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Transworld A Resistance of Witches
Book SynopsisMorgan Ryan is a Chicago-based writer whose stories revolve around all things magical. She received her bachelor's degree in theatre performance from Northeastern University in 2007. She has not graced the stage since then, but likes to think she's simply traded one form of make-believe for another. She is a sucker for absolutely any book about witches. When she is not writing, Morgan spends her days cooking, gardening, and exploring the Chicago food and beverage scene with her husband. A Resistance of Witches is her first novel.
£15.29
Transworld The Half King
Book SynopsisGet ready to meet your newest fantasy romance obsession! A gripping and addictive slow-burn fantasy romance that's perfect for fans of The Cruel Prince, Quicksilver and Spark of the Everflame. -------------------------------A king by day. Shadow by nightLong ago, the kingdom's noble houses rebelled against the goddess... and for their treachery, the firstborn of each noble family was cursed. One with perilous beauty. One with destructive knowledge. One with insatiable bloodlust. But the royal house Mortara received the worst affliction of all. For while the king exists during the day, he fades into nothingness at night...until his twenty-first birthday, when he will be lost to the shadows forever. Now an acolyte has arrived at court. Like all the second-born children, she's destined to serve the goddess and become a Seer...only Cerise Solon has no gift of foretelling. In fact, she has no magical gift at all. Instead, she's surrounded by courtiers and priests smiling syco
£21.05
Transworld Death and Other Occupational Hazards
Book SynopsisVeronika Dapunt is a British-Austrian writer. Her debut novel, Death and Other Occupational Hazards, was a runner-up for the 2023 Comedy Women in Print Prize. She has always had a love of the darkly comic and the absurd, quite possibly the reason why her first career was in law. Veronika holds a degree from the University of Oxford and currently lives in London.
£15.29
Transworld The Damned
Book SynopsisHarper L. Woods is the USA Today bestselling fantasy romance alter ego for Adelaide Forrest. Raised in small-town Vermont, her passion for reading was born during long winters spent with her face buried between the pages of a book. She began to pass the time by writing short stories that quickly turned into full-length fiction. Since that time, she has published over 15 books and has plans for many more. When she isn't writing, Harper can be found spending time with her two young kids, curled up with her dog, dreaming about travel to distant lands, or designing book covers she'll never have enough time to use.
£17.09
Transworld Publishers Ltd Mrs Bradshaws Handbook
Book SynopsisTerry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any.www.terrypratchettbooks.com
£15.29
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Fifth Elephant
Book SynopsisA beautiful hardback edition of the classic Discworld novelThey say that diplomacy is a gentle art. A few days ago Sam Vimes was a copper – an important copper, true – chief of police – but still, at his core, a policeman. But today he is an ambassador - to the mysterious, fat-rich country of Uberwald.Trade ReviewPrecisely balanced...excellent set pieces...a cracking comic thriller—The Times
£14.39
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Truth
Book SynopsisWilliam must cope with the traditional perils of a journalist's life - people who want him dead, a recovering vampire with a suicidal fascination for flash photography, and, the man who keeps begging him to publish pictures of his humorously shaped potatoes. William just wants to get at THE TRUTH. Unfortunately, everyone else wants to get him.Trade Review'Pratchett has found his owm way of turning lead into gold, and by that I don't just mean that he's written 25 bestsellers in 17 years, but that every one he has written is a treasure'—Helen Falconer, Guardian'Fluent, intricately plotted and sometimes very funny'—James Delingpole, Daily Telegraph'He would be amusing in any form, and his spectacular inventiveness makes the Discworld series one of the perennial joys of modern fiction'—Mail on Sunday'Pratchett fans are in for a treat with his 25th Discworld novel'—Maggie Pringle, Daily Express'THE TRUTH is an unmitigated delight and very, very funny...The pace is compelling but he never lets his tale descend into simple farce'—Peter Ingham, The Times
£15.29
Transworld Publishers Ltd Seriously Funny
Book Synopsis‘I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.’The most quotable writer of our time, Terry Pratchett’s unique brand of wit made him both a bestseller and an enduring, endearing source of modern wisdom.
£10.44
Transworld Publishers Ltd Night Watch
Book SynopsisCommander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all.But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck...Living in the past is hard.Trade Review“He is a satirist of enormous talent . . . His jokes slide under your skin as swiftly as a hypodermic syringe, leaving you giggling helplessly.”—The Times
£14.24
Transworld Publishers Ltd Going Postal
Book SynopsisTerry Pratchett was the acclaimed creator of the global bestselling Discworld series, the first of which, The Colour of Magic, was published in 1983. In all, he was the author of over fifty bestselling books which have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. His novels have been widely adapted for stage and screen, and he was the winner of multiple prizes, including the Carnegie Medal. He was awarded a knighthood for services to literature in 2009, although he always wryly maintained that his greatest service to literature was to avoid writing any. www.terrypratchettbooks.comTrade Review'His world, increasingly subtle and thoughtful, has become as allegorical and satirical as a painting by Bosch ... Pratchett's joy in his creations, in jokes, puns, the idea of letters and language itself makes GOING POSTAL one of the best expressions of his unstoppable flow of comic invention.' * The Times *'Like many of Pratchett's best comic novels, it is a book about redemption ... There's a moral toughness here, which is one of the reasons why Pratchett is never merely frivolous.' * Time Out *'With all the puns, strange names and quick-fire jokes about captive letters demanding to be delivered, it's easy to miss how cross about injustice Terry Pratchett can be. This darkness and concrete morality sets his work apart from imitators of his English Absurd school of comic fantasy.' * Guardian *'Terry Pratchett is one of the great makers of what Auden called 'secondary worlds'. His inventiveness - with people with plots, with things - is seemingly inexhaustible ... Pratchett can make you giggle helplessly and then grin grimly at the sharpness of his wit. Twelve-year old boys love him, but he himself is grown up. He knows that terrible things exist and happen, and he invents a benign otherworld in which we can face them, and laugh.' * A.S. Byatt, DAILY MAIL *'Pratchett ... is the missing link between Douglas Adams and J.K. Rowling. To non-initiates his work is gobbledygook, but dig deeper and you find the wit and imaginationthat have gained him a fanatical readership - among them is A.S. Byatt.' * FT MAGAZINE *
£14.24
Transworld Publishers Ltd Making Money
Book Synopsis'Whoever said you can't fool an honest man wasn't one'The Royal Bank is facing a crisis, and it's time for a change of management. There's something nameless in the cellar (and the cellar itself is pretty nameless), it turns out that the Royal Mint runs at a loss, and people actually want to know where the money's gone.Trade ReviewAs bright and shiny as a newly minted coin; clever, engaging and laugh-out-loud funny. * The Times *Smart, hilarious and humane...if you've never read a Discworld novel, what's the matter with you? * The Guardian *Terry Pratchett is a comic genius. * Daily Express *Most writing on the economy is either opaque or depressing; this is funny. * Irish Examiner *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Snuff
