Blogs in July 2025

The Power of the Wouivre 4th July 2025

Medieval Tuscany is a world of strict divisions – class, politics, gender, and religion – where everyone is bound to their place. Guidaloste degli Orzotti, a young nobleman from 13th-century Siena, has always felt like an outsider. He avoids...

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A Discovery of Witches 2nd July 2025

A richly inventive novel about a centuries-old vampire, a spellbound witch, and the mysterious manuscript that draws them together. Deep in the stacks of Oxford’s Bodleian Library, young scholar Diana Bishop unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript in...

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Divinity Games 2nd July 2025

When opposition MP Harry Colbey uncovers a corrupt plot between senior government ministers and a big tech organisation intent on enriching its owners, he finds himself the target of an unusual form of harassment. His train pass and credit...

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The Queen’s Fool 2nd July 2025

A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth, must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. It is winter, 1553. Pursued by the Inquisition, Hannah...

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The Secret Commonwealth 2nd July 2025

It is twenty years since the events of La Belle Sauvage: The Book of Dust Volume One unfolded and saw the baby Lyra Belacqua begin her life-changing journey. It is seven years since readers left Lyra and the love...

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