Collection: Adult Fiction

These seven short stories take you on a trip through the twilight world of the supernatural including the terrifying universe where men fall in love with monsters.

30 carers of different ages, backgrounds and circumstances share their experiences of looking after a parent, partner or friend with dementia. Their stories reveal that the quality of diagnosis, treatment and care in the UK is, in many cases, unsatisfactory.

Over five decades ago, General MacArthur permitted General Tomayuki Yamashita to be executed for alleged war crimes. Now Yamashita's granddaughter is determined to clear his name, even if it means unravelling a web of deceit and corruption that may stretch back to a secret pact between Hirohito a...

The first tie-in novel to the hugely successful computer game. It is a high-octane, all-action story of beleagued humanity, facing a powerful alien species bent on their destruction.

Social studies teacher Reuben St Clair assigns his class homework that involves them implementing a plan that will change the world. He could never have imagined that one of his pupils would achieve such a goal, but that's what happens in this tale.

Charles Wenmouth is a young lay preacher in 1870s Cornwall who finds himself drawn to a local blind girl by the faith she maintains despite her disability, but after one Sabbath spent preaching, he returns to his village to hear devastating news. Will he face the doubt that has long threatened to...

'The Dream Archipelago' is an interlinked collection of stories in which Christopher Priest explores war, relationships and different forms of reality. The stories take place in a world that is vastly different from our own.

'Born in Fire' is the first book in a trilogy of novels about the Concannon sisters of western Ireland. A wealthy American gallery owner seeks out Irish glass artist Maggie Concannon, hoping to feature her work. But as soon as they meet, the sparks begin to fly.

Angela is six when her parents hand her over to an aunt and uncle. She's well cared for until she's 16 when her uncle takes too much of an interest in her. Moving to Liverpool, she becomes a success in the world of fashion design. The pain of a love affair sends her home to Ireland where she make...

Kate McKinnon is a professional cook and single mother whose career is jeopardized when she falls for a high-ranking politician.