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At Tales you will find a wide selection of fiction books, that will take you on adventures beyond our imagination; to visit magical kingdoms, historic scenes, romantic settings or simply take you on a journey into a different everyday life and teach you a thing or two about life and about yourself. Fiction literature makes you reflect upon life, yourself and others whether it is in the form of a historical novel, a romantic tale, a comic, a fantasy book or a collection of poems. You find them all here from the niches, and the classics to the fiction book best sellers. The only limit is your imagination.
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    by Jeff VanderMeer
    £8.99

    Under the watchful eye of The Company, three characters - Grayson, Morse and Chen - shapeshifters, amorphous, part human, part extensions of the landscape, make their way through forces that would consume them. A blue fox, a giant fish and language stretched to the limit.

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    by Janice Hadlow
    £9.49

    For Jane Austen and Pride and Prejudice fans everywhere, this is Mary Bennet's story.

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    - Book Three of Gods of Blood and Powder
    by Brian McClellan
    £9.49

    Blood of Empire is the concluding novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series - an explosive epic fantasy from Gemmell Award-winning author Brian McClellan

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    by Natasha Ngan
    £8.99

    In this mesmerizing sequel to the New York Times bestselling Girls of Paper and Fire, Lei and Wren have escaped their oppressive lives in the Hidden Palace, but soon learn that freedom comes with a terrible cost

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    - THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 'JOJO RABBIT'
    by Christine Leunens
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    THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE 'JOJO RABBIT'A gripping, atmospheric novel about obsession and love in war-time Vienna

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    - Murder on the Rockport Limited!
    by Griffin McElroy, Carey Pietsch, Clint McElroy, et al.
    £12.99

    A graphic novel about a hilarious meta-fictional D&D adventure story.

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    by Claire Lombardo
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    'Lombardo's impressive debut is a gripping and poignant ode to a messy, loving family in all its glory. She juggles a huge cast of characters with seeming effortlessness, bringing each to life with humour, vividness and acute psychological insight.' Madeline Miller, author of Circe and the Women's-Prize-winning The Song of Achilles

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    by Jenny Colgan
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    The unmissable new heartwarming, funny, emotional read from Sunday Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan

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    by Namwali Serpell
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    by Lisa See
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    The new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times bestselling author of The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, about female friendship and family secrets on a small Korean island.

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    by Charles Forsman
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    First UK publication of Forsman's mind-blowing follow up to The End of the F***ing WorldNew and expanded edition'Scary, disturbing and expertly executed .

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    by Neil Gaiman
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    A glorious reinvention of the iconic bestseller Good Omens, soon to be a massive new TV launch on Amazon Prime Video and the BBC.

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    - The Sunday Times Bestseller
    by Elizabeth Gilbert
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    by Mhairi McFarlane
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    If faking love is this easy... how do you know when it's real? The brand new novel from Sunday Times bestselling author Mhairi McFarlane

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    - A Drizzt Novel
    by R. A. Salvatore
    £8.99

    This second book in New York Times-bestselling author Salvatore's all-new trilogy--full of swordplay, danger, and imaginative thrills--features one of fantasy's most beloved and enduring characters, Drizzt Do'Urden. Do'Urden.

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    - A Novel
    by Martha Hall Kelly
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  • by Marc Cameron
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    by Arkady Martine
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    A gripping political intrigue in space . . . a tale of empire, intrigue and rebellion with a murder at its heart.

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    by Simon Scarrow
    £9.49

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    - The Seventh Rivers of London novel
    by Ben Aaronovitch
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    The seventh PC Grant mystery is here, continuing bestselling series of London adventures. That's the way to do it . . .

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    by Naomi Novik
    £8.99

    Spinning Silver is a magical novel with a fairy-tale feel, inspired by traditional folklore. From Naomi Novik, author of the award-winning Uprooted.

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    by James Ellroy
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    by Haruki Murakami
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  • by George Orwell
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    Animal Farm is regarded in the literary field as one of the most famous satirical allegories of Soviet totalitarianism. Orwell based the book on events up to and during Joseph Stalins regime. Orwell, a democratic socialist, and a member of the Independent Labour Party for many years, was a critic of Stalin, and was suspicious of Moscow-directed Stalinism after his experiences in the Spanish Civil War.The plot is an allegory in which the pigs in a farm play the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries and overthrow and oust the human owners of the farm, setting it up as a commune in which, at first, all animals are equal. The other characters have their parallels in the real world, but care should be taken with these comparisons as they do not always match history exactly and often simply represent generalised concepts.The novel was chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best English-language novels from 1923 to the present.ABOUT THE AUTHOR:Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell (19031950), was an English author and journalist. His work is marked by keen intelligence and wit, a profound awareness of social injustice, an intense opposition to totalitarianism, a passion for clarity in language, and a belief in democratic socialism.In addition to his literary career Orwell served as a police officer with the Indian Imperial Police in Burma from 1922-1927 and fought with the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War from 1936-1937. He was severely wounded when he was shot through his throat. Orwell and his wife were accused of Rabid Trotskyism and tried in absentia in Barcelona, along with other leaders of the POUM, in 1938. However by then they had escaped from Spain and returned to England. Between 1941 and 1943, Orwell worked on propaganda for the BBC. In 1943, he became literary editor of the Tribune, a weekly left-wing magazine. He was a prolific polemical journalist, article writer, literary critic, reviewer, poet and writer of fiction, and considered perhaps the twentieth centurys best chronicler of English culture. Orwell is best known for the dystopian novel Nineteen Eighty-Four (published in 1949) and the satirical novella Animal Farm (1945)they have together sold more copies than any two books by any other twentieth-century author. His 1938 book Homage to Catalonia, an account of his experiences as a volunteer on the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War, together with numerous essays on politics, literature, language, and culture, are widely acclaimed. In 2008, The Times ranked him second on a list of The 50 greatest British writers since 1945.