Book SynopsisIt is a truth universally acknowledged that a policeman taking a holiday would barely have had time to open his suitcase before he finds his first corpse.And Commander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch is on holiday in the pleasant and innocent countryside, but not for him a mere body in the wardrobe.Trade Review[Discworld is] Warm, silly, compulsively readable, fantastically inventive, surprisingly serious exploration in story form of just about any aspect of our world... Where other writers are delighted if they come up with just a handful of comic figures with self-sustaining life in them - Don Quixote and Sancho, the three men in the boat, Pooh and Piglet and Eeyore - Pratchettt breeds them by the score...There's never been anything quite like it -- Francis Spufford * Evening Standard *Pratchett is a master storyteller. He is endlessly inventive... a master of complex jokes, good bad jokes, good dreadful jokes and a kind of insidious wisdom about human nature... I read his books at a gallop and then reread them every time I am ill or exhausted -- A. S. Byatt * Guardian *To keep it fresh into the 39th volume of a series deserves a knighthood... Snuff is entertaining, with all Pratchett's genius on display. He still makes you care about his creations and, amid all the funnies, he can turn on the pathos * Sunday Express *[Pratchett] is now so good at skewering the banalities and injustices of our world through his fantasy creation balanced on the back of a giant turtle that he could probably do it in his sleep... As effortlessly, generously funny as only Pratchett can be, Snuff doesn't stint on laying bare the darker side of life either. A worthy addition to the Discworld canon * Sunday Times *Is there any sign of a falling-off in Sir Terry's extraordinary abilities? No. Not one. This is another brilliant, bravura command performance of comic fantasy. Terry Pratchett with Alzheimer's is still up there with PG Wodehouse. Amazing. Wonderful. Fantastic -- Harry Ritchie * Daily Mail *
£14.24
Transworld Publishers Ltd The Goodbye Cat
Book SynopsisHiro Arikawa (Author) HIRO ARIKAWA is the multi-million-copy bestselling author of THE TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES and THE GOODBYE CAT. Passing through a scenic mountainous region of Japan, the famous Hankyu line is a privately run railway that connects Osaka and Kyoto and is famous for its maroon-coloured vintage-style carriages. One of its much-visited stops is the city of Takarazuka, where the author of this book lives. Published twenty years ago, this enduring Japanese classic has sold 1.4 million copies and has been published worldwide.Philip Gabriel (Translator) Philip Gabriel is the author of Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature and Spirit Matters: The Transcendent in Modern Japanese Literature and has translated many novels and short stories by the writer Haruki Murakami and other modern writers. He is recipient of the Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the TranslationTrade ReviewFull of warmth, wit and feline wisdom, this is a delight for all animal fans. But for cat lovers it’ll be sheer purr-fection * Daily Express *Arikawa’s writing is light and good-humored even when it deals with serious subjects like parenthood and death. * Asian Review of Books *Quirky and life-enhancing * THE TIMES, Biggest books for 2023 *
£10.44
Transworld Publishers Ltd Normal Rules Dont Apply
Book SynopsisThe first story collection from Kate Atkinson in twenty years, Normal Rules Don''t Apply is a dazzling array of eleven interconnected tales from the bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After LifeIn this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who makes a bargain she cannot keep; a secretary who watches over the life she has just left; a man whose luck changes when a horse speaks to him.With clockwork intricacy, inventiveness and sharp social observation, Kate Atkinson conjures a feast for the imagination, a constantly changing multiverse in which nothing is quite as it seems.What really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson's true subject: the nature of storytelling itself' Times Literary SupplementLife in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages' RedTrade ReviewWhat really binds these stories is their underlying theme, which has perhaps always been Atkinson’s true subject: the nature of storytelling itself. She can be very funny, but she is highly serious about the idea that human existence is bound up with words… If you’re thinking about what fiction means, no invocation could be more thought-provoking or ironically complex * Times Literary Supplement *What joy! A loosely connected collection of short stories from Kate Atkinson. Life in all of its surreal, tragic and comic glory is perfectly captured within these pages. * Red *Sublime … showcases her superb storytelling and the wit of her writing * Good Housekeeping *Hilarious, breathtaking, horrific, irresistible ... [Atkinson is] always in command ... Heart in mouth, I never wanted this book to end * Sydney Morning Herald *Atkinson has the happy knack of capturing the nature of her characters with arch aplomb * Daily Mail *Dazzling ... Most striking of all is the abiding sense of infectious, slightly bonkers fun. * Reader's Digest *A deftly interconnected short-story collection [that is] varied and inventive * i Newspaper *Funny, erudite and profound * Excelle Magazine *Here you will find lots of tricks, lots of playfulness, clever narrative engineering. * BBC Radio 4 Front Row *Clever... a crossword-like exercise in which the reader is always left guessing which element of each story will carry into the next. Much of the delight in Normal Rules Don't Apply comes from being surprised by who lands where. * Financial Times *Intriguing * Business Post *Atkinson's sly humour percolates all the way through, but there's also humanity, hope and forgiveness... As soon as you get to the end, you'll be tempted to just start at the beginning again. * PA Media *Fans of Atkinson will find all of her trademark qualities in these eleven loosely connected stories... rather brilliant * Mail on Sunday *Scintillating, surrealistic and wise-cracking short stories from the wildly inventive Atkinson brain * SAGA magazine *The short form has always liberated Atkinson to meddle in myth and magic, and here she melds the fabular and the mundane as the universe blinks, the sun winks out, and those in the open are levelled in a “new Pompeii”... Atkinson has the control and charm to do with fiction whatever she fancies. * Guardian *Mashes up the mythical and mundane with zest and mischief * Herald Scotland *
£999.99
Transworld Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon
Book SynopsisMizuki Tsujimura (Author) MIZUKI TSUJIMURA is the much-loved author of million-copy-bestselling mystery and puzzlebox novels. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon explores our relationship with the memories of deceased loved ones and what gives our lives meaning. It was made into a high-budget Japanese-language film and won a newcomer award. Its sequel, How to Hold Someone in Your Heart, was also a huge bestseller, cementing the appeal of Tsujimura's unique combination of emotion, mystery and magic. She is the author of the groundbreaking novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror, which was also adapted for anime and manga and which combines real-world fantasy with important themes of mental health and friendship. Tsujimura has won many awards, including the Japan Booksellers' Award and the Naoki Prize, and is published worldwide. English-language editions of many of her works, including True Mothers, Arrogance and Virtue (now a major Japane
£13.49
Transworld How to Hold Someone in your Heart
Book SynopsisMizuki Tsujimura (Author) MIZUKI TSUJIMURA is the much-loved author of million-copy-bestselling mystery and puzzlebox novels. Lost Souls Meet Under a Full Moon explores our relationship with the memories of deceased loved ones and what gives our lives meaning. It was made into a high-budget Japanese-language film and won a newcomer award. Its sequel, How to Hold Someone in Your Heart, was also a huge bestseller, cementing the appeal of Tsujimura's unique combination of emotion, mystery and magic. She is the author of the groundbreaking novel Lonely Castle in the Mirror, which was also adapted for anime and manga and which combines real-world fantasy with important themes of mental health and friendship. Tsujimura has won many awards, including the Japan Booksellers' Award and the Naoki Prize, and is published worldwide. English-language editions of many of her works, including True Mothers, Arrogance and Virtue (now a major Japane
£13.49
Penguin Random House Children's UK The Bromeliad Trilogy
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewWitty, funny, wise and altogether delightful. * Locus *Pratchett gives his cast plenty of personality and fuels the plot with nonstop comedy. * Kirkus Reviews *
£15.29
Watkins Media Limited Unseemly Science
Book SynopsisThe Second Bullet-Catcher Novel! A swashbuckling novel set in an unusual alternate England, sure to appeal to readers of China Mieville and Jon Courtney Grimwood.
