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Fezziwig Press Step Zero: The Tenth Anniversary Edition
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£37.02
Image Comics Analog: A Cyber-Dystopian Noir Volume 1: Death
Book SynopsisIt's 2024, and the internet is only for porn after the world is mass-doxxed. Every email, photo, and document ever sent rains down out of the cloud, and only a fool would send a secret over the web. This is the era of the “Paper Jockeys:” armed couriers with a briefcase of secrets that will get your sensitive information around the globe or die trying. Human punching-bag Jack McGinnis and his partner Oona are two of the best couriers in the business. For a price, they'll move your sensitive information where it needs to go as they fight off fascists, criminals, and spies. From new star David O’Sullivan and Gerry Duggan, writer of Deadpool and Uncanny Avengers. Collects ANALOG #1-5Trade Review“A highly promising start to the series, with Gerry Duggan showing once more his chops when it comes to sci-fi and comedy. OSullivan and Bellaire are no slouches either, making the comic look as good as it reads. This one gets a recommendation.” —Bleeding Cool“With comics as an industry so obsessed with the high concept, there's something refreshingly low-key about Gerry Duggan and David O'Sullivan's Analog.” ?Newsarama“A sneak peek into a not-so distant future where privacy has been stripped from everyone across the globe...with an air of quiet danger and intrigue, Analog promises to be a thrilling action-packed story that may hit just a bit too close to home.” —Geekery Magazine“Brings forth an intriguing premise by breaking the internet and exploring the fallout.” —AiPT! Comics
£8.54
Image Comics Paper Girls Volume 5
Book SynopsisBrian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s Eisner Award winning series Paper Girls is coming Amazon Prime Video in July 2022! Can anyone escape fate? That's what Mac and her fellow newspaper delivery girls must discover as they escape the year 2000 and travel to the distant future. Plus, the truth behind the mysterious "old-timers" is finally revealed. Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-25
£12.59
Image Comics Days of Hate Act Two
Book SynopsisEndgame. Collects DAYS OF HATE #7-12.
£14.39
Image Comics Paper Girls Deluxe Edition Volume 2
Book SynopsisBrian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s Eisner Award winning series Paper Girls is coming Amazon Prime Video in July 2022!From Brian K. Vaughan, New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA, and Cliff Chiang, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, this gorgeous, oversized DELUXE HARDCOVER collects two complete time-traveling adventures, one that sends our four newspaper delivery girls from 1988 to the prehistoric past, and another to their own terrifying future.Collects PAPER GIRLS #11-20, along with EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL and an ALL-NEW WRAPAROUND COVER!
£28.79
Image Comics Analog Volume 2
Book SynopsisThe internet has collapsed and secrets are moved around the world on paper by armed "Ledger Men". Hard-drinking human punching bag Jack McGinnis must unravel the mystery of how his nemesis returned to power and survive a burn notice from his old "pals" in the intelligence community. Starring Oona, Sam, Pops and a bunch of dangerous spies, mercs, hitmen, bartenders -- plus a free-range and slightly confused artificial intelligence. Collects ANALOG #6-10
£13.49
Image Comics Thumbs
Book SynopsisImagine Mark Zuckerburg created his own army of tech obsessed teens and directed them to take on the government? Well, welcome to the world of THUMBS! Adrian Camus is a rock star tech designer who's recruited kids like THUMBS to turn their experience playing his video games into real life warfare. Opposing them, is the Power, a group of politicians and advocates wanting to take tech away from the people and return to simpler times. Heartfelt, action packed and forward thinking it is the next hit from the team that brought you the smash hit THE FEW. Collects THUMBS issues 1 through 5.Trade Review"Like a bleak Ready Player One, Thumbs is a visual and emotional tour de force—intense, gritty, and intelligent. This series is not to be missed." —Michael Moreci, Wasted Space, Black Star Renegades, Flash“What the #$@% did I just read? I think Sean and Hayden just ushered in a brand-new subgenre in apocalypse fiction. This is hands down the freshest, coolest, most unique Sci-Fi I’ve read in the past decade. Absolutely brilliant!!” —Doug Wagner, Plastic, The Hard Place, Arkham Origins“More Nia and Thumbs, please. I loved this. It reminds me of first seeing Terminator 2 in the theater. It's dark and tense. One moment I'm tense and terrified of this techno-dystopia, and the next I'm hyped for the promise of spectacular action.” —Jeffrey Cranor, Welcome to Nightvale"Gorgeous, high-octane cutting-edge social SF adventure. Blade Runner meets OMAC meets Sin City meets I dunno, Pink Floyd’s THE WALL." —Kurt Busiek"Drop your local store a note and tell them you're going to want to see a copy. Sean Lewis is a clever writer, and I think Hayden Sherman is one of the great new artists of the last few years." —Warren Ellis“Thumbs is speculative fiction at its best, a gunmetal meditation on a generation of youth abandoned to television and devices, it weaponizes helicopter parenting to present a vibrant vision of a cultural moment one part Ready Player One and one part Generation Kill.” —Steve Orlando, Martian Manhunter, Midnighter, Batman/Shadow
