Collection: Adult Fiction

Charles O'Brien, bard and giant. The cynical are moved by his flights of romance, the craven stirred by his tales of epic deeds. But what of his own story as he is led from Ireland to seek his fortune beyond the sea in England?

In an intense and brief narrative, a moment of confusion sets in motion a complex chain of events that forces the reader to cross and recross the divide between fantasy and reality.

Nadja is a surrealist romance and has come to be known as a book which defined the movement's attitude towards life. With its blend of intimate confession and sense of marvellous, Nadja weaves a mysterious and compelling tapestry of daily life.

Ripley wanted out. He wanted money, success, the good life - and he was willing to kill for it. Patricia Highsmith's other novels include Strangers on a Train and This Sweet Sickness.

This major graphic novel was a multi-award winning serial and tells the story of Jack the Ripper, the most infamous serial murderer of all time.

Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. It tells of the Joad family who travel West in search of the promised land, and find only broken dreams.

The Man Plus Programme involved reengineering a man to survive on Mars. Roger Torraway was the unfortunate who was chosen to become a hybrid but turned into a monster. His new biological status however, does not prevent him from suffering.

This novel of courage, defiance and human dignity is John Steinbeck's famous story of how the German invasion of World War 2 came to a small Norwegian town, and how the inhabitants met their conquerors.

Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party.