£9.49
Watkins Media Limited Fallen Gods
Book SynopsisThe gods are angry and threatening apocalypse and the only man who can save the world is the one who ignited their ire...Trade Review"Thrilling, bloody, and fun." – Looking for a Good Book; "Seriously, what a phenomenal second book!" – Smorgasbord Fantasia; "James Moore has become one of my favorite writers." – Adventures Fantastic; "Fallen Gods was quite enjoyable, I look forward to the conclusion, and I hope to see these ravenous gods be sacrificed for the good of all. 4 out of 5 stars" – Shelf Inflicted; "Seriously, what a phenomenal second book! Everything that was so delightfully dark about The Last Sacrifice, James just wraps those thorny vines tighter around the plot. He proceeds to deepen it to a gripping degree throwing in mindbogglingly twisted horror elements." – Smorgasbord Fantasia; "A wild adventure with plenty of action and bloodshed and just as with the first book, we have a conflict on a grand scale – mortal men against the gods – which keeps the stakes high and exciting." – Looking for a Good Book; "I am so ready for the next book!' Seriously, the next one is promising to be glorious. If the world is actually going to end, it ain't going down without a fight and I want to read that fight!" – Purple Owl Reviews; "The novel once again demonstrates why James A Moore is at the forefront of the modern masters of sword and sorcery." – Book Wraiths; "Moore's creativity shines through with a new world, new pantheon, new monsters, new nations and continents. The characters live and breathe and pop from the page - often with swords swinging." – Paul's Scribblings; Praise for The Last Sacrifice "Gripping, horrific, and unique, James Moore continues to be a winner, whatever genre he's writing in. Well worth your time." – Seanan McGuire, New York Times bestselling author of the InCryptid and Toby Daye series; "With The Last Sacrifice, James A. Moore has triumphed yet again, delivering a modern sword and sorcery tale to delight old and new fans of the genre. With its intriguing premise, stellar cast of characters, and flavorful horror elements, this is damn good stuff." – Bookwraiths; "This was a very good read." – Purple Owl Reviews; "Epic fantasy at its best." – Amanda J Spedding; "Grimdark as fuck! So in a word "'GREAT'". – The Blogin' Hobgoblin; "I liked The Last Sacrifice a great deal. I've always enjoyed Moore's work and don't see that changing anytime soon. He just keeps getting better. Check this one out and see." - Adventures Fantastic; "What's Moore to say? People fighting Gods? Bring it! This is a great addition to James A. Moore's line up." - The Book Plank; "I love it. This is a story that turns the genre story arc on its head, mixes up the motives of heroes and villains, and muddies the waters of divine intervention. A fantastic, surprising start to a major new series." - Beauty in Ruins; "The Last Sacrifice is a solid start to the sordid grim-dark tale documenting the end of a bleak violent world." - Smorgasbord Fantasia; "I found The Last Sacrifice to be highly engaging, magical with a distinct grimdark feel and the world herein is richly imagined and cleverly wrought and brought to life. I can't wait to read the sequel and I am now also eager to check out the other works by this author. I highly recommend this book to all lovers of fantasy." – Cover 2 Cover; "I'd recommend this and I'll be keeping an eye out for the next one. More evil Grakhul/He-Kisshi action please Mr Moore!" – Ribaldry's Books; "I was just turning pages as fast as my eyes could devour the words." – On A Dark Stormy Review; "Moore has laid the groundwork for a trilogy that promises to be loaded with terrifically grim fantasy storytelling. I might even call it epic. There is a lot of swift, merciless violence in this book, mingled with an undercurrent of very welcome, if very dark, humor. All of it together takes me back to what made me giddy about epic fantasy way back when. I'd say I'm happy to be back, but I'm not sure that's quite the right word for a book packed with this much violent incident. Let's say instead that I'm bloody satisfied." - Rich Rosell for the B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog
£7.59
Watkins Media Limited The Broken Heavens BOOK III OF THE WORLDBREAKER
Book SynopsisThe bloodsoaked conclusion to Kameron Hurley’s epic fantasy masterpiece – the Worldbreaker Saga – is unleashed. The Dhai nation has broken apart under the onslaught of the Tai Kao, invaders from a parallel world. With the Dhai in retreat, Kirana, leader of the Tai Kao, establishes a base in Oma’s temple and instructs her astrologers to discover how they can use the ancient holy place to close the way between worlds. With all the connected worlds ravaged by war and Oma failing, only one world can survive. Who will be sacrificed, and what will the desperate people of these worlds do to protect themselves?File Under: Fantasy [ Parallel Lives Ruined Mothers Zodiac War Ultimate Sacrifice ]Trade Review"Epic in every sense of the word. Hurley has built a world - no, worlds - in which cosmology and magic, history and religion, politics and prejudice all play crucial roles. Forget all about tentative, conventional fantasy; there's so much great material in here that Hurley needs more than one universe in order to fit it all in." "The Mirror Empire is the most original fantasy I've read in a long time, set in a world full of new ideas, expanding the horizons of the genre. A complex and intricate book full of elegant ideas and finely-drawn characters." STARRED REVIEW: "Hurley reuses old tropes to excellent effect, interweaving them with original elements to create a world that will fascinate and delight her established fans and appeal to newcomers. Readers will blaze through this opening instalment and eagerly await the promised sequel."
£11.69
Watkins Media Limited Silent Hall
Book SynopsisFive bedraggled refugees and a sinister wizard awaken a dragon and defy the gods.Trade ReviewTO FOLLOW
£999.99
Watkins Media Limited Immortal Architects
Book SynopsisA thrilling futuristic thriller of ancient superheroes, sequel to Paige's rich magical debut, The InterminablesTrade Review"I can't state strongly enough that this is superb writing." – Online Eccentric Librarian; "I can't imagine anyone who enjoys epic fantasy worlds not loving this fascinating piece of dystopian fiction." – Word Gurgle; "Delightfully, it is just as weird, wonderful and beautiful a story as the first." – Blogendorff; "This story has a lot going for it which I'm sure will be an instant hit for fans of Jim Butcher and Cassandra Clare." – Splattergeist; "Inventive and imaginative." – Edge Cases; "Too good for words!" – Atypical Femme (YouTube); "The dynamic between the two main characters is absolutely stunning. And heartbreaking and moving and just…gorgeous... I just love her writing. Absolutely stunning and very realistic." – Writer Ravings; Praise for The Interminables "A wild debut about Time and War teaming up to battle the evils of eternal peace. By the time you're done you won't fear the reaper; you'll want to wrap his lonely, cross-stitch obsessed self up in a hug and never let go." – Alis Franklin, author of Liesmith; "Vivid worldbuilding of a fascinating alternate Earth, peppered with touches of whimsy. This is a promising debut!" – Emmie Mears, author of the Alaya Storm series; "It will reward you with a world of wonders and horrors, alongside a tale of a deep and desperate friendships." – SFX: The Sci-Fi and Fantasy Magazine; "The Interminables is the type of book that Angry Robot was made for." – Strange Alliances; "It will reward you with a world of wonders and horrors, alongside a tale of deep and desperate friendship: a thief and a war, trying to save as many lives and they can." – SFX magazine; "An interesting and unique read." – Vampire Book Club; "A dark, depressive, but beautifully imagined urban fantasy/alternate universe. Perhaps one of the most interesting, intriguing, and rich books I've read this year." – Online Eccentric Librarian; "Magic in the modern world is always a fun trope." – The Verge, best SFF books to check out in July; "So fucking good." – The State of Blogendorff; "The Interminables by Paige Orwin is a unique, sometimes challenging read that really grabbed my attention." – Looking For a Good Book; "The Interminables is a type of science fiction/fantasy that I love. It doesn't dwell too much on the how's of the situation, but jumps head first to the what's, who's, and why's of the story." – The Help Desk
£6.74
Watkins Media Limited The Song of the Dead
Book SynopsisFinally, the lost histories of the Catastrophe will be revealed and with them the ultimate fate of the buried city of Recoletta in the dramatic conclusion to Carrie Patel’s trilogy.Trade Review"Carrie Patel's post-Catastrophic world has become progressively more rich and complex over the course of her trilogy... [This] engaging political fantasy is full of twists and turns, and The Song of the Dead especially stands out for its imaginative, memorably described characters and settings." - Dru Pagliassotti, author of the Clockwork Heart trilogy; "In the riveting Recoletta series, Carrie Patel is a cultural excavator incisively carving out the recesses of human nature, digging up fossils that reveal both the physical geography of a collapsed United States as well as the existential cartography of humanity. The trilogy is a moving paean wrapped in the rhythms of a steampunk dystopian alternate history that rings with pain, hope, and resistance in a song that will awaken even the dead." - Peter Tieryas, author of United States of Japan and Bald New World; "It's got something for everyone. There's the great secret of the Catastrophe, which shattered the land above Recoletta. There's air battles, train robberies, betrayals. A whiff of the romantic (as well as of romance) runs through the pages, and if Malone and Jane seem to plunge from the frying pan into the fire quite often - well, it certainly kept me turning pages. There's some great character moments here, as well as some smartly written dialogue - and the plot runs along nicely. It kept me guessing and kept me reading late into the night. If