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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 George Miller
    £15.49 - 32.99

    The tiers are shifting. The omniverses are under attack. And only one man has the chromosomes to make things right. Or does he? Filthy Frank begins life as the harmless creator of extinction level radioactive weapons, but is taken far into the deepest recesses of the omniverses to learn how everything came to be and how everything will be. If it were only that simple. He and his group of deviant disciples are chased from realm to realmby murderous chimpillas and treacherous peace lords, as he seeks to understand the dark secrets of the omniverses. An encounterwith the Ultimate God might be his only chance, but Frankmust first survive not only those who fight for evil but his own struggle for good as well. If only his chromosomes would stop multiplying

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    by Najwa Zebian
    £10.99

    From Najwa Zebian-celebrated Lebanese-Canadian poet, speaker, and educator-comes a highly personal and moving second collection.

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    - From The New York Times Bestselling Author of A Man Called Ove
    by Fredrik Backman
    £9.49

  • by Maurice LeBlanc & Edgar Jepson
    £11.49 - 22.49

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    by Jay Kristoff
    £8.99

    Mia Corvere is only ten years old when she is given her first lesson in death. Destined to destroy empires, the child raised in shadows made a promise on the day she lost everything: to avenge herself on those that shattered her world.

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    - Book Two of the Licanius trilogy
    by James Islington
    £9.49

    The second book in a blockbuster epic fantasy trilogy, from an author set to become a major force in the genre

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    by Edgar Allan Poe
    £7.99

    HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.

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    - Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2017
    by Arundhati Roy
    £9.49

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    by Ken Liu
    £8.99

    The first collection of Ken Liu's multi-award-winning science fiction and fantasy short stories.

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    by Lian Hearn
    £9.49

    The international bestseller - a journey of revenge and treachery, honour and loyalty, beauty and passion, which does for medieval Japan what Game of Thrones does for medieval Europe.

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    - The Second Book in the Kharkanas Trilogy
    by Steven Erikson
    £13.49

    Before the Malazan Empire, there was a time that set the stage for all those tales yet to be told .

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    by Jeff VanderMeer
    £8.99

    The highly anticipated third volume of the haunting, disturbing and evocative Southern Reach trilogy.

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    - (Discworld novel 40)
    by Terry Pratchett
    £9.49 - 13.49

    It's all change for Moist von Lipwig, swindler, conman, and (naturally) head of the Royal Bank and Post Office. A steaming, clanging new invention, driven by Dick Simnel, the man with t'flat cap and t'sliding rule, is drawing astonished crowds - including a few particularly keen young men armed with notepads and very sensible rainwear.

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    by Mark Lawrence
    £8.99

    It's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edge

  • by E. B. White
    £7.99 - 11.99

    Fern loves a little pig called Wilbur. Charlotte A Cavatica, a beautiful grey spider, saves Wilbur from the usual fate of nice fat pigs, by a wonderfully clever plan - a plan so original that no one else could possibly have thought of it.

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    by Lars Kepler
    £8.99

    From the bestselling author of The Hypnotist and Stalker comes the second high-octane thriller featuring Detective Inspector Joona Linna

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    - Now a major TV series (All Souls 1)
    by Deborah Harkness
    £9.49

    The phenomenal international bestseller and the first volume in the enthralling All SOULS trilogy, preceding SHADOW OF NIGHT and THE BOOK OF LIFE. SOON TO BE A MAJOR TV SERIES.

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    by Susan Abulhawa
    £8.99

    A heart-wrenching, powerfully written novel that could do for Palestine what The Kite Runner did for Afghanistan.

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    - (Robert Langdon Book 2)
    by Dan Brown
    £7.99 - 8.99

    Harvard professor Robert Langdon receives an urgent late-night phone call while on business in Paris: the elderly curator of the Louvre has been brutally murdered inside the museum. Alongside the body, police have found a series of baffling codes.

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    by William P. Young
    £9.49

    The powerful bestselling novel of how a grief-stricken man's encounter with God changes his life forever.

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    - The Fully Annotated Edition of Rocky Flintstone's Belinda Blinked
    by Alice Levine, James Cooper, Jamie Morton & et al.
    £13.49

    From the hilarious, massively successful My Dad Wrote A Porno podcast: the ultimate, annotated edition of Belinda Blinked

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    by Haruki Murakami
    £7.99 - 8.99

    Mari sips her coffee and reads a book, but soon her solitude is disturbed: a girl has been beaten up at the Alphaville hotel, and needs Mari's help. Meanwhile Mari's beautiful sister Eri lies in a deep, heavy sleep that is 'too perfect, too pure' to be normal;

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    - (Discworld Novel 23)
    by Terry Pratchett
    £9.49 - 11.99

    Mightily Oats has not picked a good time to be priest. Now he's caught up in a war between vampires and witches. Magrat, who is trying to combine witchcraft and nappies, Nanny Ogg ... Mightily Oats knows he has a prayer, but he wishes he had an axe.Carpe Jugulum is Terry Pratchett's twenty-third Discworld novel - but the first to star vampires.

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    by Ian McEwan
    £8.99

    From its breath-taking opening section, telling the events of a fateful summer's day in 1935, McEwan unravels a tale of love and war that breaks the heart, even as the master novelist's provocative twists of form dazzle the senses.

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    by Harper Lee
    £7.99 - 15.49

    'Shoot all the Bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a Mockingbird.'Lawyer Atticus Finch gives this advice to his children as he defends the real mockingbird of Harper Lee's classic novel - a black man charged with the rape of a white girl.

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    - (Discworld Novel 24)
    by Terry Pratchett
    £8.99 - 12.99

    SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSERIOUS, FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. The Fifth Elephant is Terry Pratchett's latest instalment in the Discworld cycle, this time starring dwarfs, diplomacy, intrigue and big lumps of fat.

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    by Italo Calvino
    £8.99 - 13.49

    You go into a bookshop and buy If on a Winter's Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino. You try to track down the original book you were reading but end up with a different narrative again. This remarkable novel leads you through many different books including a detective adventure, a romance, a satire, an erotic story, a diary and a quest.

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    by Sylvia Plath
    £14.99

    Contains all Sylvia Plath's mature poetry written from 1956 up to her death in 1963.

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    by Audrey Niffenegger
    £8.99

    This is the extraordinary love story of Clare and Henry who met when Clare was six and Henry was thirty-six, and were married when Clare was twenty-two and Henry thirty. In the face of this force they can neither prevent nor control, Henry and Clare's struggle to lead normal lives is both intensely moving and entirely unforgettable.

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    - (Discworld Novel 20)
    by Terry Pratchett
    £9.49

    IT'S THE NIGHT BEFORE HOGSWATCH. Why is Death creeping down chimneys and trying to say Ho Ho Ho?Susan the gothic governess has got to sort it out by morning, otherwise there won't be a morning.The 20th Discworld novel is a festive feast of darkness and Death (but with jolly robins and tinsel too).

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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