Michel Faber

Peter is a devoted husband and man of faith who is called to the mission of a lifetime - one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Beatrice. Hired as a preacher by an enigmatic corporation called USIC, he must leave behind everything he loves to travel to the far distant planet of Oasis, where the company has its base. The native inhabitants welcome Peter to their settlement, and are eager to hear the teachings of the Bible.

But in his absence, climate change has wreaked devastation on Peter's home planet. Letters from his wife tell of food shortages, natural disasters and societal breakdown - and as survival on Earth becomes more and more difficult, the distance between Peter and Beatrice grows ever vaster.

It all starts on the morning the letter D disappears from the language. First, it vanishes from her parents' conversation at breakfast, then from the road signs outside. Soon the local dentist and the neighbour's Dalmatian are missing, and even the Donkey Derby has been called off. Though she doesn't know why, Dhikilo is summoned to the home of her old history teacher Professor Dodderfield and his faithful Labrador, Nelly Robinson. And this is where our story begins.

Set between England and the wintry land of Liminus, a world enslaved by the monstrous Gamp and populated by fearsome, enchanting creatures, D (Tale of Two Worlds) is a mesmerising tale of friendship and bravery in an uncertain world.

Working on an archaeological dig in Whitby, Sian meets a gory nightmare, a mediaeval mystery, an attractive man and a loveable dog!

When linguist Theo Griepenkerl happens upon a fifth gospel in a war-torn Iraqi museum, he can’t believe his luck. Driven by greed he keeps the discovery secret until he can publish the document, thus achieving world wide fame. But he hardly imagines the incendiary effects his discovery will have on Christians, Arabs and homicidal maniacs!