Political

George Orwell’s classic satire of the Russian Revolution has become an intimate part of our contemporary culture, with its treatment of democratic, fascist, and socialist ideals through an animal fable.

The epic conclusion of the classic medical drama set in the Welsh valleys in the days before the NHS Listen now to a moment in history, brought to life in this full-cast dramatisation of the classic novel. This wonderful and immersive production continues the story of Dr Andrew Manson, an...

The Prisoner is the much-anticipated sequel to Persephone Books’ bestselling title, Crooked Cross by Sally Carson. It is now August 1933, and the deadly fervour of Hitler’s Nazi regime continues to spread across Germany. Michael Reader, a young Englishman, decides to visit his friends the...

1595, Bishopsgate Ward, London. Matthew Cutler, constable for the parish of Spitalfields, prides himself on always being on the side of justice. So when a young man on the run, whose only ‘crime’ was protesting about high prices and corruption, hides out in Bishopsgate, not for the first time Cutler finds his duties as constable at odds with his gut feeling. He feels compelled to help him, and not just because his daughter Jane is smitten with the plucky lad…

Galilée Morvan-Pronovost vit seule dans un petit appartement en plein coeur de Montréal. Lorsque le restaurant où elle travaille est vendu puis fermé pour rénovations, elle se tourne vers son activité secondaire de graphiste, tout en dénichant un emploi de serveuse dans un café. C’est là qu’elle aperçoit Laurence, la conjointe de son frère Copernic, en compagnie d’un groupe de jeunes femmes militantes pacifistes.

“Gripping…Ackerman and Stavridis stage a harrowing global conflict that pits military might against an appetite for justice… equal parts haunting and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review A gripping drama and chilling prophecy about the possible path to war for a planet...

A college instructor embarks on a fanatical quest to save his job—and enact righteous revenge—in this brilliantly acerbic satire of university politics during the early Cold War years Henry Mulcahy's future is in question. An instructor of literature at Jocelyn College, an institute of higher learning renowned for its progressive approach to education, he has just received word that he will not be teaching next semester. He strongly suspects that his dismissal has been engineered by his nemesis, the college president, who Henry believes resents his superior skills as an educator.

I survived the War of Cinders to live a quiet life, but corrupt politicians won’t leave us alone. To secure Aerenvale’s future, my beautiful elven companions and I are traveling to the capital to claim a county of my own. But Irendale is a pit of vipers and beneath the noble estates lies a rotting secret. I didn’t come to the capital to fight another war, but I’ll do whatever is necessary to protect what is mine. And hey, there’s the added advantage of seeing the girls in their most elegant dresses while we maneuver through the politics.

Flavius Maximus has declared himself emperor and crossed into Gaul. The civil war with Gratian has been short, and the rightful ruler of the West lies in an early grave. Now two men face off across an empire. Theodosius in the east, his armies large but reliant on mercenaries. Maximus in the west, his forces small, but battle hardened and loyal to a fault. In the middle of the chaos, at the heart of a dying world, two old friends march at the heads of opposing forces.

人気作家・中山七里が描く　ポリティカル・エンターテインメント小説！売れない舞台役者・加納慎策は、内閣総理大臣・真垣統一郎に瓜二つの容姿とその精緻なものまね芸で、ファンの間やネット上で密かに話題を集めていた。

“Abigail Savitch-Lew opens up doors to a Brooklyn world that most of us will never see. She reveals the convergence of cultures that is the real New York to life with flair and grace that make this an utterly enjoyable read.” —James McBride, New York Times bestselling author of The Heaven...

A conspiracy runs deep. A betrayal runs deeper. Micah Miller is a former army ranger, a fallen priest, and now a mercenary with nothing left to lose. When the Vatican entrusts Micah to lead a perilous mission, he's thrown into a web of deception that leads straight to the White House. Teaming up with Safra Bennett, one of Mossad's best intelligence operatives, Micah must unravel a sinister plot before thousands die in an attack designed to plunge the world into chaos. But the deeper they dig, the more they realize that the enemy isn't just hiding in the shadows-he's controlling them.

Some men inherit power. Others inherit the damage. The Children of Kings is the second book in The Temporary Arrangements Series, a dark, unsentimental novel about how men are shaped, renamed, and repurposed inside systems that no longer need to announce themselves with violence.

After two decades under President Dennison’s theocratic rule, the United States has become a surveillance state where elections are staged, dissent is criminalized, and women’s bodies are controlled by the government. Lily Osbourne survives by staying silent until a routine airport scan reveals the impossible—she’s pregnant despite her use of long-term contraception. Her fetus is assigned a Social Security number by the Republic before she even has a chance to process its existence.

Начало альтернативных 2000-х. В сердце России вскипает конфликт, который вот-вот выплеснется за границы страны: официальный Татарстан разрывает отношения с Москвой, подтягиваются наблюдатели из ООН и вспомогательные силы НАТО. Стороны затевают противостояние, задействующее стратегические технологии, экономическое давление и манипулирование общественным мнением с помощью СМИ. Но есть еще одна сила, незаметная поначалу. И от нее во многом зависит, чем закончится эта история. «Мировая»—дебют дважды лауреата премии «Большая книга» Шамиля Идиатуллина. Впервые роман был опубликован в 2004 году.