The Dragon (p27, Akashic Books, 9781617756610, h/b, £12.99) takes centre stage. A picture book debut that offers a timely parable about family values, social justice, a little girl, and a dragon (with a blond toupee) whose problem solving technique is to burn everything in his path. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it?

In nonfiction we have two exciting new essays from Peninsula Press.

Exposure (p33, Peninsula Press, 9781999922337, p/b, £6) by Olivia Sudjic – on exposure, auto-fiction, internet feminism and the anxiety epidemic – and Losers (p34, Peninsula Press, 9781999922344, p/b, £6) by Josh Cohen. Being a loser, writes Cohen in an essay about love, literature and politics, is an integral part of the human condition. And last up, from acclaimed German writer Carolin Emcke, we have How We Desire (p34, Text, 9781925603613, p/b, £12.99), a thoughtful exploration of sexuality and identity, in the vein of Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts.

So, those are our books for November – we hope you enjoy them as much as we do!

Don’t Miss…

Three exceptional women rule the graphic novels section this month.

Mata Hari (p13, Berger Books, 9781506705613, p/b, £16.99) is fascinating tale exploring the untold story of Mata Hari, the exotic dancer executed for espionage 100 years ago. We meet Mata Hari in prison at the end of her life as she writes her memoir. Not to be outdone, Hedy Lamarr (p17, Life Drawn, 9781594656194, p/b, £14.99) is the story of a genius, visionary, and the most beautiful woman in the world. When World War II began, Hedy left her superstar persona behind and claimed the patent for a strange device. Scientists

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The Immigrant Cookbook

By Leyla Moushabeck 9781780264585 h/b, £20 Published by New Internationalist 14 June A culinary celebration of the many ethnic groups that contribute to a vibrant food culture, from chefs all over the world. A portion of the proceeds from the sale of each book will be donated to Migrant Rights Network.

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131 DIFFERENT THINGS

Lipez, Zachary; Zinner, Nick & Wakefield, Stacy

When a bartender in New York hears that his ex Vicki, his one true love, has quit AA and is out drinking again, he embarks on a quest to find her. Sam and his sidekick Francis know everyone in Lower Manhattan, so even though it’s December 2006, the last moment before smart phones, how hard can it be? As they trek from dive bars to gay bars to rocker bars, encountering skinheads, party promoters, underage drug dealers, and dominatrixes, Sam and Francis are always one step behind Vicki. It begins to seem like 131 different things are keeping the lovers apart. Before the night is over, Sam will have to wrestle with what he is really looking for.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An inventive novella which includes photographs by Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner.

• The photographs and book design highlight the nature of the book as artefact and object of desire.

• From the team that created the cult classic Please Take Me Off the Guestlist (Akashic, 2010).

• Lipez’s writing has been featured in Noisey, Vice, Pitchfork, and Penthouse.

• Zinner’s photos have been exhibited in New York, Los Angeles, London, Tokyo, Berlin, and Mexico City.

ISBN 13: 9781617756672, 120pp h/b, £24.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

SKETCHTASY

Bernstein Sycamore, Mattilda

Sketchtasy takes place in that late-night moment when everything comes together, and everything falls apart: an urgent, glittering, devastating novel about the perils of queer world-making in the mid-’90s. Set in Boston, 1995, Alexa, an incisive twenty-one-year-old queen, faces everyday brutality with determined nonchalance, negotiating past and present traumas with a scathing critique of the world.

Drawn to the ecstasy of drugged-out escapades, Alexa searches for nourishment in a gay culture bonded by clubs and conformity, wilful apathy, and the spectre of AIDS.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A deep, critical exploration of queer culture that has appeal for a broad LGBT audience.

• Delivers an ‘anti-assimilation’ narrative that just as relevant today as the novels ‘90s setting.

• Provocative story will feed into a growing appetite for activism and social justice in the UK. • Issues of gay rights, homophobia, and discriminatory practices that this novel explores remain pertinent topics today.

• A coming-of-age narrative set against a powerful real-world backdrop that will resonate with twenty-something readers.

ISBN 13: 9781551527291, 256pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

HEAD-TO-TOE PORTRAIT OF SUZANNE Topor, Roland

Head-to-Toe Portrait of Suzanne a disconcerting short novel from an author currently being re-evaluated in France. Perhaps a fable, perhaps a love story of enormous tenderness, or it may be a sequence of ever more unpleasant events that culminate in horror and atrocity. It all depends on your point of view. The central event in this narrative cannot be revealed here, but its sheer implausible reality is utterly convincing and the effect is unforgettable. Some readers may come to wish that that was not the case.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Both the art and writings of Topor, who died 20 years ago, are currently undergoing a major reassessment in France.

• Major exhibitions have been mounted and all his books are being brought back into print.

• This is the first work of his to be translated into English for some 50 years, and more will certainly follow.

• Torpor is also known as co-founder, with Arrabal and Jodorowsky, of the Panic movement.

ISBN 13: 9780993148750, 80pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ATLAS PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

RADIO FREE VERMONT A Fable of Resistance McKibben, Bill

As the host of Radio Free Vermont - ‘underground, underpowered, and underfoot’ - seventy-two-year-old Vern Barclay is currently broadcasting from an ‘undisclosed and double-secret location.’ With the help of a young computer prodigy named Perry Alterson, Vern uses his radio show to advocate for a simple yet radical idea: an independent Vermont, one where the state secedes from the United States and operates under a free local economy. But for now, he and his radio show must remain untraceable, because in addition to being a lifelong Vermonter and concerned citizen, Vern Barclay is also a fugitive from the law...

KEY SELLING POINTS • McKibben is an environmentalist who has been writing books, including several NYT bestsellers, for over 25 years.

• Fans of McKibben will appreciate a fictionalised account of his impassioned activism in his debut novel.

• With the rise of Bernie Sanders, Vermont has become synonymous with left-leaning politics and edgy democracy.

• As we adapt to a new presidency, McKibben’s voice will become more prominent and important than ever.

ISBN 13: 9781524743727, 240pp p/b, £12.99 Published by BLUE RIDER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

MOON OF THE CRUSTED SNOW Rice, Waubgeshig

With winter looming, a small northern Anishinaabe community goes dark. Cut off, people become passive and confused. Panic builds as the food supply dwindles.

While the council and community members struggle to maintain order, an unexpected visitor arrives, escaping the crumbling society to the south. Soon after, others follow. Frustrated by the building chaos, a group of young friends and their families turn to the land and Anishinaabe tradition in hopes of helping their community thrive again. Guided through the chaos by an unlikely leader, they endeavour to restore order while grappling with a grave decision.

KEY SELLING POINTS • There is a vehement global demand for stories about/from Indigenous voices.

• Midnight Sweatlodge (Theytus Books, 2011), won an Independent Publishers Book Award in 2012.

• Rice also received the Anishinabek Nation’s Debwewin Citation for excellence in First Nation Storytelling.

• For fans of The Road, Medicine Walk, or the Mad Max films.

• One of the only post-apocalypse novels set in an Indigenous community, written by and Indigenous author.

ISBN 13: 9781770414006, 324pp p/b, £12.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

NO GOOD ASKING Kimmel, Fran

When Eric finds Hannah Finch, the girl across the road, wandering alone in the bitter cold, his rusty police instincts kick in, and he soon discovers there are bad things happening in the girl’s house. With nowhere else to send her, the Nylands reluctantly agree to let Hannah stay with them until she can find a new home after the Christmas holidays. But Hannah proves to be more balm than burden, and the Nylands discover that the only thing harder than taking Hannah in may be letting her go.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An ultimately uplifting and touching read that features themes of family and healing.

• For readers of Anne Tyler, Marina Endicott, and Emma Donoghue.

• Set during Christmas, No Good Asking makes a great winter read or gift.

• Author’s stories have twice featured in The Journey Prize Stories anthology.

• The Shore Girl was named a CBC Top-40 Book and won the Alberta Readers’ Choice Award (2013).

ISBN 13: 9781770414389, 300pp p/b, £11.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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FAREWELL, MY ORANGE

Kei, Iwanki & McKinney, Meredith (trans)

Far from her native country of Nigeria and living as a single mother, Salima works the night shift at the meat department of a supermarket in small-town Australia.

She pushes herself to sign up for an ESL class and, at the group’s first meeting, meets Sayuri, who has come to Australia from Japan. When Sayuri’s daughter dies in daycare and one of Salima’s boys leaves to live with his father, the two women look to one another for encouragement and support. Improving upon their conversational skills in English with each lesson, each one finds her life gradually improving.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Winner of the Dazai Osamu Prize and the Kenzaburo Oe Prize.

• A contemporary story of immigration and refuge.

• With a focus on overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers.

• For fans of Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels - Farewell, My Orange also has female friendship at its heart.

ISBN 13: 9781609454784, 128pp p/b, £9.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

NOTHING BUT DUST

Collette, Sandrine & Anderson, Alison (trans)

By the time Rafael is born, the family estancia has already gone to hell. His father disappeared before he was born; his older twin brothers blame Rafael and exact revenge at every opportunity. Steban, his other sibling, appears to be a simpleton. Ruling over this dysfunctional roost is a tyrannical and avaricious mother. Her only act of what may just be affection for her youngest is to give him a horse. When a chance encounter brings about the possibility of change, family tensions mount and daily life degenerates into open warfare.

Fiction

SLAUGHTERHOUSE PRAYER King, John

When a boy realises the grown-ups are killing animals and that he has been eating their bodies, he gives up meat. But should he share the truth and break another child’s heart? As a youth he wants to believe in the ability of words and peaceful protest to end the slaughter, while struggling to resist a desire for revenge. Now a disillusioned man trying to rebuild his life, he must choose one of two paths. Acceptance means security, but those meat-industry adverts keep taunting him and some familiar insults - smelly pig, dirty cow, chick-chick-chicken - fill his head.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Rare animal-rights based novel perfect for all animal lovers and environmentalists.

• Big vegan, vegetarian and animal-welfare audience interest.

• Society’s pecking order is challenged as the story expores our treatment of nonhuman animals.

ISBN 13: 9780995721722, 288pp p/b, £9.99 Published by LONDON BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

DEATH AND OTHER HOLIDAYS Vogel, Marci

Funny, tender, and wholly original, Death and Other Holidays is a year in the life of a young woman coming to terms with the death of her beloved stepfather, while attempting to find love in LA. We are introduced to her friends and family, as she struggles to launch herself out into the world, to take the risks of love the one constancy in all the change. Told with a great good humour and underlying affection for all her characters, Death and Other Holidays announces a brilliant and assured new voice in American fiction.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Bestseller in France with almost 200,000 copies sold.

• Winner of the L’Express/BFMTV Readers’ Prize.

• Will appeal to readers of Cormack McCarthy, J.M. Coetzee, Bruce Chatwin, and William Faulkner.

ISBN 13: 9781609454333, 304pp p/b, £12.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

KEY SELLING POINTS • Inaugural winner of the Miami Book Fair/de Groot Prize.

• Original, accessible and engaging writing style.

• Funny and intimate portrait of a young woman dealing with early adulthood, loss of a parent and being single.

• Vogel’s Border of Wilshire & Nobody was the winner of the inaugural Howling Bird Press Poetry Prize (2015).

ISBN 13: 9781612197364, 112pp h/b, £20.00 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Fiction

WE ARE FAMILY

Bartolomei, Fabio & Shugaar, Anthony (trans)

Al Santamaria is a child prodigy, probably the greatest genius of the twentieth century. So much so he could actually be the one to save humankind from extinction, but first he must solve a more pressing problem, to find a home for his family. Because, truth be told, life has not always been easy for the Santamarias... Overcoming endless trials and tribulations, he will build, bit by bit, a new world for himself and his family, aided only by his big sister Victoria, and whatever resources are available to a child. Resources which in his case are unlimited because, he doesn’t know it yet, but he will remain a child forever.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An uplifting postmodern fable, the story of a modern-day Peter Pan. • Fabio Bartolomei’s Italian-style comedies shine a spotlight on the ills and tribulations of his native country.

• Translated by Antony Shugaar.

• We Are Family mirrors in microcosm the history of Italy from the 1970s to the present day.

ISBN 13: 9781609455033, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by EUROPA EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

WAYS TO HIDE IN WINTER St. Vincent, Sarah

After a freak car accident left her widowed, Kathleen has retreated to Pennsylvania’s Blue Ridge Mountains, where she works in an isolated corner of the state park. There she meets a stranger who seems to be hiding from the authorities in his native Uzbekistan.

As the violent secrets of their pasts unfold, the difference between good and evil proves more complicated than we might think... and a surprising final twist casts Kathleen in a new light altogether.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Taps into the phenomenon and demand for ‘girl’ books.

• My Absolute Darling meets The Sympathizer - involving domestic violence and a page-turning political suspense novel.

• Strong, complex female protagonist whose intensity and sense of isolation call to mind Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen.

• St.Vincent is an advocate at Human Rights Watch and has years of experience in human rights and surveillance.

ISBN 13: 9781612197203, 224pp h/b, £19.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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EASTMAN WAS HERE

Fiction

RADIANT SHIMMERING LIGHT

Gilvarry, Alex

It’s 1973, and Alan Eastman, a public intellectual, accidental cultural critic, washed-up war journalist, husband and philanderer, finds in himself an existential crisis. His wife has taken the kids and left and his best work feels years behind him. In the depths of despair, he receives an unexpected phone call from an old rival offering him the chance to go to Vietnam to write about the end of the war, but instead of transporting himself back to his heyday as a pioneering war correspondent as he had hoped, he finds himself grappling with the same problems he thought he’d left back in New York.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Alex Gilvarry is a talented, young writer, named one of the National Book Foundation’s 5 under 35.

• His writing readily invites comparisons to the likes of Philip Roth and Saul Bellow.

• A darkly funny roman a clef asking what might have happened if Norman Mailer had gone on a cancelled trip to Vietnam.

• A strong first-person narrative written in Eastman’s self-obsessed voice as he grapples with an existential crisis.

ISBN 13: 9781101981511, 368pp p/b, £12.99 Published by PENGUIN BOOKS (USA) Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction

DIARIES OF EMILIO RENZI, THE The Happy Years Piglia, Ricardo & Croll, Robert

The second instalment of Argentine literary giant Ricardo Piglia’s acclaimed bibliophilic trilogy follows his alter ego, Emilio Renzi, as his literary career begins to take off in the tumultuous years 1968-1975 - running a magazine, working as a publisher, and encountering the literary stars among whom he would soon take his place: Borges, Puig, Roa Bastos, Pinera.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the greatest Latin American authors - Piglia is considered heir to Borges and essential influence on Bolano.

• Piglia was writing autofiction before Knausgaard, Lerner and Luiselli (self-described as Piglia’s ‘orphan’).

• This second volume of Renzi’s diaries focuses on the evolution of his writing.

• A unique view into the mind of a great writer - in the vein of Kafka, Pessoa and Woolf’s diaries.

• Essential reading for writers and a great celebration of world literature.

ISBN 13: 9781632061980, 416pp p/b, £16.99 Published by RESTLESS BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction

INSURRECTO Apostol, Gina

Two women, a Filipino translator and an American filmmaker, go on a road trip in Duterte’s Philippines, collaborating and clashing in the writing of a film script about a massacre during the Philippine-American War. Insurrecto contains within its dramatic action two rival scripts from the filmmaker and the translator - one about a white photographer, the other about a Filipino schoolteacher. Within the spiralling voices and narrative layers of Insurrecto are stories of women - artists, lovers, revolutionaries, daughters - finding their way to their own truths and histories.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Award-winning author, critically acclaimed as a literary writer of the highest calibre both in the Us and Philippines.

• Hugely topical themes - race, culture, gender, identity, and the makers of history - are central to the novel.

• Using interlocking voices that entangle the reader in a playful and inventive structure.

• Places the American-Philippines War in context, a conflict that is rarely spoken about, if even remembered.

ISBN 13: 9781616959463, 336pp p/b, £12.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Selecky, Sarah

Lilian Quick has looked up to her cousin Florence her whole life. Florence is everything Lilian is not: brave, adventurous, American. They’ve been out of touch for twenty years - but Lilian, forty, single and struggling as a pet portraitist in Toronto, has been watching Florence, who has become internet-famous as Eleven Novak, the face of a feminine-lifestyle empowerment brand. Eleven is going to help Lilian build her brand and be her best self: confident, affluent, self-actualised.

In just three months, Lilian’s life changes drastically and becomes everything she’s dreamed of. But is it everything she wants? And can she really trust Eleven?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Selecky’s short-story collection, This Cake is for the Party, was a finalist in the prestigious Canadian Giller award.

• Major US production company has acquired rights to Radiant Shimmering Light series aimed at fans of Big Little Lies.

• For fans of Meg Wolitzer, Claire Messud, George Saunders, Karen Joy Fowler, Alice Munro and Ann Patchett.

• Timely and inventive novel about the blurred lines between empowerment, spirituality, & consumerism in our online lives.

• Both an hilarious satire of our insta-world and a sophisticated look at the complexities of life in the digital age.

ISBN 13: 9781925773057, 368pp p/b, £10.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

SEVERANCE Ma, Ling

Candace Chen, a millennial drone self-sequestered in a Manhattan office tower, is devoted to routine: her work, watching movies with her boyfriend, avoiding thoughts of her recently deceased Chinese immigrant parents. So she barely notices when a plague of biblical proportions sweeps the world. Candace joins a small group of survivors, led by the power-hungry Bob, on their way to the Facility, where, Bob promises, they will have everything they need to start society anew. But Candace is carrying a secret she knows Bob will exploit.

Should she escape from her rescuers?

KEY SELLING POINTS • An offbeat and unforgettable apocalyptic satire by a young novelist whose star is on the rise.

• Severance has been on multiple ‘Most Anticipated’ and ‘Best Of’ lists in 2018.

• Ling Ma received the Graywolf SLS prize in 2015 for an early portion of the novel.

• A send-up and takedown of the rituals, routines and missed opportunities of millennial culture and values.

ISBN 13: 9781925773279, 304pp p/b, £10.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction

FADE INTO YOU Darling, Nikki

This coming-of-age debut novel divulges the life of a Mexican American punk barely surviving high school.

Nikki Darling is a self-proclaimed ‘stoner chola.’ She cuts class, sneaks cigarettes, and crushes on her gay best friend. In dreamy, subterranean prose, Nikki captures the reckless defiance of girlhood - and the youthful insistence that everything will always remain wild, trashy, and free.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Perfect fit for readers of Michelle Tea, Achy Obejas, and Cristy C. Road.

• Darling is a protegee of Michael Tea, who will lend her support to this novel.

• Adds to growing, but sparse, number of coming-of-age books dealing with counterculture and a protagonist of colour.

ISBN 13: 9781936932412, 224pp p/b, £13.99 Published by THE FEMINIST PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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FICTION Fiction

NAKED WOMAN, THE Somers, Armonia; Maude, Kit & Chavez Goycochea, Elena

The Naked Woman might be described as a fantastic and violent answer to the question of women’s liberation - Kate Chopin’s The Awakening meets Francisco Goya.

Somers’s novel is anti-Enlightenment in its searing critique of civility, and the suggestion that social progress can be achieved through current means.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First ever full-length English translation of Uruguayan feminist author Armonia Somers.

• Originally published in 1950, when it shocked readers and critics with its erotic content.

• Will appeal to fans of surrealist and modernist literature, as well as those of classic feminist texts and translated fi • For readers of Clarice Lispector, Djuna Barnes, and Leonora Carrington.

ISBN 13: 9781936932436, 128pp p/b, £13.99 Published by THE FEMINIST PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Classics

JAMES FENIMORE COOPER: TWO NOVELS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Cooper, James Fenimore

With his second novel, The Spy: A Tale of the Neutral Ground, in 1821, James Cooper foundhis true voice and what became his most enduring subject matter: the history of his young nation, born of the clash between Old World and New. Cooper continued in the same vein with Lionel Lincoln; Or, The Leaguer of Boston (1825), a carefully researched panorama of the coming of the Revolution, complete with detailed depictions of the battles of Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill. With the hero a native-born American serving in the British Army, issues of loyalty are again complex, and some American reviewers, not for the last time, found Cooper’s politics a bit too ambiguous for comfort.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A deluxe collector’s edition of two classic James Fenimore Cooper novels with a full-colour cover.

• Features an 8-page colour insert with illustrations from the 1924 edition of The Spy. • High production values, with period endpaper maps of Westchester Country and Boston.

• Both novels included are pioneering works of historical fiction, ideal for both scholars and readers of classic fiction.

ISBN 13: 9781598535822, 880pp h/b, £33.99 Published by LIBRARY OF AMERICA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

DEATH OF A RAINMAKER A Dustbowl Mystery Loewenstein, Laurie

When a rainmaker is bludgeoned to death in the pitch blackness of a colossal dust storm, small-town sheriff Temple Jennings shoulders yet another burden in the hard times of the 1930s Dust Bowl. As the sheriff and his young deputy investigate the murder, their suspicions focus on a teenager, Carmine, serving with the Civilian Conservation Corps. After Temple eventually arrests Carmine, Temple’s wife Etha quickly becomes convinced of his innocence and sets out to prove it. But Etha’s investigations soon reveal a darker web of secrets.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Inspired by dustbowl history The Worst Hard Time - and addressing timeless issues of poverty and courage.

• The 1930s Dust Bowl is an underused setting for contemporary and crime fiction.

• Author’s previous novel Unmentionables was a great critical and commercial success.

• Vivid literary and historically detailed description of the Great Depression.

ISBN 13: 9781617756658, 320pp p/b, £9.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

VANCOUVER NOIR Akashic Noir Wiebe, Sam (ed)

Following the success of Montreal Noir and Toronto Noir, the Akashic Noir Series now moves to the western side of the great nation of Canada. Akashic Books continues its groundbreaking series of original noir anthologies, launched in 2004 with Brooklyn Noir. Each story is set in a distinct neighbourhood or location within the city of the book.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest instalment, and third Canadian city, in the Akashic Noir series.

• Previous Canadian Noir Series titles - Montreal & Toronto - been extremely popular.

• Editor Sam Wiebe is the winner of an Arthur Ellis Award and the Kobo Emerging Writers Prize.

• Includes brand new stories by well-known, and several award-winning, author.

ISBN 13: 9781617756597, 224pp p/b, £11.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

KILLER CHOICE Hunt, Tom

When Gary Foster’s pregnant wife becomes gravely ill, their only hope is an experimental treatment available abroad, but the high cost is out of their reach. And Beth’s time is running out. That’s when a strange man approaches Gary, and offers the money he needs on one condition: that he kills someone. No questions asked. Gary’s choice forces him to confront the darkest reaches of his soul and betray those closest to him. And as he’s swept up in a nightmare of escalating violence, he must determine just how far he’s willing to go to save the woman he loves.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Has already won praise from NYT bestselling authors Lee Child and William Landay, and a starred Booklist review.

• Tom Hunt offers a fresh, new voice in thrillers, and will deliver a page-turning, addictive novel a year.

• Each of Tom’s thrillers will have a moral dilemma at the core.

• On the strength of Killer Choice, Berkley have already preempted rights to the next title - One Fatal Mistake.

ISBN 13: 9780399586422, 352pp p/b, £8.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

MURDER, SHE WROTE: MANUSCRIPT FOR MURDER Fletcher, Jessica & Land, Jon

Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica can’t believe what she’s reading.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Forty-eighth in the USA Today bestselling series.

• A bestselling and successful series with over 4.5 million copies of the Murder, She Wrote books currently sold.

• The mass market original A Question of Murder hit the USA Today bestseller list.

• All 264 episodes of Murder, She Wrote joined the Hallmark Channel primetime schedule in June 2007.

ISBN 13: 9780451489302, 272pp h/b, £20.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Crime & Thriller

WRENCH IN THE WORKS, A Carlisle, Kate

Shannon Hammer’s younger sister Chloe left Lighthouse Cove after high school to make it big in Hollywood. And she did it! For several years now, Chloe has been the co-host of a popular home repair show on the Do-It-Yourself Network. Now, after ten years, Chloe returns to Lighthouse Cove with her crew and co-host to film several shows featuring her sister Shannon, along with some special mini-segments on Victorian style and design.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Multiple books in the series have been picked up by hallmark movies & mystery.

• Sixth in the series featuring handywoman Shannon Hammer as she fixes up houses and solves murder mysteries.

• Carlisle is also the author of the hardcover original Bibliophile Mysteries.

• Perfect for fans of home repair themed cosy mysteries, such as Sarah Graves’ Home Repair Is Homicide Mysteries.

ISBN 13: 9780399586484, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

NONE SO BLIND Teifi Valley Coroner Hawkins, Alis

West Wales, 1850. When an old tree root is dug up, the remains of a young woman are found. Harry Probert-Lloyd, a young barrister forced home from London by encroaching blindness, has been dreading this discovery. He knows exactly whose bones they are. Working with his clerk, John Davies, Harry is determined to expose the guilty. But the investigation turns up more questions than answers. The search for the truth will prove costly. But will Harry and John pay the highest price?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Great new historical crime series - The Teifi Valley Coroner - set in west Wales countryside.

• Perfect for fans of Susan Hill, Conan Doyle, Wilkie Collins.

• Alis Hawkins’ first novel Testament (Macmillan, 2008) was long-listed for Waverton Good Read Award.

• Hawkin’s writing has been praised by Barry Forshaw, Phil Rickman and E. S. Thomson.

• Rich, unusual historical setting (Wales mid-1800s) - after the Rebecca Riots contemporary parallels with power of populism.

ISBN 13: 9781912534036, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DOME PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

DEATH ROPE Russell, Leigh

Mark is dead. His wife, Charlotte, found him hanging in their hallway. But neither she, nor his sister, believes its suicide. And now their suspicions have cost them their lives. With three bodies in the morgue, Detective Geraldine Steel is feeling the pressure more than ever. Taking increasingly dangerous risks in the hunt for the killer, Geraldine finds herself under threat. Can her boss, Ian Peterson, solve the mystery in time to save her?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Leigh Russell’s books have sold over a million copies worldwide.

• Leigh Russell has been nominated for a number of awards including the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award.

• For fans of Peter James, Mark Billingham, Rachel Abbott, Robert Bryndza, Angela Marsons and Carol Wyer.

ISBN 13: 9781843449348, 320pp p/b, £7.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

ELDERLY LADY IS UP TO NO GOOD, AN Tursten, Helene

Maud is an irascible 88-year-old Swedish woman with no family, no friends, and... no qualms about a little murder. This funny, irreverent story collection by Helene Tursten, author of the Irene Huss investigations, features two-never-before translated stories that will keep you laughing all the way to the retirement home.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Helene Tursten is the author of the popular Inspector Irene Huss series - Huss makes a cameo in this book.

• This is the perfect teaser for Tursten’s new series as it includes a cameo from D.I. Emblya.

• Maude is one of Tursten’s post popular characters. Finally she has been given her own book!

• Funny, irreverent story collection, featuring two-never-before translated stories.

ISBN 13: 9781641290111,TBCpp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

NIGHTTOWN

Junior Bender Mystery #7 Hallinan, Timothy

A nameless woman in an orange wig has offered Junior fifty grand - twenty-five up front - to break into the abandoned house of a recently deceased 97-yearold recluse, Daisy Horton, and steal a doll from her collection. Junior knows no doll is worth 50K, so he figures there must be something hidden inside the doll that can get him in a heap of trouble. It doesn’t take long for Junior to realise he’s not the only one looking for the doll. When an old friend ends up murdered, Junior decides he will stop at nothing to figure out who the woman in the orange wig is, and why she wants the doll badly enough to leave a trail of bodies in her wake.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Junior Bender series has been acclaimed by readers and critics alike.

• Timothy Hallinan has been nominated for the Edgar, Nero, Shamus, Macavity, and Silver Dagger awards.

• Seventh in the popular series well-known for their tongue-in-cheek humour.

• LA setting is perfect for the cast of characters: wisecracking thieves, grifters, and murderers.

ISBN 13: 9781616957483, 384pp h/b, £22.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Crime & Thriller

WIDOWS OF MALABAR HILL, THE Massey, Sujata

Bombay, 1921: Perveen Mistry, the daughter of a respected Zoroastrian family, has just joined her father’s law firm, becoming one of the first female lawyers in India. Armed with a law degree from Oxford, Perveen also has a tragic personal history that makes her especially devoted to championing and protecting women’s legal rights. Inspired in part by a real woman who made history by becoming India’s first female lawyer, The Widows of Malabar Hill is a richly wrought story of multicultural 1920s Bombay as well as the debut of a sharp and promising new sleuth, Perveen Mistry.

KEY SELLING POINTS • New series from award-winning crime writer Sujata Massey - winner of the Agatha and Macavity Awards.

• Inspired by two real-life Parsi women who made history by becoming India’s first female lawyers.

• Set between the wars, a fascinating period in Indian history, with lush British Raj India setting.

• Features a sharp yet loveable new sleuth with a tragic past providing a backdrop to her fight for women’s rights.

ISBN 13: 9781616959760, 400pp p/b, £8.99 Published by SOHO PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

BREACH

A Cold War Magic Novel #1 Goodwater, W. L.

The first novel in a new Cold War fantasy series, where the Berlin Wall is made entirely of magic. When a breach unexpectedly appears in the wall, spies from both sides swarm to the city as World War III threatens to spark.

Karen, a young magician with the American Office of Magical Research and Deployment, is sent to investigate the breach in the Wall and determine if it can be fixed.

Instead, she discovers that the truth is elusive in this divided city - and that even magic itself has its own agenda. The truth of the wall is about to be revealed.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First in a new fantasy/alternate history series, set in Berlin during the Cold War. • Publication coincides with the 29th anniversary of the wall falling.

• 1950s cold war fantasy series brings a focus to a time period that the fantasy genre rarely touches.

• For fans of China Mieville, Lev Grossman, Scott Lynch, Genevieve Cogman, Jim Butcher and Cory Doctorow.

• Russians are timely antagonists as the news is once against filled with talk of Russian spies and secret operations.

ISBN 13: 9780451491039, 368pp p/b, £13.99 Published by ACE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

TERMINAL ALLIANCE

Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse #1 Hines, Jim C

The Krakau came to invite Earth into an alliance of sentient species, only to find that plague had turned humanity into shambling, near-unstoppable animals.

A century later a bioweapon wipes out the Krakau command crew and reverts the rest of the humans to their feral state - only Marion ‘Mops’ Adamopoulos and her Shipboard Hygiene and Sanitation team on board the Earth Mercenary Corps Ship Pufferfish are left with their minds intact. They stumble onto a conspiracy born from the truth of what happened on Earth all those years ago.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The beginning of a new series by Hugo Award winner Jim C. Hines.

• Ideal for fans of Red Dwarf and Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

• Hardback already released to rave reviews, including Ann Leckie, Ilona Andrews and Library Journal.

• Jim C. Hinesalready has a 14K strong following on Twitter.

ISBN 13: 9780756412753, 368pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAW Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

KATANAGATARI 1 NisiOisiN

Long ago the masterful swordsmith Shikizaki Kiki crafted 1000 blades, though his twelve final works, the legendary deviant blades were prime among the rest. All with uniquely defined traits, these swords are among the greatest in Japan. Shichika Yasuri, the seventh generational head of the Kyoto-ryu school of martial arts in medieval Japan. He and his older sister Nanami live on an isolated island, until a military advisor named Togame tells him of the final 12 swords forged by a legendary swordsmith. At Togame’s bidding, Shichika embarks on a journey to find all 12 of the swords.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new release from fan-favourite NisiOisiN. • Katanagatari was adapted into a popular 2010 anime that streamed on Netflix.

• NisiOisiN’s is one of the most popular authors working in Japan today, outselling Haruki Murakami previously.

• His highly popular Monogatari series has already sold thousands of copies in the UK. • Features the popular medieval Japan setting with an exciting twist, a samurai who doesn’t use a sword!

ISBN 13: 9781947194328,TBCpp h/b, £24.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Scifi and Fantasy

MONOGATARI BOX SET NisiOisiN

From the popular Monogatari series comes a special limited edition box set, which includes the novels in the first season! Books that will be included in the box set are the following: 1. Kizumonogatari; 2.Bakemonogatari 1; 3.

Bakemonogatari 2; 4. Bakemonogatari 3; 5.

Nisemonogatari 1; 6. Nisemonogatari 2; 7.

Nekomonogatari (black).

KEY SELLING POINTS • A limited edition box set collecting the early volumes of the hugely popular Monogatari series.

• Nishio Ishin is one of the most popular authors working in Japan today, outselling Haruki Murakami last year.

• Vampires and the supernatural remain popular with young adult readers; this book presents a unique twist on the genre.

• The series has been adapted into several anime series that are available in the UK from MVM. ISBN 13: 9781947194397,TBCpp p/b, £88.99 Published by VERTICAL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Historical

ENCHANTRESS OF NUMBERS A Novel of Ada Lovelace Chiaverini, Jennifer

In Enchantress of Numbers, New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini unveils the passions, dreams, and insatiable thirst for knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing - a young woman who stepped out of her father’s shadow to achieve her own laurels and champion the new technology that would shape the future.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ada Lovelace is a fascinating character who has perhaps not been given the attention and tributes she deserves.

• Commonly considered the first ever computer programmer, Ada’s story feeds in to public discussion about women in STEM. • A feminist tale with plenty of atmosphere and heart, ideal for bookclub discussions.

• Lovelace’s contributions to science and technology have gone unsung for far too long.

