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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.
£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.
£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.
£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
£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.
£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.
£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.
Available from 01 Dec 2025
£10.99

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.
£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.

Available from 11 Nov 2025
£20.00

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.
£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.
£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.

£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.

£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
Available from 17 Mar 2026
£10.99

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.
Available from 13 Jan 2026
£10.99

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.
Available from 10 Feb 2026
£9.99

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.
£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.
Available from 10 Feb 2026
£9.99

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.

Available from 13 Jan 2026
£12.99

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.
Available from 13 Jan 2026
£14.40

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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
Available from 20 Jan 2026
£10.99

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.
£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.
£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.
£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.
Available from 30 Jan 2026
£19.90

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.
Available from 04 Jan 2026
£14.40

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