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"HARROWING THRILLS . . . FAST-PACED AND ENGAGING." --People It is now six years since the secret disaster at Jurassic Park, six years since the extraordinary dream of science and imagination came to a crashing end--the dinosaurs destroyed, the park dismantled, the island indefinitely closed to...

Audiobook narrated by the author. “A spellbinding tour de force!” —Walter Scheidel, author of What Is Ancient History? “This is non-fiction storytelling at its finest.” —Eric H. Cline, author of 1177 B.C. The creator of the hit podcast Tides of History offers a new look at...

It's London, 1907. Journalist Edward Malone, rejected by the woman he loves because he is too prosaic, decides to go in search of adventure and fame to prove himself worthy of her. Soon after, he meets Professor George Challenger, a scientist who claims to have discovered a 'lost world' populated by pterodactyls and other prehistoric monsters.

Edward Malone, a young reporter for the Daily Gazette, asks his editor for a dangerous assignment to impress the woman he loves, Gladys, who wishes for a great man capable of brave deeds and actions. His task is to approach the notorious Professor Challenger, who dislikes the popular press intensely and physically assaults intrusive journalists. The subject is to be his recent South American expedition which, surrounded by controversy, guarantees a hostile reaction.

The Lost World is the account of a scientific expedition by four highspirited Englishmen - two scientists, a biggame hunter, and a journalist - deep into the Amazon jungle. In this region, cut off from the outside world by unscalable vertical cliffs and fetid swamps, they encounter a world where dinosaurs roam free and natives fight a murderous war with their fierce neighbors, the apemen. Trapped on the isolated plateau with only hunting rifles as protection the four must use savvy and intellect to escape from this primeval terror.

The original dinosaur thriller! An expedition to a plateau in the Amazon basin of South America where prehistoric animals still survive! Classic science fiction!

While Clint rallies support inside the prison, Cochise ventures outside the walls with Hallahan to pick up some “cargo”—unaware that he is about to embark on an unplanned rescue mission that will ultimately bring him to his knees and remind him what’s most important in life. Agent Alvarez and his men take up their own mission of mercy while, within the prison walls, the two gangsters find themselves in an unexpected situation that could not only cost them the mission—but their lives as well.

"A sprawling, seething epic" Lucy Steeds, winner of the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize "As deep and profound as the sea itself" Philip Hoare "Almost hypnotically readable" Guardian "Remarkable" The Times 1741. The crew of Vitus Bering's ill-starred Great Northern Expedition are shipwrecked off...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Japan Story written and read by Christopher Harding. This is a fresh and surprising account of Japan's culture from the 'opening up' of the country in the mid-nineteenth century to the present. It is told through the eyes of people who greeted this...

Travis had always been a confident man, but everything changed when, stripped of his memories, he found himself naked and surrounded in a time long gone. When a chance encounter gave him hope that he might not be the only one in the same tragic predicament, he took control.

If the ABI finds me, I’m dead. Agent or not, when your dad is the head of the most notorious arcane crime family in the country, no one believes you when you say you didn’t open that gate to Hell on purpose. Now, I’m practically glued under enough null wards to hide a god and stuck with a stupidly sexy shifter of a jailer who hates my guts. When my former employer comes sniffing around, not only does he keep me alive, but we find out that our pasts are far more connected than either of us realize. And the lies we’ve been told could kill us both.

In a world that celebrates self promotion, ambition, and the relentless pursuit of recognition, humility has quietly slipped into extinction. We chase platforms instead of purpose, applause instead of authenticity, and forget that true greatness begins not in rising higher, but in bowing lower.

Trapped within a decade of time known as the "no man" zone, Marcus and Billie must survive. That would be easy if they weren't being hunted by the Orbs of Time, small mechanical devices set to kill and destroy. But they're also running from a fellow agent sent to end their lives. With a list of secrets piling up, Marcus must decide if his loyalty to the World Bureau is worth losing everything he loves.

After being betrayed by the members of his cult, Rakim goes on a journey to unknown worlds. Upon his return, an unexpected facet awaits him, which determines a radical change in his life.

An excellent retelling of this classic Conan doyle Adventure. True to the original in plot, character, themes and style, this is an excellent introduction to Arthur Conan Doyle's timeless story.'Dinosaurs are most certainly not extinct. I have seen them.'An incredible claim by the eccentric Professor Challenger leads to an expedition deep into the Amazon, where an unlikely group of men find themselves on a journey into unknown dangers. Will they have the skills, strength, intelligence and good fortune to survive?

Rick is just a normal guy, wanting to do normal things. He wants to go to school and tell his crush that he likes her. Granted, that seems to be harder than he was anticipating. It also doesn't help that he finds himself caught between new friends and a mafia run by the infamous "Skeleton Man," Meanwhile, Maralyn Rayne is working hard to earn her place in the Explorer's Guild. She has a lot to prove, and the Oasis Spark is still out there. She has to find it, because it may be the spark that sets the broken world ablaze.

Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous “Lost City of the Monkey God” tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.

This epic, apocalyptic fantasy is dark, lush and gritty. The heroin has multiple, slow-burn love interests, who all begin as true enemies, so you don't have to choose your favourite anti-hero.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Lost and Founder written and read by Rand Fishkin. Everyone knows how a startup story is supposed to go: a young, brilliant entrepreneur has an cool idea, drops out of college, defies the doubters, overcomes all odds, makes billions and becomes the envy...

This audiobook is narrated by an AI Voice. The darkness survived. And now it is searching for its sword. A year has passed since Timothy Scott and Anna Calor first entered the World Within. But when a mysterious white parrot appears carrying a silver key, Timothy discovers that the secrets...