CATALOGUES - Fiction

Babylon was a city of wonder and renown, crowned by the Hanging Gardens and considered one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. It was also the capital and the seat of power of one of the most ruthless tyrants of all time – Nebuchadnezzar the Great. Nebuchadnezzar reigned from 605 BC to 562 BC and is the best known ruler of the Chaldean Dynasty, famous for his conquest of Judah and the ransacking of Jerusalem that resulted in the deportation of the Jews and the infamous Babylonian Exile. Babylon recounts the encou... read more

Bringing the living dead into stark reality, this anthology reveals the best of un-dead horror and monstrous zombie tales. Culled from the popular "All Flesh Must Be Eaten" zombie anthology series, this broad collection of stories proves that no place in the world is safe when the dead rise again. Their shambling hordes flood cities, scour the countryside, and leave no part of history untouched. Ideal for fans of supernatural terror and apocalyptic fiction, this horrific array includes narratives by Tobias Buckell, Scott Edelman, C... read more

Sri Lanka’s first collection of sixteen scorching stories that evoke a world of heady sensuality and offer a veritable smorgasboard of spicy fantasties. These irresistibly hot stories deliver a delicious array of situations where it seems like anything can happen – and often it does! A book with lots of naughtiness, gorgeous photographs and a fresh focus on Sri Lankan fiction. This is a collection to break the hum and drone of everyday life. If you only ever read one book like this in your life time… Make it this one.

Helen Mainyard was eight years old when her father suddenly uprooted the family from their home in Christchurch and resettled in Melbourne. When Helen is twenty-one, she learns the real reason for the family's abrupt departure. In the process Helen unearths a trail of human transgressions. First published June 2009.

Hilarious and light-hearted novel relating the mis-adventures of a medical intern in the prestigious St. Ivanhoe hospital. Dr. mendis straddles cultural norms & takes a pragmatic approach to life when it threatens his conservative views.

David Asquith is a bumptious, preposterous rogue, yet as the rest of the world slides into financial ruin he plans a radiant pathway to personal success and universal happiness. The catalyst for his miraculous transformation is a chance meeting with a young woman called Daisy, beginning a chain of unlikely events that sees him quickly develop from pathetic failure to, in his eyes, a highly successful and brilliant entrepreneur and self-styled public benefactor. The story he tells of his glorious rise to meet the challenges of a wor... read more

A man becomes addicted to drugs and alcohol and then abandons his wife and child. He becomes homeless, and ten years later he has a chance encounter with his son (who is now 15 years old). The encounter is the beginning of his quest to sobriety and reclaiming his family.

A June wedding sets the scene for Anne Morrow Lindbergh's best-selling novel. The ceremony is a great moment during which the 'gathered together' survey not just this couple, this occasion, but their own lives, hopes, and fears. As the family and guests follow the familiar marriage service, they are stirred to new insights -- on love, on marriage, and on all the stages of development involved. For the young and eager bridesmaid and best man, marriage still lies ahead; but for the mothers of the bride and groom, and for friends and ... read more

When a kidnapped woman's husband refuses to pay her ransom, she plots revenge with the help of her reluctant kidnapper. Discovering her husband's plan to betray her, she frames him for her own 'murder', forcing her young kidnapper into an unexpected moral dilemma that will change him forever. This clever and fast-paced thriller blends pathos with trickery and intrigue, drawing the reader into the private world of a vulnerable 15-year-old boy who believes himself to be the savior and protector of a wronged woman.

Mac is born in Melbourne during the war in Vietnam. Living with his adoptive parents, Uncle & Miela, he experienced the reverberations of conflict. In time, he meets Uluru, and they move to Sri Lanka where together, they realise that they can put the past behind. Estuary is a book about legacy and moving on.

Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, 16-year-old Amber St. Clare manages, by using her wits, beauty, and courage, to climb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England--that of favorite mistress of the Merry Monarch, Charles II. From whores and highwaymen to courtiers and noblemen, from events such as the Great Plague and the Fire of London to the intimate passions of ordinary--and extraordinary--men and women, Amber experiences it all. But throughout her trials and escapades, s... read more

Reading more like a news report from the future than contemporary fiction, this collection of short stories combines hard science with rich emotionalism to explore myriad realities. Stories in this collection include 'Into the Blue Abyss', where the seas of Uranus are explored. There are stories detailing a space freighter and its encounter with space pirates, the 'marsforming' of Mars, mathematical theorems from a very unlikely source, how Sherlock Holmes deals with a parasitic alien, the horrors of a hopeless war, and a voyage in... read more

Writing with keen insight into the psyche of the displaced, Channa Wickremesekera, author of Distant Warriors and Walls, brings his characters into the close confines of a boat escaping a conflict zone. Will a series of unfortunate events precipitate disaster on them before nature unleashes a savage storm? Only time will tell as they race inexorably toward their destiny.

Seelawathie, a young, village girl is brought to the city to care for Cat, the daughter of a prominent Colombo family. With her parents involved with each other and their active social life, Cat soon comes to regard Seelawathie as her parent and best friend. They build their own happy microcosmic life within the large household, and are relatively content until Seelawathie falls in love. Her forbidden relationship challenges the rigid boundaries of society and leads to a cataclysmic end of innocence. The Lament of the Dhobi Woman e... read more

"No More Secrets, No More Lies", the third book of "The Sirian Revelations" trilogy, reveals the misinformation that has been utilized to disempower the human race, while illuminating the fundamental tools for those who intend to ascend with Earth in the forthcoming transformation of our universe. Its purpose is to reveal the great conspiracy that, for millennia, has deterred humankind from achieving absolute liberation and claiming its birthright as the inheritors of the galactic realm. The book is intended as a guide to free us f... read more

"Patricia Cori has channeled some extraordinary text for humankind and its Spiritual Awakening. Her trilogy of the "Sirian Revelations" is truly illuminating, at the doorstep of Gaia's Golden Age.... Cosmic Knowledge has been handed over via the Hopi Indian Culture. In the form of the Hopi Peace Prophecy, it has survived the centuries, and through Patricia Cori, is now revitalized as a Spiritual Awakening for our decade ahead."
--Ove Sviden, President, World Peace Foundation
"Without question, the most interesting and best written book of any I have read in ..read more

Molly Madison’s life is shattered with the sudden death of her beloved parents and the revelation of her husband Phillip’s affair – with another man. Molly heads west to Montana, resolved to run the family ranch, the Ghost Bear, and to move on with her life. Her attraction to Clayton Leatherbe, the ranch foreman, is instant, but before a romance can blossom, the ranch falls prey to sabotage by wealthy land developers determined to drive Molly out, and Clayton learns of a family secret that could put the ranch – and Molly’s life – i... read more

Czech writer Vitezslav Nezval (1900-58) was one of the leading Surrealist poets of the 20th century. "Prague with Fingers of Rain" is his classic 1936 collection in which Prague's many-sided life - its glamorous history, various weathers, different kinds of people - becomes symbolic of what is contradictory and paradoxical in life itself. Mixing real and surreal, Nezval evokes life's contradictoriness in a series of psalm-like poems of puzzled love and generous humanity. Nezval was perhaps the most prolific writer in Prague during ... read more

The country is in crisis. Unrest and inner city tensions feed on unemployment. And as the Government struggles to contain the soaring debt, no one listens. Most are tired of ‘PR-savvy’ words, tired of the ‘blame-game’ that poses as debate. Divisions in the Cabinet force the premier’s resignation. Because circumstances are too dire to afford the luxury of an election, the Queen calls a meeting of the three main party leaders. Some days previously, the Leader of the Opposition had received a letter that intrigued him. ... read more

During an economic crisis in Germany in the 1920s and 1930s, an idealistic young Jewish woman involved in the labor movement in Hamburg joins with a rebellious artisan to resist the rise of Nazism, at the same time deepening their love for humanity and each other.

Drawn from the true stories of Gisa Peiper and Paul Konopka, this is a story of courage and love that thrives despite the dangers, telling of hope and art of, of speaking out for the highest human values in the most pressing times.

On a dull morning in September at her Scottish castle Balmoral, The Queen was packing an overnight bag. She had never done this for herself before, and after negotiating the luggage store-room (which she had never visited before) she felt too much attention would be drawn if she was seen dragging a heavy suitcase down the corridors to her private sitting room . . . So opens Emma Tennantâ€ÃÃ... read more