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Operation Bounce House (Audio Download): Matt Dinniman, Travis Baldree, Jeff Hays, Penguin Audio: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU BECOME YOUR PLANET’S FINAL BOSS?
THE EPIC AND FAST-PACED NOVEL FROM BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SMASH-HIT DUNGEON CRAWLER CARL AND JOIN THE FIGHT.
All New Sonoran colonist Oliver Lewis ever wanted to do is run the family ranch and keep their aging fleet of intelligent agriculture bots ticking.
But now the colossal Apex Corporation has been hired to commence an “eviction action” – exterminate all life on New Sonora in preparation for a reboot. And they charge bored Earthers for the opportunity to design their own war machines, remotely pilot them, and make it a game.
The game is called Operation Bounce House . . .
And New Sonora is its playing field.
Determined to defend the only home he’s ever known, Oliver and his friends find themselves fighting for their lives against these machines.
To earth its a game, but to Oliver, it’s war.
“Matt Dinniman has cooked us all up a deliciously terrifying gamer geek stew, mixing up Avatar and Ender’s Game, with a dash of The Last Starfighter and Independence Day thrown in. This tale is more twisted fun than you can shake a joystick at.” Ernest Cline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Ready Player One
“Irreverent yet heartfelt, nostalgic yet wholly original, with Operation Bounce House, Dinniman delivers another anarchic adventure rich with riotous characters and a plot that crackles towards chaos with all the alacrity of a dynamite fuse.” Pierce Brown, bestselling author of Red Rising
“Fast-paced, clever, and with plenty of heart?the rare book that’s both thoughtful and tremendously entertaining.”James Islington, International bestselling author of The Will of the Many
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The Norman Conquest
‘I loved it. A suitably epic account of one of the most seismic and far-reaching events in British history’ Dan Snow
An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful and unified kingdom in Christendom. An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans. One of the bloodiest and most decisive battles ever fought.
Going beyond the familiar outline, bestselling historian Marc Morris examines not only the tumultuous events that led up to the Battle of Hastings in 1066, but also the chaos that came in its wake – English rebellions, Viking invasions, the construction of hundreds of castles and the destruction of England’s ancient ruling class. Language, law, architecture, even attitudes towards life itself, were altered forever by the Norman Conquest.
‘Retells the story of the Norman invasion with vim, vigour and narrative urgency’ Dan Jones, Sunday Times
‘A wonderful book’ Terry Jones
‘A much-needed, modern account of the Normans in England’ The Times
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Server-Side WebAssembly: Lightweight Apps with Wasm
Shrink your services, not your ambitions. Traditional backends often feel heavy, costly, and slow to adapt. Server-Side WebAssembly shows you how to build lightning-fast, portable backends that run anywhere, giving you the power of Wasm without the pain of complex rewrites.
- Polyglot components: Reuse Rust, JavaScript, and Python code without rewrites.
- OCI-compliant containers: Package Wasm workloads once, deploy on any registry or platform.
- Kubernetes scaling: Orchestrate tiny binaries that launch in milliseconds and slash cloud bills.
- Edge readiness: Serve users closer, lower latency, and maximise device performance.
- Built-in security: Sandboxed execution reduces attack surface for production workloads.
- Hands-on project path: Key-value, HTTP, and ML components show real workflows step by step.
Serve- Side WebAssembly by WebAssembly contributor Danilo Chiarlone delivers a clear, code-first roadmap for next-gen back-end development.
Starting with essential Wasm fundamentals, the book moves quickly into building production-grade microservices. You containerise components, push them to registries, and integrate with Kubernetes, serverless, and edge platforms. Each chapter layers new skills through a running sample app.
By the final page, you will confidently compile, package, and scale Wasm workloads from multiple languages, tap hardware isolation, and connect to cloud resources and machine-learning models.
Ideal for backend developers, DevOps engineers, and system architects seeking leaner, faster, portable services.
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Amazon Apocalypse 6
Strength can win any fight, but some wars can’t be fought with strength alone.
The world ended, and I never wanted to be emperor of the ruins. But power doesn’t ask for permission. If I don’t step up and put things right, someone worse will.
Since the integration, I’ve forged Crownhill from a shelter of desperate survivors into the heart of a budding empire. Now we can protect not just ourselves, but bring others under our banner for shelter and strength.
With our success have come schemers, parasites, and social climbers of all sorts. I can no longer afford to remain in my mountaintop castle, looking down at the world below. To keep what I’ve built safe, I’ll have to get my hands dirty and accept the throne I never wanted.