£16.19
Image Comics Crowded Volume 2
Book SynopsisAfter escaping a televised attempt on their lives and blowing past two million bucks in their REAPR campaign, Charlie and Vita abandon Los Angeles for the desert paradise Las Vegas in search of answers. But between the human debris of Charlie's past and the well-kept secrets of Vita's old life, the only thing less likely than Charlie and Vita surviving their REAPR campaign is them surviving each other.Collecting the second arc of the critically acclaimed ongoing series by Eisner-nominated writer CHRISTOPHER SEBELA (SHANGHAI RED, HIGH CRIMES, We(l)come Back) RO STEIN & TED BRANDT (Captain Marvel), TRIONA FARRELL (Runaways, Mech Cadet Yu) and CARDINAL RAE (BINGO LOVE, ROSE).Collects CROWDED #7-12
£13.49
Image Comics Trees Volume 3
Book Synopsis“Clever, funny, romantic, sad and absolutely essential” - Kirkus The acclaimed TREES series, currently being adapted for television, returns with a brand new story of murder and ghosts. In the remote Russian village of Toska, there's a dead body by the leg of the Tree that landed eleven years ago. Police sergeant Klara Voranova, still haunted by that day, has no idea how this murder will change everything, nor what awaits her in the Tree's shadow. Collects TREES: THREE FATES 1 - 5
£12.59
Image Comics SFSX (Safe Sex) Volume 1: Protection
Book SynopsisFrom notorious kink writer TINA HORN and featuring a diverse group of artists comes SFSX (SAFE SEX), a social thriller about sex, love, and torture. It's SEX CRIMINALS in Gilead, Hustlers with a SUNSTONEtwist. In a draconian America where sexuality is strictly bureaucratized and policed, a group of queer sex workers keep the magic alive in an underground club called the Dirty Mind. Using their unique talents for bondage and seduction, they resolve to infiltrate the mysterious government Pleasure Center, free their incarcerated friends, and fight the power! Collects SFSX (SAFE SEX) #1-7Trade Review“Deeply relevant.” -The Los Angeles Review of Books“In Tina Horn's racy sci-fi thriller, sex workers are the heroes we always needed. It asks us: What does society look like when sexuality is policed and monitored with the full weight of a fascist dragnet?” -Playboy"SFSX shoves its sparkly stiletto heel right in the face of anyone who has ever tried to keep sex workers down. Tina Horn's work reminds us how important sexual freedom is to the American spirit." -Stormy Daniels“A celebration of the way queer people, sex workers, and other sexual outsiders are always at the forefront of advancing our cultural ideas about sex and pleasure.” -Teen Vogue“Handmaid's Tale, 1984, and Vonnegut, all filtered through the sensibilities of queer punk.” -The Hollywood Reporter “The action-filled story of an anti-sex dystopia, but with heart. NSFW as heck.” -Polygon
£8.54
Image Comics Undiscovered Country Volume 1
Book SynopsisThe smash hit series written by New York Times bestselling writers SCOTT SNYDER (WYTCHES, AD: AFTER DEATH) and CHARLES SOULE (CURSE WORDS, Oracle Year) with art by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), DANIELE ORLANDINI (Darth Vader) and Eisner Award-winning colorist MATT WILSON (THE WICKED + THE DIVINE, PAPER GIRLS) gets its first collection! In UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY, readers will journey into an unknown region that was once the United States of America-a mysterious land that has been literally walled off from the rest of the world for well over a century. Two small expeditions enter the former US simultaneously-one from the east, one from the west-and journey inward, each seeking their own form of truth as they struggle to survive in this strange and deadly lost country! Collects UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #1-6
£8.54
Image Comics 20XX Volume 1
Book SynopsisFrom JONATHAN LUNA (ALEX + ADA, GIRLS, THE SWORD) and LAUREN KEELY in her writing debut comes a sci-fi thriller set in a not-so-distant future-a world of norms and syms, divided by fear. Syms, a small percentage of the population with telekinetic abilities, form gangs to survive. But division only breeds more division, and as their relationship grows amid the often dramatic, sometimes violent, and always complex social landscape of sym gang rivalries, Mer and Nuon experience this firsthand.Collects 20XX #1-6
£14.39
Image Comics Paper Girls Deluxe Edition, Volume 3
Book SynopsisBrian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang’s Eisner Award winning series Paper Girls is coming Amazon Prime Video in July 2022!"BRIAN K. VAUGHAN and CLIFF CHIANG bring PAPER GIRLS in for a perfect, fantastically satisfying ending."- Boing BoingFrom BRIAN K. VAUGHAN, New York Times bestselling writer of SAGA, and CLIFF CHIANG, legendary artist of WONDER WOMAN, this oversized DELUXE HARDCOVER collects the emotional final adventures of four time traveling newspaper delivery girls, risking everything in the hopes of making it back home to 1988. Collects PAPER GIRLS #21-30, along with EXCLUSIVE BONUS MATERIAL!