you're looking to start a new series, then it's worth going back to The Buried Life and working your way through the series. If you're looking for a conclusion to the story of Recoletta, then I can recommend this wholeheartedly." - SF and F Reviews; "Patel does it again. This is another great story that takes us from the buried city of Recoletta, to the farming communes, onto a flotilla of ships across the ocean and the Continent where Arnault's big secret is revealed. I found the resolution of the plot arc very satisfying and Patel did a great job of tying up all the individual plot threads into one satisfying conclusion. It is hard to say much more without risking giving too much away. Suffice to say you will need to find out for yourself." - The Quillery; “The Song of the Dead is my favorite book of the series.” – One Writer’s Journey; Praise and Reviews for The Buried Life and Cites and Thrones:; "The Buried Life artfully sets a who-dunit murder mystery in a dystopian underground city filled with dark politics and foul secrets. It's a gripping read from start to finish, with two clever female leads and a delightfully colorful cast. More, please!" - Beth Cato, author of The Clockwork Dagger; "With Regency-era sensibilities and Agatha Christie's flair for the subtle conundrum, Patel's debut novel introduces readers to a subterranean city of the future, centuries after what is dubbed 'The Catastrophe', and beautifully manages the delicate balance between entertainment and social commentary. The subtly fantastical story is resplendent with surprisingly deep villains, political corruption, and a gripping whodunit feel." - Starred Review, Publishers Weekly; "The Buried Life is a dark, imaginative steampunk gem - tailor-made for mystery fans and history nerds alike, with plenty of cops-and-robbers to keep you on your toes. This is a very fine contribution to the genre." - Cherie Priest, author of Boneshaker and Maplecroft; "The Buried Life excels on many levels, quite apart from its presentation of strong female characters: it's a cracking whodunnit with sufficient twists and turns to make Agatha Christie proud, a vivid portrayal of a vibrant multicultural society, and an intriguing love story." - The Guardian; "Fans of steampunk alternate histories will enjoy this book, and I suspect that readers of the lighter end of the dystopian genre will too. It's quick, filled with enjoyable characters, and contains enough socio-political reflectiveness to give you something to chew on. It's a great debut effort, and, even better, the first in a series." - Barnes and Noble; "Vaguely steampunk-ish but not quite classifiable, The Buried Life is recommended for readers comfortable straddling the border of fantasy and sci-fi; dedicated fantasists and hard sci-fi fans may want to go down another hole." - Books, Brains, and Beer; "This was a very well written novel. Attention to the logic of not only writing but writing a detective novel was superb. Behind this detecting logic there lurks an obvious perpetrator but you always seem to know that that would be too easy. The fun is in determining the who, and seeing if subsequent events play out in your favor. I like a novel that challenges you AND gives you enough information to figure it out. I loved this novel and look forward to Ms. Patel's next." - Koeur's Book Reviews; "What Patel is giving the characters (and the reader) in this changed portrayal is an understanding of consequences. The old Recolleta is dead, but the birth pains of the new one aren't especially pretty. Still, from a setting point of view, Patel has spun together a vivid world, one which is different enough from our own to be fascinating, and similar enough that we empathise with the characters as they struggle within it." - Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews; "I read this book in one go, quite literally in one sitting. It's definitely a worthy sequel." - Bibliophibian Inc.; "Ms. Patel has a knack in Cities and Thrones of providing just enough information for your imagination to grab hold and provide the rest. She's also a master at nail-biting, non-stop action. Once you start reading, hold on tight because things are going to get really interesting fast. I recommend this series because it just keeps getting better." - Popcorn Reads; "It's all fascinating and interesting, and the aftermath of the revolution in Recoletta puts me in mind of some of the events of the French Revolution. Thus, the tangle of events here reminds me strongly of the novels of Django Wexler and Brian McClellan, especially when the plots of their novels focus on intrigue and city adventure rather than the flintlock fantasy war scenes. These three authors, McClellan, Wexler and Patel, all understand and illustrate that revolution and political upheaval are never, ever, smooth and easy affairs. There are countervailing forces, revanchist forces, radical elements, and the ordinary person *still* has to muddle along and live the day-to-day life, sometimes in a very broken world." - The Skiffy and Fanty Show
£8.09
Watkins Media Limited Kojiki
Book SynopsisA young woman travels to Japan to fulfill her father’s dying wish and stumbles into a mythic struggle between divine forces.Trade Review"Kojiki is a fast-paced adventure story... readers may well be carried along with the excitement."
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Watkins Media Limited The Outlaw and the Upstart King The Map of
Book SynopsisElizabeth Barnabus returns, to uncover the secrets and mysteries of the Gas-Lit Empire, in the startling sequel to The Queen of All Crows.As it is inked, so shall your oaths and bindings be.Tattoos are the only law on the Island of the Free, and there can never be a king. Every clan agrees on that. But a returning exile has smuggled something across the water that could send the old ways up in flames. Elias wants revenge on the men who severed his oaths and made him an outlaw. But, if his wealth and honour are to be restored, he'll need help from the most unlikely quarter - a mysterious woman, landed unwontedly on Newfoundland's rocky shore.File Under:Fantasy [ Indelible Promise The End Begins Heart on Sleeve Castaway ]Trade Review“Let’s get this out of the way: The Queen of All Crows is an excellent book, full stop. Duncan has managed to infuse the world of the Gas-Lit Empire, and the character of Elizabeth Barnabus herself, with a new jolt of life, color, and depth.”"Rod Duncan has taken the story of the Gas-Lit Empire to a new level... Grabs from the first page and doesn't let go. Absolutely recommended."
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Watkins Media Limited Under the Pendulum Sun
Book SynopsisVictorian missionaries travel into the heart of the newly discovered lands of the Fae, in a stunningly different fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.Trade Review"An evocative, claustrophobic Gothic novel with strikingly creepy set-pieces, which repeatedly dislocates its reader's and characters' worldview in a forceful examination of faith and the power of stories." – Aliette de Bodard, Nebula, Locus and BSFA Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings; "Under the Pendulum Sun is a weird, ingenious, and ravishing story of the Fae and the outsiders driven to discover their secrets, told with a heady melange of disturbing beauty and enticing dangers." – Kate Elliott, author of Cold Magic, Black Wolves, and Court of Fives; "An enchanting literary debut – I couldn't put it down!" – Lavie Tidhar, World Fantasy Award winning author of A Man Lies Dreaming and Central Station; "Hauntingly beautiful and masterfully told. This looks like the start of a brilliant career." – Keith Yatsuhashi, author of Kokoro; "Jeanette Ng has no time for Victorian attempts to sanitise and prettify Faerie. A story as intriguing as it is eerily disturbing." – Juliet McKenna; "Jeannette Ng's imagery is breathtaking, her setting dark and delightful, and her use of theology is pure genius. Like some sinister elf, Under the Pendulum Sun will steal your imagination and never give it back." – N S Dolkart, author of Among the Fallen; "Under the Pendulum Sun does live up to its fabulous pitch. A richly woven fantasy from a brilliant imagination. Definitely one for readers interested in fairy lore and Gothic fantasy." – Rod Duncan, author of The Bullet-Catcher's Daughter; "Imagine Northanger Abbey's Catherine Morland confined to a particularly mysterious corner of Gormenghast with the Faeries of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell for company and you start to get an idea of how delightfully intricate and beautifully realised a novel Under the Pendulum Sun is. A remarkable debut." – Jonathan L Howard, author of Johannes Cabal the Necromancer series; "Under the Pendulum Sun is a delicious fusion of repressed Victorian missionary values and the horror of the Fae. A sumptuous account of the journey into the land of the Fae, and into the darkest recesses of the human soul, this book delighted and shocked in all the best ways." – Emma Newman; "Extremely beautiful, entertaining, and emotionally compelling...read this excellent book." – Grimdark magazine ; "Intriguing... fascinating." – Publishers Weekly; "A novel whose big heart enables it to engage with big ideas. Read it carefully, and be rewarded." – Andrew Wallace, author of Sons of the Crystal Mind; "Jeannette Ng has written an utterly brilliant gothic novel, using all the tropes and cliches of the genre and rising above them in magnificent style. I highly recommend it." – Intellectus Speculativus; "There is a wisdom, but also an exquisite beauty in her words that stun you... Under the Pendulum Sun is a gorgeous book." – Utopia State of Mind; "An intricate distortion of myth and history." – Victorian Soul Critiques; "A deep, rich and very definitely eerie gothic novel that asks some very hard, very interesting questions about god, faith, the nature of truth and what stories and storytelling have to do with all of it." – Kam Reads and Recs; "Under the Pendulum Sun is a dark, psychological fantasy in a gothic vein, paying considerable literary homage to authors such as the Brontës. Impressively, Jeannette Ng manages to keep her debut novel grounded in historical reality despite its taking place entirely in the faelands." – The Fancy Hat Lady Reads; "Holy wah. Holy wah! Holy WAH! This book was an amazing read!" – Purple Owl Reviews; "Jeannette Ng's Under the Pendulum Sun expertly weaves fantasy, the Gothic, academia, and religion in this compelling novel about missionaries to Arcadia, the land of the Fae." – Fairy Book Mother; "The writing and the world building are an absolute treat and the story is very original." – Helen's Bookshelf; "Under the Pendulum Sun is a towering work of imagination." – Alan Brenik; "Jeannette Ng has subverted the Gothic novel and given it a fresh lease of life." – Strange Alliances; "The writing is, in a word, beautiful." – YA On My Mind; "A pre-Halloween puzzle box of a book." – Victorian Soul Critique; "Beautifully crafted and structured, but containing a deeper, hidden heart that takes patience to reach. 