ISBN 13: 9781101985212, 448pp p/b, £12.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Romance

SEAL’S HONOR Crane, Megan

The last thing Blue Hendricks needs six months into his uneasy re-entry into civilian life is trouble in the form of his old friend’s kid sister, all grown up and smack in the middle of a dangerous murder investigation. But he didn’t become a SEAL to turn his back on the hard stuff, and he can’t bring himself to ignore Everly’s call for help - no matter how much he knows he’s not fit to be around the soft, vibrant woman she’s become. Not after the things he’s done.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first in a brand new thrilling series featuring ex-special forces operatives.

• Strong alpha leads, in the form of a group of brothers-in-arms who have united by their desire for the next mission.

• Rugged Alaskan frontier and its hardened heroes will melt the hearts of die-hard romance fans and new explorers alike.

• Megan’s books have hit the USA Today bestseller list and have been nominated for RITA awards.

ISBN 13: 9780451491497, 352pp p/b, £6.99 Published by BERKLEY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

HER SWEETEST REVENGE 3

ARM CANDY

Mya Bedford’s hopes for a normal life seem more distant than ever when her best friend’s fiance is shot, Mya’s husband is thrown back into the game, and a ruthless new crew hits the streets of Detroit.

But there’s one bright spot: Mya’s father, Lester, has suddenly been released from prison. Mya can’t undo the past, but she can do her best to help her dad get his future back on track. The trouble is, the streets don’t forget, and the worst is yet to come.

Soon Mya’s world is shattered in the bloody crossfire of someone else’s payback. Now it’s time for her sweetest revenge...

Raised on the streets of Detroit, Maven Edwards is now a high-flying music industry executive with an ice-cold heart from time spent in various orphanages.

He’s all about building his brand, making money, and collecting beautiful women who can co-exist as sister wives. That’s where Jhene, Noel, and Khy come in.

Jhene is an exotic dancer from Atlanta. Noel was a social media model who caught his eye, so he made her a star. And Khy, his main chick, has his kids, so she isn’t going anywhere. He is living a single man’s dream - until his perfect life starts to unravel and his empire crumbles.

Saundra

Littles, T.C.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Saundra writes in the gritty, action packed vein of Kiki Swinson, Wahida Clark, and Ashley & JaQuavis.

• Third in an action-packed series, which Dafina has now acquired the rights to.

• Saundra’s writing is page-turning drama with a strong, fearless female protagonist.

ISBN 13: 9781617739873, 368pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

KEY SELLING POINTS • T.C Littles is an Essence bestselling author.

• Set in an urban world of glitz and glam that will charm readers.

• Storyline filled with high-stakes drama, featuring characters the audience can’t help but get behind.

ISBN 13: 9781945855634, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

Fiction - Black Interest

PLEASURED BY YOU Wellspring Series #3 Wright, Elle

For decades, the fate of Wellspring, Michigan, has been tied to the Wells family’s fortunes - for better and worse. Their corporation keeps the small town afloat, despite the greed and corruption at its heart.

But now, as the next generation comes into its own, a new day dawns. Bryson Wells cut all ties to his hometown and family, but he finds himself back in Wellspring - and face to face with the woman who has a hold on his heart: Jordan Clarke. Jordan will have to decide if Bryson’s love is real, or if he’s settling to get the family he’s always wanted.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Set in a fictional town, close to Grand Rapids, like the many factory towns created to support the automotive industry.

• This series appeals to fans of Brenda Jackson and Nioba Bryant with its contemporary setting and steamy romance.

• Wright writes sexy contemporary romance novels and is also published by Harlequin Kimani and Forever Romance.

ISBN 13: 9781496716040, 304pp p/b, £6.99 Published by DAFINA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

SISTER’S SURVIVAL, A Rax, Cydney

To keep their family ties strong, the five Reeves sisters meet regularly to give each other a reality check. But explosive family secrets begin to pour out like molten lava, and forever change all they treasure most...

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second in the already popular Reeves Sisters series.

• For fans of Niobia Bryant’s Mistress series and Mary B. Morrison’s earlier works.

• Fast-paced, sexy and suspenseful storylines filled with mystery, romance, and high stakes.

ISBN 13: 9781496715401, 352pp p/b, £10.99 Published by DAFINA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

ART OF DECEIT, THE Joseph, Fabiola

Tangie is the hottest thing to hit the video scene.

Young, sexy, and dangerously appealing, she slithers her way into the hearts of many rappers, and into the wallets of even more. Her latest victim is Hip-Hop’s newest sensation, Tay’von ‘Too Fine’ Miller, who pulls Tangie into his world, hoping to use her for her looks, only to get rid of her when he is done. But he has highly underestimated her. Her charm is as hypnotic as a snake charmer, and as strong as the magic of a voodoo priest. Once she has cast her spell, she is sure to bring any man or woman to their knees.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A perfect blend of urban street literature and steamy erotica.

• This raw, explosive story that explores the dark underbelly of the hip-hop glitter and glamour.

• Fabiola Joseph has amassed loyal followers with her self-published e-books.

• Her fiction deals with serious and pressing issues, focusing in on those that effect women.

ISBN 13: 9781601620996, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

BABY YOU’RE WORTHY Shantae

To love and be loved in return is a beautiful feeling.

But what do you do when the object of your affection refuses to want you the same way you want them, because in their eyes you don’t quite measure up? Walking away may seem like the most logical and healthy route, but when it comes to that allconsuming, deep-down-in-your-soul type of love, doing so is easier said than done.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Shantae is a rising star in the urban romance genre.

• Featuring clever, fearless, loveable characters that readers will rally behind.

• A dramatic urban love story that fans of street-lit will love.

ISBN 13: 9781945855818, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FICTION Fiction - Black Interest

BLACK WIDOW CLIQUE, THE Woods, Genesis

Best friends and blood sisters for life, Melonee Reid and Fiona White have one goal in life - to get rich and live comfortably - but growing up in the inner city of Los Angeles isn’t helping them obtain that goal.

That is, until Fiona comes up with a plan to marry for money, and to murder for even more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A sexy thriller about a two best friends who plan to marry... and then murder.

• A fun read with two unforgettable protagonists readers can’t help but take their side!

• Was previously self-published as a successful ebook - fans will be thrilled to see it in print.

• A twisty, tense novel with steamy moments.

ISBN 13: 9781945855672, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: JAMAICA Williams, Racquel

Born and raised in McGregor Gully, Gaza is one of the meanest, richest kingpins to ever walk the streets of Kingston. But when Catherine enters his life, a young and determined federal agent, she threatens to change everything. Betrayal and backstabbing is at a high level, and Gaza is determined to wreak havoc on anyone who stands in his way. No one is safe, not even the people closest to him. Will this young thug risk it all to maintain his power, or will he be blinded by love for the woman who was hired to bring him down?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The latest in the uber popular Kingpins series, in which Carl Weber chooses authors to write a story set in their city.

• This is the very first of the Kingpins series to take place outside of the U.S. • Carl Weber is a big name in the urban literature scene - recommendations made by him carry significant clout.

• Racquel Williams is an internet sensation with over 100K downloads.

• The entire Kingpin series is also available from Turnaround, along with many more Racquel Williams books.

ISBN 13: 9781601620965, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

DON’T MESS WITH THE CARTER BOYS The Carter Boys 3 Desiree

The Carter Boys are a rap group on the rise, and their name rings loud in Atlanta. Shiloh, Anthony, Jaheim, Talin, Elijah, and Trent have so many things going on outside of the family that there is little time to keep a watchful eye on the princess of the Carter family baby sister Olivia. All that changes when the secret life she’s been hiding comes to the forefront. Whether they’re for her or against her, the Carter men try to deal with what Olivia has going on, all while trying

to handle their own drama.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A twisty, dramatic, and funny novel following the lives of an up-andcoming rap group of brothers.

• Ambition mixes with family drama in a narrative that’s sure to keep readers thoroughly entertained.

• The Carter Boys series is hugely addictive – readers will be waiting for this next instalment.

• Desirée writes characters with distinctive Atlanta flair, evoking the energy and mood of a Southern college campus.

ISBN 13: 9781945855559, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

FOOLISH Black, Anna

November is on the right track to success. After suffering through countless roommates and ending up in and out of her parents’ home while in school, her dream condo is within her grasp; but a few weeks before closing, she totals her car. She is sure her bad luck has returned, until she meets Tracy Stone.

Charming, dark, handsome, and well-off, Tracy seems to be the perfect man. She marries him, only to learn that this tall, dark, and handsome guy has some demons that could eventually ruin their marriage and derail her happily-ever-after for good.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Anna Black has consistently maintained a 4.8 out of 5 rating on Amazon.

• Suitable for fans of Brenda Hampton and Fabiola Joseph.

• A whirlwind romance with dramatic stakes.

ISBN 13: 9781945855740, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

LOVE, LIES, AND CONSEQUENCES

Karrington, Blake & Woods, Genesis

Savannah Zaher has always prided herself in making the right decisions for her life, and only her best friend knows the real reason behind her moving across the country all those years ago - trying to distance herself from a man. Lyfe Simmons is on top of the world.

What could he possibly be missing? He has basically anything he could ever want right at his fingertips, but he doesn’t have the one thing he wants most: the woman he fell in love with and hasn’t stopped loving since he first laid eyes on her.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Genesis Woods and Blake Karrington have built a loyal following of fans.

• Karrington portrays humanity in the unlikely streets of cities like Charlotte.

• A story of love and the obstacles standing in its way.

ISBN 13: 9781945855757, 384pp p/b, £5.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Fiction - Black Interest

TORN BY THE CODE Eureka

Dutchtress refuses to allow her enemies to take another breath of fresh air after they take her most precious possession. She will stop at nothing to get back what’s hers. With her right-hand man, Flex, by her side, they perform a bloody symphony, reaching all the way from the Windy City to Jamaica. Family or not; no one’s spilled blood is off limits.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First novel by new urban sensation Eureka.

• Eureka writes with an authentic voice, based on her life experiences in the south side of Chicago.

• A story where the past has a hold on future ambition.

• Ideal for fans of K’Wan. ISBN 13: 9781945855023, 288pp p/b, £12.99 Published by URBAN BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FICTION • GRAPHIC NOVELS Poetry

CRUEL FICTION

Graphic Novel

ARCHIE GIANT COMICS BASH

Trevino, Wendy

Archie Superstars

This is a spectacular debut trying to puzzle though our present, from the workplace to the pop charts but most of all to the politics of struggle. The latest in AK’s Commune Editions imprint, Cruel Fiction brings together new material with celebrated work published here for the first time in book form, including the provocative and charged ‘Brazilian Is Not a Race’, a sonnet sequence meditating on race, nation, and history seen from the author’s native Rio Grande Valley; it also includes the widely-circulated ‘128-131’, a caustic, hilarious, tender account memorialising three days in jail during the Occupy movement.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First collection from an established and provocative poet.

• Including critically acclaimed pieces - such as ‘Brazilian Is Not a Race’ and ‘128-131.’

• Appeals to those interested in poetry, politics, race, Latin American identity, social movements, and music.

• Author already has a dedicated underground following.

ISBN 13: 9781934639252, 128pp p/b, £13.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Archie Giant Comics Bash collects 480 pages of iconic Archie tales in this one amazing volume! Featuring the same mix of wild humour, awkward charm and genuine relatability that has kept Archie and the gang popular with kids and families for 75 years.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects original runs from the hugely popular Archie Comics which have sold 2 billion copies to date.

• Will appeal to UK fans of the Beano, the Dandy and other classic children’s comics.

• Sister book to the Archie 1000 Page Comics Digests, Archie’s fastest-selling retail title.

• The Archie series recently rebooted in 2015 with a contemporary makeover, attracting new readers and critical acclaim.

• The subversive take on Archie universe and teen phenomenon Riverdale has breathed new life into the franchise.

ISBN 13: 9781682558775, 416pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Poetry

Rosenberg, Matthew; Segura, Aelx & Eisma, Joe

ABANDONED POEMS Moss, Stanley

Abandoned Poems (Paul Valery wrote, ‘A poem is never finished, only abandoned’) consists of 120 pages of new work written since his 2016 prizewinning book, Almost Complete Poems. The truth is Moss has a unique voice in the history of American poetry. This book is full of invisible life-giving discoveries the reader has almost seen, and you might say Moss has discovered a new continent, a new planet or two - or simply it’s fun. There is a final section, ‘Apocrypha and Long Abandoned Poems,’ which includes early misplaced work never published, and new versions of previously published poems.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Stanley Moss is a living legend of American Poetry.

• Highly praised by major American poets.

• Moss’s books have had major review attention in NY Review of Books, NY Times, and more.

• To be published alongside the paperback reprint of Almost Complete Poems.

ISBN 13: 9781609808914, 128pp p/b, £13.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Graphic Novel

ARCHIE AND ME VOL. 1 Archie Superstars

Archie and Me Vol. 1 is the first of a chronological collection of titles featuring the classic series. This is presented in the new higher-end format of Archie Comics Presents, which offers 200 pages at a value while taking a design cue from successful all-ages graphic novels. For 161 issues, Archie’s craziest interactions with Riverdale High principal Mr. Weatherbee were showcased in this classic series.

Now the first dozen are collected here!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects an original run from the hugely popular Archie Comics which have sold 2 billion copies to date.

• Will appeal to UK fans of the Beano, the Dandy and other classic children’s comics.

• The subversive take on Archie universe and teen phenomenon Riverdale has breathed new life into the franchise.

• The Archie series recently rebooted in 2015 with a contemporary makeover, attracting new readers and critical acclaim.

• Now this original Archie omnibus is a perfect chance for old and new fans alike to delve into classic Archie canon.

ISBN 13: 9781682558737, 224pp p/b, £9.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

ARCHIES VOL. 2, THE

Still soaring from CHVRCHES’ sage advice, Archie is eager to take his friends to the next level musically on their firstever tour. See as an unexpected turn of events finds them in the swingin’ sixties-face to face with rock/pop icons THE MONKEES! Then: Can indie pop sirens TEGAN AND SARA help the band through a crisis, or has the tour gone kaput?

Plus - The Archies have the chance to record an album, and behind the control board is none other than music legends, BLONDIE! Will these iconic groups help The Archies get through the wild world of the music industry? Stay tuned.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Reviving the classic fictional garage band lineup, The Archies, which topped real music charts back in the ‘60s!

• The Archie universe is more popular than ever thanks to the Riverdale TV show, now streaming on Netflix.

• Appeals to the modern comic book audience by offering a contemporary twist on the timeless Archie characters.

• Featuring the uber-popular gay pop band Tegan and Sara, who won a GLAAD Media Award in 2017.

• Plus chart-topping Rock n’ Roll Hall of Famers, Blondie, and ‘60s heartthrobs, The Monkees!

ISBN 13: 9781682558751, 104pp p/b, £10.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

ANTIFA COMIC BOOK, THE

100 Years of Fascism and Antifa Movements around the World Hill, Gord

In this stirring graphic non-fiction book by the acclaimed author of The 500 Years of Resistance Comic Book, Gord Hill looks at the history of fascism over the last 100 years, and the antifa movements that work fastidiously to topple it. Though a relatively new idealogy, in its short history some greatest atrocities against humanity have been carried out in its name. Today, emboldened by the American president, fascism is alive and well again. At the same time, antifa activists have proven, through history and again today, that the spirit of resistance is alive and well, and necessary.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Recent clashes including the highly publicised Charlottesville incident have given Antifa a massive profile.

• Resurgences in neo-facist movements across the US and UK has generated interest in how it was tackled in the past.

• Illustrated in full-colour comic book form, this is a highly accessible guide to a complex political subject.

• The young, politically minded target audience are predominately left-wing voters.

ISBN 13: 9781551527338, 112pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ESCAPE FROM BITCH MOUNTAIN Comic Book Slumber Party

Comic Book Slumber Party is BACK! And this time they’re taking on the dank dungeons of Bitch Mountain. Far famed for its cruel Warlock overlord, Bitch Mountain is the deadliest destination on any adventurers map, but with it’s rumoured riches and guaranteed bragging rights it’s an opportunity Greasy can’t refuse. Edited by Hannah K. Chapman, CBSP: Escape from Bitch Mountain follows Greasy as she navigates a hangover from hell, battles foul beasts, and faces her direst peril yet... the Friend Zone!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ignatz-nominated cult feminist collective who collaborate with a diverse range of international artists.

• Cross-over appeal for shops with feminist book sections.

• Underground Comix/feminist attitude paired with classic fantasy adventure comedy.

• For fans of The Princess Bride and the Discworld novels.

ISBN 13: 9781910395448, 108pp p/b, £10.00 Published by AVERY HILL Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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MATA HARI

Beeby, Emma; Kristantina; Ariela & Masioni, Pat

This book explores the life of the controversial and historical figure, Mata Hari - the exotic dancer, convicted double agent, and original femme fatale - told from her own perspective. It collects the fiveissue series and includes additional historical material and an artist’s sketchbook. Executed by a French firing squad in 1917, the lesser-known, often tragic story of the woman who claimed she was born a princess, and died a figure of public hatred, is told by break-out talent writer Emma Beeby (Judge Dredd), drawing on biographies and released MI5 files.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Part of the inaugural line-up from the newly launched Dark Horse imprint, Berger Books, this is a must have comic.

• An unconventional take on fascinating historical figure, there is nothing quite like Mata Hari on the stands.

• Timely historical fiction when there is a massive appetite for the untold stories of history’s female figures.

• Emma Beeby made headlines for breaking into the male-dominated comics industry with her work on Judge Dredd.

• Delivers the real story of Mata Hari without exaggeration, exploring the enchanting person behind the myth.

ISBN 13: 9781506705613, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by BERGER BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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IAN VOL. 2: LESSONS OF DARKNESS Vehlmann, Fabien & Meyer, Ralph

While the members of team 21 are enjoying a night off together in Los Angeles, a terrorist group manipulated by a nihilist billionaire triggers a bloody riot downtown. Ian and the other SRS agents are ordered to secure a highly exclusive mall and its wealthy customers - ignoring any danger to the rest of the population. A decision that is not at all to Ian’s taste, as his programming is quite clear: help others.

KEY SELLING POINTS • By the author of award-winning series Alone.

• Alone won two awards from the prestigious Angouleme Comic Festival, and was adapted to the big screen in 2017.

• Action and adventure in a not-so-distant future, interwoven with a reflection on human nature.

• Clear, expressive art as well suited for action sequence as for facial expressions.

ISBN 13: 9781849183727, 56pp p/b, £7.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

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LADY S. VOL. 6: A SECOND OF ETERNITY Hamme, Van & Aymond, Phillipe

By publicly attacking his former Russian captor after his daughter had arranged for him to be declared dead, Shania’s father gets her in deep trouble. Soon, she and Anton are blackmailed into work for French Intelligence. Their mission: impersonate a woman, envoy of the Russian mafia to a Corsican syndicate boss, and find out what the two are planning together.

A job that will bring about an unexpected reunion...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A new Jean Van Hamme series.

• Perfectly mastered geopolitical context.

• Published in English for the first time.

• Over 350,000 copies sold.

ISBN 13: 9781849184212, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

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THORGAL VOL. 20: KRISS OF VALNOR Hamme, Van & Rosinski

Aaricia and her children, sold as slaves to an Imperial prince, refuse to believe that Thorgal is dead, and keep trying to escape, eventually wearing off their new owner’s patience. Condemned to a year of hard labour in the silver mines, they meet someone unexpected there: Kriss of Valnor, wielding the whip of a forewoman, yet a prisoner like them. Despite their mutual hatred, the two women will have to work together to escape...

KEY SELLING POINTS • More than 13 million Thorgal volumes have sold worldwide, in over 16 languages.

• Suitable for teens and adults.

• Thorgal is a good role model: He fights for freedom and against injustice.

ISBN 13: 9781849184229, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

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ALIENS: DUST TO DUST Hardman, Gabriel

A mother and son bound by a shared terror separated by an implacable alien force! A spaceship that should carry them away from the fear becomes a deathtrap from which escape seems impossible! The Trono colony on LV-871 is under attack. Emergency evacuations are ordered. Twelve-year-old Maxon and his mom face the most terrifying creatures in the galaxy... Aliens!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on the massively popular cult classic Alien movies.

• With the recent release of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (2017) the extraterrestial franchise is in full swing.

• A Hugo-award winning storyteller, Hardman is acclaimed for storyboarding The Dark Knight Rises, Inception and more.

• In the vein of Dead Orbit, delivers the reins of the Aliens universe to a standout creator for their own distinct take.

• Takes Aliens back to its horror roots, with a terrifying coming-of-age story told from a child’s perspective.

ISBN 13: 9781506707921, 96pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

ALIENS: THE ESSENTIAL COMICS VOLUME 1

Verheiden, Mark; Nelson, Mark; Beauvais, Denis & Kieth, Sam

These are the Aliens Essential Comics - stories that have stood the test of time... and kept readers awake at night. In this first volume is the intial Aliens trilogy Outbreak, Nightmare Asylum, and Earth War, in which Hicks and Newt - and eventually Ripley, join forces to battle an infestation of Aliens both on Earth and in the wider galaxy.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on the massively popular cult classic Alien movies.

• With the recent release of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant (2017) the extraterrestial franchise is in full swing.

• These classic Aliens comics will prove must have for hardcore fans and collectors.

• Returns the essential roots of the horror franchise for a truly authentic Aliens experience.

• A curated omnibus, this is the perfect entry for casual Aliens fans into the wider universe.

ISBN 13: 9781506710037, 400pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

BLACK HAMMER LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 1 Lemire, Jeff

Collects the first and second volumes of Black Hammer, and Black Hammer: Giant Sized Annaul in a deluxe, hardcover, and oversized format with a new cover, sketchbook extras, and more! Mysteriously banished from existence by a multiversal event, the old superheroes of Spiral City now lead simple lives on a bizarre farm from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collecting comics from the critically acclaimed, Eisner-award winning series (Best New Series, 2017) • Black Hammer is set to relaunch April 2018 with Black Hammer: Age of Doom.

• Black Hammer made a huge splash in the comics book world as a metafictional take on superhero multiverses.

• Has received stand-out praise from the likes of Scott Snyder and Mike Mignola.

• Featuring a brand new cover and wealth of sketchbook extras, this is a must-have for superfans.

ISBN 13: 9781506710730, 220pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

COLOSSAL KING CONAN, THE Truman, Timothy; Tom¤s, Giorello & Jos© Villarrubia

Adapting several stellar Robert E. Howard works, Dark Horse’s award-winning King Conan comics by Timothy Truman, Tomas Giorello, and Jose Villarrubia are all collected into one deluxe hardcover! Including adaptations of Howard’s short stories ‘The Scarlet Citadel,’ ‘The Phoenix on the Sword,’ and ‘Wolves Beyond the Border’, as well as the twelve-issue adaptation of Howard’s only Conan novel, The Hour of the Dragon. Plus original series cover work by Gerald Parel, Darick Robertson, Andrew C. Robinson, and Sanjulian.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects issues of Dark Horse’s award-winning Conan series in a megalith omnibus format.

• A bumper-pack of Barbarian antics to satisfy fans holding out hope for a King Conan movie.

• The classic sword-and-sorcery character has timeless appeal among fantasy fans and D&D enthusiasts.

• A new Conan TV series is currently in the works for Amazon’s major streaming service.

• Features special adaptations of Robert E. Howard’s Conan pulp classics that started it all.

ISBN 13: 9781506710471, 624pp h/b, £83.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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COMPLETE ELFQUEST VOLUME 5, THE Pini, Wendy & Pini, Richard

The latest collection of the classic fantasy series by Wendy and Richard Pini continues the canonical adventures of the Wolfriders. With Cutter leading his warriors against the human warlord Grohmul Djun, his chief-daughter Ember takes her tribemates far away into unknown lands, where she pits her skills and courage against new threats and unexpected revelations.

Weighing in at a hefty 720 pages, this fifth volume of the New York Times bestselling series collects material Elfquest - Hidden Years #16-29, as well as the entire ‘Wild Hunt’ sequence from Elfquest comics (vol.2).

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of the longest-running fantasy epics collected for the first time, ElfQuest is considered to be a cult classic.

• Over 3 million copies of the collected volumes have been sold to date.

• This 760-page epic it sure to satisfy fans at such an affordable price.

• The series has an enormous fanbase across the world that will be thrilled with this latest collected edition.

• Broad appeal for anyone who enjoys epic fantasy, and classic tales of adventure.

ISBN 13: 9781506706061, 760pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

Graphic Novel

BUFFY SEASON 10 LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 2

CONAN OMNIBUS VOLUME 7

The cult-favourite television series from creator Joss Whedon continues in comics with Season 10, where Buffy and the Scoobies are rewriting the rules of magic and monsters... Featuring the the work of writer and Buffy star Nicholas Brendon, this oversized Library edition collects the materials from Buffy Season 10 Volume 1 and Volume 2 softcovers, along with all the comic book covers, and an expanded sketchbook section.

Highlighting the illustration of Brian Ching and Guiu Villanova, Conan Omnbius 7: Witchcraft and Warfare, offers over 400 story pages of ancient empires, bloodstained steel, and vile magic. Award-winning comics writer Fred Van Lente adapts Robert E. Howard’s ‘Xuthal of the Dusk’ and ‘A Witch Shall Be Born.’ To heal his broken heart, Conan travels to the desert kingdoms to peddle his sword arm and seek treasure. But there will be little time for mourning when the barbarian warrior encounters his nemesis the Stygian necromancer Thoth-Amon!

Whedon, Joss; Gage, Christos & Isaacs, Rebekah

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects tales from the official continuation of the Joss Whedon’s hit Buffy series in graphic novel form.

• This deluxe oversized edition is a must have edition to the collections of Buffy superfans.

• Buffy the Vampire Slayer is one of the biggest cult hits of the last fifty years with fans across the globe.

• This Buffy comics series has been embraced by the show’s fans and hailed by comic reviewers.

• Fan-favourite Buffy character Xander Harris is penned by the original actor himself, Nicholas Brendon!

ISBN 13: 9781506706573, 260pp h/b, £24.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Van Lente, Fred

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects issues of Dark Horse’s award-winning Conan series in affordable omnibus format.

• The classic sword-and-sorcery character has timeless appeal among fantasy fans and D&D enthusiasts.

• Conan the Barbarian has spawned multiple blockbuster films, video-games and TV series.

• A new Conan TV series is currently in the works for Amazon’s major streaming service.

• Features special adaptations of Robert E. Howard’s Conan pulp classics from ‘30s.

ISBN 13: 9781506710501, 418pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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EMPOWERED & SISTAH SPOOKY’S HIGH SCHOOL HELL Warren, Adam & Speed McNeil, Carla

Adam Warren teams with Eisner award winner Carla Speed McNeil, creator of Finder, in a hellishly funny superhero smackdown! Empowered and ‘frenemy’ Sistah Spooky are trapped in a twisted high-school hellscape, with Spooky’s blonde, sold-their-souls-for-hotness, exclassmates plotting ritual murder to claim her magic for themselves! Beset by giant biology-class frogs, deadly emoji, and a monstrous junk-food elemental, Emp and Spooky fight for their lives against straight-fire blonde ambition! Hell is for heroines!

Collects issues #1-6 of the series.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hilarious super-hero lampoon that parodies the sexy-super and damsel-in-distress tropes.

• Continues the popular Empowered series, that has over 250,000 volumes in print.

• Illustrated by Ignatz award-winning creator Carla Speed McNeil.

• High school setting and satirical take on teen body-image insecurities will resonate with younger fans.

• Fans will enjoy seeing sexist superhero tropes made mockery of in Empowered.

ISBN 13: 9781506706610, 144pp p/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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HARROW COUNTY LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 1 Bunn, Cullen

Collects the first two volumes of Harrow County (issues #1-8) in a deluxe, hardcover, and oversized format with a new cover, sketchbook material, essays, ‘Tales from Harrow County’ bonus stories by guest creators, and more! Emmy always knew that the woods surrounding her home crawled with ghosts and monsters. But on the eve of her eighteenth birthday, she learns that she is connected to these creatures - and to the land itself - in a way she never imagined.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Series to be adapted to TV by science-fiction fantasy channel SyFy! • Has been received to universal acclaim as as deliciously dark and genuinely terrifying.

• The rural folk setting of this gothic fairy tale gives a vintage vibe loved by fans of classic horror.

• Critically acclaimed series has been Eisner-nominated & won the Ghastly Awards for Best Ongoing Title two years running.

• Deluxe bumper edition is packed with exclusive content for hardcore fans of the series.

ISBN 13: 9781506710648, 176pp h/b, £33.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SWORD DAUGHTER VOLUME 1

Graphic Novel

WITCHER LIBRARY EDITION VOLUME 1, THE

Tobin, Paul; Querio, Joe; Kowalski, Piotr & Bertolini, Max

Multi-Eisner award-winning writer Paul Tobin pens a fantasy epic of the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a witcher - one of the few remaining monster hunters from the critically acclaimed video game fantasy The Witcher by CD Projekt Red! Collects issues #1-#5 of the Witcher comic series House of Glass, Fox Children, Curse of Crows, and collected for the first time, Killing Monsters one-shot - and features annotations from the creators of the comics, as well as a sketchbook section.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Witcher games are some of the biggest RPGs in the industry, having sold over 25 million copies and won 250 awards.

• The Polish fantasy series on which The Witcher is based has become a Sunday Times Bestseller in the UK. • A Witcher TV series is currently in development by Netflix!

• Story written by Eisner-award winner and popular Marvel comics writer Paul Tobin.

• Hugely popular among fans of gritty dark fantasy, and with fitting cover art by Hellboy’s Mike Mignola.

ISBN 13: 9781506706825, 440pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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COMPLETE CREPAX VOL. 4, PRIVATE LIFE, THE Crepax, Guido

The fourth volume of Fantagraphics’ groundbreaking Complete Crepax series puts the author’s sexy proto feminist heroine Valentina, the globe-trotting Milanese photographer, front and centre in a series of erotic comics narratives. Spanning 1965-1985 and mostly never before published in English, Volume 4 includes his first comics foray - ‘The Curve of Lesmo’ - in which our heroine is introduced as an adventurer’s sidekick! Elsewhere in this volume, she becomes a mother, outwits a gang of jewel thieves, flashes back to her childhood and adolescence, encounters a mysterious cello, and much more!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Italian cartoonist Crepax is one of the most internationally acclaimed in the world.

• Crepax’s work is stylish and French New Wave-influenced.

• There is a dearth of literary erotica in the graphic novel market. Crepax helps to fill a gap.

• Until now, only a handful of Crepax’s works have been reprinted in English.

• Published in an over-sized, deluxe coffee table format - the perfect showcase for the lithe and liquid art of Crepax.

ISBN 13: 9781683961376, 424pp h/b, £65.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Wood, Brian; Chater, Mack & Affe, Lauren

One thousand years ago, a murderous clan known as the Forty Swords burned a village to the ground, leaving just two people alive: a shattered father and his teenage daughter. Setting off on a revenge quest that will span the width of Viking Age Europe, they find the key to repairing their damaged relationship lies in the swords they carry. Created by Brian Wood (Northlanders, The Massive, DMZ) and Mack Chater (Briggs Land, Lazarus), Sword Daughter is a visually stunning, emotionally poignant story of parental guilt and acceptance of loss.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Viking setting has already proven its popularity with the hit History channel TV show, Vikings.

• From stand-out comics creator Brian Wood, Eisner-nominated for Northlanders, DMZ and more.

• Recontexualises the father-daughter dynamic in a thrilling revenge drama.

• Not only has broad appeal for fans of historical fiction, but lovers of all things blood and steel.

• From Iceland to the Orkney Islands, readers will get to experience the depth and breadth of Viking age Europe.

ISBN 13: 9781506707822, 96pp h/b, £16.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel

COMPLETE CREPAX VOLS. 3 & 4 GIFT BOX SET, THE Crepax, Guido

In the 1960s and ‘70s, Crepax created and chronicled the adventures of Valentina, arguably the strongest and most independent female character in European comics up to that time, and legitimised the erotic genre. Fantagraphics’s ambitious Complete Crepax series launched in 2016 to international acclaim, and this handsome boxed set contains our third and fourth volumes (Evil Spells and Private Life).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Italian cartoonist Crepax is one of the most internationally acclaimed in the world.

• Crepax’s work is stylish and French New Wave-influenced.

• There is a dearth of literary erotica in the American graphic novel market. Crepax helps to fill a gap.

• Until now, only a handful of Crepax’s works have been reprinted in English.

• Published in an over-sized, deluxe coffee table format - the perfect showcase for the lithe and liquid art of Crepax.

ISBN 13: 9781683961550, 864pp h/b, £130.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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DOCTOR OF HORROR AND OTHER STORIES

Graphic Novel

PRINCE VALIANT VOL. 18: 1971-1972

Ingels, Graham & Feldstein, Al

Collecting the work of ‘Ghastly’ Graham Ingels, the grisliest, ghastliest, most ghoulish star of EC’s horror comics line. This volume features Ingels’s earliest EC crime and horror work, featuring the pages of such titles as Tales From the Crypt and Haunt of Fear, plus two Ingels adaptations of stories by Edgar Allan Poe and EC’s first adaptation of a Ray Bradbury story. Superbly showcasing these classic comic book masterpieces Doctor of Horror and Other Stories enhances the reader’s experience with commentary and historical and biographical detail from EC experts.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Will appeal to fans of pulpy horror fiction, vintage ‘50s comics and all things retro.