£28.79
Image Comics Oliver Volume 1
Book SynopsisA startlingly original take on the Dickens classic, Oliver re-imagines Oliver Twist as a post-apocalyptic superhero who brings hope to the downtrodden people of a bleak near-future England as he seeks to uncover the truth behind his own mysterious origins.Collects OLIVER #1-4.Trade Review"One of those adaptations that is inspired by the original work while being its own distinct work...does a great job of immersing readers in this dark, new world." -Multiversity Comics“A post-apocalyptic riff on Oliver Twist that is way better than that pitch sounds...If you've read Transmetropolitan, you don't need me to tell you that Darick Robertson is one of the best serialized comics artists working today. Robertson is the whole package: he can do action, facial expressions and body language, dialogue, and scene-setting with what looks like incredible ease.” -The Seattle Review of Books"A love letter to classic British literature, Oliver never feels like a cheap pastiche, but rather the clear passion project from its creative team." -Comic Book Resources"This is Oliver with a twist but Whitta sets us up with an entire world that is waiting to be explored...Whitta has used the character as a way to open the door to something darker and more mysterious. Dare we say: we want some more?" -Newsarama"Intriguing...Gary Whitta and Darick Robertson manage to craft a tale that's just different enough from the other post-apocalyptic tales that saturate the shelves." -ComicBook.com
£13.49
Image Comics Chu, Volume 1: First Course
Book SynopsisTony Chu is a cibopath, able to get psychic impressions from what he eats. Saffron Chu is a cibopars, able to learn secrets from who she eats with. Tony is a cop. Saffron is a criminal. They are brother and sister, and they are on a collusion course. Spinning out of the Eisner awarding winning and New York Times best-selling series CHEW comes CHU, a felonious new food-noir about cops, crooks, cooks, & clairvoyants.
£8.54
Image Comics Stillwater by Zdarsky & Perez, Volume 1: Rage,
Book SynopsisNobody dies. In the town of Stillwater, that’s not just a promise. It’s a threat. Join superstar writer CHIP ZDARSKY (DAREDEVIL, THE WHITE TREES) and Eisner Award-winning artist RAMON PEREZ (TALES OF SAND, JANE) as they dive into a world of horror and intrigue in this new Skybound original series. Collects STILLWATER #1-6.