5 Stars: Excellent." – Occasionally Random Book Reviews; "Under the Pendulum Sun is an amazing debut novel from an author to watch." – The Illustrated Page; "A book that will pull you in about fourteen different directions and refresh your imagination." – Chain Interaction; "Ng's writing is first rate and this is an enjoyable, immersive book that is able both to take seriously the perspective of its Victorian characters and to show their worldview under assault from a cultural encounter for which they're wholly unfitted. It's a haunting, intricate book which is like nothing I'd read before. I'd strongly recommend it." – Blue Book Balloon; "The author does an excellent job of building suspense and setting throughout, and gives us interesting characters." – JD DeHart; "A stunningly different fantasy that mixes Crimson Peak with Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell." – Fine Print; "Under the Pendulum Sun contains wonders and terrors, sweet love and brittle disgust. " – Barnes & Noble Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog; "Under the Pendulum Sun is a debut novel from a writer who knows her prose craft." – Pop-Verse; "Really interesting and refreshing." – Bofinkins (vlog); "Under the Pendulum Sun is fantastic and I can't wait to see what Jeannette Ng writes next." – Pretty Terrible
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Watkins Media Limited A Breach in the Heavens Godserfs BOOK III OF THE
Book SynopsisWizards battle gods to save the world—and one heroic sorceress stands at the center of it all—in this electrifying conclusion to the Godserfs epic fantasy series The End Times have arrived. For over a decade, the sorceress Phaedra has had a single, vital task: to keep the world of the elves separated from humanity’s. But when her world experiences its first skyquake, it’s clear that something is very wrong. Has all Phaedra’s work been for nothing? She’ll need a new plan—and her friends’ help—to keep the worlds from smashing into each other and shredding all of creation. Unfortunately, not everyone likes the new plan. To the God of the Underworld, destroying creation doesn’t seem like such a bad idea . . .Trade ReviewPraise and Reviews for the Godserfs series: "Silent Hall is very nearly a perfect novel. I wish my first book had been anywhere near as inventive and challenging to the norm."- James A Moore, author of The Last Sacrifice"I am constantly surprised how a new author can bring a creative world into the light of the written word and unfold a competent and entertaining novel. Really astounding, as it reads like an accomplished author that has been writing for many years. GET THIS!"- Koeur's Book Reviews"Once again N S Dolkart has achieved an epic tale with an intimate feel because, despite the vast topographical and conceptual canvas, you experience the characters' needs, emotions and concerns."- Strange Alliances"True and rewarding fantasy at its best."- Morpheus Tales"This was crazy good! 4.8/5"- Koeur's Book Reviews"This is a very special debut novel. The quality of writing takes this tale way beyond a simple fantasy adventure."- Strange Alliances"An excellent debut from a new author. What a lush world of magics and peoples, gods, and dragons. What's more, the author set it all in a patriarchal world, yet delivers some rather feminist notions in a very organic way. Likewise, there are nuggets about racism and even domestic violence, but done so subtly and woven in so smoothly that they don't stand out as such. They just blend in to make a much rounder story that has a lot more to say than the typical medieval-patriarchy fantasy. A delightful surprise, and cleverly done."- Women of Badassery"If you are a reader of fantasy, I highly recommend Silent Hall, the first in Dolkart's new series. Read it because you like a comfort read. Read it because you like to read about close friends succeeding together. Read it because you appreciate the value of ethical interaction that is so lost in most of the fantasy literature coming out today. Read it for its cleverness, read it for its endearing Talmud like study of a fantastical theology. Read it because of its feminist bent or its discussion of the value of knowledge and the fear that knowledge can generate. Read it to watch characters learn to love themselves. Read it because it's raining outside. Whatever. Read it!"- Dirty Little Bookworm"I believe any fan of epic fantasy, or anyone who just like a well written, focused character driven story, will enjoy this book. If you're big into Anthony Ryan's Blood Song series, Michael Sullivan's Ryiria series, Tim Marquitz's Blood War series, or Jeff Salyard's Bloodsounder's Arc series, then this book should be a must read for you."- The Bookwyrm Speaks"Love this story."- H D Lynn, author of The Corner Store Witch"Reading Silent Hall, I was impressed by just how well thought out and paced the narrative was. As a first novel, this is supremely good book."- Misanthropester"N S Dolkart's debut novel, Silent Hall, is an epic fantasy adventure that explores new ground with a reluctant band of adventurers and really captures the reader's attention."- Looking for a Good Book"Silent Hall wages a war between selfish gods and a band of wanderers, whose strained friendship is their greatest weapon. The reader has no opportunity to lose interest in this tale."- Cowering King "A great, mythological sort of story that brings all of high fantasy's good stuff to the table without having all that Good Ol' Boy fantasy nonsense of its genre predecessors from the 90s and early 2000s."- Jasmine Gower, author of Moonshine "Dolkart did a great job of switching between his characters, and I felt their pain when they were faced with trials."- A Man for All Seasons "Epic fantasy at its most divine."- Sean Grigsby
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Watkins Media Limited The Beast of Nightfall Lodge The Institute for
Book SynopsisA mysterious explorer hires a team of adventurers to join him in a hunt for a monstrous beast, in this rip-roaring sequel to Fury From the Tomb.When Egyptologist Rom Hardy receives a strange letter from his old friend, the bounty-hunting sniper Rex McTroy, he finds himself drawn into a chilling mystery. In the mountains of New Mexico, a bloodthirsty creature is on the loose, leaving a trail of bodies in its wake. Now, a wealthy big game hunter has offered a staggering reward for its capture, and Rom’s patron – the headstrong and brilliant Evangeline Waterston – has signed the team up for the challenge. Awaiting them are blizzards, cold-blooded trappers, remorseless hunters, a mad doctor, wild animals and a monster so fearsome and terrifying, it must be a legend come to life.File Under: Fantasy [ The Big Hunt Evil Spirits Deliverance Holiday Cottage ]Trade Review“Fury From the Tomb is your cure for the pulp fiction blues you never knew you had. This tantalizing mashup combines supernatural horror, western and adventure in one shiny package.”"The Beast of Nightfall Lodge is some of the most fun you’ll have this winter. Filled with adventure and danger, murder and mayhem, it’s a wonderful fantasy novel that inches you closer and closer to a monster you grow to fear."
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Watkins Media Limited The Heart of the Circle
Book SynopsisSorcerers fight for the right to exist and fall in love, in this extraordinary alternate world fantasy thriller by award-winning Israeli author Keren Landsman.Throughout human history there have always been sorcerers, once idolised and now exploited for their powers. In Israel, the Sons of Simeon, a group of religious extremists, persecute sorcerers while the government turns a blind eye. After a march for equal rights ends in brutal murder, empath, moodifier and reluctant waiter Reed becomes the next target. While his sorcerous and normie friends seek out his future killers, Reed complicates everything by falling hopelessly in love. As the battle for survival grows ever more personal, can Reed protect himself and his friends as the Sons of Simeon close in around them?File Under: Fantasy [ Love Squared Stuck in the Margins Emotional Injection Fight the Power ]Trade Review“A fascinating and original urban fantasy… Landsman demonstrates virtuoso writing ability, building a fascinating plot, an impressive combination of sources of inspiration and rare emotional depth.”“Keren Landsman did not write a good book, she wrote an excellent book.”“An important step forward for the Israeli genre scene... it delivers a powerful, engrossing story.”"Oh wow. Wow, this book. How am I supposed to write anything now?"“A bold new voice in Israeli fantasy... an enchanting debut.” "Landsman’s novel is exceptionally paced and full of intriguing characters and concepts""unusual and compelling English-language debut.""Themes of oppression, acceptance, and betrayal are explored in this gripping sf thriller.""Everything about The Heart of the Circle is fresh and bright and joyful, even the hard parts. It's beautifully, artistically, artfully written, and it's entirely worth your time.""The best speculative fiction pushes the boundaries of real life to make a point; Landsman’s novel… does just that in a masterful show of skill and understanding of the possibilities of the genre."