Some of Crownhill’s newer citizens have ambitious plans, and they’ll use my people as tools for personal gain if I let them.
Sakura’s father is out there, and we finally have a lead. I promised Sakura we’d find him, and I intend to make good on that promise.
My body still bears the lingering effects of draconification. If I want to avoid involuntarily transforming again, I’ll need to make careful preparations for A-Grade.
Most of all, though, Bridget is pregnant. The title of Emperor is scary enough. The title of father is even more terrifying.
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Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt For The Falcon (2025-) #5 (Star Wars: Han Solo – Hunt For The Falcon (2025-2026))
BATTLE AT UNKAR PLUTT’S! HAN & CHEWIE return to the Jakku junk dealer’s hideaway to battle for the FALCON! Visions of LUKE, LEIA and BEN SOLO run rampant through Han’s mind as he battles through merciless security droids! Will Han’s love of his family overpower his love for adventure?Read more
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Absolute Superman (2024-) #15
In the shocking aftermath of the Battle of Kansas, Superman wrestles with profound changes to his life, his allies, and even his costume. But more importantly, there’s work to be done, as we experience a day in the life of the world’s busiest superhero–and welcome guest artist Juan Ferreyra (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) to the series!Read more
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The Regicide Report (Audio Download): Charles Stross, Ciaran Saward, Little, Brown Book Group: Amazon.co.uk: Audible Books & Originals
An occult assassin, an elderly royal and a living god face off in The Regicide Report, the thrilling final novel in Charles Stross’ epic, Hugo Award-winning Laundry Files series.When the Elder God recently installed as Prime Minister identifies the monarchy as a threat to his growing power, Bob Howard and Mo O’Brien – recently of the supernatural espionage service known as the Laundry Files – are reluctantly pressed into service.
Fighting vampirism, scheming American agents and their own better instincts, Bob and Mo will join their allies for the very last time. God save the Queen― because someone has to.
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Broken Country: AMAZON’S BOOK OF THE YEAR – THE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER
*****AMAZON’S BOOK OF THE YEAR*****
INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
REESE WITHERSPOON’S BOOK CLUB PICK
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AMANDA LAMB BOOK CLUB PICK‘An unforgettable story of love, loss, and the choices that shape our lives . . . but it’s also a masterfully crafted mystery that will keep you guessing until the very last page. Seriously, that ending?! I did not see it coming’
REESE WITHERSPOON‘This story of a love affair is so addictive it could be at home with the thrillers . . . A simmering book of secrets, scandal and devastating consequences’ The i
‘Excellent . . . a vivid, forceful love story which plays out at the pace of a thriller’ Irish Times
‘In this surprising romantic novel, there are decisions to be made that are heartbreaking and real, yet amid the gentle pastoral setting . . . it has all the pace of a literary thriller. A dazzling debut’ Woman and Home
‘Beautiful . . .So moving on the subject of how a tiny decision can have cataclysmic consequences’ Good Housekeeping
‘Wistful love meets murder . . . a tear-jerker’ Grazia
Everyone in the village said nothing good would come of Gabriel’s return. And as Beth looks at the man she loves on trial for murder, she can’t help thinking they were right.
Beth was seventeen when she first met Gabriel. Over that heady, intense summer, he made her think and feel and see differently. She thought it was the start of her great love story. When Gabriel left to become the person his mother expected him to be, she was broken.
It was Frank who picked up the pieces and together they built a home very different from the one she’d imagined with Gabriel. Watching her husband and son, she remembered feeling so sure that, after everything, this was the life she was supposed to be leading.
But when Gabriel comes back, all Beth’s certainty about who she is and what she wants crumbles. Even after ten years, their connection is instant. She knows it’s wrong and she knows people could get hurt. But how can she resist a second chance at first love?
A love story with the pulse of a thriller, Broken Country is a heart-pounding novel of impossible choices and devastating consequences.
‘Lyrical, brutal and passionate. I devoured it’
MIRANDA COWLEY HELLER, author of The Paper Palace‘Evocative, sensitive and compelling . . . Fires directly at the heart and hits the mark’
DELIA OWENS, author of Where the Crawdads Sing‘Broke my heart then mended it again. An epic, tortured love story. Bring tissues’
JENNIE GODFREY, author of The List of Suspicious Things‘I stayed up until 4am to finish it, something I haven’t done in years. It’s a page-turner, but also beautifully written’
FLORENCE KNAPP, author of The Names‘Had me hooked from start to finish . . . a really great book’ DAWN O’PORTER, author of Cat Lady
‘A love story like no other’
CHRIS WHITAKER, author of All the Colours of the DarkREADERS LOVE BROKEN COUNTRY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
‘This book is everything. Love, heartbreak and hope’
‘Will break you into pieces and then put you back together again’
‘I was absolutely gripped and didn’t want it to end’
‘If I could give more than five stars, I would. Perfect’Read more
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The Names: ‘The best debut novel in years’ Sunday Times
A once-in-a-generation debut from a major new talent, The Names is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark.
