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A Dying Planet Short Stories
Resources running low, the population exploding, the planet is in danger: are we masters of our own destruction, or have we been invaded by aliens bent on mass extinction? Is this a pattern across the universe, or just our small sector of cosmic life? This new title features stories exploring the themes of a dying plane by new and classic authors.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Adult Jigsaw Puzzle Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers
Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers. Intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.
Series: 1000-piece Jigsaw Puzzles
£14.99
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: Hummingbirds
Part of a new, exciting series of sustainable jigsaw puzzles with sturdy pieces. These high-quality, 1000-piece puzzles from Flame Tree are free of plastic packaging, made with FSC-certified paper and board, and feature powerful and popular works of art. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Art from the V&A: Humming Birds.
Series: 1000-piece Sustainable Jigsaws
£14.99
Adult Sustainable Jigsaw Puzzle V&A: The Owl
Part of a new, exciting series of sustainable jigsaw puzzles with sturdy pieces. These high-quality, 1000-piece puzzles from Flame Tree are free of plastic packaging, made with FSC-certified paper and board, and feature powerful and popular works of art. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Features The Owl from the V&A
Series: 1000-piece Sustainable Jigsaws
£14.99
Adventures in Space (Short stories by Chinese and English Science Fiction writers)
A momentous project, with 13 Chinese and English-language SF writers. New, emerging and established authors from open submissions and curated selections create a stunning mediation of cultures, bringing together the multi-faceted perspectives of enthusiastic SF writers in the exploration of ideas and humanity. Nominated for 3 Hugo Awards.
£4.95
African Folk & Fairy Tales
Gorgeous Collector's Edition of folk and fairy tales from the continent of Africa, with stories from regions now part of modern nations like Libya, Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, who inherit the folk and mythic tales of ancient peoples. Here you'll find stories of ogres and tricksters, riddles and poems, and great heroes.
Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions
£10.99
African Ghost Short Stories
A deluxe edition of new writing and tales rooted in ancient culture, this volume explores the deep-seated supernatural element in African storytelling: from the spirits and ancestors of folklore to the vibrantly modern ghosts of today's horror. New and contemporary stories from African voices complement poignant folktales from around the continent.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
African Myths & Legends
Gorgeous Collector's Edition. With its powerful tradition of storytelling, the myths of the continent of Africa have survived colonialism and slavery, bringing together a rich diversity of cultures from Ethiopia to Tanzania, from the Xhosa people to the Yoruba.
Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions
African Myths & Tales
Africa south of the Sahara possesses a rich body of folk tales and legends passed down over hundreds of years, often sharing similar elements. This collectable hardback offers a hefty selection of stories – of the gods, origins, trickster exploits, animal fables and more – from the Yoruba people of west Africa to the San people of southern Africa.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Afrofuturism Short Stories
The National Museum of African American History and Culture defines Afrofuturism as exploring Black identity, agency, and freedom through art, activism, and visions of liberated futures. This new anthology expands on the success of Black Sci-Fi (2021) with fresh stories from open submissions and by invitation, plus some classics.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
Agents & Spies Short Stories
Daring tales of kidnap and rescue, assassination and revenge, the politics of death and espionage, these are the themes of this latest volatile concoction of classic and new writing. The days of empire and traditional war have been replaced by cyber warfare but the subtle, lethal methods of agents and spies remain the same.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Algernon Blackwood Horror Stories
Blackwood, alongside M.R. James, is one of the pillars of the modern horror story. With an eye for a chilling detail he leaves the reader always casting nervously behind. Blackwood wrote story after story of haunted places and long dark shadows, many of which feature in this stunning collection, including A Haunted Island, The Willows and more.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Alice & the Cheshire Cat 2026 Luxury Pocket Diary Planner - Week to View
Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, this luxurious week-to-view pocket diary has a foil and embossed cover with magnetic closure. The cover is adorned with a design based on Alice and the Cheshire Cat, one of John Tenniel's beloved illustrations. The inside pages are printed on FSC-certified paper.
