Penguin Books Australia

The new Midnight's Daughter novel from Karen Chance featuring dhampir Dory Basarab...

Dorina Basarab is a dhampir—half-human, half-vampire. Subject to uncontrollable rages, most dhampirs live very short, very violent lives. But so far, Dory has managed to maintain her sanity by unleashing her anger on those demons and vampires who deserve killing...

'The only weapon I bring to a conversation is a knife. A gun means the talking is over.'

As the mercenary captain of the Lady Corsair , Yasmeen has learned to keep her heart as cold as steel, her only loyalty bound to her ship and her crew. So when a man who once tried to seize her airship returns from the dead, Yasmeen will be damned if she gives him another opportunity to take control.

Once a fabled Blade of Namara, Aral Kingslayer fought for justice and his goddess alongside his familiar, a living shadow called Triss. Now with their goddess murdered and her temple destroyed, they are among the last of their kind. Surviving on the fringes of society, Aral becomes a drunken, broken, and wanted man, working whatever shadowy deal comes his way. Until a mysterious woman hires him to...

A veil of melancholy has fallen over Jacob Marlowe. He's the last of his kind. Hunted by his enemies and haunted by his past, he is worn out by centuries of decadence and debauchery, and by the demands of his lunatic appetites. He decides to submit to the authorities at the next full moon. 

However, as Jacob counts down to suicide, a violent murder and an extraordinary meeting plunge him straight...

To celebrate the great success of the Vampire Academy series in Australia, we are releasing a limited signature edition hardback of Vampire Academy . This gift edition includes the highly anticipated first chapter of Spirit Bound, due for release in May 2010.

Dad? Zombie.
Mom? Long gone.
Me? Well, that's the scary part.

The Real World is a frightening place. Just ask sixteen-year-old orphan Dru Anderson, a tough girl who has taken down her fair share of bad guys. She's armed, dangerous, and ready to kill first and ask questions later. So it's gonna take her a while to figure out who she can trust . . .

Inaugurating an occasional series devoted to milestones of American popular culture

In 1912, in the pulpy pages of The All-Story magazine, Edgar Rice Burroughs invented a new American genre, the jungle romance, with a rough-hewn adventure story of abiding appeal. Now, a century after Tarzan's fabled first appearance, here is a keepsake hardcover edition of Tarzan of the Apes , his book-length debut...

Inaugurating an occasional series devoted to milestones of American popular culture

In conjunction with Disney's major 2012 film release, John Carter, here is a deluxe, illustrated collector's edition of Carter's thrilling debut. ' A Princess of Mars is singularly important,' writes Junot Díaz, who contributes an introduction to this volume, 'in that it innovated the grammar for the American version...

Vampires, werewolves, mages—the Others are very real, and wreaking havoc in Shiarra Waynest's life. But now, she's returning the favour . . .

Once, she was one of the good guys—or as close as a New York P.I. can get. Then Shiarra Waynest was drawn into the world of the Others. Every faction has its own loyalties and agenda. And Shia's recent betrayal by her ex-boyfriend means that she may...

Even a vampire has to face her inner demons . . .

Kat Redding is the very thing she hunts: a vampire, thirsting for blood, capable of killing any creature unlucky enough to get in her path.  The difference is, Kat kills her own kind in order to protect human Purebloods.  She's good at what she does.  Good enough to earn the nickname Lady Death—and the enmity of every bloodthirsty...

In the darkness, it's easy to lose your way . . .

Kat Redding is a vampire with a job to do—wiping out the vamps and werewolves who prey on Pureblood humans. Someone has to do it…as long as that someone is her. But suddenly Kat, also known as Lady Death, has competition, and it's causing problems. Vampire houses and werewolf clans alike are blaming her for a spate of gruesome murders, and...

She's as tough as anything haunting Chicago's streets. But to deal with an inhuman power that won't stay buried, this FBI agent needs help that comes at an immortal price . . .

Jackie Rutledge has seen her share of supernatural killers. But her latest murder case is what recurring nightmares are made of. Brutally exsanguinated human victims, vanishing-into-the-ether evidence, and a city on the edge...

Sick of wrongful-death lawsuits every time a full moon comes around?
Call the Underworld Detection Agency.

As a human immune to magic, Sophie Lawson can help everyone from banshee to zombie transition into normal, everyday San Francisco life. With a handsome werewolf as her UDA boss and a fashionista vampire for a roommate, Sophie knows everything there is to know about the undead, the unseen, and...

She's the FBI's go-to expert on Chicago's most brutal supernatural crimes. But a bloodthirsty, revenge-crazed killer is using her deepest fears as a terrifying weapon . . .

Jackie Rutledge just can't put her past to rest. Her Bureau partner is dead, but not gone. And her sanity is becoming as fragile as her career. Worst of all, a wrenching journey into Deadworld has given her unwanted new abilities—and...

She's one of the Underworld Detection Agency's best. But her job is really starting to bite . . .