£13.49
Image Comics Undiscovered Country, Volume 2: Unity
Book SynopsisThe smash hit series written by New York Times bestselling writers Scott Snyder (Wytches, AD: After Death) and Charles Soule (Curse Words, the forthcoming novel Anyone) with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), newcomer Leonardo Marcello Grassi and Eisner-award winning colorist Matt Wilson (The Wicked and the Divine, Paper Girls) continues! After barely escaping the deadly clutches of the Destiny Man, the expedition team has crossed over into the strange new zone of “Unity” — a futuristic world of gleaming technology and artificial intelligence. But will it be a safe haven for our heroes, or are they destined to be absorbed into hive mind?! Collects UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #6-12
£13.49
Image Comics Post Americana
Book SynopsisFrom MAESTROS creator, WE STAND ON GUARD co-creator, and The Matrix storyboard artist STEVE SKROCE with coloring by Eisner Award-winning DAVE STEWART.The Cheyanne mountain installation, aka The BUBBLE, is the most sophisticated super bunker in the world. It was built to ensure the survival of America's executive branch of government and its most important citizens, should the unthinkable happen. When the world ended, the executive branch failed to reach the sanctuary, but the elite citizenry did. Eighty years later, one of their own has named himself the new President of the United States. His plan? Subjugate the survivors of the American Wasteland using the same bunker resources meant to rebuild it. The only thing standing in their way is a deadly Wasteland girl, hellbent on revenge!Collects POST AMERICANA #1-7Trade Review'Skroce is his own genre; a dystopian fairy tale where mayhem explodes into hilarity. Rekindle your love of comics with this book.'-Lana Wachowski“Delivers a violent, grindhouse feel in this post-cataclysmic tale of an America falling apart.” -Comic Watch'"The only good thing to come out of 2020 is Steve Skroce's beautiful, hilarious, batshit crazy POST AMERICANA. I love this comic so much.'-Brian K. Vaughan
£13.49
Image Comics Lazarus, Volume 7
Book Synopsis"I need you to do something. Something only you can do." Forever Carlyle disobeyed her father's orders to kill her own brother, during the Conclave that plunged the Families into a global war. Now, unknown to anyone but Forever, Jonah Carlyle is on the run...and after years of battlefield combat, Forever brings the attack into the homes of Carlyle's enemies. Collects LAZARUS #27-28 & LAZARUS: RISEN #5-7
£13.49
Image Comics Department of Truth, Volume 2: The City Upon a
Book SynopsisCole Turner thought he joined the right side of the war for the Truth. But now that he's learning more about Lee Harvey Oswald's tenure leading the Department, he's not so sure. And as Tulpas start to gain a stronger foothold in the real world, Cole's time to decide where he stands is running out...The second arc of the smash-hit DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH from James Tynion IV (Batman) and Martin Simmonds (Dying is Easy) is collected here!Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #8-13Trade Review“Hickmanian conspiracy games, Burroughsian crime, Sienkiewiczian style. The Truth: you want it.” -Kieron Gillen"The hype on this is real."-Brian Michael Bendis"A new conspiracy thriller comic that should appeal to anyone with a fondness for The X-Files."-IGN"A wonderfully dizzy mixture of Men in Black, John Carpenter, Stephen King, The Matrix, and 1970s conspiracy thrillers."-Forbes“A story for our zeitgeist. SIMMONDS' art invokes Bill Sienkiewicz.”-Entertainment Weekly"Genuinely one of the best comics you'll read this year. Do not miss it."-Scott Snyder
£13.49
Image Comics SFSX, Volume 2: Terms of Service
Book SynopsisPopular writer/creator TINA HORN and up and coming artist G Romero-Johnson team up again for the latest SFSX (SAFE SEX) cyberpunk thriller. After their previous adventures in sex, love, and torture left them separated and traumatized, the Dirty Mind heroes must face the totalitarian Party’s latest “social program” — one involving uncanny sexpots and a twisted men’s rights movement. This intelligent and colorful dystopian satire is perfect for fans of Ex Machina, "San Junipero,” and Pose. Pick up the latest instalment in the critically acclaimed series SyFy Wire says, “effortlessly captures the feeling of this revolutionary and terrifying moment in time.”
£13.49
Image Comics Hack/Slash Deluxe, Volume 2
Book SynopsisThe HACK/SLASH collection readers have been waiting for, this second Omnibus collects the first 14 issues of the original ongoing series, and features classic slasher villains like Acid Washed and Father Wrath, as well as Cassie's first encounter with Georgia. as well as the first HACK/SLASH ANNUAL. Include a brand new bonus story by Tim Seeley! Collects HACK/SLASH: The Series #1-14
£38.24
Image Comics Chu, Volume 2: (She) Drunk History
Book SynopsisFelon. Parole violator. Fugitive. Cibopars. Food-powered master criminal Saffron Chu is back, staring down the barrel of the biggest --and strangest-- score of her career. Return to the CHEW-niverse once again for Saffron’s second blood-soaked adventure, and an alcoholic art heist that spans the centuries.Collects CHU #6-10
£13.49
Image Comics Stillwater by Zdarsky & Perez, Volume 2
Book Synopsis“The pacing, script, and artwork are all dynamite” – AIPT Chip Zdarsky (Daredevil) and Ramon K Perez’s (Tales of Sand, Jane) sensational horror series returns!Chaos in Stillwater erupts! With the Judge out of commission, Ted and his militia storm the town and take control. But in this small town where no one can die, there are others willing to go even further... Collects STILLWATER #7-12.
