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'The Principle of Moments is my favourite kind of grand space opera where anything can happen and usually does at great speed' Ben Aaronovitch, author of the Sunday Times bestselling Rivers of London seriesFor fans of Becky Chambers' spacefaring family, V.E. Schwab's magical London and N.K. Jemisin's Broken Earth trilogy comes a sensational adventure across time and spaceAsha Akindele lives in a future gripped by oppression, just one more human forced to assemble weapons for a war they'll never win. Then she discovers she has a sister imprisoned by Emperor Thracin and is forced to make a choice: remain a slave, or escape and risk everything.With the help of time-traveller Obi, who just wants to return to London, 1811, and his almost-boyfriend Prince George, Asha must travel through the stars to save a sister she's never met - and in doing so save worlds.

Lorna's world is small but safe. She loves her daughter, and the two of them is all that matters. But after nearly twenty years, she and Ella are suddenly leaving London for the Isle of Kip, the tiny remote Scottish island where Lorna grew up. Alice's world is tiny but full. She loves the community on Kip, her yoga classes drawing women across the tiny island together. Now Lorna's arrival might help their family finally mend itself - even if forgiveness means returning to the past... So with two decades, hundreds of miles and a lifetime's worth of secrets between Lorna and the island, can coming home mean starting again?

Künstlerinnen erzählt für einmal die ganze Geschichte - die Durchbrüche, die Frauen beim Kampf um die Gleichstellung mit männlichen Künstlern erzielt haben, wichtige Beiträge, die sie zu männlich dominierten künstlerischen Bewegungen geleistet haben und von vergessenen und verborgenen Künstlerinnen, die jetzt endlich gewürdigt werden und ihr Beitrag zu unserer Kulturgeschichte anerkannt.Das Buch ist leicht verständlich, prägnant und reich illustriert. Es zeigt die Verbindungen zwischen verschiedenen Epochen, Künstlern und Künstlerinnen und Stilen auf und vermittelt ein gründliches Verständnis und eine große Freude an den Leistungen, die der weibliche Teil der Künstlerschaft ebenso vollbracht hat wie ihre männlichen Künstlerkollegen.

Mit Glossar, Register und Künstler-BiografienLust auf Kunst? Dann ist dieses Buch die ultimative Anleitung, wenn Sie Grundlagen erwerben oder weiterführendes Wissen erlangen möchten. Techniken, Materialien, Anwendungsbeispiele - nahezu alle Aspekte des Umganges mit dem Medium Tusche werden hier auf verständliche Weise und mithilfe von eingängigen Illustrationen vorgestellt. Die Autorin ist selbst Künstlerin und weiß genau, worauf es dem Leser ankommt: "Behandeln Sie Tusche wie einen neuen guten Freund."Folgen Sie diesem Rat und erleben Sie die positive Energie der eigenen Kreativität!Tuschemalerei in allen Aspekten kompakt erklärt und mit zahlreichen Beispielen anschaulich illustriert.Erster Titel der neuen Reihe Lust auf Kunst.

"Eine kurze Geschichte der Kunst" ist eine neue, ganz andere Einführung in die Kunst. Einfach aufgebaut, erforscht das Buch 50 Schlüsselwerke, von den Wandmalereien in Lascaux bis zu zeitgenössischen Installationen, und verbindet diese dann mit Informationen über Kunstrichtungen, Themen und Techniken.Durch den besonderen Aufbau des Buches kann man sichmühelos über die wichtigsten Epochen, Künstler und Stileinformieren. Leicht zugänglich und prägnant formuliert, werdendie wichtigsten und einflussreichsten Kunstauffassungendargestellt. Darüber hinaus zeigt das Buch, wie diese miteinanderverbunden sind.Man erfährt, wie, warum und wann sich die Kunst verändert,wer bestimmte Dinge eingeführt hat, worin die Neuerungenbestanden, wo diese auftauchten und was für eine Rolle siespielten. Ohne überflüssigen und verwirrenden Fachjargon,doch mit viel Vergnügen bekommt man ein echtes Verständnisvon Kunst.

'A work of extraordinary depth; people are going to be unpicking the secrets of Tremaine for years to come' Richard Swan, Sunday Times bestselling authorAll legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first.I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and snow. Then I killed their god. I've stolen old magics and been cursed for it. I started a war with those that walked before mankind and lost the princess I loved, and wanted to save. I've called lightning and bound fire. I am legend. And I am a monster.My name is Ari.And this is the story of how I let loose the first evil.Thus begins the tale of a storyteller and a singer on the run and hoping to find obscurity in a tavern bar. But the sins of their past aren't forgotten, and neither are their enemies. Their old lives are catching up swiftly and it could cost them the entire world. No one can escape their pasts and all stories must have an ending.Readers love The First Binding:'The world is extremely rich in its myth and history . . . I loved this book . . . it's only a matter of time until Virdi and the Tales of Tremaine will be remembered for many years to come' Novel Notions'Once you lose yourself in this South Asian-inspired fantasy world, there's no turning back. The First Binding is a grand, mesmerizing story that never ceases to unveil new layers of mystery and wonder throughout its epic scope' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'If you enjoy slow-paced, character-driven stories with beautiful prose, this book will be for you! The First Binding is a new favourite of mine' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'A fascinating world to immerse in. It is just so vividly drawn that you can't help but fall into it' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'Lyrical, lovely, and beautifully South Asian . . . I am really excited to see where the series goes' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'It's like a song. Slow, but beautiful . . . This reads like those old epic adventure stories about getting to see different worlds and cultures' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐'This book is lyrical and beautiful in all its tragedy and harmony. It definitely feels like a successor to The Name of the Wind but it's also its own creature' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

The Great Pyramid of Giza. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon. The Colossus at Rhodes. The Lighthouse of Alexandria. The statue of Zeus at Olympia. The temple of Artemis at Ephesus. The mausoleum of Halicarnassus. The scale and majesty of the seven wonders of the ancient world still enthral us today. In a thrilling, colourful narrative enriched with the latest archaeological discoveries, bestselling historian Bettany Hughes tells the story of the ancient world through its legendary achievements in engineering technology, sophisticated planning and religious devotion.

This is the story of the first human being born on Mars: Rose Fuller. She saw a better future than the one we were given and gave her life to build it.It's a story about Dylan Ward, a woman who grew up in the frontier of human existence and misses it every single day.It's a story about a man who went missing, and the man who wants to find out what he knew.It's a story about what makes us human - and how we might live once we leave our home.This is the story of the first murder on Mars.

Now a major Netflix show! Adam Price has a lot to lose: a beautiful family, a big house, a good job - a perfect life. But then he meets a stranger in a bar and learns a devastating secret about his wife. With the mirage of perfection shattered, Adam finds himself caught up in something far darker than his wife's deception. And if he doesn't make the right moves, the conspiracy he's stumbled into will not only ruin lives - it will end them.

From bestselling crime writer Sharon Bolton comes the startling sequel to The Craftsman, hailed in the national press as 'Bolton at her best'.