£8.99
Alien Invasion Short Stories
Visitors from other planets have long obsessed us. H.G. Wells’ War of Worlds spawned a huge wave of speculative fiction but the roots of such fears run deep in our literature, from Voltaire to Thomas Hardy. Flame Tree’s successful Gothic Fantasy series brings a brilliant new mix of classic and new writing, in this beautiful edition.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Alternate History Short Stories
What if the Ancient Egyptians had conquered Rome? What if World War II had been won by the loser, not the victors? What if women had ruled the world for 4000 years not men? There are so many 'what if?' questions to fuel this imaginative collection created from open submissions and classic tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne, H.G. Wells and more.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
American Ghost Stories
A spine-chilling collection of classic American tales by Edgar Allan Poe ('The Masque of the Red Death'), Francis Bret Harte ('The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle'), Edith Wharton ('Afterward'), Mark Twain ('A Ghost Story'), Harriet Beecher Stowe ('The Ghost in the Mill'), O. Henry ('A Ghost of a Chance'), H.P. Lovecraft ('The Outsider') and many more.
Series: Ghost Stories
£6.99
American Ghost Stories
A spine-chilling collection of classic American tales by Edgar Allan Poe ('The Masque of the Red Death'), Francis Bret Harte ('The Ghosts of Stukeley Castle'), Edith Wharton ('Afterward'), Mark Twain ('A Ghost Story'), Harriet Beecher Stowe ('The Ghost in the Mill'), O. Henry ('A Ghost of a Chance'), H.P. Lovecraft ('The Outsider') and many more.
Series: Ghost Stories
£3.99
American Gothic Short Stories
Handsome young men who never grow old, the strangest of relatives appearing from dark corridors and long shadows: this new anthology in our successful Gothic Fantasy anthology series takes the fertile theme of American Gothic fiction as its subject matter.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Ancient Ghost Stories
The stories of ghosts here can be found in the retold literature of ancient peoples, including ‘Khonsemhab and the Ghost’ from Ancient Egypt, ‘Philinnion and Machates’ from Ancient Rome, spirits featured in Homer’s Odyssey, and tales of Babylonian demons and the netherworld.
Series: Ghost Stories
£3.99
Ancient Ghost Stories
The stories of ghosts here can be found in the retold literature of ancient peoples, including ‘Khonsemhab and the Ghost’ from Ancient Egypt, ‘Philinnion and Machates’ from Ancient Rome, spirits featured in Homer’s Odyssey, and tales of Babylonian demons and the netherworld.
Series: Ghost Stories
£8.99
Angela Harding: Shetland Otter & Windsong (Foiled Journal)
A luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent art, the crafted covers are printed in full colour, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. All FSC-certified paper. Art by Angela Harding.
Series: Flame Tree Notebooks
Anna Stead: For Spells & Potions (Foiled Journal)
A luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. All FSC-certified paper. Art by Anna Stead.
Series: Flame Tree Notebooks
Anna Stead: For Spells & Potions (Soft Touch Journal)
Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebooks from Flame Tree featuring beautiful designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing on the tactile matt cover and lined pages. Perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use.
Series: Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals
Anna Stead: Mushrooms & Fungi (Foiled Journal)
A luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. All FSC-certified paper. Art by Anna Stead.
Series: Flame Tree Notebooks
£10.99
Anna Stead: Mushrooms & Fungi (Soft Touch Journal)
Soft Touch Journals, the new paperback notebooks from Flame Tree featuring beautiful designs by artists and illustrators, are lightweight journals with gold-foiled page edges, gloss detailing on the tactile matt cover and lined pages. Perfect for notes, creative writing, poetry, doodles and lists. Easy to slip into your bag, a pleasure to use.
Series: Flame Tree Soft Touch Journals
Anna Stead: Mushrooms & Fungi Boxed Decorative Ballpoint Pen
Beautiful Boxed Decorative Ballpoint Pen – an ideal companion to a Flame Tree Notebook. These pens combine high-quality production with magnificent fine art and complementary metallic trim, housed in an eco-friendly box. And they’re powerfully practical, with a retractable nib and handy clip. Art by Anna Stead.
Series: Boxed Ballpoint Pens
Anna Stead: Mushrooms & Fungi Greeting Card Pack
Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled greeting cards, blank inside with a gold envelope. Plastic free, the envelope is slipped inside the card, sealed with an easy-peel sticky tab. The 6 cards are packed in a recyclable plastic bag. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and gift stationery, using FSC paper. Art by Anna Stead.