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Watkins Media Limited Starship Alchemon
Book SynopsisFrom the the award-winning author of the cult-80s classic Liege-Killer and The Paratwa Saga, comes Starship Alchemon – a deep-space action opera combined with a threat to all humanity.Nine explorers aboard a powerful AI vessel, Alchemon, are sent to investigate an “anomalous biosignature” on a distant planet. But they soon realize their mission has gone to hell as deadly freakish incidents threaten their lives. Are these events caused by the tormented psychic mysteriously put aboard at the last minute? Has the crew been targeted by a vengeful corporate psychopath? Are they part of some cruel experiment by the ship’s ruthless owners? Or do their troubles originate with the strange alien lifeform retrieved from the planet? A creature that might possess an intelligence beyond human understanding or may perhaps be the spawn of some terrifying supernatural force... Either way, as theirTrade Review"This is a fast-paced future thriller that delivers on the promise of its high-concept premise.”“You’ll want to hang in there for the entirety of the ride.”“Highly engrossing and fascinating.”
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Watkins Media Limited Creeping Jenny A Nyquist Mystery Nyquist
Book SynopsisThe third book in Jeff Noon's widely acclaimed 'Nyquest Mysteries' find our protagonist caught up in a new mystery that delves into nightmares, Saints and the answer to his father's disappearanceIn the winter of 1959, private eye John Nyquist arrives in the village of Hoxley-on-the-Hale with only a package of cryptic photographs, and the frail hope of finding an answer to a question he's been asking since his childhood.But the villagers offer little help, as each day brings a twisted new rule in the name of a different Saint that they, and Nyquist, must follow. And there are whispers of the return of the Tolly Man, an avatar of chaos in a terrible mask...As Nyquist struggles to distinguish friend from foe, and the Tolly Man draws nearer, he must race to finally settle the one mystery he has never been able to solve: the disappearance of his father.From the singular imagination of Jeff Noon comes this dark tale of folk horror in the Philip K. Dick Trade Review"It's a heady psychedelic mix, packed with literary allusions, which brilliantly explores notions of self-identity, personal awareness and how we fit into our own stories." "Rich, inventive and recommended." "A moody, grimy, ruthlessly funny read... its sense of play and sly manipulation of reader expectations - about metafiction, weird fiction, and noir - is still quite the trip." "By writing a novel set in literature itself the author has created a new psychedelic meta-genre as well as a fantastic story that sticks in the mind long after the novel itself is read." "The Body Library is a brilliant piece of writing that does a satisfying job of merging noir, magical realism, and a love of all things literary." "A disturbing and bizarre journey by one of the great masters of weird fiction." "Noon has written a kaleidoscopic noir novel of dizzying dream logic." "Clocks and watches form a recurrent motif in this artful, eerie novel that infuses the mystery genre with symbolism and soul." "Wonderful and uniquely absorbing." "Noon is the Lewis Carroll of Manchester's housing estates." "Noon is a fiercely urban writer. [He] reflects the energy of the rave generation: the hammer and twist of the music, the language of the computer games addict and the buzz of technology." "Noon's blend of quirky ideas, striking prose and imaginative characterisations establishes him as one of the most original voices in imaginative fiction." "Let's call him the first of the psychedelic fantasists." "A virtual wonderland." "Humorous, horrific and wildly original... an imaginative masterpiece." "Observes most of the conventions of cyberpunk fiction [yet] its imagery is insistently organic, and owes more to the underground pharmacology of the rave scene than to the world of hard wired chips and user interface." "Intriguingly textured, reliably witty and inventive, Noon's whirling purposeful fantasy packs a full whallop." "outstanding paranormal mystery" "Classic Jeff Noon weirdness with a beautifully crafted mystery at its heart."
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Watkins Media Limited Red Noise
Book SynopsisCaught up in a space station turf war between gangs and corrupt cops, a lone asteroid miner decides to take them all down.Broke and out of fuel, a wildcat asteroid miner comes to Station 35 looking to sell her cargo and get back to the life of solitude she craves. Instead, the cheating thieves who run the place leave her deep in debt.Desperate to get away, she finds herself swept up in a three-way standoff between gangs and crooked cops. Faced with the decision to take sides or clean out the Augean Stables, she breaks out the flamethrower...File Under: Science Fiction [ Jane Got a Gun Gangster's Paradise Debts and Deceptions There Shall Be Blood ]Trade Review"the whole thing is just plain fun.""John Murphy is a master of tight plots and unforgettable characters.” "This fast, fun space western is pure entertainment.""Red Noise clips right along."
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Watkins Media Limited The Phlebotomist
Book SynopsisIn a near future where citizens are subject to the mandatory blood draw, government phlebotomist Willa Wallace witnesses an event that makes her question her whole world...To recover from a cataclysmic war, the Harvest was instituted to pass blood to those affected by radiation. But this charitable act has led to a society segregated entirely by blood type. Government blood contractor, Patriot, rewards your generous gift based on the compatibility of your donation, meaning that whoever can give the most, gets the most in return.While working as a reaper taking collections for the Harvest, Willa chances upon an idea to resurrect an obsolete technique that could rebalance the city. But in her quest to set things into motion, she uncovers a horrifying secret that cuts to the heart of everything.File Under: Dystopia [ Blood Will Out This Might Hurt a Bit Be positive Bloody Nightmare ]Trade Review"A clever, inventive fantasy with a horrific twist that explores whether we are more than the sum of our parts.""exciting and genre-challenging debut""This is a layered, post-apocalyptic book you won’t escape from easily, and one which left me genuinely squirming in my seat.” "A compelling dystopian thriller that presents a fallen world and proceeds to dissect it with sanguine enthusiasm using its refreshingly unconventional heroes.""equal parts fascinating and horrifying, and never not entertaining.""this book will take root at the base of your brain, threading its tentacles into your spinal cord and requiring you to keep turning pages until the bloody end.” "Chris Panatier knocks it out of the park""The fascinating characters are sure to keep the reader’s attention."'If you like your dystopian futures with a twist, then The Phlebotomist is the story for you. Highly recommended.'
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Watkins Media Limited Triumff
Book SynopsisVivat Regina!It is the year 2010, and Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth XXX sits upon the throne of the Anglo-Hispanic Empire. Fuelled by alchemy and superstition, the Elizabethan era has endured unchallenged for almost 450 years. But now, a shadow conspiracy threatens to bring it to a violent end...Unfortunately for roguish adventurer Sir Rupert Triumff, lately fallen from favour at court, he makes the perfect scapegoat. If Triumff is to uncover the plot, save the Queen, and clear his name, he'll need all his wit, skill, and charm, and every tool in his magical Coutteau suisse. Even the nail buffer.From the madcap mind of multi-million selling author Dan Abnett comes a furious maelstrom of incredible swordfights, wild invention, and truly awful puns.FILE UNDER: Buckle Your Swash Ebony Serpent Do You Feel Opportune? As You Like ItTrade Review"The concept is clever and creative, and magic, treason, and Spanish grandees make for an entertaining read... fans of more intellectual fantasy will enjoy Abnett's misadventures and hope for future installments." - Publishers Weekly "Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero is a witch's brew of alternate history, hocus pocus, cracking action and cheesy gags. Reads like Blackadder crossed with Neal Stephenson. It's a Kind of Magick - don't miss it." - Stephen Baxter "Endlessly inventive, joyously irreverent, drenched with adrenalin and wicked humour, Dan Abnett's Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero is a brilliant occult-comedy-historical-adventure that's true to the best traditions of the genres it so eagerly devours." - Mike Carey "I came away impressed by Dan Abnett's vision for the setting of the story. There isn't anything else like it. The world building is masterfully done and combined with the tone of the story creates a unique and enjoyable experience... Triumff is fun and loaded with excitement and great characters. The setting for the novel is one of a kind and entertaining in all of the right ways. 4/5" - James Atlantic "This is what it would look like if William Shakespeare and Rowan Atkinson got together to write a novel after a night on the town with Terry Pratchett. In spite of the general silliness and fun, Dan manages to create a successfully sinister undertone from early on. As the book progresses, the plot thickens and becomes increasingly dark and sinister, the humour becoming a lighter touch and the tension drawn tighter. There is a good plot, suitably complex, well drawn characters and a dramatic climax. This is a delightful, often original and hugely entertaining read." - Unbound "I wasn't expecting Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero to be as funny as it was and it was a more than pleasant surprise to find myself laughing as much as I was... The real fun lies in the moments where everything kicks off with lashings of hot pursuit and swordplay. This is where Abnett really lets loose and has a great time: throwing friend and foe together with great gusto and shaking the mixture up to see what happens. As far as I was concerned Abnett carried it off almost perfectly. 