£13.49
Image Comics What's The Furthest Place From Here, Volume 1
New York Public Library “Best New Comics of 2022 for Adults!” List From Eisner nominated artist Tyler Boss (4 Kids Walk Into A Bank, Dead Dog's Bite) and bestselling writer Matthew Rosenberg (DC vs. Vampires, Uncanny X-Men) comes an epic adventure about growing up and getting lost at the end of the world. When 16 year-old Sid goes missing in the wastelands, it's up to the members of her gang to try to discover what happened. But what they find is a whole world beyond anything they could imagine. Like Lord of the Rings meets Lord of the Flies, or John Carpenter by way of John Hughes, this series smashes together sci-fi and fantasy with elements of comedy, horror, and mystery for an emotional coming-of-age story unlike anything you've read before. This oversized volume collects the first arc of the breakout hit series James Tynion IV calls "What the future of comics SHOULD feel like." Collects issues 1-6.
£16.19
Image Comics Grip of the Kombinat
Book SynopsisTwo mega-corporations wage an eternal tug-of-war for the ruins of our future solar system. Pulpy sci-fi adventure, escalating unintended consequences, wry satire and pure goofery combine in seven potent chapters of comics entertainment to make GRIP OF THE KOMBINAT!An unholy lovechild of Verhoeven and Asimov. A graphic novel from the deranged minds of comic wündérkìñdêr SIMON ROY (Prophet, Habitat, First Knife) and DAMON GENTRY (Sabertooth Swordsman, Vinegar Teeth).
£13.49
Image Comics Department of Truth, Volume 4: The Ministry of
Book SynopsisFor decades, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH battled a secret war against its Soviet counterpart, THE MINISTRY OF LIES. Now Cole Turner will have to face the consequences of his predecessors as the dark actions of the past unfurl before him...The fourth arc of the Eisner-nominated DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH from James Tynion IV (Something is Killing the Children) and Martin Simmonds (Dying is Easy) is collected here!Collects THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH #18-22
£13.49
Image Comics ZVRC: Zombies Vs Robots Complete, Volume 1
Book SynopsisThe original “Vs” title is back to reclaim its turf and re-introduce itself to a new world! The Eisner-losing duo of Chris Ryall and Ashley Wood are back, with this deluxe collection of the entirety of their Zombies vs Robots stories. Featuring classic adventures, newly created tales of wonder, ZvR newspaper strips, artistic homages, a full cover gallery, and the bonus–and quite bogus–Complete History of ZvR essay by Ryall, too. Join us for the first time all over again!
£16.19
Image Comics Undiscovered Country, Volume 4: Disunity
Book Synopsis"DISUNITY"The smash hit series written by New York Times bestselling writers Scott Snyder (Wytches, AD: After Death) and Charles Soule (Curse Words, the forthcoming novel Anyone) with art by Giuseppe Camuncoli (The Amazing Spider-Man, Darth Vader, Hellblazer), newcomer Leonardo Marcello Grassi and Eisner-award winning colorist Matt Wilson (The Wicked and the Divine, Paper Girls) continues!The intrepid explorers of the Undiscovered Country have been torn asunder by the machinations of the American overmind, Aurora. Some have landed in a strange Zone obsessed with key moments in the history of the United States, while others are in a Zone focused on a future where America rules the entire world... and the rest are lost, their whereabouts unknown. As Undiscovered Country passes the halfway mark of its epic story, huge new revelations are on the way about where the series has been... and the wild ride yet to come.Collects UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY #19-24 and DESTINY MAN SPECIAL!
