'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies…These stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror. From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a boy who has taken his mother's advice a little too seriously; from disfigured girls willing to pay any price to fit in, to an immigrant who cannot escape his tormentor in his new home country; from a new home with a sinister secret, to the discovery that a long-dead parent’s corpse is perfectly preserved decades later; this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors.

Of the Flesh

*GET YOUR COPY OF BRIDGET COLLINS' STUNNING NEW NOVEL, THE SILENCE FACTORY, OUT NOW* LOSE YOURSELF IN THE BREAKOUT SENSATION OF THE YEAR SHORTLISTED FOR WATERSTONES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 ‘Spellbinding’ Guardian ‘Magic’ Erin Kelly ‘Immersive’ Sunday Times ‘Astounding’ Anna Mazzola Emmett Farmer is a binder’s apprentice. His job is to hand-craft beautiful books and, within each, to capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If you have something you want to forget, or a secret to hide, he can bind it – and you will never have to remember the pain it caused. In a vault under his mentor’s workshop, row upon row of books – and secrets – are meticulously stored and recorded. Then one day Emmett makes an astonishing discovery: one of the volumes has his name on it.

The Binding

The Sunday Times bestseller, from the author of The Binding 'Utterly original… ensnared me from the very first page' EMILIA HART 'Storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY The whole world disappears when you enterTHE SILENCE FACTORYIn the Factory, the looms clatter all day. Cobwebs found in ancient Mediterranean glades are spun into a precious fabric that silences the world. But what happens to those who fall under its spell? And who is harnessing its power? After all, a world of silence can bring peace, but it can also conceal the deeds of the wicked… The Silence Factory is an enthralling story about complicity, desire and corruption – a novel to lose yourself in. 'Breathtaking' GLAMOUR 'A gorgeous, gothic read' i PAPER 'A world that exists on the edge of time and magic… this is storytelling at its most immersive' ERIN KELLY

The Silence Factory

From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING‘The Face calls things to it,’ Phoebe said, ‘and this house is in their path. You have to be careful.’ Florence has been summoned to live with her widowed brother-in-law and wayward niece in Haltington, a village with something uncanny in the air. According to locals, the chalk face carved into the hillside protects them from malevolent spirits. So long as it is maintained, all will be well. The First World War has decimated the men of the village, and when the Face’s last caretaker dies, her sons both lost in France, there is nobody to replace her. Still, it’s only an old wives’ tale. Isn’t it? Kit is an artist – unconventional, androgynous and traumatised by the events of the war. She seeks peace, and a muse – will she find both in the shape of Florence? Under the chalk, something is stirring… From the #1 bestselling author of THE BINDING, this is a dark, compelling and deeply moving novel about grief, identity and forbidden desires.

The Naked Light

*GET YOUR COPY OF BRIDGET COLLINS' STUNNING NEW NOVEL, THE SILENCE FACTORY, OUT NOW* LOSE YOURSELF IN THE MOST EPIC BOOK OF THE YEAR. ‘Mesmerising’ Erin Kelly ‘Sumptuous’ Observer ‘Dizzyingly wonderful’ The Times WINNING WAS EVERYTHING… UNTIL IT DESTROYED THEM Two young men, Léo and Carfax, close friends and fierce rivals. A family ripped apart by madness and tragedy. One woman, her life built upon a lie, with a mysterious connection to them all… ‘INGENIOUS’ GUARDIAN ‘A STORYTELLER OF RARE IMAGINATION’ MAIL ON SUNDAY 'BEAUTIFUL' JOANNA CANNON ‘BRILLIANT’ WOMAN & HOME ‘A RICH DELIGHT’ SANDRA NEWMAN 'TOTALLY ADDICTIVE' JOANNA GLEN ‘CAPTIVATING’ DAILY MIRROR ‘AN IMMERSIVE, IMAGINATIVE SLICE OF STORYTELLING’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘MAGICAL’ IRISH INDEPENDENT