9 out of 10." - Graeme's Fantasy Book Review "Abnett has created a rollicking world (neo-Elizabethanpunk?) which is basically a mash-up of our own and that of the Elizabethan period. Gentlemen fight duels of honour, but may choose to employ Swiss Army swords (which have an unfortunate habit of replacing the sword blade with a potato peeler at inopportune moments during combat) in lieu of a standard rapier. Firearms are around, but still relatively primitive, whilst those versed in the Arte may employ significantly more powerful magical weapons as well. Triumff himself is a splendid hero, a colourful man of action perhaps a little too fond of the bottle but generally out to do the right thing. The book ends on a triumphant note with a promise that Sir Rupert Triumff will return for further adventures, which I find myself looking forward to immensely. ****1/2" - The Wertzone "Triumff is the sort of story that tends to get described as 'rollicking'... It's a good word. Rollicking, roistering, roller-coasting. You can tell that Dan had fun with this... there's a high-spirited gusto in Triumff that I don't think I've really seen from him before. The sense of fun is infectious - if you read this book in company I predict you'll be regularly tugging your companions's sleeves wanting to share the bit that just got you chuckling." - Matthew Farrer "I hate Dan Abnett. Why? Because having proved himself the king of noir-infused miltary SF, it takes quite a talent to move easily to something completely different - and this really is a triumffant leap in style. Whilst it's chock-full of nods-of-the-head to the finest of Culture and Art and History, it doesn't come over as pretentious - because most of all, Triumff: Her Majesty's Hero is a great slice of British fun. The depiction of the cityscape is a brew of heady descriptions, and written with a vast and esoteric vocabulary. And the humour is delivered with a wry smile that will have you guffawing boisterously from your armchair. What's especially annoying, though, is that this pesky Abnett chap makes such a change of gear in writing and storytelling look so damn easy." - Mark Charan Newton "[The] action scenes are plentiful and genuinely exciting in a way that adds a new dimension, which should help curtail claims that Abnett's is a facsimile of Pratchett's style. The tone of the book is generally light-hearted, packed with throwaway gags and some wordplays that would elicit groans from even the most seasoned reader of the Xanth series by Piers Anthony." 4 Stars, Must Read Now! - SciFi Now Magazine "As Triumff drinks and brawls his way through the pages of this book, we see some truly unique fights (Public Baths, anyone?), which Abnett has always been skilled at writing... The world he has created is an interesting one, and Abnett does an excellent job of realising it on the page... There are certainly absurdist elements to the novel (something that usually turns me off), but they are never over-done or excessive, providing just the right amount of oddity to intrigue without alienating the reader who might not think 'humour' begins and ends with Douglas Adams's Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Abnett's dialogue is frequently witty, sometimes daft, with some groan-while-you-smile puns. Highly recommended." - Civilian Reader "Dan Abnett - previously known for cranking out Warhammer fiction - has a fairly impeccable sense of comedic timing. From the wry footnotes to the surreal Swiss-army-sword, malapropisms and apples-on-strings, the book had me chuckling from start to finish in a way that Terry Pratchett hasn't succeeded in doing for a decade. There's a lot of obvious humor here, but if Abnett should be ashamed of his puns (and he should), he should also be proud of their delivery. Triumff is an unexpectedly adept contribution to the subgenre of humorous fantasy, one that should find more than a few fans." - Pornokitsch "With this novel, Abnett has staked himself firmly as a successor to Pratchett. It is, in turns, adventurous, creative and inventive, and above all else, hilariously funny..." - Stitch and Bear "I'm not sure what to call this...dystopia? Utopia? Post-apocalyptic? Perhaps just 'alternate history'. Whatever you please, this is Triumffs greatest...well...triumph. Creating a book that is so undefinable even the most accomplished of publicists will sit at their computer for hours trying to put it in a neat little category. It's like a huge "fuck you" to mainstream publishing and, let me tell you, it's way overdue." - Opinionated? Me? "I'm just going to put it down to it being Bloody Weird, which given that it's Dan Abnett writing for Angry Robot books is probably par for the course." - Cold Iron & Rowan Wood "Highly recommended - for those with a well-developed sense of the ridiculous." - Marginalia "Abnett's verbal fencing is a delight. He's one of the few writers who can go on for five pages about rain, and still have you hooked like a salmon on a crack-dosed worm. Triumff invites inevitable comparisons with Terry Pratchett's Discworld books, thanks to its Britishness and highbrow humour... Although the gags are often cheesier, the slapstick dafter and the puns more outrageous, this novel is easily in the same league as Pratchett, or indeed of any other comic fantasy author." - WarpCore SF "Triumff is a corking yarn which will make the stoniest-hearted soul giggle, wince and snort. Recommended." - Dark Fiction Review
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Watkins Media Limited The Moonsteel Crown Dominion
Book SynopsisThe Emperor of Aria is dead, and three junior members of a street gang are unwittingly caught up in the ensuing struggle for the throne, in the first epic adventure in a new fantasy world from a master of the genre.The Emperor of Aria has been murdered, the Empire is in crisis, and Dead Men walk the streets...But Myla, Fings, and Seth couldn't care less. They're too busy just trying to survive in the Sulk-struck city of Varr, committing petty violence and pettier crimes to earn their keep in the Unrulys, a motley gang led by Blackhand. When the Unrulys are commissioned to steal a mysterious item to order, by an equally mysterious patron, the trio are thrust right into the bitter heart of a struggle for the Crown, where every faction is after what they have.Forced to lie low in a city on lockdown, they will have to work together if they want to save their skins... and maybe just save the Empire as well.File Under: Fantasy [ Sword-Monks ChiTrade Review"The book is an entertaining mix of Pern and Westeros, with the knowing characterisation of Abercrombie and the endearment of Novik.""It's a fun and entertaining debut that will appeal to fans of both classic and contemporary fantasy.""Subterfuge and skulduggery from one of my favourite fantasy writers.”"Wit, humor, and a percolating sense of enchantment are signatures of a Stephen Deas novel, and this is Deas at the top of his game.""Three unlikely characters land in the midst of political intrigue in this fun fantasy from Deas." – Publishers Weekly"A cracking read - fun, frenetic and full of great characters...Roll on book 2!" - Tom Lloyd, author of Stranger of Tempest"A big, rich world, with a plot full of surprises and characters that will linger long after you finish." - Joshua Philip Johnson, author of The Forever Sea"It will be loved by those who are looking for stories that exhibit all the darkness at the heart of Game of Thrones.” "Pratchett-like.""Readers who like their high fantasy laced with revenge and political intrigue will find this tale of interest."
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Watkins Media Limited The House of Cats and Gulls
Book SynopsisMyla, Seth, and Fings find themselves under siege in Deephaven, a city ravaged by the plague, and stalked by demons.
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Watkins Media Limited The Second Bell
Book SynopsisTo the world you are an abomination; a monster with unholy abilities. You're shunned and left to fend for yourself. Your only chance of survival is to tap into that dark potential - would you do it?In an isolated mountain community, sometimes a child is born with two hearts. Such a child - a striga - is considered a dangerous demon, which must be abandoned on the edge of the forest to protect the community. The only choice the child's mother can make is whether to leave her home with her infant, or stay behind and try to forget.Miriat made her choice. She and her nineteen-year-old striga daughter, Salka, now live a life of deprivation and hardship in a remote village, where to follow the impulses of the other heart is forbidden.But Salka is headstrong and young, and when threatened with losing everything, she is forced to explore the depths of her true nature, testing the bonds between mother and child.File Under: Fantasy&Trade Review"Captivating, provocative and poignant – not to be missed.""This is well worth your time!”"a very personal story you won’t be able to stop thinking about long after the tale is told.""enchanting fairy tale with real-world themes.""Houston has gifted us with a folktale that is both mythically resonant and all too human.""This intimate fantasy offers a heartfelt reflection on what it means to be human that is sure to please.""a coming-of-age tale set in a lavishly detailed backdrop drawn from the writer’s native Slavic mythology""A fresh and provocative spin on the Slavic Stiga mythology, The Second Bell is a smart and complex journey into the meaning of family, community, nature and possibility. A gripping read and full of heart.”"Fans of mythical yarns and medieval fantasies will enjoy this easy-to-read fable.""A masterful tale.""A claustrophobic but very human tale of bad decisions rather than (totally) bad people."
