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** NOW WITH BONUS MATERIAL EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION **BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES ‘Fiction that's larger than life and twice as much fun’ Guardian'Rich and evocating; the kind of story you get lost in' Independent 'Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life' Sandra Newman, author of JuliaOn a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city's fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar.Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London's hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city's outcasts, the pair's relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come…Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.'Wildly inventive and full of fantastical elements jostling alongside gritty realism’ The Times 'Rich and evocative with shades of Angela Carter' Ever Dundas'A story of rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and sad. I'm still haunted by it' Mariana EnriquezReaders LOVE The Ghost Theatre‘An incredible novel that completely transported me’‘Mat Osman is a magical writer’‘One of those books you find yourself thinking about long after the final page’‘A captivating and brilliant novel’‘Mesmerising… I didn’t want it to end’‘A magical flight across Elizabethan England’‘An enthralling read from beginning to end’

As society reels from worldwide gas attacks, fuelled by a mysterious viral figure known as 'the Gardener', data scientist Bronte and her colleagues – boss Henry Stokenchurch, his wayward son Mallory, acid-tongued procurer Florian, and two ex-military bodyguards – race to The Golden House, an opulent bunker built for the superrich to shelter from the apocalypse.But salvation is not what it seems, as Wilder, the visionary tech mogul behind the bunker, rules over a draconian social order. While upstairs the elite still live with the decadence of Roman emperors, downstairs their support staff toil to keep the apocalypse from the door – and outside, a roving band of violent survivalists lay siege.In this fortress for the end of days, survival is just the beginning. The real question is who do we become when the old world dies?PRAISE FOR THE GHOST THEATRE (A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER and THE TIMES)'Beautifully written and completely convincing' OBSERVER'An excellent novel - riotous and abundant, full of vivid, dirty life' GUARDIAN'Hauntingly beautiful . Thrilling and thought-provoking' INDEPENDENT

As society reels from worldwide gas attacks, fuelled by a mysterious viral figure known as 'the Gardener', data scientist Bronte and her colleagues – boss Henry Stokenchurch, his wayward son Mallory, acid-tongued procurer Florian, and two ex-military bodyguards – race to The Golden House, an opulent bunker built for the superrich to shelter from the apocalypse.But salvation is not what it seems, as Wilder, the visionary tech mogul behind the bunker, rules over a draconian social order. While upstairs the elite still live with the decadence of Roman emperors, downstairs their support staff toil to keep the apocalypse from the door – and outside, a roving band of violent survivalists lay siege.In this fortress for the end of days, survival is just the beginning. The real question is who do we become when the old world dies?PRAISE FOR THE GHOST THEATRE (A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER and THE TIMES)'Beautifully written and completely convincing' OBSERVER'An excellent novel - riotous and abundant, full of vivid, dirty life' GUARDIAN'Hauntingly beautiful . Thrilling and thought-provoking' INDEPENDENT

** NOW WITH BONUS MATERIAL EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION **BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES ''Fiction that''s larger than life and twice as much fun'' Guardian''Rich and evocating; the kind of story you get lost in'' Independent ''Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life'' Sandra Newman, author of JuliaOn a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city''s fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar. Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London''s hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city''s outcasts, the pair''s relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come…Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.''Wildly inventive and full of fantastical elements jostling alongside gritty realism'' The Times ''Rich and evocative with shades of Angela Carter'' Ever Dundas''A story of rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and sad. I''m still haunted by it'' Mariana EnriquezReaders LOVE The Ghost Theatre''An incredible novel that completely transported me''''Mat Osman is a magical writer''''One of those books you find yourself thinking about long after the final page''''A captivating and brilliant novel''''Mesmerising… I didn''t want it to end''''A magical flight across Elizabethan England''''An enthralling read from beginning to end''