The Betrayals

Proclaimed as “truly spellbinding,” a “great fable” that “functions as transporting romance” by the Guardian, the runaway #1 international bestseller arrives in America. ""A rich, gothic entertainment that explores what books have trapped inside them and reminds us of the power of storytelling. Spellbinding.” — TRACY CHEVALIER Imagine you could erase grief. Imagine you could remove pain. Imagine you could hide the darkest, most horrifying secret. Forever. Young Emmett Farmer is working in the fields when a strange letter arrives summoning him away from his family. He is to begin an apprenticeship as a Bookbinder—a vocation that arouses fear, superstition, and prejudice amongst their small community, but one neither he nor his parents can afford to refuse. For as long as he can recall, Emmett has been drawn to books, even though they are strictly forbidden. Bookbinding is a sacred calling, Seredith informs her new apprentice, and he is a binder born. Under the old woman’s watchful eye, Emmett learns to hand-craft the elegant leather-bound volumes. Within each one they will capture something unique and extraordinary: a memory. If there’s something you want to forget, a binder can help. If there’s something you need to erase, they can assist. Within the pages of the books they create, secrets are concealed and the past is locked away. In a vault under his mentor’s workshop rows upon rows of books are meticulously stored. But while Seredith is an artisan, there are others of their kind, avaricious and amoral tradesman who use their talents for dark ends—and just as Emmett begins to settle into his new circumstances, he makes an astonishing discovery: one of the books has his name on it. Soon, everything he thought he understood about his life will be dramatically rewritten. An unforgettable novel of enchantment, mystery, memory, and forbidden love, The Binding is a beautiful homage to the allure and life-changing power of books—and a reminder to us all that knowledge can be its own kind of magic.

International Bestseller! “Dizzyingly wonderful . . . a perfectly constructed work of fiction, with audacious twists . . . Collins plays her own game here with perfect skill.” — The Times (UK) An intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding. If your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth? At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society’s best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu—the great game—an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Léo Martin once excelled at Montverre but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now he has been exiled back to Montverre, his fate uncertain. But this rarified world of learning Léo once loved is not the same place he remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre’s most prestigious post is now held by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as the Magister Ludi, the head of the great game. At first, Léo feels an odd attraction to the magister—a mysterious, eerily familiar connection—though he’s sure they’ve never met before. As the legendary Midsummer Game approaches—the climax of the academy’s year—long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned. A highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, The Betrayals confirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.

INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER ""A delicately woven novel with an utterly original premise, it ensnared me from the very first page.” — Emilia Hart, bestselling author of Weyward From the acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding—a captivating story of gothic suspense about a powerful family, the magical and dangerous silk their fortune is built upon, and the exploitative history they are desperately trying to hide. 1820: Sophia Ashmore-Percy reluctantly accompanies her husband James to a remote Greek island, where he searches for rare biological specimens. Once there, however, she sets on her own voyage of discovery—stumbling across the very creature he is looking for, making an unexpected connection with a local woman, and ultimately reconsidering her marriage, life, and own desires. Decades later, audiologist Henry Latimer is sent to the home of industrialist Sir Edward Ashmore-Percy and tasked with curing the man’s young daughter, Philomel, of her deafness. But Henry, eager to escape a troubled past, quickly becomes obsessed with the fascinating nature of Sir Edward’s business: spinning silk with a rare and magical breed of spiders. The extraordinary silk shields sound, offering respite from bustling streets and noisy neighbors. The result is instant tranquility, as wearers experience a soothing calmness. Yet, those within earshot of the outward-facing silk are subjected to eerie murmurs that amplify with proximity. Bystanders suffer the consequences of this unnerving phenomenon, manifesting in physical and mental afflictions ranging from headaches and drowsiness to severe cases of madness. As Henry becomes entangled in the allure of the silk and Sir Edward’s charm, he glimpses a more sinister family history. The closer he ventures into the inner circle of Carthmute House, the more he unravels the horrifying underbelly of the silk business. With Bridget Collins’s signature, stunning prose, The Silence Factory is an equally enthralling and unsettling gothic story about complicity, desire, and corruption—a novel to lose yourself in.

Op Montverre, een exclusieve school in de bergen, worden de intelligentste studenten voorbereid op het Grand Jeu, een mysterieuze filosofische wedstrijd. Léo nam ooit deel, maar hij verloor zijn passie voor het spel na een tragische gebeurtenis. Nu keert hij, in ongenade gevallen na een mislukte carrière, terug naar Montverre. De school is veranderd, een vrouw vervult nu de rang van Magister Ludi bij het Grand Jeu. Hij voelt een vreemde connectie met haar: Léo en Claire hebben hun leven allebei op leugens gebouwd. Terwijl het hoogtepunt van het jaar dichterbij komt, beginnen de muren geheimen te fluisteren...