£13.49
Image Comics What's the Furthest Place from Here? Volume 2
Book SynopsisThe best-selling post-apocalyptic coming-of-age series continues. This is the story of a group of kids getting lost in the ruins of America and the things they find there. Sometimes you have to fight for what matters the most - Your life, your loved ones, and your record collection. Collects WHAT'S THE FURTHEST PLACE FROM HERE? #10-13
£12.59
Image Comics Almighty
Book SynopsisThe year is 2098. A THIRD WORLD AMERICA is ravaged by economic collapse, environmental disaster and internal conflict. Del, a young volunteer working triage at a field hospital is abducted by a ruthless motorcycle gang. Her only hope is FALE an ex-military, private contractor hired to find and bring her home. ALMIGHTY is white-knuckle thrill ride that will have fans of the genre begging for more. Collects ALMIGHTY #1-5
£13.49
S&s/Saga Press Outside the Gates
Book SynopsisVillagers were always warned that monsters live outside the gates, but when a young boy named Vren is cast out, he finds a home in the world beyond, in Whiting Award winner Molly Gloss’s classic fantasy novel.Vren has always been told that the world beyond the gates of his village is one filled with monsters, giants, and other terrifying creatures. But when he confides with his family about his ability to talk to animals, he’s outcast to the very world he’s been taught to fear his whole life. He expects to die alone, lost and confused, but he finds something different altogether—refuge in a community of shadowed people with extraordinary powers. Thirty years later, Molly Gloss’s dystopian fantasy novel is just as timely, poignant, and stirring as ever, in a brand-new edition!
£14.24
S&s/Saga Press Outside the Gates
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£18.74
S&s/Saga Press Wild Life
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S&s/Saga Press Wild Life
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£20.99
Blackstone Publishing Hell Divers VI: Allegiance
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£22.46
Blackstone Audiobooks The Crossing
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£26.21
Little, Brown & Company Beat the Devils
Book SynopsisUSA, 1958. President Joseph McCarthy sits in the White House, elected on a wave of populist xenophobia and barely-concealed anti-Semitism. The country is in the firm grip of McCarthy's Hueys, a secret police force evolved from the House Un-American Activities Committee. Hollywood's sparkling vision of the American dream has been suppressed; its remaining talents forced to turn out endless anti-communist propaganda.LAPD detective Morris Baker-a Holocaust survivor who drowns his fractured memories of the unspeakable in schnapps and work-is called to the scene of a horrific double-homicide. The victims are John Huston, a once-promising but now forgotten film director, and an up-and-coming young journalist named Walter Cronkite. Clutched in the hand of one of the dead men is a cryptic note containing the phrase "beat the devils" followed by a single name: Baker. Did the two men die in an attack fueled by better-dead-than-red sentiment, as the Hueys are quick to conclude, or were they murdered in a cover-up designed to protect-or even set in motion-a secret plot connected to Baker's past?In a country where terror grows stronger by the day, and paranoia rises unchecked, Baker is determined to find justice for two men who raised their voices in a time when free speech comes at the ultimate cost. In the course of his investigation, Baker stumbles into a conspiracy that reaches deep into the halls of power and uncovers a secret that could destroy the City of Angels-and the American ideal itself.
£20.69
Little, Brown & Company Beat the Devils
Book SynopsisUSA, 1958. President Joseph McCarthy sits in the White House, elected on a wave of populist xenophobia and barely-concealed anti-Semitism. The country is in the firm grip of McCarthy's Hueys, a secret police force evolved from the House Un-American Activities Committee. Hollywood's sparkling vision of the American dream has been suppressed; its remaining talents forced to turn out endless anti-communist propaganda.LAPD detective Morris Baker-a Holocaust survivor who drowns his fractured memories of the unspeakable in schnapps and work-is called to the scene of a horrific double-homicide. The victims are John Huston, a once-promising but now forgotten film director, and an up-and-coming young journalist named Walter Cronkite. Clutched in the hand of one of the dead men is a cryptic note containing the phrase "beat the devils" followed by a single name: Baker. Did the two men die in an attack fuelled by better-dead-than-red sentiment, as the Hueys are quick to conclude, or were they murdered in a cover-up designed to protect-or even set in motion-a secret plot connected to Baker's past?In a country where terror grows stronger by the day, and paranoia rises unchecked, Baker is determined to find justice for two men who raised their voices in a time when free speech comes at the ultimate cost. In the course of his investigation, Baker stumbles into a conspiracy that reaches deep into the halls of power and uncovers a secret that could destroy the City of Angels-and the American ideal itself.