‘I’ve just been blown away by the best debut novel in years . . . A genius idea for a book’
Sunday Times‘Wildly original and emotionally profound’
Observer‘An unadulterated success: moving, evocative and utterly convincing’
The TimesTHE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
It is 1987, and in the aftermath of a great storm, Cora sets out with her nine-year-old daughter to register the birth of her son. Her husband intends for her to follow a long-standing family tradition and call the baby after him. But when faced with the decision, Cora hesitates. Going against his wishes is a risk that will have consequences, but is it right for her child to inherit his name from generations of domineering men? The choice she makes in this moment will shape the course of their lives.
Seven years later, her son is Bear, a name chosen by his sister, and one that will prove as cataclysmic as the storm from which it emerged. Or he is Julian, the name his mother set her heart on, believing it will enable him to become his own person. Or he is Gordon, named after his father and raised in his cruel image – but is there still a chance to break the mould?
Powerfully moving and full of hope, this is the story of three names, three versions of a life, and the infinite possibilities that a single decision can spark. It is the story of one family, and love’s endless capacity to endure, no matter what fate has in store.
CHOSEN AS A SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY MAIL, RED, PRIMA, STYLIST and EVENING STANDARD BOOK OF 2025 | A READ WITH JENNA BOOKCLUB PICK
‘The viral literary hit of the summer’
Grazia‘A beautiful, heartwrenching, utterly original novel’
Miranda Cowley Heller‘The 2025 book that will be everywhere . . . One of those rare books that makes you glad to be alive’
Stylist‘Magnificent . . . Read it. It’s very special’
Chris Whitaker‘Beautifully written, and wise and tender . . . An utter original’
Jojo Moyes‘Exceptional . . . will stay with me for a very long time’
Anita Rani, Woman’s Hour‘Heart-shattering . . . a sucker punch of a novel’
Pandora Sykes‘A modern classic’
Jenna Bush Hager‘Heartbreaking and yet brimful of hope . . . Exceptional’
Mail on Sunday‘Brilliant . . . one of those books that will make you irritable with anyone who interrupts you, but which you’ll finish wanting to press into the hands of a friend’
The Times‘Astonishing, unique and incredibly moving, The Names is a beautiful novel about the courage of a mother in the moment she names her child . . . I know it will stay with me for a long time’
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Flesh: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025
**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025**
‘A masterpiece, told with virtuosic economy… Pure brilliance from the first to the (devastating) last sentence’ India Knight
‘Brilliance on every page’ Samantha Harvey
‘Spare, visceral, urgent, compelling. This book doesn’t f**k around’ Gary Stevenson
‘So brilliant and wise on chance, love, sex, money’ David NichollsThrough chance, luck and choice, one man’s life takes him from a modest apartment in Hungary to the elite society of London – in this captivating new novel about the forces that make and break our lives
Fifteen-year-old István lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. New to the town and shy, he is unfamiliar with the social rituals at school and soon becomes isolated, with his neighbour – a married woman close to his mother’s age – as his only companion. As these encounters shift into a clandestine relationship, István’s life spirals out of control.
Years later, rising through the ranks from the army to the elite circles of London’s super-rich, he navigates the twenty-first century’s tides of money and power. Torn between love, intimacy, status, and wealth, his newfound riches threaten to undo him completely.
‘How do I get out of a reading slump? This is the book to do that’ Rhianna Dhillon, BBC Radio 4
‘A revelatory novel’ Sunday Times
‘So much searing insight into the way we live now’ Observer
‘Refreshing, illuminating and true’ Financial Times
‘Compelling and elegant, merciless and poignant’ Tessa Hadley
‘One of the year’s best novels to date’ Daily Mail
‘Utterly engrossing and I read it all in a day’ 5* reader review
‘I was hooked and tried to read this book with any spare moment that I had’ 5* reader review
A ‘Best Book of 2025’ in the Guardian, Observer, Financial Times, Daily Telegraph and Daily Mail
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From £9.49£18.99Flesh: WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2025
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