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    by Bridget Collins
    £8.49

  • by Frances Hodgson Burnett
    £6.49 - 18.99

    Burnett's classic novel is stunningly reimagined in a deluxe full-color edition, illustrated with beautiful artwork and featuring such interactive features as a Mary paper doll and a removable letter to Dickon created by the award-winning design studio behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film franchise, MinaLima. Consumable.

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    - Book Two of Gods of Blood and Powder
    by Brian McClellan
    £9.49

    Wrath of Empire is the second novel in the Gods of Blood and Powder series - an explosive epic fantasy from Gemmell Award-winning Brian McClellan

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    - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE 2018
    by Ahmed Saadawi
    £8.99

    A satirical reimagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein set in war-torn Baghdad

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    - Longlisted for the Women'S Prize for Fiction 2019
    by Melissa Broder
    £8.99

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    - The novel that has made over 2 million readers happier
    by Raphaelle Giordano
    £9.49

Fiction definition
Fiction is per definition set in a fictional story universe. It contains fictional characters with a fictional story line, but that does not mean that a fictional book necessarily should take place in magical kingdoms with supernatural creatures. In fiction we also find books inspired by real life - books that deal with real life problems and experiences but seen from a fictional point of view. Fiction can teach you a lot about empathy, because the main thing about a really good book is one’s ability to step into another person’s shoes and see the world from their point of view and feel the feelings they feel, whether they look like you or comes from different heredity and environment. By reading their story you get an understanding of why they act like they act and feel like they feel. At the same time the events make you reflect on your own life and in that case you could maybe learn something new about yourself and of life in general.  
Many classics is also part of the fiction genre, which might be the widest literary category there is. Fiction contains many genres. You can find both romance, fantasy, adventure, science fiction and fiction history books in our collection. 

Classics
Fiction literature contains some of the greatest classics of all time. A classic is defined by its universality. It speaks to you, whether it has been 100, 200 or even a 1000 years since the idea was put into paper, and the story came to life in the hands of an amazing and talented fiction writer. An example of that is the amazing stories by Jane Austen. One of our times most beloved fiction history books is the tale of Pride and Prejudice. The story follows Elizabeth - a strong, independent young woman - and her sisters in their attempt to act according to the norms, customs and ideals of women that were part of the 1800th hundred. The story is called Pride and Prejudice for a reason. The fiction history book deals with how people at the time often ‘judged a book by its cover’: power, prestige, wealth and beauty was sometimes more important than the person underneath it all even when it came to marriage. Jane Austen teaches us through her wonderful and humorous language that love is not always about looks, status and money, it is also a matter of the heart and mind. A message that still counts today. 

Fiction best sellers
At Tales you also find our times’ greatest fiction best sellers. The best seller list is a good place to start, if you cannot decide which book to begin with. A best seller is defined by its popularity and often good reviews. Follow other readers recommendations and start your fiction book journey with a best seller. 
A book that in recent years has enjoyed increased popularity is the science fiction novel The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood. The story takes place in a dystopian future not so far from our time. In that future the United States has been undertaken by a religious group, who has changed the society around, and most women do not have anything to say. Some are forced to live as handmaids, whose purpose is to deliver healthy children to the world. A world marked by atomic contamination, infertility and inequality. The book has recently gained its relevance, because of our times’ climate change and equality debates. The story also gets even more relevant with the spread of Covid-19 - an external, hostile power that forces us to stay isolated and avoid physical contact. The fiction book best seller comes in different versions with different covers. You can find The Handmaid’s Tale as both paperbacks, hardbacks and a special graphic novel edition. You also find the long awaited sequel The Testaments among our fiction best sellers.

Fiction books for teens
Fiction literature is for everybody and at Tales you can also find fiction books for teens. The stories often take place in adventurous surroundings taking your teens on magical adventures as in Harry Potter. Some of the recent years’ best sellers among teens take place in life-like surroundings and deal with difficult matters. They teach teens about love, life, but also illness and death - all important on your way of growing as a human being. 

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