Series: Greeting Cards
Annie Soudain: Foxgloves & Finches (Foiled Pocket Journal)
A beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. Art by Annie Soudain.
Series: Flame Tree Pocket Notebooks
£7.99
Arabian Folk & Fairy Tales
The Book of the Seven Vizirs, The Tale of the Four Dervishes, the famous stories of Sinbad, and the tales of Scheherazade are brought together here as a magical thread of love and adventure, invoking the mysteries of the night and the mirages of the desert.
Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions
£10.99
Arthur Machen Horror Stories
Alongside M.R. James, H.P. Lovecraft, Algernon Blackwood and Bram Stoker, Arthur Machen wrote powerful, chilling and thought-provokling stories. His supernatural tales draw their power from the long nights and dark lanes of the Welsh countryside that raised him surrounded as he was by the remains of Roman forts and Iron Age archeology.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Arthurian Myths & Legends
This gorgeous Collector's Edition offers a new selection of myths, featuring Arthur’s knights of the round table, his love for Queen Guinevere and, of course, the ultimate betrayal by his friend, and most trusted knight, Sir Lancelot. All to awaken the magical and exciting world of King Arthur in the post-Roman era in the British Isles.
Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions
£10.99
Ashmolean Museum: Cranes, Cycads & Wisteria Greeting Card Pack
Sold in packs of 6. Gorgeous, foiled greeting cards, blank inside with a gold envelope. Plastic free, the envelope is slipped inside the card, sealed with an easy-peel sticky tab. The 6 cards are packed in a recyclable plastic bag. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and gift stationery, using FSC paper. Art from the Ashmolean.
Series: Greeting Cards
£14.40
Asian Ghost Short Stories
A new collection of stories from submissions and classic literature offering the best and most incredible ghost stories from across the whole of Asia, combining new and classic authors across the entire region.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Aztec Myths & Tales
This collection of classic texts explores the history, gods, calendars and tales of the Aztecs, as well as other Mesoamerican cultures such as the Maya, plus the Incas in Peru. Such myths explained life and death by linking them to the earth, sky and sea in a grand cosmic scheme, from the war god Huitzilopochtli to the supreme deity Tezcatlipoca.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Legends
Undiscovered until 200 years ago, the stories, myths, hymns and ancient king lists of Sumer and Babylon reveal a rich culture of city states, each with their own gods and tales of creation, floods, adventures, the heavens and the netherworld. This brand new collection offers the tales retold by contemporary storytellers.
Series: Flame Tree Collector's Editions
Babylon & Sumer Myths & Tales
A fascinating collection, from classic sources, of epic tales from one of the earliest civilizations. Undiscovered until 200 years ago, the stories, hymns and ancient King lists of Sumer and Babylon, reveal a rich culture of city states, each with their own gods, and tales of floods and the division between earth, the heavens and the Netherworld.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Beasts & Creatures Myths & Tales
Mythological beasts and creatures come in every shape and size, sometimes good, sometimes evil, but often indifferent to the needs of humankind. A beautiful new collection of tales from many different traditions: Norse to Celtic, Greek to Indian, Japanese to Egyptian.
Series: Gothic Fantasy
£20.00
Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers (Foiled Journal)
A beautiful, luxurious Flame Tree Notebook. Combining high-quality production with magnificent fine art, the crafted covers are printed on foil, embossed then foil stamped. And they’re powerfully practical: a pocket at the back for receipts and scraps, two bookmark ribbons and a magnetic side flap. Art - Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers.
Series: Flame Tree Notebooks
£10.99
Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers Bookmarks (pack of 10)
Pack of 10 foiled bookmarks, printed on both sides, with a silky ribbon and featuring art by Bex Parkin.
Series: Flame Tree Bookmarks
Bex Parkin: Birds & Flowers Greeting Card Pack
Gorgeous, foiled, handmade greeting cards, blank inside and shrink-wrapped with a gold envelope. Themed with our art calendars, foiled notebooks and illustrated art books.
Series: Greeting Cards