Het verraad van Montverre

Stel dat je verdriet kunt wissen. Stel dat je pijn kunt vergeten. Stel dat je een geheim kunt verbergen. Voor altijd!Emmett, een jonge boerenzoon, gaat in de leer bij een boekbindster. Zij weet dat hij de aangeboren gave heeft om herinneringen van mensen te wissen en in een boek vast te leggen. Een dergelijk boek kan zowel in goede als verkeerde handen vallen. Op een dag doet Emmett een verbijsterende ontdekking. In een kluis onder de werkplaats van zijn mentor ontdekt hij een boek met zijn eigen naam erop. Een onvergetelijke historische roman die zich afspeelt in het Engeland van voor de industriële revolutie.

De boekbinder

Die Tradition, zur kalten Jahreszeit Spukgeschichten zu lesen, hat sich über die Jahrhunderte hinweg bewährt. Denn was gibt es Schöneres, als es sich an langen, dunklen Winterabenden bei Kerzenlicht mit Geistergeschichten gemütlich zu machen? In ›Wintergeister‹ hauchen sechs hochgelobte Autor*innen und Expert*innen des unheimlichen Erzählens der Tradition des Schauermärchens neues Leben ein. Ein heimgesuchtes Herrenhaus, ein unheilvolles Theaterstück und eine Geisterbeschwörung zaubern eine wohlige Gänsehaut und bescheren Fans von Charles Dickens, Edgar Allen Poe oder ›Downton Abbey‹ ein fesselndes Lesevergnügen. Diese atmosphärischen Spukgeschichten sind der perfekte Begleiter für frostige Nächte!

Schaurige Geschichten

Wintergeister

Lange, kalte Winternächte: Zeit, um den Kamin zu entzünden, Zeit für Geistergeschichten. Ob in den wilden Mooren von Yorkshire, auf dem verschneiten Gelände eines Spukhauses oder auf dem belebten Londoner Weihnachtsmarkt – diese Geschichten, die von Gespenstern vergangener Tage erzählen, jagen den Lesenden die köstlichsten Schauer über den Rücken. So herrlich britisch wie ein Yorkshire Pudding, so stimmungsvoll und gruselig wie ›Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte‹ von Charles Dickens und so spannend, dass man dieses Buch kaum aus den Händen legen kann. ›Schaurige Nächte‹ vereint acht Erzählungen ausgewiesener Gruselexpert*innen, die eine alte Tradition neu beleben: Als Meister*innen des Unheimlichen und Makabren bescheren sie uns den köstlichsten Nervenkitzel.

Schaurige Nächte

Emmett Farmer arbeitet auf dem Hof seiner Eltern, als ein Brief ihn erreicht. Er soll bei einer Buchbinderin in die Lehre gehen. Seine Eltern, die wie alle anderen Menschen Bücher aus ihrer Welt verbannt haben, lassen ihn ziehen – auch weil sie glauben, dass er nach einer schweren Krankheit die Arbeit auf dem Hof nicht leisten kann. Die Begegnung mit der alten Buchbinderin beeindruckt den Jungen, dabei lässt Seredith ihn nicht in das Gewölbe mit den kostbaren Büchern. Menschen von nah und fern kommen heimlich zu ihr. Emmett kommt ein dunkler Verdacht: Liegt ihre Gabe darin, den Menschen ihre Seele zu nehmen? Dann stirbt die alte Frau – und der Junge erkennt, welch Wohltäterin sie war – und in welche Gefahr er selbst geraten ist.

Die verborgenen Stimmen der Bücher (ungekürzt)

Wann wirst du wagen, dich der Liebe zu stellen ... In Montverre, einer altehrwürdigen Eliteschule, werden die besten Köpfe ausgebildet - für das große Spiel, eine geheimnisvolle Kombination von Musik, Kunst, Poesie und Philosophie. Léo Martin war einst an dieser Schule, bevor er in die Politik ging und scheiterte. Nun ist er zurück, gewissermaßen im Exil, das man ihm auferlegt hat. Vormals eine Bastion der Männer, steht nun eine Frau an der Spitze: Claire Dryden ist die Meisterin des großen Spiels. Léo fühlt sich auf mysteriöse Weise zu ihr hingezogen, doch je mehr sich die Nacht des großen Spiels nähert, desto unheimlicher scheint sie ihm zu sein. Vor allem, als er ihrem Geheimnis nahekommt - und sich in sie verliebt. Ein betörend poetisches Buch über Kunst, Zauber und die Frage: Was ist wahr und bedeutsam für das Leben? " Eine perfekt konstruierte Geschichte voller gewagter Wendungen - Bridget Collins spielt ihr eigenes Spiel mit großer Kunstfertigkeit." The Times

Das große Spiel (Ungekürzt)

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