From the bestselling author of The Power comes a part memoir, part speculative novel, following a writer wrestling with grief even as a new species is discovered, forcing humans to reconsider what it means to share our planet. They came from nowhere, and now they are everywhere. A few months after her mother dies, the novelist Naomi Alderman sets up a wildlife camera in the back garden of her parents’ home. It captures the first image of a strange new animal. Low to the ground, about the size of a badger, flat face, long, trunk-like nose. Suddenly these “mimmoths” are as common as foxes or dog

The Strangers

"When Martha Einkorn fled her father's isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful social media mogul hell-bent on controlling everything. Now, she's surrounded by mega-rich companies designing private weather, predictive analytics, and covert weaponry, while spouting technological prophecy. Martha may have left the cult, but if the apocalyptic warnings in her father's fox and rabbit sermon--once a parable to her--are starting to come true, how much future is actually left? Across the world, in a mall in Singapore, Lai Zhen, an internet-famous surviva

The Future

In this poignant debut novel, a woman finds herself caught between the Orthodox Jewish community that raised her and the secular world that changed her.

Disobedience

All over the world, women are discovering they have the power. There's Roxy, a white British teenager and the daughter of a gangster. There's Allie, a mixed-race girl who runs away after years of abuse and finds herself at a convent, revered as a goddess. There's Margot, an American mayor and one of the few older women to develop the power. And then Tunde, a young Nigerian man and aspiring journalist who captures early footage of the power in action. With a flick of their fingers, these women can inflict terrible pain - even death. Every man on the planet finds he's lost control. The day of th

The Power

Hidden away in an Oxford back street is a crumbling Georgian mansion, unknown to any but the few who possess a key to its unassuming front gate. Its owner is the mercurial, charismatic Mark Winters, whose rackety trust-fund upbringing has left him as troubled and unpredictable as he is wildly promiscuous. Mark gathers around him an impressionable group of students- glamorous Emmanuella, who always has a new boyfriend in tow; Franny and Simon, best friends and occasional lovers; musician Jess, whose calm exterior hides passionate depths. And James, already damaged by Oxford and looking for a gr

The Lessons

A reimagining of the story of Jesus Christ in which the death of a sermon-giving, sick-healing Jewish man in Roman-occupied Judea prompts four people to tell their tales

The Liars' Gospel

''Exactly the book you need right now' Stylist 'You know how the best writers pinpoint something you've felt for ages but haven't been able to articulate? This is like that. It's so good. She should give Radio 4's next Reith Lectures' Guardian An electrifying, thought-provoking exploration of how the digital era is reshaping our world, by bestselling, Women's Prize-winning writer Naomi Alderman From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Power What's the most useful thing you could know about your own life? In this era-defining book, developed from her groundbreaking Radio 4 essay series

Don't Burn Anyone at the Stake Today

An award-winning writer reimagines the life of Jesus, from the points of view of four people closest to him before his death. This is the story of Yehoshuah, who wandered Roman-occupied Judea giving sermons and healing the sick. Now, a year after his death, four people tell their stories. His mother grieves, his friend Iehuda loses his faith, the High Priest of the Temple tries to keep the peace, and a rebel named Bar-Avo strives to bring that peace tumbling down. It was a time of political power plays and brutal tyranny. Men and women took to the streets to protest. Dictators put them down wi

THE ICONIC BESTSELLING NOVEL, WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE, AND NOW AMAZON TV SERIES STARRING TONI COLLETTE AND AULI?I CRAVALHO 'She throws her head back and pushes her chest forward and lets go a huge blast right into the centre of his body. The rivulets and streams of red scarring run across his chest and up around his throat. She'd put her hand on his heart and stopped him dead.' Suddenly - tomorrow or the day after - girls find that with a flick of their fingers, they can inflict agonizing pain and even death. With this single twist, the four lives at the heart of Naomi Alderman's extraordi

WHATEVER YOU BORROW MUST BE REPAID... Andrew Brown never has enough time. No time to call his sister, or to prepare for that important presentation at the bank where he works. The train's late, the lift jams. If only he had just a little more time. And time is the business of Mr Symington and Mr Blenkinsop. They'll lend him some - at a very reasonable rate of interest. Scenting something sinister, the Doctor, Amy and Rory go undercover at the bank. But they have to move fast to stop Symington and Blenkinsop before they cash in their investments. Borrowed Time is a thrilling race against the cl