• Dark Horses’ popular EC Archives is catapulting the classic comics series back onto the stands.

• Fantagraphic’s New York Times bestselling EC line has already proven its appeal.

• Readers will love the EC adaptations of classic fiction writers Poe and Bradbury, still widely read today.

• From Eisner Hall of Famers Graham Ingels and Al Feldstein, some of the biggest names in classic horror comics.

ISBN 13: 9781683961383, 224pp h/b, £24.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

Foster, Hal

We begin this volume with Prince Valiant going on his most daring, and perhaps most dangerous, quest yet: winning back the heart of Queen Aleta. Of course, things don’t go as planned as Aleta’s rival suitor organises a deadly search party for the gallant Valiant. Back in Camelot, the troubled Zanedon reveals himself to be a runaway groom as the mischievous twins, Karen and Valeta, hide him in their stable. Prince Arn quenches a coup, Val ends a tyrant’s reign with tough love, and domestic chaos runs amok when a poet with a wandering eye makes the Misty Isles his playground.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Prince Valiant is one of the most beloved comic strips of all time with thousands of enthusiastic fans.

• It has been praised in the New York Times and in Vanity Fair, by the Library Journal, and more.

• Eisner Award-nominated: it features the highest-quality reproduction and design of any previous Foster collection.

• Everyone knows the story of King Arthur and his Round Table. This element gives the strip an enduring appeal.

• Includes tons of bonus materials such as supplementary art, photos and essays.

ISBN 13: 9781683961444, 112pp h/b, £29.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

I AM YOUNG

Graphic Novel

Dean, M.

I Am Young is a series of short stories tied together by one central story about two teenagers who meet and fall in love after a Beatles concert in Scotland in 1964. This central story, titled ‘Greyfriar’s Bobby,’ is told through the dual perspective of a girl named Miriam and a boy named George. Meeting so young, Miriam and George’s relationship is as emphatic and naive as their love for their favourite band during its rise to fame. I Am Young is ripe with ideas about how relationships evolve - both interpersonal relationships and our relationships with the culture around us.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ideally positioned towards younger audiences grappling with their own relationships.

• A moving snapshot of ‘60s Britain right through to the 2000s - this will resonate strongly with UK readers.

• British cultural icons, The Beatles, are widely considered the most influential rock band and retain appeal today.

• M. Dean has received lavish praise from all-start comics creators like the awardwinning Brian Vaughan & Matt Fraction.

• Artist awarded a £21k grant backed by the best-selling Image Comics and Iron Circus Comics.

ISBN 13: 9781683961390, 108pp h/b, £16.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

PARALLEL LIVES Schrauwen, Olivier

From one of the world’s most celebrated cartoonists, a unique collection of six wildly inventive short stories, each a surrealist tour de force that might collectively be dubbed ‘speculative memoir.’ Schrauwen’s deadpan depictions of his and his progeny’s futures are presented with such brio and conviction that even the most jaded reader will ask himself: was the author really abducted by extraterrestrials? Does he truly receive coded messages in envelopes at breakfast? Pulsating like a portal to another reality, this is the latest masterpiece in one of comics’ most distinctive bodies of work.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From an Ignatz and Eisner nominated creator whose received lavish praise from some of the biggest names in the industry.

• Schrauwen is widely considered to be one of the most inventive and original cartoonists working today.

• Puts a uniquely surrealist twist on the popular science fiction format.

• Olivier’s absurdist, postmodern humour will resonate big with contemporary audiences.

• His 2014 title, Arsene Schrauwen, was heralded as one of the best graphic novels of the year.

ISBN 13: 9781683961406, 128pp p/b, £16.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

PRINCE VALIANT VOLUMES 4-6 GIFT BOX SET Foster, Hal

Hal Foster’s Prince Valiant is one of the most magnificent adventure comics ever and Fantagraphics’ reprinting is the loveliest treatment of the strip in the history of publishing.

This deluxe slipcase set includes volumes four through six of the series, collecting the strip’s run from 1943 through 1948!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Prince Valiant is one of the most beloved comic strips of all time with thousands of enthusiastic fans.

• Continues the first-ever boxed set collection of Prince Valiant comics.

• Eisner Award-nominated: it features the highest-quality reproduction and design of any previous Foster collection.

• Everyone knows the story of King Arthur and his Round Table. This element gives the strip an enduring appeal.

• Includes tons of bonus materials such as supplementary art, photos and essays.

ISBN 13: 9781683961451, 336pp h/b, £85.00 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

WARRIOR WOMEN: SPAIN VOL. 2 Rodriguez, Spain

The second volume of Fantagraphics’ historic series collecting Spain Rodriguez’s most important comics, Warrior Women, features the striking women he created with pen and ink. His most memorable characters are ferocious femmes fatale - gorgeous and deadly women who can slash and slaughter as fast as any man. You’ll find them all in this volume: the Leather Nun, Nasty Elaine, Mara Mistress of the Void, Sangrella, and his ultimate independent woman, Big Bitch! Plus a revealing essay, where the women who knew Spain best describe their relationships with the author.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A legendary figure in the comic book world, Rodriguez is considered to have pioneered the underground comics scene.

• Volume II of a new, historic, landmark series from Fantagraphics, giving Spain Rodriguez the ‘Robert Crumb’ treatment.

• Explosively political, Rodriguez explores topics like police brutality that are at the forefront of public discourse.

• Spain’s life story is fascinating. He was a motorcycle outlaw, revolutionary, underground cartoonist and family man.

• Will appeal to the today’s radical political scene as well as lovers of all things blaspheming and rebellious.

ISBN 13: 9781683961437, 280pp p/b, £29.99 Published by FANTAGRAPHICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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METABARON: BOOK 2, THE TECHNO-CARDINAL & THE TRANSHUMAN, THE Jodorowsky, Alexandro

The Metabaron, returning to the land of his ancestors, Marmola, is convinced that the Epyphite, the precious resource sheltered in the heart of his home planet is trying to tell him something urgent. But the anti-gravitation properties of the liquid are not the only surprises now threatening the substance, or the Metabaron... With the New Golden Planet growing increasingly concerned over its shortage, and the continued threat of The Metabaron, the Techno-Pope entrusts his loyal Techno-Cardinal, Orne-8, to find the ultimate solution.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by cult writer and film director Alejandro Jodorowsky.

• Acclaimed artist Niko Henrichon has drawn Darren Aronofsky’s Noah and Pride of Bagdad (Vertigo) with Brian K. Vaughn.

• Part 2 of a 4-volume brand new epic in the Metabarons saga that has sold more than 1.5M copies worldwide!

ISBN 13: 9781594654008, 112pp p/b, £14.99 Published by HUMANOIDS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel

LADY DOCTOR, THE Williams, Ian

The Lady Doctor focuses on 40-year-old Lois Pritchard.

She is currently single, despite the attentions of her many admirers, and is, by her own admission, ‘not very good with relationships.’ Starting guitar lessons on her 40th birthday does not become the release she hopes from life’s vicissitudes. When her estranged mother makes a dramatic appearance on the scene, Lois must look to something far more radical to sort out her personal life. From the moment the readers see Dr Lois nipping out of the back of the surgery for a fag, they know they are in for a behind-the-scenes

warts-and-all comedy drama.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Bad Doctor was highly commended by the British Medical Association at the Medical Book Awards 2015.

• Bad Doctor was also shortlisted for First Graphic Novel Competition and Medicine Unboxed Creative Prize (both 2015).

• Uses own experience as a practising GP to recreate lives of patients and doctors with a wonderfully sly sense of humour.

ISBN 13: 9780993563362, 224pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MYRIAD EDITIONS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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HEDY LAMARR

An Incredible Life Roy, William & Dorange, Sylvain

From a childhood filled with curiosity and ambition despite the stereotypes imposed on her, to an abusive marriage that she ingeniously escaped from, to finding her way to stardom in the City of Angels in the face of rampant sexism and harassment, Hedy Lamarr would not only become a glamorous star of the Golden Age of Hollywood, alongside icons like Judy Garland and Clark Gable, but also an unparalleled inventor.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Emblematic film star of 1940s-1950s Hollywood.

• Explores a life that was richer than people know, also focusing on her talent for scientific inventions.

• Interesting biography from a new, feminist point of view.

• Sure to be a hit with librarians and teachers all over the world.

• Comparable to titles, such as Robert Capa (Firefly) or Magrite (SelfMadeHero) published in 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781594656194, 176pp p/b, £14.99 Published by LIFE DRAWN Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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VIETNAMESE MEMORIES #2 Little Saigon Baloup, Clement

With his Award winning work, Vietnamese Memories, Clement Baloup chronicles - through vivid painted art and poetic storytelling - the fate of a handful of people who, like many of their peers, were condemned to leave a country successively occupied by the Japanese, the French and the Americans. After Leaving Saigon, Baloup explores a new story linked to his own, this time from a woman’s perspective and focusing on those who left for the U.S.A. over thirty years ago.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The secret that most Vietnamese of the 20th Century have lived with for the past 100 years.

• Vietnamese history that makes this book essential reading for anyone who seeks to go deeper into this subject.

• Second out of 3 volumes: volume 1 is based in Saigon and France, volume 2 in the USA and volume 3 in Taiwan.

• A multi-award winner in France, it was included as part of the French educational system’s curriculum.

ISBN 13: 9781594657993, 256pp p/b, £18.99 Published by LIFE DRAWN Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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BEATLES IN COMIC!, THE Mabel, Michels & Various artists

We see how they evolved along with and amplifying the uproar of the sixties, became politically and socially active and have achieved a lasting impact unparalleled in pop music. Chapters combine text and comics for complete information presented in a fun way.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Beatles became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential music band of the 1960s.

• The Beatles have universal appeal, with fans still cramming for more information on the famous band.

• Combining key song lyrics with zany artwork that’s reminiscent of the 60s, readers will be drawn into The Beatles era.

ISBN 13: 9781681121871, 252pp h/b, £22.99 Published by NBM Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ALITA: BATTLE ANGEL MOVIE TIE-IN EDITION Yukito, Kishiro

In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves a legendary martial arts ability. Regrown, she decides to become a hunterkiller, tracking those who prey on the weak. But can she hold onto her humanity as she begins to revel in her own bloodlust?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Battle Angel Alita is one of a holy trinity of cyberpunk classics, alongside Akira and Ghost in the Shell.

• It has been a favourite of manga readers since the initial English-language release in 1995.

• This deluxe re-release comes 12 years after the last release by Viz. • This edition of Vol. 1 includes branding based on the upcoming film and the first chapter of Vol. 2.

• A major film adaptation is due for release on 26 December 2018 directed by Robert Rodriguez and written and produced by ISBN 13: 9781632367129, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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BATTLE ANGEL ALITA DELUXE COMPLETE SERIES BOX SET Kishiro, Yukito

In a dump in the lawless settlement of Scrapyard, far beneath the mysterious space city of Zalem, disgraced cyber-doctor Daisuke Ido makes a strange find: the detached head of a cyborg woman who has lost all her memories. He names her Alita and equips her with a powerful new body, the Berserker. While Alita remembers no details of her former life, a moment of desperation reawakens in her nerves the legendary school of martial arts known as Panzer Kunst.

KEY SELLING POINTS • One of a holy trinity of cyberpunk classics, alongside Akira and Ghost in the Shell.

• Includes the nine volumes of the original manga, plus a fifth volume and new bonus material.

• A deluxe re-release, in a large size with premium paper and new cover designs, 12 years after the last release by Viz. • A major film adaptation is due in July 2018 directed by Robert Rodriguez and written and produced by James Cameron.

• The film is set to star Rosa Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Jennifer Connelly and Michelle Rodriguez.

ISBN 13: 9781632367112,TBCpp h/b, £140.00 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CARDCAPTOR SAKURA: CLEAR CARD 5 Clamp

Seventeen years after the original Cardcaptor Sakura manga ended, Clamp returns with more magical clow card adventures! Clear Card picks up right where Cardcaptor Sakura left off, with Sakura and Syaoran starting junior high school. With the Final Judgment passed, Sakura thinks school life will be quiet, but then all her cards suddenly turn blank! The mysterious new power she discovers will change how she thinks about her powers...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A direct sequel to the highly popular Cardcaptor Sakura.

• The Cardcaptor Sakura anime is a classic that aired on CITV and Nickelodeon in the UK. • An anime adaptation is currently streaming on Crunchyroll and Funimation Now. • Clamp is a highly regarded group of manga creators.

• Will appeal to fans of Clamp’s other popular series Tsubasa Chronicle (also available from Turnaround).

ISBN 13: 9781632366597, 192pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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FRAU FAUST 5 Yamazaki, Kore

A century after a scholar made a deal with a devil in exchange for eternal life, the story of Faust has passed into legend. But the real Faust is not a stuffy professorial man, but a woman, still on the run with her homunculus servant. When the magnetic, bespectacled woman passes through a provincial town, she adds a young orphan named Marion, looking for an escape, to her group. The next stop: A church basement, where a disembodied demon’s arm lies sealed away, and an officer of the Inquisition name Lorenzo waits to spring a trap for the blasphemer...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Yamazaki’s previous series The Ancient Magus’ Bride has been a bestseller in the New York Times manga list.

• The Ancient Magus Bride has been adapted into a 3 part OVA available on Crunchyroll.

• An anime series of The Ancient Magus’ Bride from Wit Studio (Attack on Titan) is set for release in October 2017.

• Detailed and stylish artwork with bonus colour pages.

• Will appeal to fans of megahit Fullmetal Alchemist (Viz Media).

ISBN 13: 9781632366658, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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GOLOSSEUM 4 Baba, Yasushi

Scientists discover a new material that renders people immune to all existing weapons. But these ‘peacemakers’ instead transform world war into a martial-arts free-for-all! Rasputin plots with Russian President Putinov to control the global supply.

Opposing them are the unstoppable Axe Bogan, a certain master in a jumpsuit from China, and a slew of other muscular heroes!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Yasushi Baba is gaining a strong following amongst manga fans in Japan for his contributions to the comedy manga field.

• Features parodies of prominent figures from politics and the entertainment industry such as Vladamir Putin.

• Several popular wrestlers from both America and Japan make parody appearances.

• Professional wrestling is currently experiencing a renaissance in the UK with a thriving independent scene.

• Japanese pro-wrestling is particularly popular with current wrestling fans.

ISBN 13: 9781632366986, 200pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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GRAND BLUE DREAMING 3 Yoshioka, Kimitake & Inoue, Kenji

The hit comedy manga comes to print by popular demand! Swimsuits! Ramen! Dumb jokes! Beer!

Uncomfortable nudity! A boy heads off to college in a seaside town, and stumbles into the Grand Blue Dive Shop a place full of beautiful female divers, noodleobsessed jocks and various other lovable bastards.

A tale of coming of age surrounded by beer, bums and the Grand Blue!

KEY SELLING POINTS • This series has been in high demand for an English language with it’s previous digital release being a big hit.

• Kenji Inoue is the original creator of Baka and Test which was adapted into two popular anime series.

• Kimitake Yoshioka illustrated the manga adaptation of the hit light novel and anime series Amagi Brilliant Park.

• An anime adaptation is set for release in July 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781632366689, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LAND OF THE LUSTROUS 7 Ichikawa, Haruko

The young gem Phosphorite can’t seem to do anything right. Phos has nothing but a big mouth and guts.

Cinnabar, a classmate, is a loner, shunned by the other gems because of the toxins emitted from their body. But when they get together, they will learn that they both have an essential role to play in the fight against the Moonfolk, who are intent on coming to Earth to abduct the gem folk and destroy their world.

A beautifully-drawn new action manga from Haruko Ichikawa, winner of the Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Setting and story will remind fans of Sailor Moon and its progeny; especially the Cartoon Network hit Steven Universe.

• Placed in 2014’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! contest.

• Ichikawa has won an Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prize and placed fifth in the 2012 Manga Taisho Awards.

• An anime adaptation is currently streaming in the UK on HIDIVE. ISBN 13: 9781632366375, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LDK 12

Watanabe, Ayu

Shusei is the most handsome and popular boy at his high school - and he’s turned down almost every girl there, including Aoi’s best friend. But when his apartment catches fire, he has to move in with his neighbour: Aoi! What will these unwilling roommates become to each other when forced to share an LDK? Readers will love watching the funny and touching situations this unlikely couple experience as they slowly begin to warm to each other.

KEY SELLING POINTS • LDK constantly hits the top 10 on the Orion sales charts in Japan.

• The first 12 volumes sold over 2.7 million copies.

• A successful film adaptation was released in Japan in 2014.

• Nominated for the 38th Kodansha Award for shojo manga.

• Aimed at older female readers who are fans of the series Say I Love You (Kodansha Comics).

ISBN 13: 9781632361653, 176pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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NEKOGAHARA: STRAY CAT SAMURAI 5 Takei, Hiroyuki

In medieval Japan, a bell hanging on the collar is a sign that a cat has a master. Norachiyo’s bell hangs from his katana sheath, but he is nonetheless a stray - a ronin. This one-eyed cat samurai travels across a dishonest world, cutting through pretence and deception with his blade. A gritty historical action story, starring samurai cats, Nekogahara will appeal to fans of everything from Japanese-flavoured fantasy like Naruto (Viz Media) to more adult historical action like Lone Wolf and Cub (Dark Horse).

KEY SELLING POINTS • An all-new series from the creator of the bestselling series Shaman King, Hiroyuki Takei.

• Shaman King was adapted into a hit anime series that aired on Fox Kids/Jetix in the UK. • Takei has previously collaborated with US comic legend Stan Lee on the series Ultimo (Viz Media).

• Uses an art style that blends Japanese ink painting and street art, a la the anime classic Samurai Champloo.

• Flagship series in the brand-new Magazine Edge, already a big hit among readers.

ISBN 13: 9781632365033, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PERSONA Q: SHADOW OF THE LABYRINTH SIDE: P4 VOLUME 4 Tobita, Sou

Based on the latest entry in the Persona series, characters from the hit games find themselves trapped in a mysterious maze. The gang from the Specialised Extracurricular Execution Squad are back in a new adventure that ties into the new 3DS game, Persona Q: Shadow Of The Labyrinth Side: P3 focuses on characters from Persona 3 (Nintendo), including class-clown Junpei Iori, the cyborg Aigis, caninecompanion Koromaru and more, as they wander through an Alice in Wonderland themed labyrinth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Manga spinoff based on the popular Persona series of Nintendo games.

• The Persona franchise’s success has seen releases of various anime series and toy lines.

• The Shadow of the Labyrinth Side instalment of the games has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.

ISBN 13: 9781632367082, 192pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SAILOR MOON ETERNAL EDITION 2 Takeuchi, Naoko

Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good grades, and, well, she’s a bit of a crybaby.

But when she meets a talking cat, she begins a journey that will teach her she has a well of great strength just beneath the surface and the heart to inspire and stand up for her friends as Sailor Moon! Experience the Sailor Moon manga as never before in these extralong editions (about 300 pages each).

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sailor Moon was the phenomenal manga series which helped expose the massive market for manga in the west.

• Sailor Moon was the #1 bestselling manga in the US in 2012!

• The original anime series has recently been re-released alongside the new series Sailor Moon Crystal.

• Includes an entirely new, incredibly accurate translation and brand new covers.

• Has featured in the New York Times Best Seller Manga List several times, including the #1 spot, since its rerelease.

ISBN 13: 9781632361530, 276pp p/b, £24.00 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SEVEN DEADLY SINS 29, THE Suzuki, Nabaka

This manga series takes readers to the land of Britannia, a picturesque country ruled by the benevolent King Lyonnesse - or at least it was, until the king’s guard assassinated him and started a full-blown Holy War! Now the king’s only daughter Elizabeth must seek the aid of the dreaded warriors, the Seven Deadly Sins. Wrongly framed and sent into exile, they’re now the princess’s only hope to free the kingdom from the grip of the villainous Holy Knights!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Kodansha’s next big action hit, running in Shonen Magazine, home of Fairy Tail and Attack on Titan (also available).

• Has charted in the New York Times Manga Best Seller list.

• Winner of Best Shonen Manga Award at 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.

• Nominated for the Best Youth Comic Award at 42nd Angouleme International Comics Festival.

• Has been adapted into a hit anime series which is currently an exclusive to Netflix.

ISBN 13: 9781632366825, 192pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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SWEETNESS AND LIGHTNING 11 Amagakure, Gido

Teacher Kouhei is a single father who is terrible at cooking. His adorable little daughter Tsumugi barely remembers the cooking of her mother, who’s passed away. But, then, the pair comes across a teenage girl eating rice balls and crying (in joy?) at the park. She takes Kouhei and Tsumugi to her mother’s restaurant, where they taste their first home-cooked meal in ages. A tribute to the power of food to bind people together.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A cute, inventive new food-based manga.

• For fans of What Did You Eat Yesterday? (Vertical, also available from Turnaround).

• The series has sold over 200,000 copies in Japan.

• Has been adapted into an anime series that is streaming on Crunchyroll.

ISBN 13: 9781632365705, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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UQ HOLDER 15 Akamatsu, Ken

Negi Springfield, the boy wizard of the hit manga Negima! fought and won many battles. Now, decades later, his grandson, a little boy called Touta, dreams of leaving his quiet village and heading to the City.

But before he can head off on an adventure, he must battle and defeat his evil teacher, the immortal vampire Evangeline!

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the creator of Love Hina and Negima! (both Kodansha, also available).

• Ken Akamatsu’s manga series have sold tens of thousands of copies in the UK - Negima! continues

to be a top series.

• Set in the far future of the world of Negima!, it will draw in current fans but with an entirely new story.

• An action adventure story showing the importance of friendship and filled with light humour.

• The anime adaptation is set for a UK release from MVM Films.

ISBN 13: 9781632366894, 192pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WAITING FOR SPRING 9 Anashin

A sweet romantic story of a soft-spoken high school freshman and her quest to make friends, Waiting for Spring will delight fans of earnest, fun, and dramatic shojo like Kimi ni Todoke and Say I Love You. Mizuki is a shy girl about to enter high school, and vows to open herself up to new friendships. Of course, the four stars of the boys’ basketball team weren’t exactly the friends she had in mind! Yet, when they drop by the cafe where she works, the five quickly hit it off.

Soon she’s been accidentally thrust into the spotlight, targeted by jealous girls.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Probably Kodansha’s most-anticipated shojo romance title and a major candidate for live-action or anime adaptation.

• Runs in Dessert, the same magazine as Say I Love You and My Little Monster (both Kodansha, also available).

• A dramatic romantic shojo title often mentioned in the same breath as hits like Boys Over Flowers and Honey and Clover.

ISBN 13: 9781632366917, 192pp p/b, £9.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WELCOME TO THE BALLROOM 10 Takeuchi, Tomo

Fujita has drifted through middle school aimlessly, unable to find friends or anything that can hold his attention. Then, one day, he’s attacked by a gang and saved by a mysterious man. But this isn’t a karate master. Fujita’s Mr. Miyagi is a ballroom dance instructor! Reluctantly, Fujita takes a few beginner classes, only to find his inspiration: an entrancing teenage dance prodigy named Shizuku. It’s Fujita’s first step into the high-octane world of competitive dance!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Intriguing premise, frenetic action and badass characters will make this a mustread for shonen and shojo readers.

• One of the leading series in Monthly Shonen Magazine.

• The popularity of ballroom dancing in the UK has never been higher.

• The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing attracts millions of viewers each year.

• The anime adaptation is currently available on Amazon Prime.

ISBN 13: 9781632365811, 192pp p/b, £10.99 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Graphic Novel - Superheroes

DEADPOOL KILL SET: MARVEL BOXED SET Various

The Merc With A Mouth! The Gassin’ Assassin!

Deadpool is the world’s most dangerous hitman and why? Coz he’s crazy, man! When mercenary Wade Wilson learned that he was dying of cancer, he signed up as a test subject for the mysterious Weapon X program. Wades cancer was arrested via the implanting of a healing factor derived from the mutant known as Wolverine. However, Wilson soon found himself the victim of the cruel experiments of the vile Doctor Killebrew, where he escaped and, assuming the name Deadpool, embarked on a life as an assassin.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Deadpool movie was released 12th February 2016 and has been hugely successful!

• Deadpool 2 is due for release 16th May 2018.

• Deadpool is one of Marvel’s most popular characters and his titles are bestsellers!

• A UK exclusive.

ISBN 13: 9781846539350,TBCpp h/b, £49.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Graphic Novel - Superheroes

DOCTOR WHO: THE PHANTOM PIPER

Gray, Scott; Geraghty, Martin; Johnson, Staz & Mike Collins

The Phantom Piper collects the most recent comic strip stories featuring the 12th Doctor and Bill Potts, as played by Peter Capaldi and Pearl Mackie. All stories have been taken from the official Doctor Who Magazine, now in its 39th year of publication!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Written by long-time DWM author Scott Gray, who has gained a loyal following in Doctor Who fandom.

• The stories are diverse in their settings, from the Wild West to a fantasy dream world to a futuristic lunar city.

• Artists include Martin Geraghty, Staz Johnson, Mike Collins and Scott Gray.

• The book includes a wealth of exclusive, brand-new material revealing how the strips were created.

ISBN 13: 9781846539268, 144pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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PUNISHMENT COLLECTION: MARVEL BOXED SET, THE Ennis, Garth & Dillon, Steve

For years, Frank Castle has been fighting his oneman war as the Punisher, targeting criminals who endanger the innocent and dispatching them with lethal force. He’s used all the tools at his disposal, and he’s extremely good at being judge, jury and executioner. Collected in one great deluxe boxed set are three beautiful hardcover graphic novels presenting some of the Punishers greatest adventures by the legendary team of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Punisher is one of Marvel’s most popular characters!

• Punisher made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the acclaimed Netflix series Daredevil, played by Jon Bernthal.

• The Punisher spin-off Netflix series launched in November 2017.

ISBN 13: 9781846539343,TBCpp h/b, £49.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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SPIDER-MAN/DEADPOOL VOL. 7: OLDIES Thompson, Robbie; Hepburn, Scott & Horak, Matt

Peter Parker and Wade Wilson are in their eighties and live in the same nursing home. Brace yourselves for some senility-blowing, octogenarian-action, as Spidey and Deadpool come out of retirement for one, last great adventure! Collecting Spider-Man/ Deadpool #32-36, TBC. KEY SELLING POINTS • Spider-Man is Marvel’s MOST popular character!

• Tom Holland reprises his roles as the webbed wonder in Avengers: Infinity War - released 27th April 2018!

• The Deadpool movie was the break-out success of 2016!

• Deadpool 2 is set for release 1st June 2018.

• Written by Robbie Thompson (Doctor Strange & The Sorcerers Supreme).

ISBN 13: 9781846539381, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ULTIMATE COMICS SPIDER-MAN: WHO IS MILES MORALES? Deluxe Hard Cover Edition Micheal Bendis, Brian; Bagley, Mark & Pichelli, Sara

Peter Parker, the ultimate Spider-Man, dies at the hands of Norman Osborn, AKA the Green Goblin.

Now, a new hero takes up Peter’s mantle... but who is Miles Morales? The all-new Spider-Man Collecting Ultimate Spider-Man #160, Ultimate Fallout #4 and Ultimate Spider-Man: Miles Morales #1-5.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse is an all-new animated feature coming 14th December 2018!

• Into the Spider-Verse introduces fans to Miles Morales and a host of Spider-Men from across multiple realities.

• Now fans can enjoy this landmark story in a deluxe hard cover packed with allnew exclusive content!

• Written by Brian Michael Bendis (Ultimate Spider-Man, Invincible Iron Man).

• Illustrated by fan-favourites Mark Bagley and Sara Pichelli (Amazing Spider-Man, Ultimate Spider-Man).

ISBN 13: 9781846539374, 160pp h/b, £19.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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YOU ARE DEADPOOL Ewing, Al & Espin, Salvador

Have you ever wanted to be Deadpool? If you have, then we recommend you see a psychiatrist.

Otherwise, here’s your chance! This ain’t no ordinary comicbook, this is also a role-playing adventure where you are the (not) hero, Deadpool! You keep track of your score adventure by adventure. You roll dice to battle indescribable foes. You travel through Marvel history as the Merc with a Mouth and meet the Hulk in the swinging 60s! Smell Man-Thing in the psychedelic 70s, and encounter Daredevil in the hard-boiled 80s.

Success or failure is yours to decide!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Deadpool movie was released 12th February 2016 and has been hugely successful.

• Deadpool 2 is due for released 16th May 2018 • Deadpool is one of Marvel’s most popular characters and his titles are bestsellers!

• Written by fan-favourite Al Ewing - New Avengers, Rocket.

• Illustrated by Salvador Espin - Deadpool: Back in Black, Deadpool and the Mercs for Money.

ISBN 13: 9781846539398, 116pp p/b, £11.99 Published by PANINI COMICS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ANT-MAN & THE WASP Waid, Mark & Garron, Javier

Wasp was just trying to help Ant-Man get home to Earth to see his daughter... but a little problem got in the way. Very little. Subatomic, in fact, as Scott Lang was lost in the vast spaces between atoms! Now, Nadia is his only hope of rescue... if only he would listen long enough for her to save them! From master storyteller Mark Waid (Captain America, Champions) and Marvel Young Gun artist Javier Garron (Secret Warriors, Starlord) comes a story of a big journey getting smaller all the time! Collecting: Ant-Man & The Wasp 1-5 ISBN 13: 9780785194620, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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AVENGERS UNDERCOVER: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Hopeless, Dennis; Walker, Kev & Green II, Timothy

The stunning sequel to Avengers Arena! When a group of traumatized teen heroes - including Runaways Nico and Chase - infiltrate the Masters of Evil, who will break bad? Damaged by their experience in Arcade’s Murderworld, these conflicted young superhumans decide to pose as villains, planning to bring the Avengers’ rivals down from within. But the longer the teens spend undercover, the more they descend into darkness - and as they start to build relationships with these multilayered criminals, the line between good and evil blurs! What will happen first: joining the Masters for real - or being exposed and killed by Baron Zemo? Will they survive encounters with Madame Masque, Mystique and Sabretooth, and a reunion with Arcade? And what happens when S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers attack? Collecting: Avengers Undercover 1-10 ISBN 13: 9781302913939, 224pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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BLACK PANTHER VOL. 2: AVENGERS OF THE NEW WORLD Coates, Ta-Nehisi; Torres, Wilfredo & Burrows, Jacen

Eons ago - before Black Panthers, before Wakanda, before time itself - there were only the Orishas! The pantheon of gods and goddesses from which the world as we know it was manifested: Asali. Ogutemeli.

Bast. But now, when Wakanda burns, they are silent.

Where have all the gods of Wakanda gone? And what came before even the Orishas? Find out, as the terrifying Originators return! The Black Panther’s greatest foe is back as well, ready for war - and Klaw plans to stand supreme! All this is only the beginning, as a cadre of villains strike, monsters pour through strange gateways, and Wakanda is brought to its knees! T’Challa must defend his country from within - and turn to unlikely allies from without. Who will join the king’s ill-fated crusade? The answers will surprise you! Collecting: Black Panther 13-18, 166-172 ISBN 13: 9781302908959, 264pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CABLE: SOLDIER X

Tischmann, David; Kordey, Igor & Macan, Darko

Nathan Summers takes his war to the real world! In this gritty and darkly humorous reinvention of Cable’s mission, Nathan refocuses his priorities from super villains to more street-level threats, travelling the world to stamp out injustice one hot spot at a time.

Whether it’s taking on terrorists trying to topple Peru’s government, preventing ethnic cleansing in Albania or protecting a young mutant in Russia, ‘Soldier X’ is spreading his powerful philosophy of peace across the globe! But he’s facing a flare-up of the techno-organic virus that has plagued him since childhood. Can he gain control of his plight once and for all? Old allies Blaquesmith and Irene Merryweather return as Nathan battles to save the world from itself, in this unique and unpredictable era in Cable’s history! Collecting: Cable (1993) 97-107, Soldier X 1-12 ISBN 13: 9781302913984, 584pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CHAMPIONS VOL. 4 Zub, Jim & Izaakse, Sean

Ironheart and The Unstoppable Wasp join the Champions at last! The team has grown but the mission stays the same - the Champions fight to make the world a better place for all! Writer Jim Zub (Avengers: No Surrender) and artist Sean Izaakse (Uncanny Avengers) reunite to push the Champions beyond their limits with any icy Antarctic adventure that will challenge everything they believe in! Don’t miss this first chapter of a new era of Champions - and the birth of a brand-new hero! Collecting: Champions 19-24 SBN 13: 9781302909826, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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DOCTOR STRANGE VOL. 2 Aaron, Jason; Immonen, Kathryn & Thompson, Robbie

Journey back to the first days of Doctor Stephen Strange! How did he become the Sorcerer Supreme - and how has he lost it all? Today Stephen is on the brink of death, his magic - all magic - nearly depleted.

Sensing that Strange is at his weakest, his greatest foes return from the shadows, ready to strike -starting with his oldest rival, Baron Mordo! But as a parade of villains line up to take their shot, one of Strange’s newest enemies may be the deadliest of all: the Orb has set his sights on him! And Mr. Misery may have helped defeat the Empirikul, but he’s about to unleash the full meaning of his name on Doctor Strange! Can Stephen survive this lethal lineup? Plus: the dynamic debut of the Sorcerers Supreme! Collecting: Doctor Strange (2015) 11-20, Annual 1 ISBN 13: 9781302908973, 272pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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DOMINO

Simone, Gail & Baldeon, David

Impossible targets call for impossible shots - and no one can make them like Domino! Marvel’s #1 soldier of fortune is back in an explosive new series!

