Search Results: Titles starting with Q from BritoBooks

Doubleday, 2005. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED PROOF. Book in FINE condition. The block-buster film "Slumdog Millionaire" based on this book. VERY SCARCE

Gollancz, 2010. Soft Cover. As New. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Book in as new, unread FINE condition. Includes Publisher's Promo Letter. DEBUT. Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy - from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars. Except that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons - the Dilemma Prison - against countless copies of himself. Jean's routine of death, defection and cooperation is upset by the arrival of Mieli and her spidership, Perhonen. She offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self - in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed . . . The Quantum Thief is a dazzling hard… Read More

Gollancz, 2007. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. As new, unread, FINE condition. A rare and collectible uncorrected proof copy of 'Selling Out' by Justina Robson, due for publication in May 2007 by Gollancz. This is the second book in the Quantum Gravity sequence and continues the adventures of heroine Lila Black one for fans!

Viking, 1997. Soft Cover. Fine. Jim Crace - Quarantine- UK UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF- Viking 1997. Book in unread Fine condition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR DIRECT TO HALF-TITLE PAGE.

Quercus, 2022. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Book in unread FINE condition. Due publication October 2022. Follow up to Widowland

Serpent's Tail, 2023. Hardcover. Fine. Sarah Thomas. Queen K. First U.K. hardback printing . Serpents Tail 2023. Fine jacket priced £14.99. Fine boards. Fine contents . No previous owner names or marks. Signed by author on title page. Rare in signed state. Debut novel

Serpent's Tail, 2023. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Book in unread FINE condition. Due publication Feb 2023. Literary DEBUT. Timely take on UK's relationship with Russian money

Bantam Press, 2014. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Book as new unread FINE condition, Published July 2014. Film rights sold to Warner Bros, reuniting Harry Potter producer and star, Emma Watson.

Bantam Press, 2014. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. Book as new unread FINE/FINE condition. Film rights sold to Warner Bros, reuniting Harry Potter producer and star.

Hatchette , 2022. Hardcover. Near Fine. James Barclay. The queens assassin . First U.K. hardback printing . Hatchette 2022. Fine jacket. Near fine boards. Light crease top of spine. Fine contents . No previous owner marks or names. This is the Goldsboro signed limited edition of 500 numbered copies with black book block. This is no. 155.

Parnassus Press, 1975. Hardcover. Very Good. first u,k hardback printing - The Parnassus Press 1975. V.G jacket priced £3 net. Book v.g - bumped top of spine and one corner - contents very clean- signed by the author

Michael Joseph, 2013. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. Book in unread FINE/FINE condition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. For fans of Hilary Mantel, Philippa Gregory and Alison Weir, Elizabeth Fremantle's first novel, Queen's Gambit, is a riveting account of Katherine Parr, the Tudor queen who married four men and outlived three of them - including Henry VIII. Widowed for the second time aged thirty-one, Katherine is obliged to return to court but, suspicious of the aging Henry and those who surround him, she does so with reluctance. Nevertheless when she finds herself caught up in a passionate affair with the dashing and seductive Thomas Seymour, she believes she might finally be able to marry for love. But her presence at court has attracted the attentions of another... Captivated by her honesty and intelligence, Henry Tudor has his own plans for Katherine and no one is in the position to refuse a proposal from the king. With her charismatic lover dispatched to the continent,… Read More

Bloomsburry, 2008. Hardcover. As New. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT, SIGNED, LINED & DATED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. Book as new, unread, FINE/FINE condition. Synopsis Septimus faces a perilous quest to find Nicko and Snorri, who have been trapped back in time. Everyone at the Castle is slowly beginning to realise that Nicko and Snorri's chances of coming back are slim. Septimus, aided by ancient Alchemist Marcellus Pye, learns of a place where all time meets: the House of Foryxx. But how does he get there? Jenna and Septimus find Nicko's notes from the past and discover that he knows of the House of Foryxx as well and has been creating a map to plot the house's hidden location. With the help of the Questing Stone and Nicko's faded maps, will Septimus be able to find the House of Foryxx, and save Nicko and Snorri? Meanwhile, Simon Heap has taken on Merrin Meredith, former apprentice to DomDaniel, as his own apprentice, giving Merrin an opportunity he has been waiting years for. With the help of a… Read More

Heinemann, 2010. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. Book as new, unread FINE/FINE condition. SIGNED, LINED & DATED BY AUTHOR AT BATH LITERARY EVENT. As Venice experiences a debilitating heatwave, Commissario Brunetti prepares to escape the city and spend time with his family in the mountains. For Ispettore Vianello, however, the weather is the last thing on his mind; it appears his aunt has become obsessed with horoscopes and has been withdrawing large amounts of money from the family business. Not knowing what to do, he consults Brunetti and asks permission to trail her. This 'unofficial' investigation leads them to the flat of Stefano Gorini. But who is this man? And why is Vianello's aunt giving him large amounts of money? Meanwhile, Brunetti receives a visit from a friend who works at the Commune. It seems that discrepancies have been occurring at the Courthouse involving Judge Luisa Coltellini and Araldo Fontana, an usher with a flawless track record. Intrigued, Brunetti asks Signorina… Read More

Penguin, 2007. Soft Cover. As New. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. As new, unread, FINE condition. Meet Madlen, Bryn and Cam. A girl, a boy and one who's undecided. They're in charge of saving the world - well, three worlds actually. They're just not entirely sure how. Luckily they've been designed as heroes by the people in charge. The only problem is, they're not ready yet. Meet Madlen, Bryn and Cam. A girl, a boy and one who's undecided. They're in charge of saving the world - well, three worlds actually. They're just not entirely sure howLuckily they've been designed as heroes by the people in charge. The only problem is, they're not ready yet. They're still kids and they have no idea what they're looking for or where they'll find itAnd as if things weren't bad enough, there's a mysterious villain hot on their trail, determined to stop them at all costs.

Jonathan Cape, 2014. Soft Cover. Fine. 1ST EDITION, 1ST PRINT. Book as new, unread FINE/FINE condition. Jonathan Cape, UK, 2014. Hardcover. Book Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st. EXCLUSIVE NUMBERED SLIPCASED EDITION (x/500) EXCLUSIVE TO GOLDSBORO BOOKS. SIGNED by the author on the title page. The book has been signed by Lauren Owen directly to the title page and has been stamped with an image of an Owl and is also numbered out of 500 copies to the title page. DEBUT

Corsair, 2012. Hardcover. Fine. 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINT. No jckt as published. Book in FINE unread condition. SIGNED BY AUTHOR TO TITLE PAGE. A ghost hovers outside the window of Will Self's study. She is Sylvie, a beautiful young woman who was recently murdered, who wants to influence Self's latest novel before she moves on... Her dead body was discovered by Richard, a twenty-something idler and literary wannabe. He discovers that Sylvie was a member of the W.S.C. - a mysterious cult of charismatic writers who appear to worship Will Self in a strange and secret style. Gradually, he gets sucked into their dark world of absinthe, cloaks and bizarre Initiation rites. Richard begins to lose his sense of perspective. What is the WSC and what is their relationship to the mysterious Hemingway potions? What did they do to Sylvie... and what will they do to him? Ranging from the present day to 2049, from dictionary rape to literary orgies, from lesbian book reviewers to the Great Vowel Shift, The Will… Read More

Verve Books, 2023. Soft Cover. Fine. UNCORRECTED BOOK PROOF. Book as new unread FINE condition. Due publication November 2023. Six decades, Seven people, One unspeakable secret...