£12.74
Little, Brown & Company Aftermath
Book SynopsisAmerica today is teetering on the edge of the alarming vision presented in LeVar Burton's debut novel, written more than two decades ago . . .In 2012, the first African American president is assassinated by a white extremist-just four days after he is elected. The horrific tragedy leads to riots, financial collapse, and ultimately, a full-on civil war. In its aftermath, millions are left homeless as famine and disease spread throughout the country.But from Chicago, a mysterious voice cries out . . .To Leon Crane, a former NASA scientist now struggling to survive on the streets, the pleas he hears remind him of the wife he could not save-and offer him a chance at redemption.To Jacob Fire Cloud, a revered Lakota medicine man, the voice is a sign that the White Buffalo Woman has returned to unite all the races in peace and prosperity.And to little Amy Ladue, the cries are those of her mother, who disappeared during the devastating St. Louis earthquake-and who must still be alive.These three strangers will be drawn together to rescue someone they have never met, a woman who holds the key to a new future for humanity-one remarkably brimming with hope."LeVar Burton brings a strong new voice to science fiction with this powerful, even disturbing, novel." -Ben Bova, New York Times-bestselling author"An amazingly good first novel." -Rocky Mountain News"I highly recommend this book!" -Whoopi Goldberg
£13.49
Little, Brown & Company Parable of the Sower
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Grand Central Publishing Parable of the Talents
Book SynopsisFrom a celebrated author, the thrilling sequel to The Parable of the Sower—a cautionary novel ahead of its time, perfect for fans of The Broken Earth trilogy. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction and ruin of everything she knew. Her peaceful community based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed, provides refuge for outcasts facing persecution after the election of an ultra-conservative president. Under his rule, Lauren's colony—a minority religious faction led by a young Black woman—becomes a target for the president’s reign of terror and oppression. Years later, Asha Vere reads the journals of a mother she never knew. As she searches for answers, she struggles to reconcile with the legacy of a mother caught between her duty to her chosen family and her calling to lead humankind into a better future. 'In the ongoing contest over which dystopian classic is most applicable to our time, Octavia Butler's 'Parable' books may be unmatched.'—The New Yorker
£15.99
Grand Central Publishing Qualityland
Book Synopsis THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY meets 1984: In the near-future sci-fi world of QualityLand, algorithms promise an idyllic life—but what if this perfect world wasn't built for you? Welcome to QualityLand, the epitome of a utopian society where a universal ranking system dictates social status and career paths. Here, an automated matchmaking service handles everything from pairing ideal partners to orchestrating breakups when those matches inevitably change. And the foolproof algorithms of the biggest, most successful company in the world, TheShop, know what you want before you do and conveniently deliver to your doorstep before you even order it. In QualityCity, Peter Jobless, a machine scrapper by trade, grapples with his role in dismantling machines that he secretly believes have worth. He unwittingly becomes the leader of a group of robotic misfits hidden in his home and workplace. When Peter receives a product from TheShop that he unequivocally does not want, he faces a monumental decision: return the product and challenge the infallible algorithms of TheShop, risking a seismic upheaval of QualityLand's carefully constructed perfection. Marc-Uwe Kling’s QualityLand, his first book translated into English, is a sharp, insightful satire reminiscent of Kurt Vonnegut, Douglas Adams, and George Orwell. This brilliantly clever and thought-provoking novel offers a darkly humorous glimpse into a future that may be closer than we’d like to admit. Don’t wait—TheShop already knows you’ll enjoy this book, so dive in and discover why.