The product of a failed super-soldier program, Neena Thurman always made her own luck as the sharpshooting mercenary known as Domino...but what happens when her own powers betray her?

The hunter becomes the hunted as every merc in the game smells blood in the water, and Domino’s formerly charmed life is turned upside down!

Plus: A pair of beloved Marvel characters return!

Amadeus Cho lends a hand! And who is Domino’s evil counterpart? Collecting: Domino 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302912987, 112pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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INCREDIBLE HULK EPIC COLLECTION: THE LEADER LIVES

Lee, Stan; Friedrich, Gary & Thomas, Roy

I smash, you smash, but nobody, nobody, smashes like Hulk smash! Leaping out of Tales To Astonish and into his own title again, the Incredible Hulk has twice the space to shake the Earth with his mighty rage. He’ll travel far and wide and, believe it or not, he won’t make too many friends along the way! His travelogue of destruction leaves the Mandarin, the Inhumans, the Sandman and the entire Savage Land rubbing a sore jaw. And when the Leader returns, all bets are off as iconic Hulk artist Herb Trimpe - who makes his debut in this very volume - and Stan Lee pull out all the stops. Collecting: Tales To Astonish (1959) 97-101, Incredible Hulk (1968) 102-117, Annual (1968) 1, material from Not Brand Echh (1967) 9 ISBN 13: 9781302913137, 488pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: FEARSOME FOES

Lee, Stan; Wolfman, Marv & Conway, Gerry

Five of Spider-Man’s most vicious villains take the spotlight! First, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko introduce the poisonous Scorpion - and young Peter Parker feels the lethal sting of his tail! Then, it’s a knock-down, drag-out, no-holds-barred throwdown between Spidey and the Kingpin of Crime himself, Wilson Fisk! Discover the terrifying origin of the whispering hitman, Tombstone - and his devastating history with the Daily Bugle’s own Joe ‘Robbie’ Robertson! Then head to the Ultimate Universe to meet its horrific, twisted version of Norman Osborn, A.K.A. the Green Goblin! And witness the climactic confrontation between the newest Spider-Man, Miles Morales, and his uncle Aaron - who secretly lives a double life as the pernicious Prowler! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 20, 197; Spectacular Spider-Man (1976) 139; Ultimate Spider-Man (2000) 7; Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 11-12 ISBN 13: 9781302914127, 136pp p/b, £12.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: MILES MORALES Bendis, Brian Michael; Pichelli, Sara & Marquez, David

Get to know Miles Morales, the Spider-Man of two worlds! In the wake of Peter Parker’s death in the Ultimate Universe, brave young Miles steps forward with his own incredible arachnid-like abilities to live up to the Spider-Man legacy! Meet Miles’ best friend Ganke, his parents Rio Morales and Jefferson Davis, and his uncle Aaron - but watch out, Miles, he’s your Earth’s Prowler! Jefferson has his secrets, too - but what do they have to do with S.H.I.E.L.D.?

Then, Miles’ life is turned upside down when he and his loved ones find themselves part of the Marvel Universe! But how can one teen hero stand in the way of the demonic Blackheart when the Avengers fall? Collecting: Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 1-2, Miles Morales: Ultimate Spider-Man 8-9, Spider-Man (2016) 1-2, material from Ultimate Fallout 4 ISBN 13: 9781302914165, 144pp p/b, £12.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: SPIDER-GWEN

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JESSICA JONES: CLASSIFIED Marvel Comics

CLASSIFIED! ISBN 13: 9781302912925, 192pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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LUKE CAGE: CLASSIFIED Marvel Comics

CLASSIFIED! ISBN 13: 9781302912918, 192pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Latour, Jason; Bendis, Brian Michael & Rodriguez, Robbi

What if Gwen Stacy were bitten by the radioactive spider, not Peter Parker? Find out on Earth-65!

There, Gwen is the spectacularly misunderstood Spider-Woman - and she’s wanted for Peter’s death!

And that’s bad news, especially since Gwen’s dad is a cop! When a Lizard-like menace runs amok, it brings back painful memories for Gwen - but will Captain America’s mighty shield inflict new ones?

Web-slinging doesn’t leave much time for Gwen to play drums with her band, the Mary Janes - but on Halloween, they’ll share a night to remember, courtesy of Mysterio! Then, switch genres from horror to romance when Miles ‘Spider-Man’ Morales swings by for an interdimensional team-up! Plus, flash back to an early Spider-Gwen encounter... with She-Hulk?! Collecting: Edge Of Spider-Verse 2; Spider-Gwen (2015b) 1-2, 13, 16; Spider-Man (2016) 13; material from Spider-Gwen Annual 1 ISBN 13: 9781302914172, 144pp p/b, £12.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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INTO THE SPIDER-VERSE: SPIDER-MEN Bendis, Brian Michael; Hine, David & Sapolsky, Fabrice

Every world has its wall-crawler - and these are some of the most amazing! When Peter Parker, the original Spider-Man, journeys to the Ultimate Universe, he finds himself face-to-face with another Aunt May, a young Gwen Stacy, and an all-new web-slinger - Miles Morales! It’s a landmark meeting of the Spider-Men! Elsewhere in the Spider-Verse, venture into the dark world of Spider-Man Noir, and watch as he faces the smoke and mirrors of the magnificent Mysterio! But you’ve never seen anything like SP//dr - or its pilot, Peni Parker! Things take a hammy turn as Peter Porker, Spider-Ham celebrates his 25th birthday -but who invited Doctor Octopuss and the Swinester Six? Plus, Spider-Gwen, Spider-Girl and more unite as the Web-Warriors! Collecting: Spider-Men 4-5; Edge Of Spider-Verse 1, 5; Web Warriors 6; Material From Spider-Ham 25th Anniversary Special ISBN 13: 9781302914189, 136pp p/b, £12.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MARVEL KNIGHTS: CAPTAIN AMERICA BY RIEBER & CASSADAY - THE NEW DEAL Reiber, John & Cassaday, John

Captain America takes on a new Axis of Evil! In a stunning and spectacularly illustrated Marvel Knights tale set in the aftermath of 9/11 - at a time when America needed heroes more than ever - Cap must come to terms with a changing global landscape. From the ruins of the World Trade Center to the horrors of a small town shaken by terrorism, Steve Rogers is forced to make some hard decisions about his role in the world. But the time has come for one man to stand against terror and fight for what’s right - and that man is Captain America! This is one story you’ll never forget - and neither will Marvel’s star-spangled champion!

Collecting: Captain America (2002) 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302914028, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MARVEL KNIGHTS: MARVEL KNIGHTS BY JOE QUESADA OMNIBUS Quesada, Joe; Smith, Kevin & Palmiotti, Jimmy

Joe Quesada helped create the critically acclaimed Marvel Knights imprint - and these are the stories that defined it! Teaming with Hollywood legend Kevin Smith, Quesada breathed new life into Daredevil and with the moody and atmospheric David Mack, he introduced the enigmatic Echo to the world of the Man Without Fear! In the highly personal Daredevil: Father, Quesada took the reins as writer and illustrator. With New York suffering a deadly heat wave, a serial killer pushes a city at the boiling point over the edge - and only Daredevil can hold Hell’s Kitchen together! Plus, more extras than you can shake a billy club at - including a gallery of Quesada’s stunning Marvel Knights covers, and rarely seen sketches and character designs! Collecting: Daredevil (1998) 1-15, 1/2; Daredevil: Father 1-6; Marvel Authentix: Daredevil 1; material from Marvel Knights Double-Shot 1 ISBN 13: 9781302914066, 720pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE MIGHTY THOR VOL. 17 Wein, Len; Thomas, Roy & Mantlo, Bill

Not just one, but two teams with godlike creative talents grace the latest Marvel Masterworks. First, Len Wein and Walter Simonson will pit Thor against mercenaries with a nuclear cobalt cannon, bang on the Stilt-Man like a tin can, rock the world in a battle with Blastaar and conquer the massive artificial intelligence F.A.U.S.T. Then, Roy Thomas and John Buscema take up the hammer in some of the most beautifully illustrated Asgardian epics of all time!

They’ll tap deep into Thor’s mythic roots, crafting amazing adventures featuring Loki, the death of Balder, the Midgard Serpent and a new Norse Thor. All as foretold in the legend of Ragnarok! Also featuring rare neverbefore-reprinted Thor and Hercules stories from Marvel Preview. Collecting: Thor (1966) 267-278, Marvel Preview (1975) 10 ISBN 13: 9781302909727, 304pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MARVEL RISING

Grayson, Devin; North, Ryan & Wilson, G. Willow

Squirrel Girl meets Ms. Marvel - for the very first time!

When Doreen Green (also known as the Unbeatable Squirrel Girl) volunteers as head counsellor for an extracurricular computer programming class, little does she know that junior counsellor Kamala Khan moonlights as crime fighting super hero Ms. Marvel!

But this coding configuration is more than just ones and zeros when a mysterious new super villain shows her face! Will our heroes be able to save the day without blowing their secret identities? Join Ms. Marvel and Squirrel Girl (with some special guest appearances) as they learn what it truly takes to become the next generation of Marvel heroes!

ISBN 13: 9781302912611, 168pp p/b, £12.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MARVELS

Busiek, Kurt & Ross, Alex

Within the Marvel Universe, heroes soar high in the skies, ready to battle the villains who threaten their world. Yet living in the shadow of these extraordinary icons are ordinary men and women who view the ‘Marvels’ with a mixture of fear, disbelief, envy and admiration. Among them is Phil Sheldon, a New York City photojournalist who has dedicated his career to covering the exploits of the Marvels and their effect on humankind. Written by Kurt Busiek and masterfully illustrated by Alex Ross, Marvels presents a richly painted historical overview of the entire Marvel Universe, spanning from the 1939 debut of the Human Torch to the fearsome coming of the world-devouring Galactus - and culminating in the shocking death of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man’s first love. Collecting: Marvels 0-4 ISBN 13: 9781302913168, 248pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MOON KNIGHT: LEGACY VOL. 2

Bemis, Max & Templeton, Ty

The true origin of Marc Spector - revealed at last! Spector’s multiple personalities stem from a traumatic event in his childhood... an event that will soon shape Moon Knight’s future in ways nobody could imagine! And even as Spector faces this internal crisis, he must take on one of his most disturbing foes yet - a multi-limbed amalgamation of bodies known as the Collective! What monstrous science could have led to this unholy creature’s creation? Prepare to dive deeper than ever before into the rabbit hole of Moon Knight’s fractured mind! Collecting: Moon Knight 194-198 ISBN 13: 9781302912703, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MS. MARVEL VOL. 10

Wilson, G. Willow; Ahmed, Saladin & Rowell, Rainbow

That’s right - we’ve published 50 issues of Ms. Marvel, and we’re celebrating - slumber party style! Kamala is having a sleepover with her best friends Nakia, Zoe And Mike... but when calamity strikes in Jersey City, how can Ms. Marvel save the day without bailing on her friends? Collecting: Ms. Marvel 31-34 ISBN 13: 9781302912697, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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MUTANT X: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1

Mackie, Howard; Raab, Ben & Faerber, Jay

When Alex Summers, A.K.A. Havok, is thrown into a parallel world, he displaces his counterpart and finds himself leading a mutant team with familiar yet very different - faces! The Six are the Brute, the Fallen, Ice-Man, the vampiric Bloodstorm, and Marvel Woman...better known as Havok’s wife, Madelyne Pryor! Life is suddenly a lot more complicated for Havok...especially because his teammates don’t believe his claims about being in the wrong universe!

But things really get messy when one of the Six puts plans in motion to take over their world - stoking the fires of anti-mutant sentiment!

Witness this dimension’s versions of Wolverine, Elektra, Nick Fury, Gambit, Magneto, the Fantastic Four and more! But where are the X-Men? And can Havok find a way home before this dangerous dimension becomes the death of him? Collecting: Mutant X 1-17, Annual 1999 ISBN 13: 9781302913250, 480pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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PUNISHER: WAR MACHINE VOL. 2, THE

Rosenberg, Matthew & Landini, Stefano

Back in the U.S. of A! Frank Castle brings the War Machine armour home to renew his one-man war on crime. And, better armed than ever before, nothing can stand in the way of the Punisher and his mission!

Well, that is, unless Captain Marvel and other heroes of the Marvel Universe have something to say about it... Collecting: The Punisher 224-229 ISBN 13: 9781302910730, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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QUICKSILVER: NO SURRENDER

Ahmed, Saladin & Nguyen, Eric

The fastest Avenger of all races straight out of the smash-hit No Surrender event, and into a psychedelic survival thriller unlike anything you’ve seen before!

Quicksilver’s super-speed and abrasive personality have always isolated him, but he’s never been truly alone...until now. Trapped beyond the perception of his friends, family and allies, Pietro must now wage a one-man guerrilla war against a monster that he’s not even sure is real - to save a world that he may never be a part of again! Collecting: Quicksilver: No Surrender 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302912956, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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STAR WARS VOL. 9

Gillen, Kieron & Larroca, Salvador

Hope burns! A New Hope led here. A secret rebel base. A secret rebel fleet. The chance of victory... And now, Darth Vader has found it. There is no escape.

When did the Empire first strike back? Here. And it struck here hardest. Collecting: Star Wars 50-54 ISBN 13: 9781302910549, 120pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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STAR WARS: LANDO DOUBLE OR NOTHING

Barnes, Rodney & Villanelli, Paolo

Straight from the frames of the highly anticipated film Solo: A Star Wars Story swaggers a younger - and somehow even cockier - Lando Calrissian! Before his days in the Rebellion, before he ran Cloud City, even before he lost the Millennium Falcon, comes this tale of Lando’s adventures and misadventures in search of love and money - leading right up to his appearance in Solo! Collecting: Star Wars: Lando - Double Or Nothing 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302911645, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI ADAPTATION Whitta, Gary & Walsh, Michael

The Resistance has found Luke Skywalker! But the First Order is hot on their tail...and they are out for blood. Can Rey coax Luke out of his self-imposed exile in time to save the fading spark of hope from being extinguished forever? Or will Kylo Ren and the First Order crush the Resistance once and for all? Join writer Gary Whitta (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) and artist Michael Walsh (Star Wars Annual, Hawkeye, and The Vision) as they take on the adventures of Force prodigy Rey, ace pilot Poe Dameron, and exFirst Order recruit Finn from the hit blockbuster Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi - including never-before-seen scenes featuring your favourite characters! Collecting: Star Wars: The Last Jedi Adaptation 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302912017, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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THANOS: THE INFINITY CONFLICT Starlin, Jim & Davis, Alan

In a desperate bid to protect all of reality, Adam Warlock once gave the Reality Gem to the Mad Titan Thanos. Years later, that decision has come to haunt him. For now, Thanos is on the verge of becoming the lord of all reality! Only his troublesome brother, an errant troll and a strange trick of resurrection stand in his way... or so it seems. For deep within the Titan lurks an abnormality, a torturous second existence.

A rebellion within his very soul! And so it may prove Thanos himself who fights most intensely against his own future! Jim Starlin and Alan Davis return to the epic story that began in The Infinity Siblings. Don’t miss the second volume of Starlin’s wildest adventure yet!

ISBN 13: 9781302908140, 112pp h/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL VOL. 9, THE North, Ryan & Henderson, Erica

Doreen Green and her friend Nancy Whitehead have had a great idea: get some friends together and play an escape room! That’s one of those real-life games where you get locked in a room and have an hour to escape before you die! Except you don’t really. I mean, it’s not like if you die in the game you die in real life, ha ha. But when Squirrel Girl and Nancy gather Koi Boi, Chipmunk Hunk, Brain Drain and Kraven the Hunter inside and lock the door, it turns out that this escape room is actually lethal after all! Can Doreen and company escape? Find out, why don’t you?! It’s everything you crave from a Squirrel Girl book: friendship, adventure and a room full of death traps! Collecting: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl 32-36 ISBN 13: 9781302910778, 120pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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WAKANDA FOREVER

Okorafor, Nnedi & Alburquerque, Alberto

Brand-new stories starring the Dora Milaje! Marvel Studios’ blockbuster film Black Panther has everyone talking about Wakanda’s best warriors, the fierce Dora Milaje. Now witness the Dora outside of Wakanda - and in Spider-Man’s world! When the Dora catch wind of a threat brewing outside their borders, they’ll leap into action - with or without their king. Don’t miss Okoye, Ayo and others in their solo mission to protect the realm at any cost. Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man: Wakanda Forever 1, Avengers: Wakanda Forever 1, X-Men: Wakanda Forever ISBN 13: 9781302913588, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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X-MEN BLUE VOL. 5

Bunn, Cullen & Stockman, Nathan

The search for Jimmy Hudson! In the aftermath of Venomized, Jimmy Hudson has been changed forever!

As two sets of memories tear at his mind, Jimmy goes into hiding... but is he a danger to himself and others?

The X-MEN try to save their friend, but Daken has more lethal plans for Jimmy! And Jimmy finally gets a codename... but is he a hero or a villain? Collecting: X-Men Blue 29-34 ISBN 13: 9781302909802, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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X-MEN CLASSIC: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1

Claremont, Chris; Duffy, Jo & Bolton, John

In 1986, Marvel launched Classic X-Men, a series that reprinted the ‘All-New, All-Different X-Men’ era - with a twist! All-new backup stories fleshed out the 1970s tales and delved deeper into the characters’ lives - and new story pages were even inserted into the reprints, expanding on key moments and sowing the seeds for future storylines! Now, all this newly created material has been collected together - complete with comparisons and text pieces explaining what was changed, what was added, and why! Friendships are forged, allies are mourned and lives are transformed in these rare tales that dance between the raindrops of some of the most revered X-Men comics of all time! It’s the perfect companion piece to your Uncanny X-Men collection! Collecting: material from Classic X-Men 1-23 ISBN 13: 9781302913670, 520pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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X-MEN EPIC COLLECTION: THE SENTINELS LIVE Friedrich, Gary; Drake, Arnold & Thomas, Roy

Professor X is dead! The X-Men have gone their separate ways. Searching to find a way to make its poorest-selling super heroes click, Marvel was trying anything and everything. With the title on the verge of cancellation, Roy Thomas and Neal Adams clicked, and the rest is history. Their epic evolution of the X-Men defines the team to this day. Adams’ lavish and dynamic visuals and Thomas’ challenging and contemporary stories combined in a book that throbbed with the pulse of the times. Their iconic stories collected here introduce Havok, the vampiric villain Sauron, the Mutates and X-Man-to-be Sunfire! Not to mention the Living Pharaoh, a classic Savage Land team-up with Ka-Zar, as well as the return of Magneto! Collecting: Vol. 3: X-Men (1963) 46-66; material from Ka-Zar (1970) 2-3, Marvel Tales (1966) 30 ISBN 13: 9781302912758, 512pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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X-MEN: MARAUDERS Carey, Mike; Bachalo, Chris & Henry, Clayton

Mike Carey reinvigorates the X-Men! A shaken Sabretooth arrives at the X-Men’s doorstep - asking for asylum! But what could possibly strike terror into the heart of Victor Creed? The Children of the Vault have risen... and they spell doom for the X-Men! Rogue must assemble a dangerous new squad -including Mystique, Cable, Lady Mastermind and Sabretooth but when a terrifying alien threat emerges, can Rogue hold on to her sanity? Meanwhile, the deadliest foes in the X-Men’s history, the Marauders, return - and Gambit is front and centre among their ranks! Why are the Marauders eliminating specific mutants? And what prize do they plan to rip from the X-Men’s hands? It’s an exciting new direction for the X-Men, that sets up the status quo for the ‘Messiah Complex’ event! Collecting: X-Men (1991) 188-199, 200-204 (A Stories); X-Men Annual (2007) 1 ISBN 13: 9781302913779, 480pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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X-MEN: MUTANT MASSACRE OMNIBUS Claremont, Chris; Simonson, Louise & Duffy, Jo

The first X-Men crossover event - and still the most brutal! When Sabretooth and the lethal Marauders attack the underground mutant outcasts known as the Morlocks, the X-Men, X-Factor and New Mutants join forces to stop them - with help from Thor, Daredevil and Power Pack! But the cost of victory is very high, and many X-Men come away badly injured. While Shadowcat might be saved with the Fantastic Four’s help, the Angel contemplates a much bleaker fate!

Psylocke, Longshot and Dazzler join the undermanned X-Men - just in time to clash with the Avengers - as Marvel’s mutants struggle to recover and rebuild! Collecting: Uncanny X-Men (1981) 210-219; X-Men Annual (1970) 11; X-Factor (1986) 9-17, Annual 2; New Mutants (1983) 46; Thor (1966) 373-374, 377-378; Power Pack (1984) 27; Daredevil (1964) 238; Fantastic Four vs. The X-Men 1-4; X-Men vs. The Avengers 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302914240, 952pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Picture Books - KS0

MY FIRST BOOK OF FEMINISM (FOR BOYS) Merberg, Julie

Simple illustrations paired with meaningful aphorisms make the compelling, age appropriate argument that women are strong and smart and deserve respect.

Humorous, familiar scenarios are treated as teachable moments for little boys who will ideally grow up without ever questioning women’s equality. From ‘no means no,’ to ‘women’s rights are human rights,’ important, grownup ideas are simplified for young, impressionable minds. This is the book every mum should read to her son!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Girl power has been riding a wave for several years now - but there’s few titles aimed at boys.

• This book complements the girl power movement by focusing on getting boys to see girls as equals.

• Julie Merberg is also the author of My First Book of Girl Power and The Big Book of Girl Power.

• For readers of Stories for Boys Who Dare to be Different (Quercus, 2018) and The Good Guys (Wren & Rook, 2018).

ISBN 13: 9781941367629, 20pp Board, £8.99 Published by DOWNTOWN BOOKWORKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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LIZA JANE & THE DRAGON Lippman, Laura & Samworth, Kate (illus)

Liza Jane believed she could find better parents.

So she fires her mum and dad and hires the first applicant who came to the door... what could possibly go wrong? And at first everything was fun. The dragon did whatever Liza Jane wanted him to do. But it turned out the dragon had only one response to all problems: opening his mouth and belching fire. Suddenly, people were scared of Liza Jane. The pizza delivery man didn’t want to come to her house. No one wanted to play with her. And all that fire was very bad for the furniture. Could Liza Jane have been wrong about what kind of qualities she wanted in a parent?

KEY SELLING POINTS • The dragon’s blond hair and belligerent attutide are reminiscent of a certain US president.

• Laura Lippman is a New York Times best-selling novelist and the editor of Baltimore Noir.

• This is Lippman’s first children’s picture book.

• Classic style illustrations underpin the satire of this book, making it appeal to kids and parents.

• Illustrator Kate Samworth’s first book won the Kirkus Prize for Young Readers in 2014.

ISBN 13: 9781617756610, 32pp h/b, £12.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Children’s Picture Books - KS1

ARNO AND THE MINI MACHINE Chwast, Seymour

Two hundred years in the future, Arno’s preprogrammed, machine-controlled day takes an unexpected turn when nature intercedes. Seymour Chwast’s illustrations, including his Seuss-like mechanical inventions, are both charmingly oldfashioned and presciently futuristic. A gentle corrective to our infatuation with electronics, Arno and the Mini-Machine is a sweet reminder of the joy of nature and following one’s own path.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Seymour Chwast is a graphic design legend whose works are in the permanent collections of many museums and galleries.

• Kids (and adults!) will get a kick out of the Seuss-like futuristic inventions.

• A charming reminder that we can’t forget about nature in our device-obsessed world.

ISBN 13: 9781609808792, 32pp h/b, £12.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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ADVENTURERS GUILD 2, THE Twilight of the Elves Clark, Zack Loran & Eliopulos, Nick

Zed, Brock, and their friends may have saved Freestone from destruction, but the fight against the Dangers is far from over. No one knows what to expect next from the dark power that forced the elves to abandon their city. And the influx of elf refugees in Freestone strains resources and brews resentment among the townspeople. Things have shifted between best friends Zed and Brock, as well, with their friendship crumbling under the weight of the secrets they’re keeping from each other.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The second title expands the scope of the fantastical world as the characters journey outside the city walls.

• The characters continue to rely on each other and grow closer as the stakes climb ever higher.

• Wry observations and funny one-liners abound in this classic fantasy with an accessible, contemporary voice.

ISBN 13: 9781484788608, 384pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CAMELOT CODE, BOOK 1, THE The Once and Future Geek Mancusi, Mari

When young Arthur of Camelot accidentally timetravels to the 21st century and Googles himself, he discovers the not-so-happily ever after in store for him once he pulls the sword from the stone. Yes, he’ll go from squire to sovereign basically overnight, but he’ll also lose the love of his life to his best friend and eventually die in battle. What’s a once-and-future king to do? Easy: stay in the future, where he’ll actually have a future - and join the football team instead.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Readers will flock to this imaginative romp that proves once and for all, anyone can be a hero.

• Mancusi brings humour to her re-imagining of the King Arthur legend by giving Merlin knowledge of modern technology.

• The correlations of the past blending with the present, and vice versa, are hilarious and the action breathless.

• With several POV characters of each gender, this novel will appeal to both boy and girl adventure-seekers.

ISBN 13: 9781368010849, 352pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Fiction - KS2

S.Q.U.A.D

Cruz, Melissa de la

Death Valley, California is not as bleak as it sounds.

Although the town is situated in the middle of the desert, it is a lively place, with a community theatre, a robust amateur softball league, and a tight-knight group of residents. But it is an unusual place... one where strange things go bump in the night, and strange creatures with yellow eyes and sharp teeth are seen running across the stark landscape.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the New York Times bestselling author of the Descendants, the Blue Bloods, and the Witches of East End series.

• The members of S.Q.U.A.D. come from different backgrounds, where they learn to work together as a team.

• Cruz’s signature wit shines, and her ability to create suspenseful action sequences will keep reluctant readers engaged.

ISBN 13: 9781484780602, 304pp h/b, £13.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Graphic Novel

ARCHIE’S HOLIDAY COLORING BOOK Archie Superstars

Tis the season to colour all of your favourite Archie characters! You can give Archie’s jalopy a Christmas paint job or personally style Betty and Veronica’s holiday outfits. Plus, each image has an intricate background pattern to add to your colour experience.

The possibilities are endless and the fun never stops!

KEY SELLING POINTS • The perfect holiday gift for any Archie fan.

• This is the second only Archie Comics colouring book in existence, and the only one with a seasonal theme!

• The subversive take on Archie universe and teen phenomenon Riverdale has breathed new life into the franchise.

• The Archie series recently rebooted in 2015 with a contemporary makeover, attracting new readers and critical acclaim.

• Colouring books remain a strong trend in the UK book market - especially when fan-favourite characters are involved!

ISBN 13: 9781682558713, 128pp p/b, £8.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Children’s Graphic Novel

YAKARI VOL. 16: THE LAKE MONSTER Job & Derib

The Beavers are very worried: Linden Tree, Yakari’s young and mischievous friend, has lost his appetite for... well, everything. And his people have no time to devote to him, as they must repair their precious dam, damaged by heavy rains. While the young Sioux attempts to dispel his friend’s melancholy, Thousandmouths suddenly realises he is several labourers short of a full work gang. Is something in the lake going after the hard-working beavers?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Hugely popular series translated into 17 languages, with 4 million copies sold in France since its creation.

• The easy-to-read text appeals to children, especially reluctant readers.

• A ‘green comic’: The hero is very close to nature, and the series promotes animal and nature awareness.

• Perfect for the school and library markets.

ISBN 13: 9781849184236, 48pp p/b, £6.99 Published by CINEBOOK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia, Greece, Cyprus, Germany, Spain & Portugal

Children’s Graphic Novel

STEPHEN MCCRANIE’S SPACE BOY VOLUME 2 McCranie, Stephen

To Amy, everyone has a flavour. Jemmah, her best friend from the colony, is the flavour of pineapple and jalapeno. Cassie, from Earth, is like red pepper. After being forced to leave her space-colony home when her dad was fired, Amy starts to adapt to a new life on Earth. High school seems difficult at first, but a close group of friends begin to make the transition easier for her. At the same time, Amy finds herself fascinated with a mysterious boy named Oliver, the only person Amy has yet to be able to place a flavour for.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A zany, fun, heartfelt comic that will appeal to fans of Cartoon Network’s Steven Universe.

• Adapted into graphic novel form from a hit webcomic, Space Boy already has 50,000 unique readers online.

• Stephen Mccranie’s Mal and Chad: Belly Flop! (Turtleback Books) was named one of the best books of 2012.

• A high-school drama mixed up with contemporary sci-fi this has instant appeal for young adult readers.

• The first volume of Space Boy has already been well received to rave reviews.

ISBN 13: 9781506706801, 240pp p/b, £9.50 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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CHILDREN’S & YOUNG ADULT • NON-FICTION Young Adult Fiction

STAR WARS LEIA, PRINCESS OF ALDERAAN Gray, Claudia

Sixteen-year-old Princess Leia Organa faces the most challenging task of her life so far: proving herself in the areas of body, mind, and heart to be formally named heir to the throne of Alderaan. She’s taking rigorous survival courses, practicing politics, and spearheading relief missions to worlds under Imperial control. But Leia has worries beyond her claim to the crown. Her parents, Breha and Bail, aren’t acting like themselves lately; they are distant and preoccupied, seemingly more concerned with throwing dinner parties for their allies in the Senate than they are with their own daughter. Determined to uncover her parents’ secrets, Leia starts down an increasingly dangerous path that puts her right under the watchful eye of the Empire. And when Leia discovers what her parents and their allies are planning behind closed doors, she finds herself facing what seems like an impossible choice: dedicate herself to the people of Alderaan (including the man she loves) or to the galaxy at large, which is in desperate need of a rebel hero...

KEY SELLING POINTS • New York Times Best-Selling author, Claudia Gray’s, coming-of-age tale about Princess Leia is now in paperback!

• Leia is a popular and much-loved Star Wars character.

• Fans have been clamouring to learn the story of how everybody’s favourite princess joined the Rebellion.

• The recent movies have engaged a whole new generation of fans, while continuing to please fans of the original series.

• With a 40-year heritage, Star Wars is still one of the best-selling toy licenses of all time.

ISBN 13: 9781368026635, 416pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY LUCASFILM PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

BAD CALL

Wallenfels, Stephen

During a late-night poker game, tennis teammates Colin, Ceo, Grahame, and Rhody make a pact to go on a camping trip in Yosemite National Park. And poker vows can’t be broken. So the first sign that they should ditch the plan is when Rhody backs out. The next is when Ceo replaces him with Ellie, a girl Grahame and Colin have never even heard of. And then there’s the forest fire at their intended campsite. But instead of bailing, they decide to take the treacherous Snow Creek Falls Trail to the top of Yosemite Valley. From there, the bad decisions really pile up...

KEY SELLING POINTS • A perfectly paced thriller, making Bad Call impossible to put down.

• Wallenfel’s uses pitch-perfect dialogue to create distinctive, relatable voices for each of his characters.

• With a cinematic feel, a gritty setting, and plenty of action, Bad Call had wide appeal.

• Stephen has plenty of first-hand experience to back up the events in Bad Call including a run-in with a stray axe!

ISBN 13: 9781484775684, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

ROSEMARKED Blackburne, Livia

When Zivah falls prey to the deadly rose plague, she’s destined to live her last days in isolation until a threat to her village creates a need that only she can fill. Dineas has been broken by torture at the hands of the Amparan Empire, and thirsts for vengeance. The pair couldn’t be more different but they find themselves thrust together on a high-stakes mission to spy on the capital. As they grow closer, they must unite to protect those they love. Amidst the constant fear of discovery, the two grapple with a mutual attraction that could break both of their carefully guarded hearts.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Livia Blackburne is New York Times bestselling author, her debut novel, Midnight Thief, was an instant hit.

• Perfect for fans of An Ember in the Ashes and The Lumatere Chronicles.

• With heart-pounding suspense and drama, Rosemarked will keep readers turning pages and clamouring for book two!

• Blackburne deftly balances Zivah’s philosophical conflict with sensitivity that is sophisticated and heart-rending.

• The palpable tension and chemistry between Zivah and Dineas will leave readers breathless.

ISBN 13: 9781368008341, 400pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

UMBERTOUCHED Blackburne, Livia

The mission was a failure. Even though Zivah and Dineas discovered a secret that could bring down the empire, their information is useless without proof. Now, with their cover blown and their quest abandoned, their only remaining hope is to get home before Ampara brings the full might of its armies against their peoples.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The highly anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed first book in the series, Rosemarked.

• With the stakes rising higher than ever as the characters prepare for an epic final battle, readers will be hooked.

• Blackburne deftly balances the protagonists’ philosophical conflicts with sensitivity that is sophisticated and heart-re • The tension of Zivah and Dineas’ will-they-won’t-they romance will have readers glued to the page.

• Livia’s debut novel, Midnight Thief, was a huge hit with readers.