Doctor Who: Borrowed Time

From the award-winning, bestselling author of The Power comes a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and where we are going The Future--as the richest people on the planet have discovered--is where the money is. The Future is a few billionaires leading the world to destruction while safeguarding their own survival with secret lavish bunkers. The Future is private weather, technological prophecy and highly deniable weapons. The Future is a handful of friends--the daughter of a cult leader, a non-binary hacker, an ousted Silicon Valley visionary, the con

From a major new voice in British fiction, a hugely enjoyable and warm-hearted portrayal of characters caught between two worlds, and a wise exploration of sexuality, tolerance and faith. In a cramped synagogue in northwest London, the eminent elderly rabbi passes away. On the other side of the Atlantic, his estranged daughter, Ronit, hears of her father s death and returns to London for the funeral. She has not been home in almost a decade. Ronit looks forward to a week or two of revisiting old friends, perhaps settling old scores. But she finds the community where she grew up in a more confu

What happens when Kafka’s idiosyncratic imagination meets some of the greatest literary minds writing in English across the globe today? Find out in this anthology of brand-new Kafka-inspired short stories by prizewinning, bestselling writers. Franz Kafka is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most enigmatic geniuses of European literature. He’s been hailed a prophet and a diagnostician, and a century after his death, his unique perspective on the anxieties, injustices, and rapidly shifting belief systems of the modern world continues to speak to our contemporary moment. From a future s

A Cage Went in Search of a Bird

A new version of this much-loved anthology, with a brand-new story featuring the brand-new Thirteenth Doctor from literary sensation Naomi Alderman! Twelve wonderful tales of adventure, science, magic, monsters and time travel - featuring all twelve Doctors - are waiting for you in this very special Doctor Who book. And now they're joined by a very exciting, and very exclusive, new tale - written by Naomi Alderman, author of The Power - that will star the Thirteenth Doctor, as she battles to save the universe with her three close and trusted friends. Other authors featured are: Eoin Colfer, Mi

Doctor Who: Thirteen Doctors 13 Stories

Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also includes instructions to access supporting material online. Titles include popular classics, exciting contemporary fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction, introducing language learners to bestselling authors and compelling content. The eight levels of Penguin Readers follow the Common European Framework of Reference for language learning (CEFR). Exercises at the back of each Reader help language 

Penguin Readers Level 5: Doctor Who: Borrowed Time

Featuring characters from the BBC Televison series.

Borrowed Time

Amerika in der nahen Zukunft. Im Silicon Valley werden geheime Pläne geschmiedet: Martha Einkorn ist die Assistentin der Geschäftsleitung von Fantail, dem einflussreichsten Social-Media-Unternehmen der Welt. Sedlah ist unglücklich mit dem Besitzer des erfolgreichen Online-Händlers Anvil verheiratet. Albert gründete einst Medlar, die größte Tech-Firma der USA, bevor er ausgebootet wurde, und Badger ist das queere Kind von Medlars neuer Geschäftsführerin. Sie alle haben mit ihren CEOs noch eine Rechnung offen. Sie alle sehen, wie Städte überschwemmt werden, Waldbrände ganze Landstriche vernichte

NATIONAL BESTSELLER "Each author captures Christie—and Marple—perfectly, while also displaying just a bit of her own unique touch. . . . This new and entertaining collection by some of our favorite writers will hook a new group of readers to the formidable Miss Marple." — Rhys Bowen, Washington Post “Marple is the best loved [detective]. Also the most influential. . . . It is Miss Marple who introduced the revolutionary notion that people are essentially the same wherever one goes.” — Los Angeles Times Agatha Christie’s legendary sleuth, Jane Marple, returns to solve twelve baffling cases in t

Marple: Twelve New Mysteries

LA NOVELA EN LA QUE SE BASA LA SERIE DE PRIME VIDEO. Más de 1.000.000 de ejemplares vendidos en todo el mundo. El best seller global que ha reinventado las reglas del género distópico. Una impresionante novela elogiada como El cuento de la criada de nuestra era, en la que ha surgido un nuevo poder feroz, y solo las mujeres lo tienen. «¡Electrizante! ¡Sorprendente! Después de leerla, te lo pensarás todo dos veces.» Margaret Atwood «Una novela originalísima que indaga sobre la naturaleza del poder en un mundo utópico dónde las mujeres ejercen el dominio sobre los hombres.» Almudena Grandes, S Mo