religious eBooks

The scarlet letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Set in the stern, Puritan world of 17th-century Boston, The Scarlet Letter tells the story of Hester Prynne, a woman branded with her guilt. Forced to wear a scarlet "A" as punishment for her adultery, Hester stands defiantly before the judgment of her pious community,...

The Divine Invasion

Philip K Dick

Deep in cryonic suspension, Herb Asher thought he was still happily pottering around in his own star system dome, listening to music. Instead, someone took advantage of him being such a nice guy, and Herb had married the terminally ill woman in the next dome.It all...

Boys in the Valley

Philip Fracassi

Here Goes Nothing

Steve Toltz

'A morbidly two-fisted tour de force ' Sunday TimesA firecracker of a novel by the Booker-shortlisted author of A Fraction of the Whole - a scathingly funny and affecting tale of life, death, love and the questionable existence of God. Angus Mooney is not happy -...

The Anointed

Michael Arditti

A masterful and subsersive retelling of the Biblical story of David and Bathsheba, by an award-winning novelist at the height of his powers'[A] fierce, sinewy novel' Howard Jacobsen'A wonderfully rich novel. Arditti brings Ancient Israel to life' Allan Massie,...

Death Comes for the Archbishop

Willa Cather

'Quite simply a masterpiece ... I am completely bowled over by it; by the power of its writing, by the vividness of its scene painting and by the stories it tells' A. N. Wilson'Where there is great love there are always miracles'Two French priests have been sent to New...

In Our Mad and Furious City

Guy Gunaratne

*WINNER OF THE JHALAK PRIZE, THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE AND THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD**LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE**SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZE AND THE GORDON BURN*'I was gripped... remarkable' Robert Macfarlane, Guardian Books...

Of Men and Angels

Michael Arditti

'Arditti is a master storyteller who uses his theological literacy sparingly to deliver a challenging but enthralling read' GuardianAward-winning, bestselling author Michael Arditti's tenth novel, documenting the history of homophobia and religion.God's vengeance on the...

Gather the Daughters

Jennie Melamed

'An exceptional debut' Sunday Telegraph'Obsessed with The Handmaid's Tale? This brilliant book is the one for you' Stylist'An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart' Kate HamerOn a small isolated island, there's...

The Vampyre: A Tale

John William Polidori

The Vampyre: A Tale is based on a fragment written by Lord Byron in 1816 during a gathering of author friends who, trapped inside due to bad weather, decided to write ghost stories. It was the first vampire story in English prose, and as such had a wide-ranging...

Rules for a Knight

Ethan Hawke

'A guide for living an upright and noble life' The New Yorker 'An easy and endearing read' Publishers Weekly'Never announce you are a Knight, simply behave as one. You are better than no one, and no one is better than you.' On the eve of a battle from which he fears he...

Dominus

Tom Fox

Fans of Simon Toyne's Sanctus and Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code will be gripped by this relentless religious conspiracy thriller.The Vatican Cathedral is packed to the rafters as Pope Gregory XVII leads the congregation in mass. A cloaked stranger steps suddenly and...

Acts of the Assassins

Richard Beard

SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSMITHS PRIZEA charismatic cult leader is dead. One by one his followers are being assassinated. Enter Gallio.Gallio does counter-insurgency. But the theft of a body he’s supposed to be guarding ruins his career. Years later, the file is reopened...

Bodhisattva Blues

Edward Canfor-Dumas

Ed is stuck in a rut - his part-time 'career' is going nowhere, his love life's a joke and his wallet's always empty.The thing about a rut, though, is at least you know where you are.So whenEd runs into an old acquaintance and is sucked into a drama of street crime and...

The Shepherd's Song

Betsy Duffey , Laurie Myers

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures...Shortly before a tragic car accident, Kate McConnell wrote down the powerful words of Psalm 23 on a piece of paper for her wayward son. Just before she loses consciousness, Kate wonders...

I, Saul

Jerry B. Jenkins

A MURDERER who would change the WORLD From multi-million copy best-selling novelist Jerry Jenkins comes a compelling international thriller that conveys you from present-day Texas to a dank Roman dungeon in A.D. 67, then down the dusty roads of ancient Israel, Asia,...

The Book Against God

James Wood

Thomas Bunting, charming, chaotic, and deeply untruthful, is in despair. His marriage is disintegrating, and his academic career is in ruins: instead of completing his philosophy PhD, he is secretly writing what he hopes will be his masterwork, a vast atheistic project...

Christ the Lord The Road to Cana

Anne Rice

'[W]hen I found Rice's work I absolutely loved how she took that genre and (...) made [it] feel so contemporary and relevant' Sarah Pinborough, bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes'[Rice wrote] in the great tradition of the gothic' Ramsey Campbell, bestselling author...

The Turin Shroud Secret

Sam Christer

It is the most controversial religious icon in the world. No one knows where it came from.No one knows when it was made.But now, the greatest mystery in religious history holds the key to a present-day serial killer who devises savage, bizarre deaths for his victims.And...

Cain

Margaret Jull Costa , José Saramago

After killing his brother Abel, Cain must wander for ever. He witnesses Noah's ark, the destruction of the Tower of Babel, Moses and the golden calf. He is there in time to save Abraham from sacrificing Isaac when God's angel arrives late after a wing...