ISBN 13: 9781484788578, 384pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY-HYPERION Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Young Adult Fiction

LITTLE WHITE LIES Barnes, Jennifer Lynn

Eighteen-year-old auto mechanic Sawyer Taft did not expect her estranged grandmother to show up at her apartment door and offer her a six-figure contract to participate in debutante season. And she definitely never imagined she would accept. But when she realises that immersing herself in her grandmother’s ‘society’ might mean discovering the answer to the biggest mystery of her life - her father’s identity - she signs on the dotted line and braces herself for a year of makeovers, big dresses, bigger egos, and a whole lot of bless your heart.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Filled with interpersonal twists and turns that have made binge reading a thing - readers will be hooked.

• Sawyer grounds this mystery with her honest approach, and her personal mission of finding out where she comes from.

• Will resonate with the authors current mystery fans, and bring in a whole new audience of chick-lit lovers.

• With a unique setting and a soap-opera feel, Little White Lies reads like a hit TV show, making it adaptation-ready.

ISBN 13: 9781368014137, 400pp h/b, £14.99 Published by FREEFORM Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Art

CONCRETE POETRY: POSTWAR MODERNIST PUBLIC ART Phipps, Simon

The Post-War period of progressive civic architecture and art gave rise to some of the UK’s most important pieces of publically owned artwork. Acclaimed photographer Simon Phipps journeyed around the UK uncovering forgotten treasures as well as unexplained losses. This is the first photographic survey of Modernist sculpture within the Brutalist context and a celebration (and lament) for the extraordinary works produced in a period of systemic support and commissioning in the Arts. There is also an urgency to this photographic survey, as many crucial works have been lost or destroyed.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Second book by author and photographer of category bestseller and design award-winner Brutal London.

• Phipps is a key figure and photographer in resurgence of interest in Brutalist architecture.

• Uniquely designed and beautifully produced hardback.

• Many public artworks are now the focus of public campaigns to save and renovate - such as Paolozzi at Tottenham Court Road.

ISBN 13: 9781910463123, 192pp h/b, £16.99 Published by SEPTEMBER PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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NON-FICTION Art History

LITTLE DANCER AGED FOURTEEN The True Story Behind Degas’s Masterpiece Laurens, Camille & Wood, Willard (trans)

This absorbing, heartfelt work tells the story of the real dancer behind Degas’s now-iconic sculpture, and the struggles of late nineteenth-century bohemian life of Paris. Drawing on a wealth of historical material as well as her own love of ballet and personal experience of loss, Camille Laurens presents a compelling, compassionate portrait of Marie van Goethem.

Laurens also looks further, at the world of the artists’ models themselves, traditionally overlooked in the history of art.

KEY SELLING POINTS • In this surprising history of a beloved icon, Laurens gives readers a vivid modern feminist take on art history.

• Laurens crafts an exciting depiction of Paris in the 1880s.

• Ideal for special sales at museums, art and cultural institutions, and university art history departments.

• Degas is one of the most iconic painters and sculptors - even those not familiar with art know his images of dancers.

ISBN 13: 9781590519585, 176pp h/b, £18.99 Published by OTHER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Photography

FIRST MOMENTS

BERLIN NIGHTS Reister, Christian

Christian Reister’s black-and-white photographs capture the surreal, threatening and ethereal character of Berlin at night. As an insider the German photographer scans the city for unstaged, unexpected moments and seeks out the strange night-time energy of a place and its people. See Berlin as it comes alive after dark and get lost in the underground scene of a city known for its alternative nightlife.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Seventh title in a collectable urban photography series ‘Tales from the City.’

• Intense, other-worldly, after-hours images taken in one of Europe’s most iconic cities.

• From an award-winning indie publisher whose titles receive a huge amount of press.

ISBN 13: 9781910566411, 128pp h/b, £17.95 Published by HOXTON MINI PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

EAST LONDON PHOTO STORIES Various

Newborn Portraits & Mom Stories VanHoy, Brooke

It’s human nature to melt a little when we’re confronted by the beauty of new life. Newborns are resilient yet fragile, wrinkled yet brand-new. Their soft skin, sweet expressions, and dependence upon us touch us at our very core. For these reasons, and many more, people gravitate toward newborns. In this book, award-winning newborn and children’s photographer Brooke VanHoy presents over 160 heartwarming studio portraits of her smallest clients and provides stories about their new lives with their families. Readers will enjoy personal stories about the moment when couples realised they were becoming parents, the first time they saw they felt the stirrings of life, and the first time they saw their child’s face - plus a collection of thoughts about the parents’ hopes and dreams for their little one’s future.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Over 160 heartwarming studio portraits of babies, accompanied by stories about their family life.

• Insights from parents about their journey toward parenthood and their first meeting with their baby.

• Chock full of world-class portraits, inspirational quotes, and remarkable stories that celebrate newborns.

• A perfect gift for expecting parents, grandparents, and anyone who revels in the beauty of new life.

ISBN 13: 9781682033647, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

MOON, THE

NASA Images from Space Amherst Media Inc.

Photography

The Moon: NASA Images from Space, includes images from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), European Space Agency (ESA), and other international space explorations. Early images show the very first Apollo missions to the Moon using film in a Hasselblad camera.

NASA illustrations explain the Moon’s tidal forces on the Earth’s oceans, seas, and land mass, the Moon’s phases as see from Earth, the lunar geography, and Moon’s composition. This book shows detailed maps of the Moon’s surface: its incredible craters, ancient lava flows, plains, seas, and mountains. Included is speculation about the Moon’s origin and its historical place our solar system. Humanities future plans for lunar exploration and habitation are discussed.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensively illustrated collection of lunar visuals of over 150 images.

• The moon has always been presented as a mysterious element in the solar system.

• Get close up views of the Moon’s craters, valleys, mountains, and other features.

• Enjoy new and historical photos taken with film, digital, scientific instruments.

ISBN 13: 9781682033685, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

To mark their fifth anniversary Hoxton Mini Press are publishing a compilation book that will feature photography from the bestselling book series ‘East London Photo Stories.’ Appearing alongside new text and a map of East London showing where the projects were taken, each chapter of selected images captures a unique aspect of the area’s colourful character: from Hackney’s eccentric inhabitants and tranquil waterways to famous flower markets, 1980s Dalston and wild nightlife in Shoreditch. Featuring work by Dougie Wallace, Zed Nelson, Jenny Lewis, David Campany & Polly Braden, David George and many more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A collection of photography from the first 13 books in a much-loved series dedicated to East London.

• Content spans the genres of portrait, documentary and street photography.

• Marks the fifth anniversary of award-winning indie publisher Hoxton Mini Press.

• Perfect gift for those interested in art, photography, London and local history.

• Featuring work by Zed Nelson, Jenny Lewis, David Campany & Polly Braden, David George and more.

ISBN 13: 9781910566428, 256pp h/b, £19.95 Published by HOXTON MINI PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Photography

BARFLIES Reykjavik II Snorri Bros

Opening its doors for the first time in 1993 the downtown Reykjavik bar was an overnight hit, attracting artists, musicians, media types, and other cool cats and creatures of the night. The crowd was young and had a huge lust for life, the atmosphere was an irresistible mixture of sweet innocence and hardcore partying. Kaffibarinn has certainly evolved and matured but perhaps the most beautiful thing about the place is that it still attracts a similar type of clientele as it did in the early days.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Follow-up book to Barflies (powerHouse, 2008).

• Featuring intimate full colour portraits.

• Kaffibarinn is an immensely popular stalwart of Reykjavik’s nightlife scene.

• Released to coincide with Kaffibarinn’s 25th anniversary in 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781576879023, 304pp h/b, £41.99 Published by POWERHOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

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LEONARD BERNSTEIN 100

Film

WEIRDSVILLE USA

The Masters Photograph the Maestro Bernstein, Jaime & Sherman, Steve J.

The Obsessive Universe of David Lynch Paul A. Woods

Leonard Bernstein’s life captivated the public, giving rise to indelible photographs by many of the greatest photographers of the 20th Century. This book tells Bernstein’s story through the lenses of such masters as Richard Avedon, Heni Cartier-Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Alfred Eisenstaedt, Ernst Haas, Ken Heyman, Stanley Kubrick, Gjon Mili, Ralph Morse, Carl Mydans, Arnold Newman, Ruth Orkin, Gordon Parks, and Irving Penn. The collection is a rich trove that gives generations to come an unforgettable glimpse into the life of an artist who changed the face of culture in the 20th century.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 2018 marks Leonard Bernstein’s Centennial • Includes images by iconic photographers including Richard Avedon, Stanley Kubrick, Henri Cartier-Bresson and Ruth Orkin.

• Lovingly edited by Bernstein’s daughter Jaime.

• An enlightening glimpse into an artist who changed the face of culture in the 20th century.

ISBN 13: 9781576878934, 200pp h/b, £33.99 Published by POWERHOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

David Lynch, maverick Hollywood director, has pursued his contrasting obsessions more than most moviemakers would dare. In a wildly varying career he has experienced cult adulation, mainstream success, virtual rejection by the film industry and a renaissance that has seen him established as the brand name of ‘Weird Americana’. Taking into account Lynch’s latest projects, including the upcoming Twin Peaks revival to be broadcast in 2017, this new edition of Paul A. Woods’ exhaustive text is a combined biography and filmography following the surprising course of a genuine obsessive.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Lynch directed Twin Peaks: The Return, which aired in summer 2017, averaging two million viewers a week.

• Twin Peaks is ranked as the second best TV series of 2017.

• Weirdsville USA is the most complete and up-to-date book on Lynch available.

• Full of Lynch rarities, including his peripheral art and music projects and a complete survey of his unmade films.

ISBN 13: 9780859655552, 192pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PLEXUS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Design

Music

JEREMIAH GOODMAN

JIM BOB FROM CARTER

A Collection of Interiors Goodman, Jeremiah

Inducted to the prestigious Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1987, Jeremiah Goodman has long been revered within the interior design community for his ability to infuse static rooms with warmth and personality. This collection chronicles Goodman’s life and work, drawing on paintings and photographs taken from his own extensive archive. His paintings interpret and inspire, conveying how a space is experienced through the eyes of an artist. Here, Jeremiah’s paintings form a unique record of the work of many of the great design personalities of the past half century.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Goodman was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 1987.

• Draws on paintings and photographs taken from Goodman’s extensive personal archive.

• A unique record of America’s greatest interiors.

• Editor Dean Rhys Morgan has been a regular contributor to The Telegraph and the Sunday Times.

ISBN 13: 9781576878873, 208pp h/b, £70.00 Published by POWERHOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Film

SCALA CINEMA, 1978-1993 Giles, Jane

An exceptionally atmospheric repertory cinema, people travelled to the Scala from all over the country to have their minds blown by its alchemical mix of Hollywood classics and cult movies, horror, Kung Fu, LGBT, animation, silent comedy, Psychotronic and unclassifiable films, combined with live gigs and music club nights. Over a million people went through the doors of the Scala, and its reputation spread far and wide. Now this complete collection of all 178 monthly programmes plus photographs and ephemera, explores the history of the UK’s most infamous and influential of cinemas.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A graphical biography of a historic British cinema that gained both fame and infamy in the 1980s.

• Public outcry over threatened shutdown of Curzon Soho highlighted deep significance of London’s indie cinema scene.

• A must have for cinephiles the world over and fans of London’s distinctive culture.

• Scala lives on today as a cultural hotspot and live music venue, playing host to big names like Rihanna & Paloma Faith.

• Authored by 4 year programme manager & BFI Modern Classics author, Jane Giles.

ISBN 13: 9781903254981, 424pp h/b, £75.00 Published by FAB PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

In The Shadow Of My Former Self Bob, Jim

This is a funny music book - the funniest music book ever written, according to the author - about Jim Bob’s extended gap year between the acrimonious breakup of Carter in 1997 to their eventual reformation in 2007 (and crinomious break-up again in 2014). Find out how bands choose their names, what it’s like to be sworn at by Ian Dury, how it feels to discover yourself on a pub trivia machine under the category ‘Where are they Now?’ and why there isn’t a prime time Saturday night TV show called ‘Britain’s Got Authors.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • Second autobiography from Jim Bob, following Goodnight Carter (Cherry Red, 2004).

• Jim Bob from Carter documents Jim’s ongoing journey as a solo artist and author.

• A hilarious music autobiography, ideal for fans of Carter, Jim Bob, and music memoir in general.

ISBN 13: 9781909454712, 220pp p/b, £14.99 Published by CHERRY RED BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Music

BEATLES, OR THE WHITE ALBUM, THE Goodall, Mark

Critical opinion on The Beatles (aka the ‘White Album’) in 1968 varies, the record being seen as something of a comedown after the exhilaration of the group’s somewhat over-rated predecessor, Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. In addition, conventional wisdom holds that The Beatles marks the beginning of the end of the Lennon/McCartney partnership. This book however, exists to argue that The Beatles is not only the finest achievement of the group but can also be considered one of the greatest LP recordings of all time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Celebrating the album’s fiftieth anniversary in the music industry.

• This edition is published on the day the original album was released, fifty years ago.

• Visually the format of the title is an eye-catching square, approximately 7-inches, replicating the album cover.

ISBN 13: 9781909394605,TBCpp p/b, £15.99 Published by HEADPRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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Biography & Memoir

BLOOD, FIRE, DEATH

FAME

In the early 90’s, death metal changed the metal scene forever. Many of the seminal bands came from small and mild-mannered country of Sweden.

Blood, Fire, Death explores the bands, individuals and phenomena which have propelled the scene forward.

Interview with: Entombed, Nifelheim and Dissection, tales of Bathory, Pelle ‘Dead’ Ohlin, and the overlords of the contemporary black metal; Watain.

Entertainment shows, magazines, websites, and other channels continuously report the latest sightings, heartbreaks, and triumphs of the famous to a seemingly insatiable public. Millions of people go to enormous lengths to achieve Fame. Fame is woven into our lives in ways that may have been unimaginable in years past. And yet, is Fame even real? Mining decades of experience, writer, director, producer, and actress Justine Bateman writes a visceral, intimate look at the experience of Fame.

Bateman, Justine

The Swedish Metal Story Klingberg, Jon Jefferson & Johannesson, Ika

KEY SELLING POINTS • Feral House is the accepted expert on black and death metal histories.

• The publication date releases shortly after the Lords of Chaos film.

• Ideal for music-focused gift market accounts.

ISBN 13: 9781627310673, 240pp p/b, £24.99 Published by FERAL HOUSE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Music

MUZAK

The Visual Art of Porcupine Tree Hoile, Lasse

Muzak: The Visual Art of Porcupine Tree showcases the visual collaboration between the Danish photographer, film maker and artist Lasse Hoile and progressive rock band Porcupine Tree. Included is a bonus DVD, featuring never-before-seen documentary and backstage footage, filmed and edited by Lasse Hoile, giving incredible insight to one of the most important and influential progressive rock bands of modern times.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Including many never-before seen images from Hoile’s photography, stage backdrops, films and album art sessions.

• Covers period between critically acclaimed 2002 album In Absentia to the 2009 Grammy-nominated The Incident.

• Bonus DVD features: Previously unseen behind the scenes and backstage documentary footage.

ISBN 13: 9781911374091, 240pp h/b, £30.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Music

NO SECRETS

A Visual History of Show of Hands Show of Hands

Revealed through rare and unseen photographs and in their own words (with award-winning journalist Alexis Bowater), plus an introduction to their story

by Elizabeth Kinder (fRoots), this deluxe, collectable coffee-table book designed by Stylorouge is presented in a beautiful rigid hardboard slipcase. Steve Knightley and Phil Beer are held up as icons for their pioneering and audacious approach to the music business, yet the duo have remained under the mainstream radar. Show of Hands has become a grass-roots phenomenon, with a loyal and ever-expanding fan base of tens of thousands, sell out gigs at the Royal Albert Hall and several award-winning albums.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first time the story of Show Of Hands has ever been written.

• One of the most successful UK Folk and Roots acts of all time - selling out Royal Albert Hall many times.

• UK Folk revival, particularly with events like the BBC Folk Awards has created a large and growing audience of the genre.

• The duo tour almost constantly, with a committed following all over the UK. ISBN 13: 9781911374015, 224pp h/b, £40.00 Published by FLOOD GALLERY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fame is a raw, honest look at the nature of fame/celebrity, especially since the rise of social media and reality TV. • Both memoir and unique analysis of fame and society’s role in how we react and treat megastars.

• Justine Bateman was one of the stars on the hugely popular 1980s TV sitcom, Family Ties.

• Bateman has been active in film and TV for over thirty years as an actress, director, producer, and writer.

ISBN 13: 9781617756603, 220pp h/b, £17.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Biography & Memoir

NOW YOU SEE THE SKY Murray, Catharine H.

After college, Catharine H. Murray travels to Thailand, gradually outgrowing her American worldview. Within a year, she falls in love with a local man. Her life as a young mother seems too good to be true and she and her husband open a small inn for travellers. But when their middle son is diagnosed with cancer at age five their path takes them from rural Thailand, to Seattle, to Bangkok. With wisdom and honesty, the mother shares the transformative moment-to-moment experience of watching her son fight for his life, allowing the reader to witness the fathomless loss of a child and learn how tragedy can transform us.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First title from Akashic’s new Gracie Bell imprint, from author Ann Hood, focusing on grief memoirs.

• Hood’s own memoir, Comfort: A Journey through Grief, was lauded by the New York Times and Publishers Weekly.

• Murray is a published novelist and poet, currently teaching English to refugees and leading writing workshops.

• For readers of Billy, Me & You (Myriad) and Michael Rosen’s Sad Book (Walker).

ISBN 13: 9781617756665, 280pp p/b, £13.99 Published by AKASHIC BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Biography & Memoir

WOO-WOO, THE

How I Survived Ice Hockey, Drug Raids, Demons, and My Crazy Chinese Family Wong, Lindsay

In this jaw-dropping, darkly comedic memoir, a young woman comes of age in a dysfunctional Asian family whose members blamed their woes on ghosts and demons when in fact they should have been on antipsychotic meds. Lindsay Wong grew up with a paranoid schizophrenic grandmother and a mother who was deeply afraid of the ‘woo-woo’ - Chinese ghosts who come to visit in times of personal turmoil. Both a witty and touching memoir and harrowing honest depiction of the vagaries of mental illness, The Woo-Woo is a gutwrenching and beguiling manual for surviving family, and oneself.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A highly contemporary story that explores both the immigrant experience and the struggles of mental health.

• Lindsay Wong’s shocking real-life experiences are as gripping as any work of fiction on the shelves.

• Will resonate with anyone suffering from the effects of dysfunctional families or mental illness.

• Brings an accessible dark humour to an often intimidating and controversial subject.

ISBN 13: 9781551527369, 304pp p/b, £14.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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ICE DIARIES

NARCO WARS

An Antartic Memoir McNeil, Jean

British Canadian novelist Jean McNeil spent a year as writer-in-residence with the British Antarctic Survey, and four months on the world’s most enigmatic continent - Antarctica. Access to the Antarctic remains largely reserved for scientists, and it is the only piece of earth that is nobody’s country. Ice Diaries is the story of McNeil’s years spent in ice, not only in the Antarctic but her subsequent travels to Greenland, Iceland, and Svalbard - a haunting story of the relationship between beauty and terror, loss and abandonment, transformation and triumph.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Looks at what we would stand to lose in a world without ice.

• Mixes travelogue, popular science, and memoir to examine the history of our fascination with ice.

• Final book in McNeil’s trio of books on the polar regions - along with The Ice Lovers and Night Orders.

• Written in the spirit of Robert Falcon Scott and Sir Ernest Shackleton.

• Winner of the Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize and one of the Guardian’s Best Books 2016.

ISBN 13: 9781770414464, 384pp p/b, £15.99 Published by ECW PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A BROWN BUFFALO, THE

Acosta, Oscar ‘Zeta’ & Stavans, Ilan

Most famously depicted as the 300-pound, pill-popping Samoan attorney in Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Oscar ‘Zeta’ Acosta’s wild, moving first book, originally published in 1972, reveals a man of astonishing variety. A converted Baptist missionary in Panama, bar hopper, psychiatric patient, struggling writer, heartbroken lover, great imposter, connoisseur of excess, Chicano activist, Brown Buffalo - Acosta did it all, then disappeared like a puff of smoke off the coast of Mazatlan, Mexico in the spring of 1974.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Oscar ‘Zeta’ Acosta is well-known as Dr. Gonzo in Hunter S. Thompson’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

• A friend of Thompson’s, Acosta was also a lawyer, politician and respected author.

• His disappearance (and presumed death) in 1974 was the subject of Thompson’s essay The Banshee Screams For Buffalo Meat.

• With an introduction by Ilan Stavans.

ISBN 13: 9781910691304,TBCpp p/b, £12.00 Published by TANGERINE PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Biography & Memoir

HAVE YOU COME FAR? A life in Interviews Grylls, Vaughan

True Crime

We have all squirmed at an uncomfortable interview.

Vaughan Grylls has squirmed at more than most. Having had more interviews in his lifetime than anyone should reasonably expect, Grylls, with exemplary powers of recall, recounts hilarious and often poignant years of painful interviews. They range from childhood interviews for schools, and then for colleges, for university jobs, for newspapers, and even for the sack. But Grylls has been on the other side of the desk as well, as a teacher and finally as the director of an art college, and this experience gives him a perspective on these excruciating rites of passage. In this entertaining and enlightening expose of the interview room, Grylls shows us all, at whatever age, what not to do.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A witty, self-deprecating, and border-line libellous account of thirty interviews over a lifetime.

• Vaughan Grylls recalls his past interviewers - the result is an endlessly entertaining, but simultaneously salutary read • Highly entertaining, but also a critique of academic values, ambitions and corruption in Britain over the last 40 years.

ISBN 13: 9781912242146, 208pp h/b, £20.00 Published by WILMINGTON SQUARE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

How British Agents Infiltrated The Colombian Drug Cartels Chandler, Tom

Tom Chandler arrived in Bogota at the height of the cocaine boom. Pablo Escobar lay dead, the Cali Cartel had taken over most of the global supply, and an avalanche of coke was poised to hit Europe. Now the British government wanted Chandler to do the impossible: infiltrate and stop the most powerful crime syndicate on earth.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Draws upon and exploits the huge popularity of hit TV series, such as Narcos and McMafia.

• An unflinching story of danger, fear and the day-to-day tradecraft and unsung heroism of the brave infiltrators.

• The most explosive inside account ever written about the War on Drugs.

ISBN 13: 9781908479921, 320pp p/b, £8.99 Published by MILO BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Literary Studies

DIFFICULT LIVES - HITCHING RIDES Sallis, James

Originally published by Gryphon Books in 1993, Difficult Lives was one of the earliest attempts to track the legacy of original paperback writers such as Jim Thompson, David Goodis and Chester Himes.

The individual essays on these three first appeared in literary magazines. Difficult Lives visits a rare moment when daylight was showing around the seams of American society and visions quite in contrast to the sanctioned version drifted to the surface in books one bought off racks in drugstores and bus stations - stark, bonelike, disturbing books.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Updated and expanded edition of the original collection of essays on noir authors, Difficult Lives.

• The film of James Sallis’ novel Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, was a major indie hit in 2011/12.

• Sallis has received a lifetime achievement award from Bouchercon.

ISBN 13: 9780857302564, 224pp p/b, £9.99 Published by NO EXIT PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Literary Studies

EXPOSURE Sudjic, Olivia

A personal essay on exposure, auto-fiction, internet feminism and the anxiety epidemic. Last year Olivia Sudjic published Sympathy, a novel about surveillance and connection in the internet age. If a debut novel is written by a woman, it is often read and discussed as if it were a memoir. Suddenly Sudjic found herself shoved under the microscope, subject to same surveillance apparatus she had dissected in her novel. In this incisive personal essay, Olivia Sudjic draws on her experience to examine the damaging expectations that attend any young female artist, as well the strategies by which they might be evaded.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sympathy (Pushkin/ONE), was published last year to very positive reviews.

• There is a special interest in anxiety, narcissism and internet feminism at the moment.

• Similar format and topic to Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s We Should All Be Feminists.

• For fans of Maggie Nelson and Olivia Laing.

ISBN 13: 9781999922337, 128pp p/b, £6.00 Published by PENINSULA PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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NON-FICTION Literary Studies

LOSERS Cohen, Josh

You are a loser. This isn’t a personal slight, but an impersonal truth of the species, writes Josh Cohen in this essay about love, literature and politics. Today, no figure in more ridiculed and reviled than the loser. In the wake of recent political upsets, the bruised liberal dreams of winning it all back. Meanwhile a swollen selfhelp industry continues to grow with a single, seductive promise: read this, and join the ranks of the winners. But being a loser isn’t a personal failing; it’s an essential part of being human. In this remarkable essay, at once political, philosophical and very funny, psychoanalyst Josh Cohen teaches us to take pride in embracing our inner loser.

KEY SELLING POINTS • From the author of The Private Life: Why We Remain in the Dark and How to Read Freud.

• A practicing psychoanalyst, Josh Cohen offers a unique voice.

• For readers of Against Everything, The Psychopath Test and Humiliation.

• Cohen’s essays and articles regularly appear in the Guardian, the New Statesman and the TLS. ISBN 13: 9781999922344, 128pp p/b, £6.00 Published by PENINSULA PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

History

YOU DAUGHTERS OF FREEDOM The Australians Who Won the Vote and Inspired the World Wright, Clare

For the ten years from 1902, when Australia’s suffrage campaigners won the vote for white women, the world looked to this trailblazing young democracy for inspiration. Clare Wright’s epic new history tells the story of that victory - and of Australia’s role in the subsequent international struggle - through the eyes of five remarkable players: the redoubtable Vida Goldstein, the flamboyant Nellie Martel, indomitable Dora Montefiore, daring Muriel Matters, and artist Dora Meeson Coates, who painted the controversial Australian banner carried in the British suffragettes’ monster marches of 1908 and 1911.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Follows from The Forgotten Rebels in Clare Wright’s Democracy Trilogy: a project to redefine Australia.

• Forgotten Rebels of Eureka won the Stella Prize and much international praise.

• Groundbreaking work of storytelling and scholarship that writes women back into Australian history.

• This will be a beautiful hardback edition with full colour plates.

ISBN 13: 9781925603934, 432pp h/b, £18.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Cultural Studies

HOW WE DESIRE Emcke, Carolin

How We Desire is an enthralling essay about gender, sexuality and love by one of Germany’s most admired writers. It’s about growing up, and discovering the contours of desire and difference, about understanding that we sometimes ‘slip into norms the way we slip into clothes, putting them on because they’re laid out ready for us.’ In telling her own story, Emcke draws back the veil on how we experience desire, no matter what our sexual orientation. And she examines how prejudice against homosexuality has survived its decriminalisation in the west. This marvellous book pays homage to the radical magic and liberating tenderness of desire itself.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Emcke worked as a war correspondent for Der Spiegel for 15 years and her reportage is critically acclaimed in Germany.

• How We Desire is the first of Emcke’s books to be translated into English.

• Will appeal to fans of Maggie Nelson, Emily Witt, Eula Biss and Rebecca Solnit.

• Emcke has received the German Book Trade’s Peace Prize, also won by Svetlana Alexievich, Susan Sontag & Margaret Atwood.

ISBN 13: 9781925603613, 256pp p/b, £12.99 Published by TEXT PUBLISHING COMPANY Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Fashion & Style

LESSONS FROM THE BEST DRESSED WOMEN IN HISTORY Plexus

An illustrated book of fashion dos and don’ts from the bestdressed women of the 20th and 21st centuries. With advice from style icons such as Lauren Bacall, Marlene Dietrich and Audrey Hepburn, as well as more contemporary fashionistas, including Anna Wintour, Kate Moss and Alexa Chung, this book is far more than just a potted history of fashion icons. With a combination of wit and sincere guidelines, it teaches you how to become sartorially savvy. Packed with timeless glamour and inspiration, Lessons from the Best Dressed Women in History shows us why true style never goes out of fashion.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Books and blogs on vintage looks have proven enduringly popular in the past few years.

• High-profile television shows like Mad Men and Boardwalk Empire have revived interest in vintage fashion and lifestyle.

• The fashion industry is currently at its most lucrative and accessible, and is growing rapidly every year.

ISBN 13: 9780859655576, 160pp p/b, £14.99 Published by PLEXUS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics & Activism

RESISTING ILLEGITIMATE AUTHORITY

A Thinking Person’s Guide to Being an AntiAuthoritarian - Strategies, Tools, and Models Levine, Bruce E.

As Resisting Illegitimate Authority reveals, authoritarians attempt to marginalise anti-authoritarians, who are scorned, shunned, financially punished, psychopathologised, criminalised, and even assassinated. Profiling a diverse group of anti-authoritarians - including Thomas Paine, Ralph Nader, Malcolm X, and Lenny Bruce - in order to glean useful lessons from their lives, Resisting Illegitimate Authority is the first self-help manual for anti-authoritarians. Resisting Illegitimate Authority is about bigotry, but not bigotry directed at race, religion, gender, or sexual preference. It is about bigotry directed at rebellious personalities and temperaments.

KEY SELLING POINTS • After Trump (and others) there is an increased interest in both authoritarians and anti-authoritarians.

• By a respected clinical psychologist - an overview of the cultural assault on rebellious behaviour from childhood.

• A self-help manual for the people who are the object of the assault on rebellion.

• Will appeal to professionals in psychology, political science, and sociology - as well as general readership.

ISBN 13: 9781849353243, 220pp p/b, £14.00 Published by AK PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Politics & Activism

OCCULT FEATURES OF ANARCHISM

With Attention to the Conspiracy of Kings and the Conspiracy of the Peoples Lagalisse, Erica & Ehrenreich, Barbara (fore)

Studying anarchism as a historical object, Occult Features of Anarchism shows how the development of leftist theory and practice within clandestine masculine public spheres continues to inform contemporary anarchist understandings of the ‘political,’ in which men’s oppression by the state becomes the prototype for power in general.

Readers behold how gender and religion become privatised in radical counterculture, a historical process intimately linked to the privatisation of gender and religion by the modern nation-state.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Uses an unparalleled range of primary and secondary sources in multiple languages.

• Advances critical scholarship regarding leftist attachments to secular politics.

• Explores hidden correspondences between anarchism, Renaissance magic, and New Age movements.

• Inspired by anthropological fieldwork within today’s anarchist movements.

• With a foreword by Barbara Ehrenreich - author of Nickel and Dimed (2002) and Bait and Switch (2016; both Granta).

ISBN 13: 9781629635798, 128pp p/b, £13.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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NON-FICTION Politics & Activism

ANARCHISM AND THE POLITICS OF VIOLATION Jensen, Derrick

Radical author Jensen’s controversial analysis of the dark side of the anarchist movement - including the recent history of allegations of rape and abuse - is, like many of his books, a reflection of the violence inherent in western society that is both destructive and movement suppressing. A book that will be much discussed, sometimes attacked and highly praised.

The introduction by Chris Hedges will add another leading voice to Jensen’s radical assault on the status quo within the anarchist movement.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Derrick Jensen is a leading voice of radical politics and environmentalism.

• A timely book. The anarchist community is as guilty as any group of abuse and harassment.

• Detailed reveal for anarchists, #metoo generation, feminists, vegans, and radical theorists of many stripes.

• With an introduction by American journalist and minister, Chris Hedges.

ISBN 13: 9781609808778, 480pp p/b, £17.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Politics & Activism

MEANING OF LIFE, THE

A Case for Abolishing Life Sentences Nellis; Ashley & Mauer, Marc

In a forceful and necessary argument Marc Mauer and Ashley Nellis of The Sentencing Project argue that there is no practical or moral justification for a sentence longer than twenty years. In fact, harsher sentences have been shown to have little effect on crime rates. Featuring moving profiles of half a dozen people currently serving life sentences written by former ‘lifer’ and award-winning writer Kerry Myers, falsely convicted of murder and released after serving twenty-seven years of his life sentence, this book offers a much-needed road map to a more humane criminal justice system.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A leading expert in his field, Marc Maeur’s Race to Incarcerate was nominated for the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award.

• Features authentic insights from real life inmates, written by a former and falsely convicted lifer.

• Huge popularity in the UK of true crime shows like Making a Murder demonstrate an appetite for US criminal justice.

• Zeros in on the highly topical debate surrounding humane incarceration and prison reform.

• Provides startling insights into a subject that UK readers have limited access too.

ISBN 13: 9781620974094, 224pp h/b, £21.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Reference

EASYWAY GUIDE TO THE ROLE OF THE BEST MAN Revised Edition 2018 Bennett, Anna

Most people who agree to be a best man or best woman at a wedding are flattered and delighted to be able to fulfil that role. However, quite often when the reality sinks in a feeling of dread begins to manifest itself. The role means a lot of time will be spent as the centre of attention. He or she will need to demonstrate organisation skills and also be able to stand up and deliver a speech. It is amazing how often it goes wrong. This book will help ensure it goes perfectly.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Clearly lays out the sometimes-daunting role and responsibilities of a best man or best woman.

• Provides insight into organising a great stag or hen party.

• Gives tips for writing a wedding toast speech.

• The title refers to the traditional best ‘man’, but this guide is useful for women as well.

ISBN 13: 9781847168610, 160pp p/b, £8.99 Published by EASYWAY GUIDE Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Reference

STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO MANAGING COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, A Revised Edition Rimmer, Steven

A Straightforward Guide to Managing Commercial Property, revised edition, substantially updates the previous edition in the light of recent changes in landlord and tenant law. The book will enable the reader to understand the main areas of this complex and complicated field, one that is usually left to the professionals. By using this clear and easy to understand guide, the processes of managing commercial property, in the main smaller premises, will become that much easier.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A comprehensive and concise guide to managing commercial property.