** NOW WITH BONUS MATERIAL EXCLUSIVE TO THIS EDITION **BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES ''Fiction that''s larger than life and twice as much fun'' Guardian''Rich and evocating; the kind of story you get lost in'' Independent ''Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life'' Sandra Newman, author of JuliaOn a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city''s fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar. Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London''s hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city''s outcasts, the pair''s relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come…Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.''Wildly inventive and full of fantastical elements jostling alongside gritty realism'' The Times ''Rich and evocative with shades of Angela Carter'' Ever Dundas''A story of rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and sad. I''m still haunted by it'' Mariana EnriquezReaders LOVE The Ghost Theatre''An incredible novel that completely transported me''''Mat Osman is a magical writer''''One of those books you find yourself thinking about long after the final page''''A captivating and brilliant novel''''Mesmerising… I didn''t want it to end''''A magical flight across Elizabethan England''''An enthralling read from beginning to end''

BOOK OF THE YEAR - EVENING STANDARD, THE OBSERVER and THE TIMES ‘Beautifully written and completely convincing’ Observer‘An excellent novel – riotous and abundant, full of vivid, dirty life’ Guardian'Osman brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life' Sandra Newman, author of JuliaOn a rooftop in Elizabethan London two worlds collide. Shay is a messenger-girl and trainer of hawks who sees the future in the patterns of birds. Nonesuch is the dark star of the city's fabled child theatre scene, as famous as royalty yet lowly as a beggar.Together they create The Ghost Theatre: a troupe staging magical plays in London's hidden corners. As their hallucinatory performances incite rebellion among the city's outcasts, the pair's relationship sparks and burns against a backdrop of the plague and a London in flames. Their growing fame sweeps them up into the black web of the Elizabethan court, where Shay and Nonesuch discover that if they fly too high, a fall is sure to come…Fantastical and captivating, The Ghost Theatre charts the rise and dramatic destruction of a dream born from love and torn apart by betrayal.'Wildly inventive and full of fantastical elements jostling alongside gritty realism’ The Times 'Rich and evocative with shades of Angela Carter' Ever Dundas'A story of rebellion and magic, of mysticism and broken love in the streets and theatres and rooftops of Elizabethan London. Beautifully written, delicate and sad. I'm still haunted by it' Mariana Enriquez'Brings the underworld of Elizabethan London to life with its child theatres, rioting apprentices and anarchic world, its jumble of squalor and glamour... larger-than-life heroes raise child rebellions; pursue exalted, treacherous love affairs... Glorious!' Sandra Newman ‘Hauntingly beautiful … Thrilling and thought-provoking’ IndependentReaders LOVE The Ghost Theatre‘An incredible novel that completely transported me’‘Mat Osman is a magical writer’‘One of those books you find yourself thinking about long after the final page’‘A captivating and brilliant novel’‘Mesmerising… I didn’t want it to end’‘A magical flight across Elizabethan England’‘An enthralling read from beginning to end’

Bestselling author and online curator Stephen Ellcock selects pivotal images to chart the fiery and chaotic spirit of England as it has developed over several thousand years – and continues to develop. With texts by novelist and musician Mat Osman that reclaim Albion as an unhinged and rebellious magical kingdom that is open to all.

London, 2010: Icelandic volcanoes have the city in gridlock, banks topple like dominoes and Brandon Kussgarten has been shot dead by gunmen in Donald Duck masks. His death draws his twin brother - shy, bookish Adam - into Brandon's underworld of deceit and desire.A miniature kingdom sprouts in a Notting Hill tower-block, LA mansions burn in week-long parties, and in a Baroque hotel suite a record is being made that could redeem its maker even as it destroys him. As Adam begins to fall for his brother's shattered family he finds that to win them for himself he'll have to lose everything that he holds dear.This intelligent, intriguing and emotionally-searing tale of fractured identities, narcissism and ambition questions how being loved for what others think we are differs from who we are to ourselves.With echoes of Performance, The Talented Mr Ripley and Mulholland Drive, The Ruins delves into the dark heart of fame: magic, music and murder.