Random House Australia: 1821 books

Three women, one goal... who will be Empress of Rome? Rome is bathed in blood as the Emperor Tiberius is tormented by drug-fuelled terrors of treason. The innocent are butchered while the guilty do evil in darkness. None are guiltier than the Emperor's devoted and deluded 'son', Sejanus. In...

An electrifying, epic history of the city of Sydney as you have never seen her before. 'To peer deeply into this ghost city, the one lying beneath the surface, is to understand that Sydney has a soul and that it is a very dark place indeed.' Beneath the shining harbour, amid the towers...

One dead cop, one small island and an impact that will last a lifetime. When Sergeant John White, mentor, saviour and all-round good guy, is murdered during a routine call-out, the tight-knit world of Tasmania Police is rocked to the core. An already difficult investigation into the...

An unmissable novel from the award-winning author of The Story of Tom Brennan. On Damon Styles's eighteenth birthday, he is expelled from school. But it's what happens afterwards that changes everything. Now Damon must come up with a plan. It's the only way he can think straight. First,...

A deliciously indulgent Christmas novella - take one broken-hearted billionaire, and a woman who wants to save the world, mix in some holiday romance, and you might just get a Christmas miracle. Edward Moore is a handsome CEO billionaire. And he has a secret. For the past five years he's gone to extreme...

A funny and moving memoir of a young journalist on a mission to make sense of life in a part of the world that never makes sense... 'I grew up with lessons of Australian men as hardy, practical types, strong and stoic. They went off to war for years in jungles and deserts, and never had the...

Meet Lulu Bell. Where there's Lulu, there's family, friends, animals and adventures galore! Lulu and her family are visiting their uncle’s farm for the Easter holidays. There are horses to ride, a creek to swim in, and they can even sleep outside in a tent. What fun! Lulu loves being...

Zed and Pinky are a normal brother and sister except for one extremely strange thing ... their mum is a very naughty mother. Delight in the first in this fabulously funny rhyming series about the mother who lives her life like a kid, and the two kids who have to raise her.

Award-winning author Marianne Musgrove brings her light touch to a story of family, growing up and keeping secrets that is nailbiting and heartwarming in equal measure. 'I, Mackenzie Elizabeth Carew, do solemnly swear never to communicate anything about what happened tonight.' That's...

When a traditional festival goes explosively wrong**,** the samurai and the ninja are thrown into battle once again! The samurai and ninja have made a massive mistake. The ghosts of their ancestors have returned, and are now ruling the sparring clans with an iron fist. The only option to reclaim...

Leigh Faunus the animancer stars in ... Monkey Business! 'Le Nice Pets' is all the rage among the rich and famous - Aunt Petunia promises to turn your misbehaving pets into perfect angels. But Leigh suspects something's not right, and when animals start to go missing it's time for the Star...

Aquarians, ever wondered what the Sun-signs tell you about love and life? This unique anthology of poems of love and life relates directly to your Sun-sign, Aquarius. If you were born between the 21st of January and the 18th of February, you will relate to many of the themes identified with...

Librans, ever wondered what the Sun-signs tell you about love and life? This unique anthology of poems for love and life relates directly to your Sun-sign, Libra. If you were born between the 23rd of September and the 23rd of October, you will relate to many of the themes identified with your...

A junior fiction series for boys about a local boys' rugby league team who get special coaching and advice from star NRL player Billy Slater. Liam is the captain of the West Hill Ravens, and the heart and soul of the team. He lives, breathes and sleeps footy. The only problem is that it doesn't...