• Substantially updates the previous edition in the light of recent changes in landlord and tenant law.

• Steven Rimmer runs his own commercial lettings agency and has many years’ experience managing commercial property.

ISBN 13: 9781847168627, 160pp p/b, £9.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Reference

STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO SPEECH WRITING AND PRESENTATION, A New Edition 2018 Watson, Roland

For most people, performing in public presents a problem, indeed it can be a nightmare. What should be a defining speech, whether at a wedding, a business event or any other event for that matter, can turn into a shambles. There are key techniques when crafting, and delivering, a speech. Once the person making the speech understands the art and the craft of structuring the content of the speech, indeed understands what it is they are trying to say, and also understands the art of presentation the whole process will turn from a problem to a pleasure.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Provides a thorough introduction to the difficult art of writing and presenting speeches.

• Will help the many people who struggle with public speak to develop skill and boost confidence.

• Presents key techniques for crafting and delivering effective speeches.

• Roland Watson is an experienced speech writer, having operated a speechwriting consultancy for many years.

ISBN 13: 9781847168634, 160pp p/b, £8.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Reference

STRAIGHTFORWARD GUIDE TO WRITING BUSINESS AND PERSONAL LET TTERS / EMAILS AND TEXTS, A Fry, Robert

A Straightforward Guide to Writing Business and Personal Letters, Emails and Texts, New Edition, deals with the production of effective letters and emails covering both business and personal situations in the context of a changing business environment in 2018. The book dwells from the outset on grammar and punctuation. It shows the writer how they can express what they are trying to say, how to lay it out, and take care that the letter or email achieves its aims. The importance of texting is introduced as this has now become a more prominent form of communication over the last few years.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Robert Fry teaches Creative Writing at the University of Hull and has also produced several books on English Grammar.

• Deals with the production of effective letters covering both business and personal situations.

• Gives the writer essential tips on expressing what they are trying to say and ensuring letters achieve their aims.

• Updated to reflect the changing business environment of 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781847168641, 160pp p/b, £8.99 Published by STRAIGHTFORWARD PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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NON-FICTION Environmental & Green Studies

INVISIBLE KILLER, THE

The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution - and How We Can Fight Back Fuller, Gary

The Invisible Killer will take you on a journey from London to Los Angeles to Beijing, challenging our ideas of what creates air pollution and how we measure it, and introducing us to incredible individuals whose groundbreaking research paved the way to today’s understanding, often at their own detriment. Dr Fuller argues that to change the future of our planet and collective global health, city and national government action is essential.

It is not for lack of evidence that air pollution harm persists. Instead it remains in place due to a lack of political will to make changes to our urban lives, to persuade the public and to make polluters bear the full cost of the harm that they do.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First and only book outlining in a clear and engaging way the growing problem of air pollution.

• Packed with extraordinary stories of the people, towns and communities affected by air pollution.

• Written by a London-based air pollution expert who writes the monthly Pollutionwatch column for the Guardian.

• A timely and fascinating read, essential for us all to understand the extent of the problem.

ISBN 13: 9781911545194, 224pp p/b, £12.99 Published by MELVILLE HOUSE UK Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Computing & Technology

POWER OF TOUCH, THE Design 360°

The result of extensive research centred on the latest designs optimised for the screens of mobile devices, the Power of Touch looks at over a hundred projects that showcase the functionality and accessibility of great mobile user interfaces. The designers featured analyse their projects from a variety of perspectives such as product specifications, site purpose and target users, making The Power of Touch a highly practical and inspiring guide for students and designers who know that a great mobile user experience is nothing less than essential.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A practical and inspiring guide for designers interested in mobile user experience.

• The latest designs centred on mobile user experience.

• Mobile web use overtook desktop use in 2016.

• Over 100 projects showcase the functionality and accessibility of great mobile user interface.

ISBN 13: 9788417084059, 240pp h/b, £39.99 Published by FLAMANT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Scandinavia

Computing & Technology

Computing & Technology

MAKE YOUR OWN PIXEL ART Dawe, Jennifer & Humphries, Matthew

Hand anyone a pencil and paper and they can start drawing, but it’s just as easy to draw digitally using a keyboard and mouse. With Make Your Own Pixel Art, pixel artist Jennifer Dawe and game designer Matthew Humphries walk you step-by-step through the available tools, pixel art techniques, the importance of shapes, colours, shading, and how to turn your art into animation. By the end of the book, you’ll be creating art far beyond what’s possible on paper!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Playful, full-colour drawings illustrate ideas in the text throughout, making book ideal for kids and visual learners.

• Makes pixel art simple and fun, readers of all skills can come away from this book with a finished creation.

• From popular pixel artist Jennifer Dawes and video game designer Matt Humphries, a senior editor at PCMag. • Has been a recent resurgence in pixel art games like Papers, Please, Super Meat Boy, and award-winning Shovel Knight.

• Fills a gap in the market for how-to pixel art books currently dominated by video game art and colouring book titles.

ISBN 13: 9781593278861, 200pp p/b, £16.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Health

REVERSE ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE NATURALLY

Alternative Treatments for Dementia including Alzheimer’s Disease Honda, Michelle

More than 44 million people are affected by Alzheimer’s disease worldwide. Millions of people of all ages are battling this disabling brain impairment, causing a health care crisis of epidemic proportions. Reverse Alzheimer’s Disease Naturally provides a comprehensive overview of Alzheimer’s disease and how to effectively and naturally manage it. It’s a complete resource of healing remedies, dietary recommendations, mental exercises, and protocols. It also offers practical tips and alternative solutions to popular treatments as well as beneficial supplements and home remedies.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Covers the latest information about clinical trials, medications, and alternative therapies for Alzheimer’s.

• Dr. Michelle Honda’s thriving and highly respected private practice specialises in holistic and natural health.

• Covers everything from possible medications and treatments to the basic requirements for balanced health and fitness.

• Offers practical tips to both patients and caregivers alike.

ISBN 13: 9781578267781,TBCpp p/b, £12.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

CAD FOR BEGINNERS Coward, Cameron

The rise of enthusiast 3D printing and CNC machining has created a need for 3D CAD modelling skills, but CAD has traditionally been associated with a steep learning curve. With CAD for Beginners, you’ll learn the basics of 3D CAD modelling all the way to advanced modelling using Autodesk Fusion 360, the cloud powered 3D CAD/CAM tool. In this practical guide, you’ll start by learning the principles of parametric modelling and basic modelling and assembly methods. Then, you’ll move into advanced modelling concepts like 3D sketching and splines, helixes and ribs, technical drawing, and rendering.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Rapid expansion of hobbyist 3D printers and affordable CAD software has opened up a new market of CAD enthusiasts.

• A practical, accessible guide to CAD that targets this neglected (and fast-growing) hobbyist market.

• Nonetheless makes a great entry point for those thinking of using 3D modelling in a professional capacity.

• No Starch Press has become a big and trusted name among the maker communities.

• No Starch’s hobbyist and hardware guide Arduino Workshop sold over 20,000 copies.

ISBN 13: 9781593279264,TBCpp p/b, £20.99 Published by NO STARCH PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Relationships

ALL-OR-NOTHING MARRIAGE, THE How the Best Marriages Work Finkel, Eli J.

The institution of marriage is struggling. This book reverse engineers the best marriages - from the ‘traditional’ to the utterly non-traditional - showing how any marriage can be better. Ultimately, this much-needed book delivers practical advice for immediate action as well as longterm strategies: seven ‘love hacks’ that take little time or reflection; four categories of how to channel greater levels of effort; and three ways of recalibrating the marriage so expectations match reality - and happiness can flourish.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Finkel’s research has been much featured in the media, including CBS News, the New York Times, and the Economist • Looks at how the function of marriage has changed from one of food and shelter to love and companionship.

• Also explores celebrity marriages - looking at why some work and some don’t.

• Includes practical advice - seven ‘love hacks’ and three ways to recalibrate marriage so expectations match reality.

ISBN 13: 9781101984345, 352pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DUTTON Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

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NON-FICTION Self-Help

Cookery and Recipes

REWIRED LIFE, THE

RAMEN OTAKU

The Rewired Life takes the concept of self-actualisation and inserts it into all aspects of one’s life. It introduces a way to look at life that increase emotional awareness, guiding readers on how to take care of their bodies and minds, and implementing routines and ways of thinking that will nourish their mind, body, and spirit. The Rewired Life addresses how to rethink your whole life, from how to think in healthy ways, increase self-care and improve quality of sleep, to how to implement exercise, have better relationships, improve your energy, and better your overall quality of life.

KEY SELLING POINTS • An important and timely self-care title, as we become swarmed by more and more things we can’t control.

• Complementary to best-selling Rewired book.

• Erica Spiegelman is a California State Certified Drug and Alcohol Counsellor.

• Increases emotional awareness and implements routines to nourish mind, body and spirit.

ISBN 13: 9781578267804,TBCpp h/b, £20.99 Published by HATHERLEIGH Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

A guide to ramen for the home cook, from the chef behind the beloved shop Otaku Ramen. An Italian American born and raised in the South, Gavigan is an unlikely otaku (ramen geek). While her knowledge of ramen is rooted in tradition, her methods and philosophies are modern.

Though ramen is often shrouded in mystery, Gavigan’s 40 recipes are accessible to the home cook who wants to learn about the cuisine but would sometimes rather make a quick stock in a pressure cooker than labour over a vat of liquid for twenty-four hours. Ramen Otaku strips the mystique from ramen while embracing its history, magic, and rightful place in the home kitchen.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Offers methods to make ramen traditionally (on the stovetop) or efficiently (with an electric pressure cooker).

• Includes 40 recipes, with colour photos throughout.

• Ramen is one of the hottest food trends to hit the UK in the past few years.

• More accessible to the home cook and potentially more commercial than other leading Ramen cookbooks.

ISBN 13: 9780735220065, 224pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AVERY Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Mind, Body & Spirit

Cookery and Recipes

Creating a Better Life through Self-Care and Emotional Awareness Spiegelman, Erica

Mastering Ramen at Home Gavigan, Sarah & Volkwein, Ann

KETO SOUPS & STEWS

TAO TE CHING

The Essential Translation of the Ancient Chinese Book of the Way Tzu, Lao & Minford, John (trans)

The most translated book in the world after the Bible, the Tao Te Ching, or ‘Book of the Way,’ is a guide to cultivating a life of peace, serenity, and compassion. This new translation seeks to understand the Tao Te Ching as a guide to everyday living and encourages a slow, meditative reading experience. The Tao Te Ching’s eighty-one brief chapters are accompanied by illuminating commentary, interpretation, poems, and testimonials by the likes of Margaret Mead, Ursula K. Le Guin, and Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. Specially commissioned calligraphy for more than two hundred Chinese characters illustrates the book’s essential themes.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The original mindfulness book: drawing on a philosophy that predates buddhism by 1000 years.

• Beautiful edition featuring specially commissioned calligraphy for more than 200 Chinese characters throughout the text.

• Major new translation by award-winning translator John Minford.

• This edition highlights the contemporary relevance of the Tao’s ancient wisdom.

ISBN 13: 9780670024988, 352pp h/b, £25.00 Published by VIKING PRESS USA Rep Territories: UK & Ireland

Cookery and Recipes

SCENT OF POMEGRANATES AND ROSE WATER, THE Salloum, Habeeb; Salloum Elias, Leila & Salloum, Muna

The traditions of Syrian cooking, which go back hundreds of years, are notable for their sensory components, in which aroma and texture are as important as taste and nutrition, passed down over the centuries, and preserved by those who cooked them. Syrian-born Habeeb Salloum and his daughters, Leila and Muna, have researched the far reaches of Syrian cuisine for many years, and their resulting cookbook, including over 150 delectable, heart-healthy recipes - some familiar, some never before published in English provides a poignant window into Syrian culture and everyday life, then and now.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Packed full of 150 classic Syrian recipes, many of which have never before been available in English.

• Features nutritious, heart-healthy recipes boasting Mediterranean diet-style components.

• With the damage done by the ongoing Syrian conflict it’s more important than ever to preserve its rich culture.

• 93 year old Syrian-born Habeeb Salloum delivers 30 years of research into classic Syrian cuisine.

• An opportunity for greater understanding of what Syria’s people have to offer beyond often negative news headlines.

ISBN 13: 9781551527420, 288pp p/b, £24.99 Published by ARSENAL PULP PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Ketchum, Carolyn

With this book, Carolyn invites readers into her kitchen, this time to deliver mouth-watering keto soups and stews that are quick and simple to prepare. As always, Carolyn knows that taste comes first, even for home cooks with dietary restrictions, so the focus is on making low carb, high-fat meals that rival their non-keto counterparts.

Carolyn’s mission is to prove to the world that special diets need not be boring or restrictive and that low-carb and gluten-free dishes can be just as good as or better than their conventional counterparts. It’s astonishing what can be done with a bag of almond flour, a stick of butter, and a willingness to experiment!

KEY SELLING POINTS • Keto is becoming mainstream, and the market is reaching out for ancillary recipe materials.

• Soups and stews are one of the most frequently searched recipes for any new diet.

• Stews and soups trend well during autumn when this book is scheduled to be released.

• Ketchum is the author of several Keto books and has developed a large following of fans.

ISBN 13: 9781628603156, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe

Travel

NATIONAL PARKS

A Visual Tour of the 59 Parks, Including the History and Preservation of America’s Best Idea Perkins, Michelle

When Yellowstone National Park was founded on March 1, 1872, it became not only the first national park in the country, it was the first such entity in the world. Over the next 140 years, additional parks were added from coast to coast as a direct result of citizen voices demanding that special places to be preserved for everyday Americans and visitors from around the world. In the words of writer and historian Wallace Stegner, the national parks are ‘the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst.’ In this book, each of the system’s 59 parks are explored through dynamic photos that reveal the landscape, plants, animals, and history that make them unique - along with the challenges scientists and rangers face in preserving these pristine wild spaces for generations to come.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Marvel at the incredible diversity and landscapes of North America.

• Learn about the early occupants and how the parks help preserve cultural, as well as natural, histories.

• Enjoy historic photos that reveal the long, cherished history of many parks.

ISBN 13: 9781682033661, 128pp p/b, £21.99 Published by AMHERST MEDIA Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

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NON-FICTION • COMMISSION TITLES Lifestyle

HOME BAR GUIDE TO TROPICAL COCKTAILS, THE

Reilly, Kelly; Morgan, Tom & Kirsten, Sven

Craft Cocktails’ are cocktails in which every element is handmade or tailored specifically to the drink.

These cocktails are made slowly and with great care and attention to detail, in a similar vein to the artisan food or ‘slow food’ movement of recent years. They are intended for a hip, discerning and ultimately appreciative audience. Craft Tiki cocktails, along with Tiki culture generally, fell out of favour with the public, being regarded as somewhat antiquated and very much of a bygone era. But in recent years the Tiki scene has exploded once again.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A user-friendly home guide with fresh and easily-sourced ingredients.

• Taps into the growing interest in Craft Cocktails.

• Not just a recipe book: it also explores the Tiki scene and the burgeoning phenomena of home bars.

• Features recipes for a wide variety of drinks, from traditional rum cocktails to more esoteric delights.

• Will appeal to Tiki enthusiasts as well as anyone with an interest in pop culture and/or lounge culture.

ISBN 13: 9781912740000, 252pp h/b, £24.99 Published by KORERO PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Sport

SOCCER VS. THE STATE 2ND EDITION

COMMISSION TITLES History

CURIOUS GOLDERS GREEN Dein, Alan

At the dawn of the twentieth century, Golders Green was not much more than a crossroads surrounded by fields. Then the Northern Line arrived in 1907, and everything changed. Today Golders Green is a bustling transportation hub, and well-known for its reputation as a significant place of settlement for Jewish Londoners. Take a tour with Alan Dein as he visits some 30 buildings to unearth many previously untold tales about rock ‘n’ roll, religious orthodoxy and secularism, fishmongers and thespians, haunted pubs and modernist buildings and more.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fully illustrated throughout with period and contemporary photographs.

• The companion volume Curious Kentish Town (also available) was reprinted within days of publication.

• Includes an artist-designed map to plan walks.

ISBN 13: 9781910170311, 106pp p/b, £9.95 Published by FIVE LEAVES Rep Territories: UK Only

History

CURIOUS KINGS CROSS Whitehead, Andrew

Tackling Football and Radical Politics Kuhn, Gabriel & Whalley, Boff (fore)

From its working-class roots to commercialisation and resistance to it - this is football history for the politically conscious fan. Football is a multi-billion pound industry. Professionalism and commercialisation dominate its global image. Yet the game retains a rebellious side, maybe more so than any other sport co-opted by money-makers and corrupt politicians.

Soccer vs. The State traces its amazing history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A unique look at football history, focusing on the politics behind it.

• Looks at all aspects of football history, from its role as a people’s game’ to more negative aspects.’

• The perfect read for the politically conscious football supporter.

• Will appeal to fans of the classic Football Against the Enemy (Orion, 2003) by Simon Kuper.

ISBN 13: 9781629635729, 296pp p/b, £15.99 Published by PM PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Sport

CELTIC JERSEY, THE

The Story of the Famous Green and White Hoops Told Through Historic Match Worn Shirts Dykes, Paul John

This beautiful coffee table book presents the visual history of one of the most recognisable shirts in the world of football, the legendary Celtic jersey.

Compiled using stunning photographs of match worn shirts actually donned by many of the football clubs greatest players, the book presents a stunning timeline of the ‘Bhoys’ green and white hooped shirt.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The history of the iconic Celtic shirt told through an extraordinary collection of match worn jerseys.

• Celtic supporters number over 9 million worldwide with over 55,000 attending every home game.

• This is the first time that all these shirts have been gathered together and displayed in one book.

• A similar book on Arsenal sold over 4,000 copies in the trade.

• The book is supported by Celtic and features will appear in their match programme.

ISBN 13: 9781909534865, 288pp h/b, £30.00 Published by VISION SPORTS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East

Sex, pubs and rock’n’roll - King’s Cross has it all, and so much more... from a fish-and-chip shop once bugged by MI5 to London’s most enduring radical bookshop. Inside the main line station, there’s the magic of platform 9 3/4... Andrew Whitehead visits some thirty buildings and locations which offer a fresh take on one of London’s most varied and surprising neighbourhoods; Brian Kelly supplies bespoke photos; and a map designed by Nancy Edwards will encourage readers to follow in the author’s footsteps.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fully illustrated throughout with period and contemporary photographs.

• The companion volume Curious Kentish Town was reprinted within days of initial publication.

• Includes an artist-designed map to plan walks.

• Andrew Whitehead is the editor of BBC World Service News and an editor of History Workshop Journal.

ISBN 13: 9781910170564, 106pp p/b, £9.95 Published by FIVE LEAVES Rep Territories: UK Only

Biography

MINNIE LANSBURY

Suffragette, Socialist, Rebel Councillor Booth, Janine

The story of a remarkable young woman who became a popular champion and whose tragically early death broke the hearts of her family, friends, comrades and community. It is also the story of Eastern European immigrant Jews in Cockney London, of the fight against poverty and for enfranchisement, of opposing war while defending its victims, of embracing revolutionary possibilities and of defying bad laws. When Labour swept to power in the 1919 local elections, Poplar council appointed Minnie to the post of Alderman. Her experiences and struggles are directly relevant to today’s labour movement, and to today’s campaigns against antisemitism and for women’s equality.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The first ever biography of Minnie Lansbury.

• Provides insight into important era in London’s social history.

• Minnie was an important figure in Labour and London history.

ISBN 13: 9781910170557, 260pp p/b, £12.99 Published by FIVE LEAVES Rep Territories: UK Only

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COMMISSION TITLES • NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Literature and Memoirs

IF I CHANCE TO TALK A LITTLE WILD A Memoir of Self and Other Haynes, Jane

This is the brutally honest, passionate and unorthodox sequel to the PEN Ackerley Prize shortlisted Who Is It That Can Tell Me Who I Am? Building on Jane Haynes’s personal and clinical experience and with extensive references borne of her love of literature and with constant mention of her first great mentor, the legendary R. D. Laing, If I Chance to Talk a Little Wild will haunt, educate, surprise yet always fascinate its readers long after the book has been read.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Ideal for fans of Stephen Grosz, Irvin Yalom, and anyone interested in R. D. Laing.

• Jane has a significant and dedicated readership. Her last book, Doctors Dissected (Quartet, 2015), sold through two edit • The book will be endorsed by Nigella Lawson, Matt Lucas and Jean Seaton, amongst others.

• Vividly explores Jane’s early life and her fascinating career at the forefront of relational psychotherapy.

ISBN 13: 9780704374546, 264pp h/b, £18.50 Published by QUARTET Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2018

MARVEL - OCTOBER 2018 Graphic Novel - Marvel

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN BY DAVID MICHELINIE & TODD MCFARLANE OMNIBUS Michelinie, David; McFarlane, Todd & Saviuk, Alex

Whether clad in blue and red or black, or possessing spider-powers or cosmic ones, Spider-Man stands ready to face any threat! And the threats have never been greater! From his own foes - Venom, Mysterio, the Scorpion and more - to newcomers to his friendly neighbourhood like Sabretooth, the Taskmaster, Magneto and the Sentinels, Spidey sure has his hands full! Good thing he’s got Mary Jane, Captain America, the Black Cat and the Hulk around to lend a hand! Featuring the pulse-pounding prose of longtime Iron Man scribe David Michelinie and the groundbreaking artistry of the legendary Todd McFarlane! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man (1963) 296-329 and material from Spectacular Spider-Man Annual 10.

ISBN 13: 9781302914141, 856pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: RED GOBLIN Slott, Dan; Immonen, Stuart & Ramos, Humberto

Nearly a year ago, Spider-Man hurled the dangerous madman called Zodiac a full year into the future. That means Zodiac’s had a whole year to prepare for their rematch! Meanwhile, Norman Osborn has scoured the globe for a cure to the genetic tampering that prevents him from becoming the Green Goblin - and at long last, he’s about to find it! His new weapon?

The Carnage symbiote! Who lives?! Who dies?! And what scars will Spider-Man bear from here on out?!

Dive into one of the most exciting stories in Spider-Man lore - culminating in the conclusion that has Spider-Man facing his most terrifying villain yet! Collecting: Amazing Spider-Man 794-801, Annual 42 ISBN 13: 9781302913540, 288pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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ANT-MAN/GIANT-MAN: GROWING PAINS

Lee, Stan; Kirby, Jack; Englehart, Steve & Heck, Don

When the job’s too big for Ant-Man to handle, it’s time for Hank Pym to becomeGiant-Man! But being a larger-than-life-size superhero comes with equally large problems - like when Hank rejoins the Avengers to free the Wasp from the Collector’s clutches, but gets stuck as a 10-foot tall Goliath! Or when his latest alter ego, Yellowjacket, must go large to stop arch-foe the Whirlwind! Then, Hank and his fellow Goliath, the size-changing Bill Foster, have big plans - that’s Project B.I.G. plans - to solve world hunger using Pym Particles! And finally, to save his Avengers Academy students from an overgrown Absorbing Man, Giant-Man must come out of super-hero retirement! You’ll love Hank ‘High-Pockets’ Pym - he’s a hero to look up to! Collecting Avengers (1963) 28 and 139, Marvel Double Feature: Avengers/Giant-man 379-382, Avengers Academy 7, and material from Tales To Astonish (1959) 49.

ISBN 13: 9781302913816, 184pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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AVENGERS BY JASON AARON VOL. 1 Aaron, Jason & McGuinness, Ed

A new era for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes! Steve Rogers.

Tony Stark. Thor Odinson. The big three are reunited at last! And just in time to save the world from total annihilation at the hands of their most powerful enemies yet - the 2,000-foot-tall space gods known as the Celestials! Behold the coming of the Final Host! But who will answer the call as a new team of Avengers assemble? Hint: one of them has a flaming skull. As Black Panther and Doctor Strange battle for their lives deep within the earth, Captain Marvel faces death and destruction raining down from the skies... and what about the Savage Hulk? Plus, no gathering of Avengers would be complete without a certain Prince of Lies! But what world-shaking connection exists between the Dark Celestials and Odin’s ancient band of Prehistoric Avengers? Collecting: Avengers 1-6, material from Free Comic Book Day 2018 ISBN 13: 9781302911874, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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AVENGERS WEST COAST EPIC COLLECTION: HOW THE WEST WAS WON Stern, Roger; Harras, Bob & Englehart, Steve

Earth’s Mightiest Heroes go west! When Vision creates a second squad, Hawkeye grabs the first quinjet to California to lead the West Coast Avengers!

And the ‘Whackos’ assemble as Hawkeye is joined by his new bride Mockingbird, Wonder Man, Tigra and an Iron Man or two! But will local vigilante the Shroud join the team? How about Firebird, Hank ‘Ant-Man’ Pym, or the ever-lovin’ blue-eyed Thing?! The West Coasters quickly make their own enemies -including the Blank, Graviton, Master Pandemonium and a villainous Goliath! Plus, Tigra is targeted by Kraven the Hunter!

Wonder Man battles Sandman! And Vision and Scarlet Witch lend a hand against the Grim Reaper and Ultron! Collecting: vol. 1: West Coast Avengers (1984) 1-4, Iron Man Annual 7, Avengers (1963) 250, West Coast Avengers (1985) 1-7, Vision and The Scarlet Witch (1985) 1-2, Wonder Man (1986) 1 ISBN 13: 9781302914233, 496pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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AVENGERS/ DOCTOR STRANGE: RISE OF THE DARKHOLD Conway, Gerry; Wolfman, Marv & Mantlo, Bill

Learn the hidden history of Marvel’s most terrifying tome! Penned by the elder god Chthon millennia ago, containing the blackest of magic, could the Darkhold be behind the Werewolf By Night’s curse? Jack Russell’s quest for the truth leads him into conflict with... Dracula! Modred the Mystic dared to learn the Darkhold’s secrets, but he spells trouble for the Avengers when Chthon chooses the Scarlet Witch as the vessel for his rebirth! And Doctor Strange attempts to use the Darkhold to destroy all vampires - as Thor battles Dracula! Collecting: Marvel Spotlight (1971) 3-4; Werewolf By Night (1972) 1, 3, 15; Tomb Of Dracula (1972) 18-19; Marvel Chillers 1-2; Avengers (1963) 185-187; Doctor Strange (1974) 59-62, 67, 81; Thor (1966) 332-333; material from Dracula Lives 6; Amazing Spider-Man Annual 22; X-Men Annual (1970) 12; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 9-13, 15 ISBN 13: 9781302913977, 496pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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BLADE: BLOOD AND CHAOS Golden, Christopher; Wolfman, Marv & Andreyko, Marc

Blade is back-and he’s slashing his way through all kinds of bloodsuckers! Deacon Frost has taken over the New Orleans Mafia, and Blade won’t stand for that. When vampiric Sun-Walkers emerge, SpiderMan must lend a hand...and Hannibal King and Brother Voodoo join the battle as Dracula’s reign as Lord of Vampires takes a dangerous turn! Then, a vampiric mafi a Don’s daughter seeks vengeance - and Blade is her weapon! And Daywalker meets Living Vampire when a case brings Blade and Morbius together! But how does the covert branch of S.H.I.E.L.D. named Silvereye plan to deal with creatures of the night - and where does our favourite vampire hunter fit in? Collecting: Blade: Crescent City Blues; Marvel Team-Up (1997) 7; Blade: Sins Of The Father; Blade (1998) 1-3; Gambit (1999) 4; Peter Parker: Spider-Man (1999) 7-8; Blade (1999) 1/2, 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302914219, 312pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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CABLE VOL. 3

Thompson, Zac; Nadler, Lonnie & Peralta, German

Cable and Hope are reunited! It was only a couple of years ago that Nathan and his young ward, the prophesied saviour of the mutant race, were fleeing from the murderous Bishop across a barren future wasteland. But now Bishop isn’t the only one hellbent on hunting down the daddy/daughter duo - as a strange techno-organic creature wants them dead!

As fear consumes Cable, can he fend off both Bishop and a bloodthirsty monster - or will Hope be lost? And what is the creature’s connection to Cable? All this, plus a return to the Hellfire Hunt -and a ‘reunion’ with Cable’s Age of Apocalypse half-brother, X-Man! Collecting: Cable 155-159 ISBN 13: 9781302911966, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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CLANDESTINE: FAMILY TIES Davis, Alan

Alan Davis’ freaky family returns! They’ve existed for centuries, hidden among mankind - a mysterious bloodline of nearly immortal superhumans, eternal and apart. But now, the ClanDestine are threatened with exposure -and with the cat out of the bag, who or what will come calling at the family’s Ravenscroft doorway? As Rory and Pandora try their hand at heroics, and Dominic undertakes a crosstime caper alongside Excalibur and clashes with the Inhumans, Doctor Strange and the Fantastic Four learn the truth behind the years-old death of the evil Vincent Destine.

But when Vincent’s spirit returns, roping in Daredevil and Wolverine as part of his scheme to live again, will the Clan be able to ensure that their rogue sibling dies again? Collecting: Clandestine (2008) 1-5, Fantastic Four Annual 33, Daredevil Annual (2012) 1, Wolverine Annual (2012) 1 ISBN 13: 9781302913182, 240pp p/b, £24.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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COLOR YOUR OWN X-MEN Various Artists

In a black-and-white world of hate and fear, the X-Men are a colourful force for good - and now they need your help! We’ve collected incredible illustrations from some of the fi nest talents ever to draw the Children of the Atom, and now it’s time for you to discover your own uncanny mutant colouring ability!

X-Men Blue, X-Men Gold, X-Men Red... it’s entirely up to you! Whether it’s the black-and-yellows of the Original Five, the bold hues of the All-New, AllDifferent crew or the array of greens, oranges, pinks and purples that have been added to the roster over the years, all your pens, pencils and crayons will have their moment to shine. Featuring your favourite Uncanny, Astonishing, Amazing heroes and evil mutant villains - from Wolverine, Jean Grey and Cyclops to Magneto, Mystique and more!

ISBN 13: 9781302912819, 120pp p/b, £8.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Cooper, Christian; DeMatteis, J.M. & Todd, Mort

Once you get your hands on the Darkhold, you’ll be dying to read what’s inside! And when long-lost pages of the Book of Sins begin to resurface, cursing those who read them with vicious twists on their greatest desires, it’s up to Victoria Montesi and her Darkhold Redeemers, Sam Buchanan and Louise Hastings, to keep them out of the wrong hands!

As the mysterious Darkhold Dwarf spreads chaos and the powerful pages wreak havoc, the Redeemers get a little help from Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider and their fellow Midnight Sons - but whose side is Modred the Mystic on? With demonic forces on the rise, can the Redeemers prevent the rebirth of Chthon? Collecting: Darkhold: pages from The Book Of Sins 1-16; Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme 90; material from Midnight Sons Unlimited 1-2; Marvel Comics Presents (1988) 145 ISBN 13: 9781302913953, 464pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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DEADPOOL: ASSASSIN Bunn, Cullen & Bagley, Mark

The Regeneratin’ Degenerate and his old pal Weasel are back, and they’re imposing their special brand of justice on any other killers for hire who don’t live up to their moral code -starting with a dangerous operation that’ll take Deadpool into the heart of a castle filled with ninja... And that says nothing of the emotional damage the Merc with the Mouth is constantly grappling with. Leave the kiddos at home, True Believers, ‘cause ‘Killer’ Cullen Bunn and ‘Never Misses His’ Mark Bagley are bringing you mercenary action as you like it - bombastic, badass, and, of course, bloody! Collecting: Deadpool: Assassin 1-5 ISBN 13: 9781302911713, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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DOCTOR STRANGE

BY DONNY CATES VOL. 2: CITY OF SIN Cates, Donny & Henrichon, Niko

The damnation of Doctor Strange! To restore Las Vegas to glory, the Master of the Mystic Arts bet big on his abilities - but his prize came with some satanic strings attached! Now he’s going double or nothing to set things right. But how did Strange get back to full power? And will it be enough when he’s gambling for his life? Held captive in Mephisto’s Hotel Inferno, the odds aren’t good -because, remember, the house always wins. Can Wong and the Midnight Sons help Doctor Strange fi nd a way to win? And, with the souls of the living and the dead on the line, is the Sorcerer Supreme actually willing to follow his former assistant’s lead? Damnation transforms the magical landscape for Strange and the entire Marvel Universe! Collecting: Doctor Strange 386-390 ISBN 13: 9781302910655, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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DOCTOR STRANGE EPIC COLLECTION: MASTER OF THE MYSTIC ARTS Lee, Stan & Ditko, Steve

A vain man driven by greed and hubris, Dr. Stephen Strange was a world-renowned surgeon until the night a car accident crippled his hands. Broken and destitute, he journeyed to Tibet to seek a cure from a legendary healer. There he found not a man of medicine but the venerable Ancient One and the path to the mystic arts! From Doctor Strange’s eerie Greenwich Village home, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko created new dimensions and otherworldly terrors unlike anything seen before. These stories remain as influential today as they were on 1960s counter-culture. In the pages ahead, you’ll experience the debut of iconic characters including Baron Mordo, Eternity, Dormammu, the Mindless Ones, as well as Wong and the mystic mistress Clea. Collecting: Vol. 1: Strange Tales (1951) 110-111, 114-146; Amazing Spider-Man Annual (1964) 2 ISBN 13: 9781302911386, 392pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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DOCTOR STRANGE: DAMNATION

Cates, Donny; Spencer, Nick & Reis, Rod

The city of sin gets its biggest sinner yet. When Doctor Strange raises Las Vegas up from its destruction during Secret Empire, he inadvertently opens a big door for the embodiment of evil, Mephisto! The devilish villain takes the city for himself and sets his sights on the rest of the world. It’s going to take heroes from all over the Marvel Universe to defeat him, but there’s nothing simple about fighting the lord of Hell. Who escapes alive, who escapes undead and who doesn’t escape at all? Collecting: Doctor Strange: Damnation 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302913922, 136pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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EXILES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 1 Winick, Judd; McKone, Mike & Calafiore, Jim

The original alternate-reality dimension hoppers! Led

by Blink, the fan-favourite character from the Age of Apocalypse, the Exiles were each plucked from different times and dimensions, brought together to fix the kinks in the chains of the Multiverse!