£20.80
Grand Central Publishing Humans, Bow Down
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£8.99
Little, Brown & Company Dawn
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£15.19
Amazon Publishing Bridge 108
Book SynopsisFrom the Arthur C. Clarke Award–winning author, a dystopian novel of oppression set in the climate-ravaged Europe of A Calculated Life, a finalist for the Kitschies award and Philip K. Dick Award. Late in the twenty-first century, drought and wildfires prompt an exodus from southern Europe. When twelve-year-old Caleb is separated from his mother during their trek north, he soon falls prey to traffickers. Enslaved in an enclave outside Manchester, the resourceful and determined Caleb never loses hope of bettering himself. After Caleb is befriended by a fellow victim of trafficking, another road opens. Hiding in the woodlands by day, guided by the stars at night, he begins a new journey—to escape to a better life, to meet someone he can trust, and to find his family. For Caleb, only one thing is certain: making his way in the world will be far more difficult than his mother imagined. Told through multiple voices and set against the backdrop of a haunting and frighteningly believable future, Bridge 108 charts the passage of a young boy into adulthood amid oppressive circumstances that are increasingly relevant to our present day.Trade Review“This coming-of-age story, told through a mosaic of voices, is enjoyable for readers young and old alike.” —Kirkus Reviews “Readers who enjoy coming-of-age stories with hopeful messages will be gratified by this topical tale of human resourcefulness in the face of climate disaster.” —Publishers Weekly “Arthur C. Clark Award-winning Charnock (Dreams Before the Start of Time) provides a window into a future that feels all too near in this post-Brexit world. From the fears and repercussions of intense drought to the politics and panic of immigration, Caleb’s story, sadly, rings true.” —Library Journal “An interesting and thoughtful book that keeps readers engaged throughout, both emotionally and politically.” —Interzone “Anne Charnock’s Bridge 108 is set in the same universe as her terrific 2013 debut A Calculated Life…[Bridge 108] seems horribly prescient. With the inclusion of climate refugees, child trafficking, and slavery, Bridge 108 adds that final touch of verisimilitude to Charnock’s post-Brexit nightmare.” —LOCUS Magazine “Charnock tells her story through the lives of ordinary people caught up in situations beyond their control, and Bridge 108 is all the more powerful for that.” —The Guardian “[Bridge 108] tells a very strong message of the potential consequences of allowing global warming to continue as it is. The world that Charnock builds for us is realistic and frighteningly possible in the current political and social environment.” —BSFA Review “The novel’s near-future setting feels grimy, sweltering, and lived-in. Environmental collapse has brought out the worst in everyone, and instances of kindness are few and far between. It’s a commanding, if demanding, read.” —Financial Times “Like her three previous novels, this one reveals how large, systemic problems like economic stratification and climate change are tightly entwined…Through vibrant storytelling and compelling character development, Bridge 108 depicts a possible future rife with ecological destruction and millions of climate refugees.” —Chicago Review of Books
£11.78
Amazon Publishing The Peacekeeper: A Novel
Book SynopsisSidewise Award Winner for Best Long Form. Against the backdrop of a never-colonized North America, a broken Ojibwe detective embarks on an emotional and twisting journey toward solving two murders, rediscovering family, and finding himself. North America was never colonized. The United States and Canada don’t exist. The Great Lakes are surrounded by an independent Ojibwe nation. And in the village of Baawitigong, a Peacekeeper confronts his devastating past. Twenty years ago to the day, Chibenashi’s mother was murdered and his father confessed. Ever since, caring for his still-traumatized younger sister has been Chibenashi’s privilege and penance. Now, on the same night of the Manoomin harvest, another woman is slain. His mother’s best friend. This leads to a seemingly impossible connection that takes Chibenashi far from the only world he’s ever known. The major city of Shikaakwa is home to the victim’s cruelly estranged family—and to two people Chibenashi never wanted to see again: his imprisoned father and the lover who broke his heart. As the questions mount, the answers will change his and his sister’s lives forever. Because Chibenashi is about to discover that everything about their lives has been a lie. A Michigan Notable Books selection.Trade Review“An excellent example of an imagined alternative North America where restorative justice is at the forefront, and with characters who are well-developed, this is a great debut from an author to watch.” —Shondaland
£8.99
Amazon Publishing The Mother: A Novel
Book SynopsisDragon Award for Best Speculative Fiction Nominee. In a present-day Britain where the British Empire never existed, wives and mothers strive for deliverance in a novel about oppression, autonomy, and family secrets by the author of The Peacekeeper. What if Europe had never colonized the world? It is a world that never had overseas empires, the transatlantic slave trade, or the Protestant Reformation. There is, however, in an obscure island nation called England, a woman running for her life. Marie, Duchess of Suffolk, has no choice. In this society, women are a reproductive commodity. Marriage is the only available occupation. And barren wives like Marie are expendable trade. After absconding with the family jewels, Marie fakes her own death and seeks a life outside the confines of her family and her marriage. She’s looking for freedom but finds even more: an underground network of women like her, her estranged sister, and a greater mission to discover the truth behind their mother’s inexplicable death. Hunted and chased across borders by those she fled, Marie has stolen more than the family jewels. She is escaping with secrets. And all that matters now, no matter the risk, is stealing freedom.Trade Review“[A] dystopian thrill ride.” —Publishers Weekly “I have never read a book as transformative, sharp, fun, genuinely page-turning and transgressively Indigenous as B.L. Blanchard's The Mother. This is Indigenous Futurism at its absolute best.” —Erika T Wurth, author of Whitehorse
£12.73