Meet Nocturne, daughter of Nightcrawler and Scarlet Witch! Magnus, son of Magneto and Rogue!

Thunderbird, transformed by Apocalypse into a powerhouse! Mimic, one of his planet’s greatest champions! And the shape-changing Morph! Together, they must travel from world to world, striving to put right the timelines - or risk seeing those realities blink out of existence! But not everyone will survive their first mission! Who will live to visit far-out places from a Skrull-conquered Earth to Mojoworld, and take on threats including Phoenix, the Hulk, Sentinels and Galactus? And what uncanny versions of your favourite heroes will join the Exiles? Collecting: Exiles (2001) 1-19 ISBN 13: 9781302913991, 480pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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HELLSTORM BY WARREN ELLIS OMNIBUS Ellis, Warren; Manco, Leonardo & Gross, Peter

In his first American Marvel comic, rising superstar Warren Ellis made one hell of a debut! Now, rediscover his edgy and unsettling tales of Daimon Hellstrom, the Son of Satan himself! Daimon is on the hunt for a serial magician murderer alongside his ally Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle. But who is Jaine Cutter, and what is her role in the delicate balance between Heaven and Hell? What terrible fate lies in store for Daimon’s ex-wife, Patsy ‘Hellcat’ Walker? And what happened to Daimon in his fateful confrontation with his demonic father? Ghosts, demons and things that go bump in the night all await - as does the truth about Satan himself! Plus, Ellis revamps the sorcerous Dr. Druid... and takes on Satana, daughter of the devil, in a never-before-published story! Collecting: Hellstorm 12-21, Druid 1-4 ISBN 13: 9781302913243, 424pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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HUNT FOR WOLVERINE Soule, Charles; Taylor, Tom & Tamaki, Mariko

Wolverine is back - but where is he? Just as the X-Men have finally come to terms with Logan’s death, a terrible secret means old wounds are reopened, truths are questioned, and an epic quest begins across the Marvel Universe. But who will solve the puzzle first? Will it be Daredevil and his crack squad of investigators, including Misty Knight? Or Logan’s former fellow New Avengers, Iron Man, Spider-Man, Jessica Jones and Luke Cage? Or perhaps Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Daken will be the ones to track him down! With mystery in Madripoor and around the globe, the return of Wolverine will keep you guessing! Collecting: Hunt For Wolverine 1, Hunt For Wolverine: Weapon Lost 1-4, Hunt For Wolverine: Adamantium Agenda 1-4, Hunt For Wolverine: Claws Of A Killer 1-4, Hunt For Wolverine: Mystery In Madripoor 1-4, Where’s Wolverine pages ISBN 13: 9781302913014, 400pp h/b, £41.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE: THE MARVEL COMICS OMNIBUS, THE Pilgrim, Will Corona; David, Peter & Casey, Joe

Celebrate the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s tenth anniversary with this complete compendium of every action-packed adaptation and exclusive comic-book prelude! Relive Iron Man’s origin, the founding of the Avengers, the Guardians of the Galaxy’s debut, the superhuman Civil War, the threat of Thanos and much more...and thrill to blockbuster comic adventures taking place before, between and during the films you love! Collecting: Iron Man: I Am Iron Man! 1-2, Iron Man 2: Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. 1, Iron Man 2: Public Identity 1-3, Iron Man 2 Adaptation 1-2, Thor Adaptation 1-2, Captain America: First Vengeance 1-4, Captain America: The First Avenger Adaptation 1-2, The Avengers Prelude: Fury’s Big Week 1-4, The Avengers: Black Widow Strikes 1-3, The Avengers 1-2, Iron Man 3 Prelude 1-2, Thor: The Dark World Prelude 1-2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier Infinite Comic 1, Guardians Of The Galaxy Prelude 1-2, Guardians of The Galaxy Prequel Infinite Comic 1, Avengers: Age Of Ultron Prelude I ISBN 13: 9781302913236, 1304pp h/b, £104.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL KNIGHTS: BLACK WIDOW BY GRAYSON & RUCKA - THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Grayson, Devin; Rucka, Greg & Jones, J.G.

Natasha Romanoff has always led a life of adventure.

A former Soviet spy, she defected to the West and became a super hero and Avenger. Natasha has earned a reputation as a consummate professional, coldly efficient and deadly as her namesake. But now, her time as Black Widow may be running out!

Yelena Belova is the first student in the history of the Red Room to exceed Natasha’s skills - and now she’s gunning for the mantle she feels was stolen. And she’s determined to put Natasha in the grave! Prepare for a war of the Widows that will rage from the Middle East’s deserts to New York’s Upper West Side. And explore the history of the ‘pale little spider’ in a never-before-collected tale! Collecting: Black Widow (1999) 1-3, Black Widow (2001) 1-3, Black Widow: Pale Little Spider 1-3 ISBN 13: 9781302914004, 224pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL KNIGHTS: DAREDEVIL BY BENDIS & MALEEV - UNDERBOSS Bendis, Brian Michael & Maleev, Alex

The mystery man named Mr. Silke has inspired Wilson Fisks lieutenants to rise up and take down the Kingpin of Crime! But what is the connection between Silke’s coup and the contract on attorney Matt Murdock’s life? And what role did Fisk’s wife and son play in this underboss uprising? Meanwhile, when Matt dons his crimson costume to fight crime in Hell’s Kitchen, what toll does that take on the man beneath the mask?

Is the Man Without Fear becoming a man without mercy? Creative dream team Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev take Daredevil in a bold new direction! Collecting: Daredevil (1998) 26-31 ISBN 13: 9781302914035, 152pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL KNIGHTS: FANTASTIC FOUR BY MORRISON & LEE - 1234 Morrison, Grant & Lee, Jae

Reed Richards. Sue Richards. Benjamin Grimm.

Johnny Storm. They rocketed into outer space aboard an experimental starship, the first humans to attempt interstellar travel. But a freak encounter with cosmic radiation altered their lives forever, granting each amazing abilities! Now, Marvel’s First Family finds its members divided - their unique powers stretched to the absolute limit, their time-tested resolve pushed to the point of breaking. Each chapter of this quintessential collection focuses on one member of the cosmic quartet as the team’s greatest foes band together in an all-out assault on the FF! Plus: In Grant Morrison’s only other Marvel Knights story, superspy Nick Fury is targeted for death! Collecting: Fantastic Four: 1234 1-4, material from Marvel Knights Double-Shot 2 ISBN 13: 9781302914042, 120pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: KILLRAVEN VOL. 1 McGregor, Don; Thomas, Roy & Conway, Gerry

It is the year 2018. The Martian invasion of Earth has left our world shattered and its population enslaved.

Into this post-apocalyptic nightmare comes Killraven, a man obsessed with his mission - to free Earth! Don McGregor and P. Craig Russell took on Killraven’s quest, and together they crafted some of the most compelling and nuanced comic-art masterpieces of the era. Their hero and his band of Freemen rebels strive, grow, battle and love with a humanity that’s as touching as it is exciting.

And now, the complete Killraven sci-fi action opus is collected in this incomparable Marvel Masterworks - beautifully restored and featuring an amazing selection of behind-the-scenes material! Collecting: Amazing Adventures (1970) 18-39, Marvel Graphic Novel (1982) 7 ISBN 13: 9781302911355, 488pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE FANTASTIC FOUR VOL. 20 Moench, Doug; Sienkiewicz, Bill & Byrne, John

The Fantastic Four has always been the home for Marvel’s biggest ideas and most creative concepts.

It’s a tradition founded by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby - and now, Doug Moench and Bill Sienkiewicz carry the torch (no pun intended) forward in this amazing Masterworks! Giant monsters invade New York! A possessed Franklin Richards threatens all reality with his immeasurable power! The FF join Captain Marvel in a cosmic war against the Skrulls, drawn by George Perez! Doctor Doom retakes Latveria! A lost race of technologically advanced Vikings, powered by a blind god’s tears, needs the FF’s aid! And a trip to the great outdoors ain’t no picnic when alien brain parasites attack! The legendary John Byrne makes his writer/artist debut, and so much more! Collecting: Fantastic Four (1961) 219-231, Annual (1963) 15 ISBN 13: 9781302910273, 320pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL MASTERWORKS: THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN VOL. 11

Wein, Len; Mantlo, Bill & Goodwin, Archie

Tony Stark is one of the Marvel Universe’s most advanced minds and experienced inventors - but those talents are about to be turned against him, shaking him to his core! Looking to exploit Stark Industries tech, the Red Ghost kidnaps Tony. In the melee, Happy Hogan dons the Iron Man armour, but suffers severe injuries - leading to a dangerous procedure that will once again turn him into the monstrous Freak! Meanwhile, NYPD Detective Michael O’Brien begins an investigation aiming to nail Tony for the death of O’Brien’s brother, the Guardsman. Add to that the threats of the Blood Brothers, the Controller, the Melter, M.O.D.O.K., and a new incarnation of the Molecule Man - Iron Man must defend himself from all corners before he loses everything! Collecting: Iron Man (1968) 82-94, Annual (1970) 3-4 ISBN 13: 9781302910907, 328pp h/b, £62.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL SUPER HERO ADVENTURES: TO WAKANDA AND BEYOND McCann, Jim & Brizuela, Dario

Spider-Man introduces his fellow Marvel super heroes to a whole new generation! The friendly neighbourhood hero teams up with friends old and new in action-packed adventures for the ages - all ages! And he begins by swinging into Wakanda - home of the Black Panther! When Doctor Octopus goes on the hunt for the incredible metal Vibranium, it’ll take the combined might of the webslinger and the warrior king to keep the prize out of Ock’s many arms! Then, Spidey joins Doctor Strange on a magical mission to save the world from Hela, goddess of the Asgardian underworld! But when the two become trapped on the astral plane, can they help each other find the hero within? Marvel’s greatest characters take the spotlight in tales you can share with anyone - from your kids to your friends!

ISBN 13: 9781302912307, 112pp h/b, £8.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MARVEL TEAM-UP: SPIDER-MAN/IRON MAN Conway, Gerry; Mantlo, Bill & Michelinie, David

Web-head meets Shell-head in a collection of their greatest Marvel team-ups! When the Avengers are captured, Spider-Man and Iron Man find themselves caught in a tussle through time between Kang the Conqueror and Zarrko the Tomorrow Man - a saga that draws in the Human Torch and the Inhumans!

Spidey and Iron Man will need a little help from Doctor Strange if they are to survive the mind-bending powers of the Wraith! But the villain has a friend too - the deadly Whiplash! Things get explosive when the volcanic menace Magma erupts into our heroes’ lives! And it’s a team-up with a difference as Jim Rhodes in the armour joins a black-costumed web-slinger in battle with Blacklash! Discover why Spidey and Iron Man are two great tastes that taste great together! Collecting: Marvel Team-Up (1972) 9-11, 48-51, 72, 110, 145 ISBN 13: 9781302913687, 208pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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MIGHTY THOR VOL. 4: THE WAR THOR

Aaron, Jason; Dauterman, Russell & Schiti, Valerio

Who is the War Thor? The Ultimate Universe’s Thor died defending the Multiverse, but his hammer remains. Who wields it now? Ponder that question along with Jane Foster, the Mighty Thor, as she faces the Ultimate team-up! War is coming to the Ten Realms - and when the Queen of Cinders sets them ablaze, even the combined might of not one, not two, but three Thors may not be enough to put out the flames! Meanwhile, Malekith’s army grows, and the looming conflict reaches Asgard’s doorstep! But even the fire of Muspelheim pales beside the fury of the War Thor -and with his thunder comes vengeance! Plus: Generations collide as Jane and a young Odinson face an Apocalyptic encounter in ancient Egypt! Collecting: Mighty Thor 20-23, Generations: The Unworthy Thor & The Mighty Thor 1 ISBN 13: 9781302906597, 136pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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NEW MUTANTS: DEAD SOULS

Rosenberg, Matthew & Gorham, Adam

They aren’t the X-Men-in-training anymore! The New Mutants are launching themselves headfirst into some of the creepiest corners of the Marvel Universe, going on the missions no one else will. But does the team know what they are really hunting for?

The enigmatic Majik leads her team of Wolfsbane, Rictor, Boom-Boom and Strong guy into battle with paranormal threats that might just tear them apart!

When the New Mutants investigate an Arctic research base where everyone has died under mysterious circumstances, their hunt for answers is interrupted by something hunting them! A scared boy in the woods meets a familiar face from the New Mutants’ past--and it doesn’t go well! And can the team stop a plane from crashing into a mountain...when all the passengers are trying to stop them? Collecting: New Mutants: Dead Souls 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302911546, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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QUASAR: COSMOS IN COLLISION Gruenwald, Mark; Manley, Mike & Capullo, Greg

Quasar takes on Maelstrom in the fight of his life! As Protector of the Universe, Wendell Vaughn takes his job seriously, but he’s only human - and his cosmic mentor Eon has long warned of a looming threat that will destroy all that is. Can Quasar possibly prepare himself for the mind-bending battle to come?

Meanwhile, Captain Atlas and Doctor Minerva want Quasar’s quantum bands, and they’re not the only ones. And when the extradimensional Squadron Supreme finds themselves stranded on Earth, Quasar must aid them in a galactic conflict between the Stranger and the Overmind! Plus, Wendell’s new employee is hiding a dangerous secret! When Maelstrom strikes, Quasar is thrown into a perilous journey beyond life and death - from Infinity to Oblivion and more. Can he emerge a new man and stop a cosmos in collision? Collecting: Quasar 10-25 ISBN 13: 9781302913724, 416pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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RUNAWAYS BY RAINBOW ROWELL VOL. 2: BEST FRIENDS FOREVER Rowell, Rainbow & Anka, Kris

The Runaways are a family again! But a family needs a guardian, and the only Runaway who’s got her life together is in middle school. And, even for a kid like Molly who likes her classes, that can be fraught with peril. Meanwhile, there’s a new arrival as the gang welcomes Karolina’s girlfriend - Julie Power of Power Pack! Having an experienced adventurer around will be useful when one of the universe’s most fearsome villains invades the hostel! But do some of the Runaways have mixed feelings about Julie’s arrival? As Molly contemplates a supernatural deal that must have a monkey’s paw-esque downside, one of the team suffers a fate worse than death. Really! And will the Runaways’ greatest foe be... well-meaning outsiders who want to help them?! Your favourite super hero teen drama continues! Collecting: Runaways 7-12 ISBN 13: 9781302911973, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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SPIDER-GWEN VOL. 3

Latour, Jason; Bendis, Brian Michael & Blumenreich, Hannah

Gwen and Miles, sitting in a tree - K-I-S-S-I-N-G! The most sensational webspinners of the 21st century cross paths - and lock lips! Gwen Stacy and Miles Morales are two young heroes from different Earths, but what threat could unite the Spider-Man and Spider-Woman of the new generation? The answer will rock both their worlds! First comes love, then comes much worse, then comes chaos in the Multiverse! Back home, the Kingpin of Crime Matt Murdock has plans for Gwen - but what do they have to do with Harry Osborn? Why will that put Spider-Woman up against the Wolverine of Earth-65? And what are the Mary Janes up to while Gwen is so busy? Collecting: Spider-Man (2016) 12-14, Spider-Gwen (2015B) 16-23 ISBN 13: 9781302913694, 248pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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SPIDER-GWEN VOL. 6

Latour, Jason & Rodriguez, Robbi

To defeat Matt Murdock, the Kingpin of her dimension, Gwen has to let Venom win! But there’s a problem -if Murdock dies, then so does Gwen! But that’s the least of her worries, as after recent events Gwen has found herself on a one-way road into darkness. And the only one that can help her find her way back to the light... is Gwen Stacy. Is the universe trying to save her, or does fate only hold one end for Gwen? And will the drastic move of going public with her double identity fix the timeline -and more importantly, get Gwen out from under the Kingpin’s thumb? Or will it just add one more layer of complication to Gwen’s already impossible life? Collecting: Spider-Gwen 30-34 ISBN 13: 9781302911928, 112pp p/b, £13.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE MENACE REVEALED VOL. 1 Blackman, Haden; Truman, Tim & Ostrander, John

Delve deep into the dark past of Jango Fett! Find out how Fett became a Mandalorian warrior - and battled his way through war and slavery to become the bounty hunter that caught the eye of Count Dooku!

Meanwhile, Ki-Adi-Mundi seeks a wayward Jedi on the backward world of Tatooine, and Jabba the Hutt will help - for a price! But Tusken Raiders and a vicious krayt dragon may mean the end of his mission! And as half the Jedi Council head to the planet of Malastare on a mission of peace, a phantom menace looms in the shadows! Plus, Mace Windu braves the Smugglers’ Moon! And what is Jedi Darca Nyl’s deadly secret? Collecting: Star Wars: Jango Fett - Open Seasons 1-4; Star Wars (1998) 7-18; material from Star Wars Tales 8, 21-24 ISBN 13: 9781302913731, 480pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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STAR WARS LEGENDS EPIC COLLECTION: THE NEW REPUBLIC VOL. 4 Baron, Mike; Vatine, Olivier & Dodson, Terry

The Thrawn Trilogy is here! Five years after the glorious Rebel victory against the second Death Star, Luke Skywalker is the first of a new line of Jedi Knights!

Han Solo and Princess Leia are married, and have taken on many of the burdens of governing the New Republic. But the galaxy is not yet safe. Far, far away, something festers. One lingering faction of the Empire - near death, but all the more dangerous for it. And a new discovery could spark it back into life. The last of the Emperor’s warlords, Admiral Thrawn, is ready to seize his chance as a dark and deadly force - and suddenly, the odds are stacked heavily against Luke, Leia, and Han! Collecting: Star Wars: Heir To The Empire 1-6, Star Wars: Dark Force Rising 1-6, Star Wars: The Last Command 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302913830, 472pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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STAR WARS: DARTH VADER - DARK LORD OF THE SITH VOL. 1 Soule, Charles & Camuncoli, Giuseppe

Explore Darth Vader’s early history! Picking up directly where Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith ends, follow Vader as he receives his legendary red lightsaber and rises to power as a Dark Lord of the Sith! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to him, he now takes his first steps into a darker world... beginning by hunting down and eradicating the galaxy’s remaining Jedi! But Jocasta Nu, librarian of the Jedi Temple, is making a desperate effort to gather and preserve whatever she can of the religion’s legacy. Palpatine views her as a particular threat to the Empire - does her knowledge make her a one-woman Jedi Order?

ISBN 13: 9781302913601, 280pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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STAR WARS: DOCTOR APHRA VOL. 1

Gillen, Kieron; Aaron, Jason & Walker, Kev

Rogue archaeologist Doctor Aphra barely escaped Darth Vader’s wrath. If the Dark Lord of the Sith ever learns that she still lives, he’ll hunt her to the ends of the galaxy. But for now, it’s time for a return to what Aphra does best! With killer droids Triple-Zero and BeeTee-One in tow, she’s off in search of the rarest of artefacts - as long as she can stay one step ahead of the Empire, bounty hunters... and just about everyone else! But soon, archaeologist and rebel pilot stand side-by-side when Aphra persuades Luke Skywalker to join her in a journey to the heart of the Screaming Citadel! What secret are they after? And when word gets out, can Han and Leia be far behind them? Collecting: Star Wars: Doctor Aphra 1-8, Star Wars: The Screaming Citadel 1 and Star Wars (2015) 31-32 ISBN 13: 9781302913212, 272pp h/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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THOR BY WALT SIMONSON VOL. 5 Simonson, Walter

Few people have ever left their mark on one character quite the way Walter Simonson has. His work on the Mighty Thor swept the Norse God of Thunder to heights never before seen and rarely achieved in his wake. Spanning epic tales of heroism and treachery, love and war, Simonson’s work is often considered the definitive Thor. From the majesty and mystery of fabled Asgard to the gritty streets of New York City, Thor was never the same. That is the mark of a true visionary. This fifth and final volume completes the collection of Simonson’s epic run - entirely remastered from the original artwork and dynamically recoloured by Steve Oliff.

Collecting: Thor 375-382 ISBN 13: 9781302912789, 248pp p/b, £20.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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THOR EPIC COLLECTION: THE FALL OF ASGARD

Lee, Stan; Conway, Gerry & Kirby, Jack

The mountain giants are on the march! Surtur has broken free! Odin sleeps while Loki claims the throne of Asgard! In short, all Ragnarok is about to break loose! When the dust settles, Loki’s spells lead to a body-swap between the God of Thunder and his mischievous half-brother. With art by Jack Kirby and Neal Adams, it’s an embarrassment of riches! Then, John Buscema steps up to carry the hammer in an equally epic artistic run. Together with Stan Lee, he’ll pit Thor against Doctor Doom, unleash the power of Infinity, combat Hela in the realm of the dead, set father against son, stage the wedding of Loki and Lady Sif and team up Thor and the Silver Surfer! Collecting: VOL. 5: Thor (1966) 175-194 ISBN 13: 9781302912741, 432pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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THOR: HEROES RETURN OMNIBUS VOL. 2

Jurgens, Dan; Grell, Mike & Johns, Geoff

When Odin falls, Thor rises! But as the Thunder God takes the Throne of Asgard and faces Desak, Destroyer of Pantheons, Earth is left in the hands of the untested Tarene! Now possessed of the Odinforce, Thor is more powerful than ever, but his new crown weighs heavily - as does his feeling of responsibility to Midgard.

An extreme solution brings Asgard to Earth and inadvertently ignites a new religion... but when Iron Man and Captain America try to intervene, will Thor turn his back on the Avengers for good? And how far will Thor go to save mankind? The answer lies in the future... and the ascent of Thor, Lord of Earth! But as Ragnarok approaches in the present, Asgard may well burn!

Collecting: Thor (1998) 36-85, Annual 2001; Iron Man (1998) 64; Avengers (1998) 63; Material From Marvel Double-Shot 1 ISBN 13: 9781302913618, 1304pp h/b, £104.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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TOMB OF DRACULA OMNIBUS VOL. 1

Wolfman, Marv; Conway, Gerry & Goodwin, Archie

He rose from the grave in 1972, ushering in an Age of Horror like nothing seen before or since! Now behold the Prince of Darkness’ first encounters with his most implacable enemies of the era, including legendary Blade the Vampire Hunter! With ghosts, mutants, mad scientists and more! Plus a tour of the Lord of the Vampires’ earlier U.S. activities, with such stops as the Pool of Blood and the Devil’s Heart!

Featuring Werewolf by Night and Lilith, Daughter of Dracula! Collecting: Tomb of Dracula 1-31, Werewolf By Night 15, Giant-Size Chillers 1, Giant-Size Dracula 2-4 ISBN 13: 9781302914158, 784pp h/b, £83.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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TOMB OF DRACULA: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION VOL. 2

Wolfman, Marv; Wein, Len & Claremont, Chris

Open the tomb once again for tales filled with bloodsuckers, cultists and things risen from the grave!

When Dracula attempts to feed on Jack Russell’s friend Topaz, it’s time for a vampire versus Werewolfby-Night showdown - with the Darkhold as the prize!

Blade the vampire hunter closes in, but will the Lord of Darkness be burned by Doctor Sun? It’s stakes on a plane when Drac’s flight is hijacked - and the Montesi Formula might spell doom for all vampires! Discover the beginnings of Dracula’s feud with the wizard Cagliostro, and meet Lilith - his devastating daughter! Plus: SpiderMan! Hannibal King! And tales from Dracula’s centuries-long life, including a clash with Frankenstein’s monster! Collecting: Tomb Of Dracula (1972) 16-25, Werewolf

By Night (1972) 15, Giant-Size Spider-Man 1, Giant-Size Chillers 1, Giant-Size Dracula 2, Frankenstein 7-9, Dracula Lives 5-7 ISBN 13: 9781302913960, 512pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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WEAPON H VOL. 1 Pak, Greg & Smith, Cory

The Weapon X Program has done it again! The villainous program’s biggest and most dangerous experiment yet has been unleashed. With the strength of the Hulk and the rage and claws of Wolverine comes Weapon H! Having escaped his creators, he’s now on the run, hiding out in the Canadian wilderness as far as he can get from greedy corporate warmongers. Clay only wants peace and solitude...but when a new kind of Wendigo threatens lives, will the newly minted Weapon H be able to shirk his responsibility -or does some of his humanity remain buried deep within? The Master of the Mystic Arts, Doctor Strange, has the answers! Meanwhile, Roxxon has taken an interest in the newest superhuman on the block -but who will they send after him? Get ready for Weapon H vs. - the Brood! Collecting: Weapon H 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302912284, 144pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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WEAPON X VOL. 4

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Pak, Greg; Van Lente, Fred & Cinar, Yildiray

VENOM BY DANIEL WAY: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION Way, Daniel; Herrera, Francisco & Medina, Paco

Daniel Way’s tense and thrill-packed Venom run is collected in one volume! Somehow separated from Eddie Brock, the Venom symbiote has resurfaced near the Arctic Circle - hopping from host to host with the greatest of ease and on the run from enigmatic forces with their own agenda for the elusive alien. Ravenously hungry and craving adrenaline to satiate its appetite, the symbiote seeks out people experiencing intense, base emotions like rage, jealousy and hatred. As it cuts a bloody swath toward civilization through Canada’s northern regions, it sets its sights on a short, hairy guy with a bad temper: the X-Men’s Wolverine! And as the action moves to New York City, Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are forced to play damage control as...TWO bloodthirsty Venom creatures cause havoc?! Collecting: Venom (2003) 1-18 ISBN 13: 9781302913809, 424pp p/b, £29.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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VENOM BY DONNY CATES VOL. 1 Cates, Donny & Stegman, Ryan

In the wake of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s collapse, an ancient and primordial evil has been awakened beneath the streets of New York. And with it, something equally evil has been awakened in that most wicked of web-slingers: Venom! The symbiote may still be a Lethal Protector of innocents in New York, but this never-before-seen threat could possibly force Venom to relinquish everything it holds dear - including its human host, Eddie Brock! Two of the hottest creators in comics today, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman, join forces to deliver a Venom adventure a thousand years in the making! Collecting: Venom (2018) 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302913069, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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After a shocking turn of events, Old Man Logan can’t be the team’s leader anymore! But taking charge of a deadly group like this isn’t a popularity contest - it’s about who’s the biggest dog in the yard. And now Sabretooth is calling the shots! Warpath isn’t too happy about it, but can Victor Creed succeed where Logan failed? The team’s next target will make or break this new leadership experiment...but the merciless Omega Red doesn’t plan to go down easily!

Collecting: Weapon X 17-21 ISBN 13: 9781302912239, 112pp p/b, £13.50

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X-MEN: CYCLOPS & PHOENIX - PAST & FUTURE Lobdell, Scott; Milligan, Peter & DeFalco, Tom

Join Scott Summers and Jean Grey on a pair of wild adventures in time! First, the newly married couple faces a honeymoon like no other when they’re pulled 2,000 years into the future! There, Cyclops and Phoenix must raise Scott’s son Nathan in the shadow of Apocalypse! Can this post-nuclear family overthrow the ancient tyrant and his sadistic protege, the boy called Stryfe? Witness the story that sets Nathan on the path to becoming Cable! Then, Cyclops and Phoenix are thrown back in time to Victorian England to witness the rise of another mutant menace! Meet scientist Nathaniel Essex, and learn for the first time how his obsession with evolution and his own encounter with Apocalypse transform him into...

Mister Sinister! Collecting: Adventures Of Cyclops & Phoenix 1-4, Further Adventures Of Cyclops & Phoenix 1-4, materialfrom Marvel Valentine Special ISBN 13: 9781302913793, 248pp p/b, £24.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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X-MEN: DEADLY GENESIS Brubaker, Ed; Hairsine, Trevor & Woods, Pete

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X-MEN: THE MAGNETO WAR Kelly, Joe; Davis, Alan & Nicieza, Fabian

What happens when the skeletons in your closet finally break down the door and come looking for you? The X-Men are about to find out! In the wake of the tragic events of the House of M, the mutant community is in turmoil, and the X-Men are bearing the brunt of this new world order. Amid the chaos, a new enemy awakens, one whose very existence will haunt the founding members of the X-Men like nothing has before. Who is this new threat? How is he tied to Professor X’s darkest secret? Cyclops, Wolverine and the rest of the team must find out soon, before they and those closest to them go mad! Fan-favourite creators Ed Brubaker and Trevor Hairsine present a mysterious blend of horror and super-heroics that changes everything for the X-Men! Collecting: X-Men: Deadly Genesis 1-6 ISBN 13: 9781302913748, 200pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

The Master of Magnetism is back - and he’ll do whatever it takes to secure his goal: a safe haven for Homo superior! As Magneto’s actions threaten the globe, the X-Men find themselves in the middle of a war for the future of mutantkind! But what is Magneto’s connection to their teammate Joseph - and what will be his fate? A new era begins for the island nation of Genosha as Wolverine seeks vengeance; the unstoppable Juggernaut crashes through dimensions, the X-Men find themselves on a world of doppelgangers, and the Red Skull strikes!

But when Magneto claims his throne at last, will Rogue and Quicksilver stand with him... against an entire world? Collecting: X-Men (1991) 85-91, Annual 1999; X-Men: The Magneto War 1; Uncanny X-Men (1981) 366-371; X-Men Unlimited (1993) 23; Magneto Rex 1-3; material from X-Men Unlimited (1993) 24 ISBN 13: 9781302913762, 504pp p/b, £33.50 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN SECOND GENESIS Piskor, Ed

The sequel to the critical smash hit X-MEN GRAND DESIGN is here - and it’s all-new and all-different!

Witness Wolverine, Thunderbird, Colossus, Storm, and Sunfire suit up as X-Men for the very first time all over again! And then the Shi’ar! The Brood! The Starjammers! Watch as Marvel’s merry mutants take to the stars. See the first X-Men adventures of Kitty Pryde and Carol Danvers. Marvel at the conclusion of the now-classic DARK PHOENIX SAGA. All through the lens of indie auteur ED PISKOR, who lovingly researches, writes, pencils, inks, colours and letters every page just for you! This volume also includes an issue of Giant Size X-Men and pinups by Art Adams, Todd McFarlane, Jim Lee and Joe Madureira masterfully recoloured by Ed. Presented in the same dynamic, oversized format of the best-selling Hip Hop Family Tree (9’ x 13’).

Collecting: X-Men: Grand Design - Second Genesis 1-2 ISBN 13: 9781302904906, 128pp p/b, £24.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

Graphic Novel - Marvel

X-MEN: PHOENIX IN DARKNESS BY GRANT MORRISON Morrison, Grant; Jimenez, Phil & Silvestri, Marc

Jean Grey’s cycle of death and rebirth continues as one of comics’ most celebrated writers leaves his unmistakable mark on the Phoenix! As Jean’s connection with the cosmic firebird rekindles, Magneto returns! The X-Men thought that his mutant menace had finally been ended - but he was hiding in plain sight all along, waiting to make his move. With the X-Men scattered and blindsided, New York aflame and Xavier’s students corrupted, Jean must reclaim the power of the Phoenix... no matter the terrible cost! Then, 150 years in the future, the X-Men’s ultimate foe has finally revealed his true face. But when the Phoenix Egg is discovered, will the X-Men of tomorrow become the next victims to burn in the Phoenix Force’s purifying flames? Experience a pivotal chapter in the life and legacy of Jean Grey! Collecting: New X-Men (2001) 146-154 ISBN 13: 9781302914288, 248pp p/b, £16.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

X-MEN: UNCANNY ORIGINS Hopeless, Dennis; Gillen, Kieron & McKelvie, Jamie

Welcome to the X-Men’s first year - hope you survive the experience! Professor Charles Xavier has recruited five of the most powerful mutants he’s ever seen to save a world that hates and fears them. But there’s only one problem: They’re teenagers who have to survive hormones and uncontrollable superpowers, all while fighting for their very lives. So right now’s the perfect time for Magneto and the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants - along with the Sentinels, Unus the Untouchable and more - to make their bids for control of the world, right? The first class of X-Men is forged in the fires of combat in ways you’ve never seen before. You only think you know the story! Plus, the beginning of a new Uncanny era of X-Men in the aftermath of a mutant Schism! Bonus Material: Uncanny X-Men (2011) 1 ISBN 13: 9780785156468, 136pp p/b, £14.99 Published by MARVEL Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES June - October 2018 AVAILABLE Graphic Novel - Manga

GHOST IN THE SHELL README: 1995-2017 Masamune, Shirow

The definitive history of the most influential cyberpunk anime of all time! This beautiful, colour hardcover guide begins with the seminal feature that inspired The Matrix and many other films, comics, and novels, and ends with the live-action Hollywood adaptation starring Scarlett Johansson.

Follow the franchise that made manga master Shirow Masamune, legendary director Mamoru Oshii, and the studio Production I.G the legends they are today.

In-depth interviews, stunning concept art, and tales of behind-the-scenes triumphs and near-tragedies from the 22-year history of The Ghost in the Shell. Begin with the original anime, which was released in Japan in 1995 and subsequently took the West by storm, through the award-winning sequel Innocence and the global smash hit TV adaptation Stand Alone Complex, all the way up to 2017, with the release of the new live-action film from Paramount Pictures.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The original manga is one of the most acclaimed and popular in the world.

• The anime adaptations are considered landmarks entries in the medium.

• A live action film starring Scarlet Johansson was released in 2017.

• The first and only definitive illustrated guide to all the feature film and TV adaptations of The Ghost in the Shell.

• Features a detailed history of all aspects of the franchise and interviews with key creators.

ISBN 13: 9781632365316, 160pp h/b, £20.00 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland Available Now

Fiction - Black Interest

CHOIR DIRECTOR, THE The Church Series #5 Weber, Carl

Bishop T.K. Wilson has done all he can to make First Jamaica Ministries a success. With his last choir director getting caught in a scandal, the Bishop is counting on a new choir director to revive the church. Aaron Mackie has been waiting his entire life to prove he has what it takes to be a big-time choir director. But his ways around women could cost him more than his job. Soon, the Bishop is dealing with in-fighting, jealousies, and personal vendettas. But a final piece of the puzzle has yet to be revealed: Someone whose connection to the Bishop is far too close for comfort has been stealing from the church...

KEY SELLING POINTS • Soon to be a major motion picture, also written and produced by Carl Weber.

• The Choir Director was a New York Times and USA Today bestseller upon release in 2011.

• The film of Carl’s The Preacher’s Son is currently streaming on Netflix with around 17 million views per week.

• Fifth title in Carl Weber’s sensational Chuch Series.

• Carl Weber is one of the biggest names in urban literature, as an author and as president and CEO of Urban Books.

ISBN 13: 9781496722331, 336pp p/b, £13.99 Published by DAFINA BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2018

Children’s Picture Books - KS2

INCREDIBLES 2: A REAL STRETCH An Elastigirl Prequel Story Jablonski, Carla

Set before the events of The Incredibles, this original prequel story is focused on Elastigirl’s crime-stopping adventures during the golden age of Supers.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Incredibles was a box office hit when it came out in 2004.

• Brad Bird, the writer and director of the first film, will be returning to write and direct Incredibles 2.

• Middle Grade Novels, tailored for each film, have been best-sellers for Disney Animation and Pixar Animation programs.

• Released in 2004, The Incredibles grossed more than $633 million worldwide.

• Director Brad Bird helmed The Incredibles, which won an Academy Award for best animated feature film of the year.

ISBN 13: 9781368011921, 240pp h/b, £9.99 Published by DISNEY PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2018

Children’s Picture Books - KS0

INCREDIBLES 2: SWEET DREAMS, JACK-JACK Rusu, Meredith & Gurihiru

Relive the action of Incredibles 2 in this hardcover picture book featuring fun and stylized artwork!

In Incredibles 2, Helen (voice of Holly Hunter) is in the spotlight, while Bob (voice of Craig T. Nelson) navigates the day-to-day heroics of ‘normal’ life at home when a new villain hatches a brilliant and dangerous plot that only the Incredibles can overcome together.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The Incredibles was a box office hit when it came out in 2004.

• Brad Bird, the writer and director of the first film, will be returning to write and direct Incredibles 2.

• This Incredibles 2 Picture Book will feature a sweet and hilarious bedtime story about Mr. Incredible and Jack-Jack.

• A keepsake item which is similar to the successful Three Little Words and Moana and the Ocean.

• Released in 2004, The Incredibles grossed more than $633 million worldwide.

ISBN 13: 9781368011938, 40pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2018

Travel and Holiday Guides

RUN THE ALPS SWITZERLAND 30 Must-Do Trail Runs Mayer, Doug

Run the Alps Switzerland features 30 must-do trail runs that will appeal to novices and experts alike.

From Zinal to Dent de Morcles, from Grindelwald to Kandersteg, from the wilds of the Engadine to the secret valleys of Ticino, the authors researched hundreds of routes, in search of the very best trail running in the Swiss Alps. The photos, taken during these summer days in the Swiss Alps and into the fall, will amaze you. This guide provides practical advice and precise indications, such as the level of difficulty.

KEY SELLING POINTS • 30 must-do trail runs that will appeal to novices and experts alike.

• The perfect guidebook for trail running and hiking in the Alps.

• With 220 awe-inspiring photos.

• Downloadable GPX files for an ideal preparation.

ISBN 13: 9782940481477, 320pp p/b, £25.99 Published by HELVETIQ BOOKS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland May 2018

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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Erotic Art & Photos Gay/Les

Photography

TOM OF FINLAND FOUNDATION SPECIAL

MONTH BEFORE TRUMP, THE

My Gay Eye Hopf, Rinaldo & Schock, Axel

Tom of Finland, born Touko Laaksonen (1920-1991), has created a fascinating gay world with his pencil. This special edition of My Gay Eye presents the many sides of the artist and explores the Foundation he cofounded. Discover treasures from the extensive collection of gay art, many shown here for the first time. Contemporary authors and artists add to this unique homage to Tom with their essays, interviews, short stories and images.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Tom of Finland is a legendary figure in the gay art world and his work forms the basis of much contemporary gay erotic art.

• Tom’s art is collected together here in a unique homage, with much published here for the first time.

• Includes essays, interviews, short stories and images from contemporary authors and artists paying their dues to Tom. • Those featured include Bastille, Henning von Berg, Peter Berlin and Ruben Esparza, Rick Castro.

• The Tom of Finland Foundation is dedicated to protecting erotic art and erotic art education.

ISBN 13: 9783887699444, 400pp p/b, £19.99 Published by KONKURSBUCH VERLAG Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East May 2018

Feminism and Women’s Studies

MIND THE GENDER CYCLING GAP Lam, Tiffany F.

Tiffany Lam fell in love with bicycling while living in Washington, DC, revelling in the freedom to get around the city, liberation from street harassment, and connecting with her community and with other cyclists, especially as part of her local advocacy group’s ‘Roll Model’ program.

After writing her masters dissertation on the gender gap in cycling, she was motivated to share her own story and those of other women bicyclists.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sure to motivate, activate, and inspire women to get out there and ride!

• Will reach out to readers and inspire them to build a better bicycle community.

• Appeal to feminists and those interested in the empowerment of women - a topical and on trend subject.

ISBN 13: 9781621060277, 50pp p/b, £4.50 Published by MICROCOSM PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East May 2018

JUNE 2018 Graphic Novel - Manga

VAMPIRE HUNTER D VOLUME 27 Kikuchi, Hideyuki & Amano, Yoshitaka

A mixed band of travellers from an inn, spared by seeming chance from a bizarre landslide that rushed and receded like a wave, find shelter in an ancient village older even than the most forsaken settlements on the Frontier!

Once long ago the village was a testing ground of the Sacred Ancestor - that sought to twist the genes of aliens, humans, and Nobles into a new form of life, and now seeks to nourish itself on the travellers and rise again! Can D save them and destroy the evil legacy - or is his arrival exactly what the village requires for its nightmare to awaken at last?

KEY SELLING POINTS • Available for the first time in English anywhere, this continues an immensely successful series.

• More than 17 million Vampire Hunter D titles are in print worldwide.

• Illustrated by the legendary Yoshitaka Amano, iconic as the artist behind the Final Fantasy series.

• An incredibly prolific author, Hideyuki Kikuchi is one of Japan’s leading horror and best selling writers.

• The Vampire Hunter D stories have spawned two feature-length movies, a comic book adaption and a manga series.

ISBN 13: 9781506709277, 208pp p/b, £9.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2018

Benge, Harvey

In the month before the 2016 presidential election New Zealand photographer Harvey Benge spent time in San Francisco and New York making the images in this book. In many ways these 59 photographs represent a time capsule - places, people and scraps of visual information - that is an affectionate and sometimes critical look at this mash up of a society that in October 2016 was at an existential watershed.

This work does not pretend to be an objective look at America, it is simply Benge’s subjective view. The images are filtered through Benge’s own sensibilities, formed by his country’s own brand of politics where socialism is embraced and not a dirty word.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A fascinating study of The United States just before the election of Donald Trump.

• Combines informative text with personal experiences of the island.

• The eighth book by established photographer Harvey Benge.

ISBN 13: 9781911306337, 64pp h/b, £26.00 Published by DEWI LEWIS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East June 2018

Literature and Memoirs

WHAT YOU DID NOT TELL A Father’s Past and a Journey Home Mazower, Mark

Uncovering their remarkable and moving stories, Mark Mazower recounts the sacrifices and silences that marked a generation and their descendants.

In the centenary of the Russian Revolution, What You Did Not Tell revitalises the history of a socialism erased from memory - humanistic, impassioned, and broad-ranging in its sympathies. But it is also an exploration of the unexpected happiness that may await history’s losers, of the power of friendship and the love of place that made his father at home in an England that no longer exists.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Published to coincide with the centenary of the Russian Revolution.

• Mark Mazower is Ira D. Wallach Professor of History at Columbia University, and has written many prize-winning books.

• The subject will resonate with today’s resistance movements.

• A history of Russia in the twentieth century told as a personal memoir and family narrative.

ISBN 13: 9781590519868, 400pp p/b, £14.99 Published by OTHER PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland June 2018

Fitness and Diet

KETO LIVING DAY-BY-DAY

An Inspirational Guide to the Ketogenic Diet, with 130 Deceptively Simple Recipes Sullivan, Kristie

In her new book, Keto Living Day by Day, Kristie Sullivan brings you along on her inspiring journey to health and happiness through adopting a lowcarb, high-fat lifestyle. She shares the failures she experienced when using today’s overly prescribed high-carb, low-fat (and also sugar-laden) diets and details how the ketogenic diet helped her lose more than 100 pounds! Kristie hopes that her story will inspire you to take charge of your own life and find your unique path to wellness.

KEY SELLING POINTS • As following the ketogenic diet turned her own life around, Kristie Sullivan is well placed to advise and support.

• Kristie’s journey is bound to inspire others to take control of their health.

• The ketogenic diet has seen a dramatic rise in followers in recent years.

• Research is beginning to show that ketogenic diets can help improve diseases like Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

ISBN 13: 9781628602722, 400pp p/b, £29.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe June 2018

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Graphic Novel - Manga

JULY 2018 Graphic Novel

CREEPY ARCHIVES VOLUME 26 Various

Creepy Archives returns with more bloodcurdling terror than you can shake a crucifix at! Including bone-chilling tales by Nicola Cuti, Alex Toth, Bruce Jones, Carmine Infantino, Roger McKenzie, Alfredo Alcala, and many more, Creepy Archives Volume 26 exhumes more of the complete annals of the most renowned horror series in comics history! Nearly 300 pages of graphic ghoulishness by the finest writers and artists published

in deluxe hardcover format.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Widely regarded as the finest series in horror comics history.

• Set the standard for all things ‘creepy’ as we know it today, this is a must have for horror buffs.

• Will appeal to fans of pulpy horror fiction and vintage 60s’ comics.

• Features stunning artwork from a slew of acclaimed comics creators.

• A New York Times bestseller, this series won an Eisner-award for Best Archival Project.

ISBN 13: 9781506709420, 296pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2018

ATTACK ON TITAN CHARACTER ENCYCLOPEDIA Hajime Isayama

From the brave warriors of the Survey Corps to the nameless villagers who end up as Titan chow, this detailed guide contains more than 200 entries on humans and others inside and outside the Walls.

Ever wondered about Eren Yeager’s birthday? Are you taller than humanity’s strongest soldier, Captain Levi? Find these answers and more as well as a new interview with creator Hajime Isayama, all about the real-life inspiration for your favourite Attack on Titan characters.

KEY SELLING POINTS

• An opportunity for fans to learn everything there is to know about their favourite Attack on Titan characters.

• Penned by the series creator Hajime Isayama himself with exclusive info on character origins and inspirations.

• Attack on Titan is the bestselling manga series in the western world, with over 500,000 English language copies sold.

• The Attack on Titan anime adaptation has proven immensely popular, debuting to 1.3 million views on Cartoon Network.

• The third season of Attack on Titan is hotly anticipated, with a confirmed July 2018 release date.

ISBN 13: 9781632367099, 208pp p/b, £9.50 Published by KODANSHA COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2018

AUGUST 2018

Graphic Novel

SHAOLIN COWBOY: START TREK Darrow, Geof

The Shaolin Cowboy walks the action-packed path of three enemies: Those from the past, who still pursue him, those from the future who are waiting for him, and those from the present who find killing him isn’t going to be as easy as he looks. Marking the first-ever hardcover publication, The Shaolin Cowboy: Start Trek collects the seven-issue Eisner-award winning saga in all its bloody glory.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Revives a critically acclaimed Eisner-award winning series that made waves in the comic book world.

• Dark Horse have since relaunched the Shaolin Cowboy series to widespread success.

• An icon in his own right, Geof Darrow has collaborated with the likes of the legendary Moebius and Frank Miller.

• Darrow’s hyper-detailed and unique art style is as striking as it is captivating.

• The success of the original work has already garnered the comic a significant fan following.

ISBN 13: 9781506709031, 208pp h/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2018

Graphic Novel

EERIE ARCHIVES VOLUME 24 Various

Eerie Archives delivers nearly 300 pulse-pounding pages of adventure, horror, and wonder in a deluxe hardcover collector’s edition. With stories unavailable for over 35 years, Eerie Archives Volume 24 is comics excitement for the ages! Clashing swords, alien menace, and harrowing adventure abound in the latest edition of Eerie Archives! Featuring stories by Victor de la Fuente, Carlos Jimenez, E.R. Cruz, Budd Lewis, Rudy Nebres, Jim Stenstrum, and others. Collects Eerie magazines #114 to #119.

KEY SELLING POINTS

• One of the longest running in horror magazines, Eerie Archives bring this much loved comic back into print.

• Will appeal to fans of pulpy horror and sci-fi, and classic retro comics.

• Having been unavailable and out-of-print for 35 years, fans will clamour for this iconic collector’s edition.

• Features stunning artwork from a slew of acclaimed comics creators.

• A cousin comic to the Eisner-awarding winning Creepy Archives, Eerie continues to benefit from Creepy’s popularity.

ISBN 13: 9781506709444, 296pp h/b, £41.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2018

Young Adult Fiction

Children’s Picture Books - KS1

STAR WARS: ARE YOU SCARED, DARTH VADER? Rex, Adam

It’s midnight and the moon is full, but Darth Vader isn’t scared. Of course I am not scared. Nothing can scare lord Vader!Correct. Not monsters or witches or ghosts, and especially not the dark. So what is Darth Vader scared of? Read on in Adam Rex’s hilarious and spooky star wars tale to find out! You will learn nothing.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Adam Rex is the New York Times best-selling author and illustrator, previously working with Neil Gaiman.

• With a vampire, witch, ghost, and bat, this not-so-scary picturebook is just right for Halloween.

• Using a limited palette and both photographic and illustrated elements, Adam Rex brings the setting to life.

• Even after 40 years, admiration for the Star Wars franchise only continues to grow.

• The recent blockbuster movies, The Force Awakens, Rogue One and The Last Jedi have all be hits at the box office.

ISBN 13: 9781484704974, 48pp h/b, £14.99 Published by DISNEY LUCASFILM PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland July 2018

STAR WARS REBEL RISING Revis, Beth

When Jyn Erso was five years old, her mother was murdered and her father taken from her to serve the Empire. But despite the loss of her parents she is not completely alone - Saw Gerrera, a man willing to go to any extremes necessary in order to resist Imperial tyranny, takes her in as his own, and gives her not only a home but all the abilities and resources she needs to becomea rebel herself. Jyn dedicates herself to the cause - and the man. But fighting alongside Saw and his people brings with it danger and the question of just how far Jyn is willing to go as one of Saw’s soldiers. When she faces an unthinkable betrayal that shatters her world, Jyn will have to pull the pieces of herself back together and figure out what she truly believes in... and who she can really trust.

KEY SELLING POINTS

• The hardcover of Rebel Rising spent three weeks on the New York Times bestseller list and has netted over 45,000 copies.

• Star Wars Rebel Rising tells the story of Jyn’s life prior to the events of the movie and is her canonical backstory.

• The recent releases of the Star Wars movie Story, has continued to build brand enthusiasm and recognition.

• The Star Wars brand has produced over 125 New York Times best-sellers, with over 125 million titles printed.

ISBN 13: 9781368026505, 416pp p/b, £8.99 Published by DISNEY LUCASFILM PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2018

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BAREFOOT

Graphic Novel - Marvel

The Collected Poems of Alastair Reid Reid, Alastair & Pow, Tom (ed)

Reid started to write for the New Yorker in the late 50’s and contributed poetry and travel pieces for nearly 40 years. However in the 1960’s he also began to translate South American poets, most notably Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges, becoming friends with both men. Indeed he was greatly responsible for the success of both of these poets in the English language. Reid’s poetry came back into circulation in Scotland in 1978, when Canongate published Weathering; poems and translations; and then Oases which in 1997 combined poems - including some translations - in a pocket-size hardback, bringing his work across these genres to the attention of a new generation.

KEY SELLING POINTS • First ever collection of Alastair Reid’s poetic work.

• Reid was a great friend, companion and secretary to Robert Graves (until he ran off with Graves’ muse).

• Reid is well-known as the translator (and friend) of Pablo Neruda and Jorge Luis Borges.

• Canongate published Reid’s Weathering: Poems and Translations (1978) and Oases (1997).

• Tom Pow, himself a renowned poet and author, was a close friend of Reid.

ISBN 13: 9781903385821, 256pp h/b, £25.00 ISBN 13: 9781903385814, 256pp p/b, £14.00 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East August 2018

History

LIES MY TEACHER TOLD ME

Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong Loewen, James W.

Since its first publication in 1995, Lies My Teacher Told Me has become one of the most important - and successful - history books of our time, having sold nearly two million copies. In Lies My Teacher Told Me, James W. Loewen brings history alive in all its complexity and ambiguity. Beginning with pre-Columbian history and ranging over events as diverse as the first Thanksgiving, the My Lai massacre, 9/11, and the Iraq War, Loewen offers an eye-opening critique of existing textbooks and delivering a wonderful retelling of American and Western history as it should - and could - be taught.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A landmark publication that under Simon & Schuster sold over 2 million copies in the States.

• New preface delving into causes behind Trump’s electoral win targets a continually dominant international debate.

• Trump’s stunning electoral win has created global interest in the forces shaping American thought.

• Issues of a colonial outlook and ‘whitewashing’ of history and culture has becoming increasingly topical in the UK. • Winner of a slew of prestigious awards Lowen’s works have been described as instant classics.

ISBN 13: 9781620974674, 480pp h/b, £23.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2018

Black and Asian Studies

SUNDOWN TOWNS

A Hidden Dimension of American Racism Loewen, James W.

SEPTEMBER 2018

The award-winning look at an ugly aspect of American racism by the bestselling author of Lies My Teacher Told Me, reissued with a new preface by the author. In this groundbreaking work, sociologist James W. Loewen, author of the classic bestseller Lies My Teacher Told Me, brings to light decades of hidden racial exclusion in America. In a provocative, sweeping analysis of American residential patterns, Loewen uncovers the thousands of ‘sundown towns’ - almost exclusively white towns where it was an unspoken rule that blacks weren’t welcome - that cropped up throughout the twentieth century.

KEY SELLING POINTS • A timely publication updated to reflect the conversation on Trump and renewed focus on resurgent white supremacy.

• For readers across the pond the political furore over exploding race relations in the U.S. is a constant news item.

• Movements like Black Lives Matter have created global attention around issues of racial tension in the States.

• Winner of a slew of prestigious awards Lowen’s works have been described as instant classics.

ISBN 13: 9781620974681, 592pp h/b, £24.99 Published by THE NEW PRESS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland August 2018

AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE: BETTY R.I.P. Aguirre-Sacasa, Roberto & Francavilla, Francesco

The dark plague of the undead has swallowed Riverdale whole, forcing the survivors led by Archie, Betty and Veronica to flee the formerly idyllic town in search of safe haven. The rag-tag group’s once-light-hearted romantic rivalries, power struggles and family feuds are now cast in a desperate light, as tensions and emotions are heightened by the fact that any decision, no matter how trivial it may seem, could now be a choice between life and death. And more and more frequently, death is the winner.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Two massive names in the entertainment world reimagine Archie like never before!

• Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa has worked on everything from Glee (Fox) to Spider-Man (Marvel).

• Francesco Francavilla is a renowned comic artist known for The Black Beetle and his work for Marvel and DC comics.

• This is a genuine horror graphic novel that will appeal far beyond the traditional Archie demographic.

• The first of a new series of horror graphic novels from Archie Comics.

ISBN 13: 9781619889484, 160pp p/b, £16.99 Published by ARCHIE COMICS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2018

Graphic Novel

BUFFY OMNIBUS: TALES

Whedon, Joss; Espenson, Jane; Goddard, Drew & Various

Buffy was never the first Slayer, nor will she be the last.

Here we delve deep into the histories of the young women - Slayers - destined to fight against the vampires, the demons, and the forces of darkness. You’ll find stories of Buffy, Nikki Wood, Melaka Fray, and even the primitive first Slayer, among others. From series creator Joss Whedon, uniting with writers from the television series and comics creators, discover tales of vampires

and Slayers through time.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Collects tales from the official continuation of the Joss Whedon’s hit Buffy series in graphic novel form.

• Perfect for Buffy fans who may not follow the series or fans of the comic looking for a bumper-pack of Buffy tales.

• The original Buffy series (Mutant Enemy) remains incredibly popular.

• Includes stories penned by Joss Whedon himself, the originator of the Buffy-verse!

• This Buffy comics series has been embraced by the show’s fans and hailed by comic reviewers.

ISBN 13: 9781506708027, 296pp p/b, £20.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2018

Poetry

BOOK, THE

Mallarme, Stephane & Gorelick, Sylvia

The French poet Stephane Mallarme (1842-1898) was modernism’s great champion of the book as both a conceptual and material entity: probably his most famous pronouncement is ‘everything in the world exists in order to end up as a book.’ The Book was Mallarme’s total artwork, a book to encompass all books. Frequently quoted, sometimes excerpted, but never before translated in its entirety, The Book is a visual poem about its own construction, the scaffolding of a cosmic architecture intended to reveal ‘all existing relations between everything.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • Mallarme was a colossal influence on literature, art, music, and philosophy.

• First ever translation of The Book in its entirety.

• Laid out like a musical score, creating a visual poem.

• Translated by Levy Gorvy Gallery’s poetry curator Sylvia Gorelick.

ISBN 13: 9781878972422, 240pp p/b, £14.99 Published by EXACT CHANGE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2018

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NEWLY ANNOUNCED TITLES Biography

INTO THE MOUNTAIN

Politics

TRUTH HAS CHANGED, THE Fox, Josh

A Life of Nan Shepherd Peacock, Charlotte

In the 1930s, the writer and poet, Nan Shepherd was one of North-East Scotland’s best known literati. Her image now graces the new Scottish £5 note; The Living Mountain has become a classic and sells in its thousands. Nan Shepherd lived all her life in Deeside, yet few people, even in Scotland, seem to have heard of her. But then, indifferent to celebrity, Nan Shepherd had a talent for silence. Long overdue, this first biography, unravels some of the mysteries, dispels some of the rumours and gives insight into the life and work of this perceptive and intensely private woman.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Nan Shepherd has recently been rediscovered by readers and nature lovers.

• Her book The Living Mountain (published by Canongate) is already a classic.

• Hardback edition of Into the Mountains was published to great acclaim from the Spectator & Scottish Review of Books.

• Peacock had unparalleled access to Nan’s archives and to all her remaining friends and acquaintances.

• Galileo is also publishing Wild Geese: A Collection of Nan Shepherd’s writing, in September 2018.

ISBN 13: 9781903385784, 400pp p/b, £12.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2018

Fiction Anthologies

Global warming, fracking, privacy, election fraud the first book by Emmy Award winning director of Gasland tells his intimate and damning story of our world in crisis. The rules have changed. The water has changed. The climate has changed. The truth has changed. We must change.

The Truth Has Changed captures the rapid-fire shocks that are changing the fabric of our lives from 9/11 and the Iraq war, to fracking and the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to Hurricane Sandy, to relentless smear campaigns against climate scientists, to the fight for 100% renewable energy, to Standing Rock, to the 2016 presidential campaign, to Cambridge Analytica. Our normal isn’t normal anymore.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Public performance (and broadcast) of The Truth Has Changed in NYC’s Town Hall Sept 11 & 12 2018.

• Film version is being considered by HBO and other broadcasters for air in 2019.

• Fox is director of the Emmy Award-winning and Oscar-nominated film, Gasland, which exposed fracking.

• Josh’s short videos have over 60 million views.

• With an introduction by Bill McKibben.

ISBN 13: 9781609809232, 144pp p/b, £10.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe September 2018

UFO’S and Extraterrestials

SEKRET MACHINES BOOK 2

WILD GEESE

A Collection of Nan Shepherd’s Writing Shepherd, Nan & Peacock, Charlotte (ed)

A Fire Within DeLonge, Tom & Hartley, AJ

This volume collects a body of Shepherd’s work which has never been published in book form. The editor of this volume, Charlotte Peacock, found many of these gems when researching for the Nan Shepherd biography Into the Mountain, including a brilliant and moving short story, ‘Descent from the Cross’; a series of ‘field writings’ - written at the same time, and in the same style as, The Living Mountain; 15 poems, never seen before; an entertaining piece on the poetry of Hugh MacDiarmid and, a haunting description of ‘Wild Geese in Glen Callater.’

KEY SELLING POINTS • Nan Shepherd is being rediscovered as a major figure in Scottish writing.

• Wild Geese will appeal to fans of The Living Mountain (published by Canongate), which is already a classic.

• Into the Mountain - a biography of Nan Shepherd - is being published in paperback the month preceding Wild Geese.

• Wild Geese contains never-before-seen material from Shepherd’s archives, discovered by her biographer.

ISBN 13: 9781903385791, 160pp h/b, £14.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East September 2018

Brought together by fate - or phenomena - heiress Jennifer Quinn, journalist Timika Mars, pilot Alan Young, and exMarine Barry Regis are bonded by the incidents they’ve witnessed, hunted by agents of a wealthy corporate cabal desperate for power, and possessed of extraordinary abilities they do not understand, much less control.

Based on the accounts of credible UAP observers drawn from expert sources within the scientific, military and intelligence communities, Sekret Machines: A Fire Within is the second fiction book within a multimedia project that has become part of the most ambitious investigation of the phenomenon in history.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Sheds light on an intriguing phenomenon which has gripped public interest time and again.

• Written by award-winning Tom DeLonge and academic AJ Hartley, in collaboration with top government advisors.

• The sequel to the successful Sekret Machines: Chasing Shadows (To The Stars, 2016).

ISBN 13: 9781943272341, 550pp h/b, £20.99 Published by TO THE STARS Rep Territories: UK & Ireland September 2018

Biography

Fitness and Diet

MILES AND ME Troupe, Quincy

Poet, activist and journalist Quincy Troupe’s candid account of his friendship with Miles Davis is a revealing portrait of a great musician and an engrossing chronicle of the author’s own artistic and personal growth. Describing in intimate detail the sometimes harrowing processes of Davis’s spectacular creativity and the joys and travails Davis’s passionate and contradictory temperament posed to the two men’s friendship.

Miles and Me shows how Miles Davis, both as an artist and as a black man, influenced Troupe and whole generations of Americans while forever changing the face of jazz.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Major motion picture with same title to be announced for late 2018 release.

• Book offers great insight into the mind and creative spirit of one of our greatest artists.

• Publication coincides with Miles Davis’s birthday - May 26th.

• Film screenplay also written by Quincy Troupe, acclaimed poet and writer and biographer.

• Builds on the success of Troupe’s earlier Miles: The Autobiography, but also tells his own story.

ISBN 13: 9781609808341, 208pp p/b, £10.99 Published by SEVEN STORIES PRESS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe September 2018

REAL FOOD KETO

Moore, Jimmy & Moore, Christine

Everyone is talking about ketogenic diets now, and for good reason - a low-carb, high-fat nutritional approach is a highly effective way to lower blood sugar and insulin levels, reduce inflammation, increase energy, stabilise mood, and so much more. But far too many people are trying to go keto without shifting the focus of their diet to real, whole foods. That’s what Real Food Keto attempts to educate readers about, explaining the reasons why whole foods are a critical element in optimising your pursuit of nutritional ketosis.

KEY SELLING POINTS • The ketogenic diet has seen a dramatic rise in followers in recent years.

• Research is beginning to show that ketogenic diets can help improve diseases like Type 2 Diabetes and Alzheimer’s.

• Jimmy Moore is one of the most-recognised experts on ketogenic diets.

• Real Food Keto covers a variety of topics including digestion, blood sugar regulation and vitamin deficiencies.

ISBN 13: 9781628603163, 352pp p/b, £29.99 Published by VICTORY BELT Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe September 2018

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Batty, Clive

USAGI YOJIMBO/TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES: THE COMPLETE COLLECTION

10th edition of this popular, bright and quirky annual football records book. Crammed with records, facts, stats and amazing feats from the world’s greatest game, The Vision Book of Football Records 2019 is the perfect Christmas present for football fans of all ages. It includes an entry on every English league team and all the Scottish SPL clubs plus the major European and world clubs from Brasil to Barcelona and an all-star squad of current and

Sakai, Stan

While Usagi Yojimbo embarks on the warrior’s pilgrimage throughout Edo-era Japan, using his samurai skills to help those in need, four teenage brothers in a half shell from the sewers of New York City protect their home from crime utilizing their ninja capabilities. Both fighting for good and prevailing over evil, it’s only fitting that they meet up and join forces. Collecting every Usagi Yojimbo / TMNT crossover story, this beautiful tome is the perfect addition for any Usagi Yojimbo or TMNT fan.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Unites the hugely popular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with the Eisner-award winning Usagi Yojimbo!

• The recent TMNT 2014 movie grossed over £350 million at the box office, there is still huge appeal for the Turtles.

• The legendary Stan Stakai is widely regarded as one of the best comics creators in the business.

• Usagi Yojimbo is to receive a TV series for the first time, in an upcoming cartoon in collaboration with Stakai himself.

• Yojimbo has repeatedly featured in TMNT cartoons in the past, including Nickelodeon’s current CGI show.

ISBN 13: 9781506709505, 132pp p/b, £14.99 Published by DARK HORSE Rep Territories: UK & Ireland October 2018

Literary Studies

100 BEST NONFICTION BOOKS, THE McCrum, Robert

100 Best Nonfiction Books has its origins in the recent 2 year-long Observer serial which every week featured a work of non fiction). It is also a companion volume to McCrum’s very successful 100 Best Novels published by Galileo in 2015.

The list of books starts in 1611 with the King James Bible and ends in 2014 with Elizabeth Kolbert’s The Sixth Extinction.

And in between, on this extraordinary voyage through the written treasures of our culture we meet Pepys’ Diaries, Charles Darwin’s The Origin of Species, Stephen Hawking’s A Brief History of Time and a whole host of additional works.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Based on McCrum’s much-lauded 2 year-long Observer series.

• Great companion book to McCrum’s 100 Best Novels (Galileo, 2015).

• McCrum is one of the most respected writers and critics in the UK. • Books of lists continue to soar in popularity, and make ideal gift books.

ISBN 13: 9781903385838, 256pp h/b, £14.99 Published by GALILEO PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2018

Cookery and Recipes

FEED YOUR PEOPLE

Recipes for Big-Hearted, Big-Batch Cooking Jonath, Leslie & De Coudreaux, Molly

With recipes for generous family-style, big-batch cooking, Feed Your People will inspire people to feed their people both literally and spiritually. Organised into chapters by method/ strategy of cooking - Big Soups and Stews, Roasts and Braises, Grilling, Pastas and Rice Dishes, and recipes like dumplings and empanadas to cook with your people. Each recipe will provide specific information on how to scale to feed from 4 to 40 and beyond. It will also show a diverse range of ethnic styles and budget concerns. All the food will be big in flavour - homey, comfort food.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Large-scale cooking events are more popular than ever, with the rise of supper clubs and food festivals across the UK. • This book is not so much about old-school entertaining as it is about feeding the soul of our communities.

• Jonath’s last cause-related cookbook, From Our House to Yours (Chronicle Books 2002) sold over 60,000 copies.

ISBN 13: 9781576878040, 220pp h/b, £29.99 Published by POWERHOUSE BOOKS Rep Territories: UK, Ireland & Europe October 2018

former football legends.

KEY SELLING POINTS • Fantastic quality Christmas gift for all football fans of all ages.

• Proven seller - this is the 10th edition - over 325,000 copies have been sold.

• Bright cover featuring holographic foil typography.

• Section on every English league and Scottish Premier League club.

• Global clubs and soccer legends featured.

ISBN 13: 9781909534872, 168pp h/b, £16.99 Published by VISION SPORTS PUBLISHING Rep Territories: UK, Ireland, Europe, Middle & Far East October 2018

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