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Watkins Media Limited Composite Creatures
Book SynopsisHow close would you hold those you love, when the end comes?In a society where self-preservation is as much an art as a science, Norah and Arthur are learning how to co-exist in their new little world. Though they hardly know each other, everything seems to be going perfectly – from the home they’re building together to the ring on Norah’s finger. But survival in this world is a tricky thing, the air is thicker every day and illness creeps fast through the body. And the earth is becoming increasingly hostile to live in. Fortunately, Easton Grove is here for that in the form of a perfect little bundle to take home and harvest. You can live for as long as you keep it – or her – close. File Under: Science Fiction [ Teratoma for One Nine Lives Cell Patchwork Till Death ]Trade Review"A strong debut, and one that makes me want to read more from this up-and-coming author.""Caroline Hardaker’s debut poetry pamphlet is a triumph of contemporary myth-making.""Deliciously creepy!""an unapologetic, intimate tale of our shared human fragility, and the deceptions we employ to keep from breaking." "The writing is wistful and works in such a way you don't realise how wonderfully strange the book is until you are enfolded in it.""As thought-provoking as it is chilling.""Explores what constitutes love, how to build a life when a lot we take for granted is missing, and what it takes to ‘glue together a splitting world.’""A delicate and terrifying prospect of our future, with the most lovable creatures."“Creepy and enthralling, Hardaker’s superbly written debut will drip feed you dread from beginning to end.”“Highly recommended.”"A thought-provoking dystopian debut which continuously questions what it truly means to be alive.""A story you won’t forget in a hurry (try as you might) and an exceptional debut novel.""favorite science fiction book of the year"
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Watkins Media Limited The Maleficent Seven
Book SynopsisWhen you are all out of heroes, all that’s left are the villains.Trade Review“Cameron Johnston is an exciting new voice in fantasy.""Like Kings of the Wyld smooshed together with Suicide Squad into a glorious, gory, sweary melee.""A go-big-or-go-home delight.""fans of grimdark fantasy will find plenty to enjoy.""The Maleficent Seven is dark, bloody, and the most fun I’ve had in ages.”“A fun, thrilling, and bloody novel filled with interesting characters and a unique world”"Fans of dark fantasy that enjoy gallows humor alongside over-the-top blood and gore action will find this group of misfits perfectly awful""Soaring and magical""A fun romp of a novel. Recommended."
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Watkins Media Limited The Offset
Book SynopsisIt is your eighteenth birthday and one of your parents must die. You are the one who decides. Who do you pick?In a dying world, the Offset ceremony has been introduced to counteract and discourage procreation. It is a rule that is simultaneously accepted, celebrated and abhorred. But in this world, survival demands sacrifice so for every birth, there must be a death.Professor Jac Boltanski is leading Project Salix, a ground-breaking new mission to save the world by replanting radioactive Greenland with genetically-modified willow trees. But things aren’t working out and there are discrepancies in the data. Has someone intervened to sabotage her life’s work? In the meantime, her daughter Miri, an anti-natalist, has run away from home. Days before their Offset ceremony where one of her mothers must be sentenced to death, she is brought back against her will following a run-in with the law. Which parent will Miri pick to die: the one sTrade Review“Thrilling, terrifying and beautifully crafted, The Offset is the perfect science-fiction novel for our times. I devoured it.”"The Offset’s searing critique of anti-natalism could do for eco-fascism what Ninety Eighty-Four did for socialism and Brave New World did for eugenics.""It is a bare-knuckle punch to the heart. Calder Szewczak made me suffer – brilliantly.""The Offset is a prophetic, urgent, gripping read that throws into question what saving the world really means.""The Offset shows how anti-natalism could also take a dystopian turn... even views aimed at reducing suffering can increase it if fanatics seize control.""An honest, terrifying and sincere look into our future." "A name to watch.""Bleak, haunting and intriguing.""Smart, compelling and absolutely of the moment. A truly elegant debut.""A chilling evocation of a possible future.""Very entertaining, compulsive & thought-provoking.”"This is a beautifully written, brutal piece of dystopian fiction that does not shy away from the issues we must face today.”"A powerfully told debut" "These co-writers have produced a vision of a blighted world where everyone has to make sacrifices for the greater good, personal happiness being the first thing to go."
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Watkins Media Limited Forging a Nightmare
Book SynopsisFBI agent Michael Childs is tasked with tracking down a serial killer with an obsession for victims born with twelve fingers and toes. But he discovers something much more startling about himself…The only link between a series of grisly murders in New York City is that the victims were all born with twelve fingers and twelve toes. These people are known in occult circles as the Nephilim, a forsaken people, descendants of fallen angels. After a break in the case leads to supposedly killed-in-action Marine sniper Anaba Raines, Michael finds the soldier alive and well, but shockingly no longer human. Michael then discovers that he is also a Nephilim, and next on the killer’s list. Everything Michael once thought of as myth and magic starts to blur the lines of his reality, forcing him to accept a new fate to save the innocent, or die trying.File Under: Urban Fantasy [ Four Horsemen Heaven and HelTrade Review"Highly recommended.""Jackson opens Hell's stable door and releases fallen angels and demons onto each fast-moving page.""You won’t want to miss this hell of a ride!""this is one book where the action moves the story at a thrilling pace." "a brilliantly plotted, hard-hitting fantasy deeply rooted in the mythos of the human, the divine, the angelic and the equine." "action-packed debut""a stunning debut""Jackson's frenetic action, imaginative storytelling, and unapologetic prose will keep your heart pounding.”"If you ever wondered what it would be like if Good Omens was mashed up with The Black Stallion, with a dash of Loki, then this is the book for you!""Readers who relish dynamic, well-written action scenes, wry Avenger-like humor, and biblical folklore will eagerly anticipate a sequel.""Forging a Nightmare is one hell of a debut, and I look to more adventures from Ms. Jackson’s pen.”"It’s an excellent debut that meshes crime fiction and horse novels with the apocalypse""Everything moves at a satisfyingly snappy pace"
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Watkins Media Limited Deep Dive
Book SynopsisWhen your reality shatters, what will you do to put it back together again?Still reeling from the failure of his last project, videogame developer Peter Banuk is working hard to ensure his next game doesn’t meet the same fate. He desperately needs a win, not only to save his struggling company, but to justify the time he’s spent away from his wife and daughters.So when Peter’s tech-genius partner offers him the chance to beta-test a new state-of-the-art virtual reality headset, he jumps at it. But something goes wrong during the trial, and Peter wakes to find himself trapped in an eerily familiar world where his children no longer exist.As the lines between the real and virtual worlds begin to blur, Peter is forced to reckon with what truly matters to him. But can he escape his virtual prison before he loses his family forever?File Under: Science Fiction [ Game Grumps Whole New Virtual World Headset Havoc Lost anTrade Review"This was a tightly crafted, super fun, and original take on the virtual reality rabbit hole, and I couldn't turn the pages quickly enough.""Will keep you turning pages until late into the night. Ron Walters is an author to watch!"“A neat little slice of military-industrial paranoia that messes with reality""The story is quiet and loud, slow and fast, in all the right places.""Ron Walters’ sci-fi debut, Deep Dive, packs an emotional punch while delivering believable, seamless world-building.""A sci-fi treat!""A blistering, page-turning debut that's equal parts Inception and The Matrix, with a brilliantly heartbreaking concept at its core."“Deep Dive is an imaginative, pulse-pounding sci-fi thriller with a poignantly relatable emotional core.""a suspenseful, fast-paced plot bursting with wit, humor, and genuine heart.""An outstanding debut novel that explores the blurred lines between virtual reality and real life.""Walters' debut is an exhilarating roller coaster.""an exhilarating roller coaster"
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Watkins Media Limited Obsidian
Book SynopsisShade Nox is the only witch in a land of wizards – a fiend, a rogue, a wanted criminal.Defying those who think her an abomination, Shade wears her tattoos openly and carries obsidian blades at her hips. For years, she has protected the outcast clans who wander the blighted Wastes, but the land is growing more unstable and her blades are no longer enough.To save her people, Shade vows to raise a Veil of protection – a feat not accomplished in over a hundred years. But the magical Veils are said to belong to the Brotherhood church; if she succeeds in raising one, it will expose their lies. They swear to see her obliterated first.Treading a dangerous path where allies can be as deceitful as enemies, and where demons lurk in the shadows, Shade chases a vision which could lead to her people’s salvation… or her own destruction.File Under: Fantasy [ Tattoos At Dawn Underestimated Women Old Jealousies The End of WTrade Review"A really fun read.""Those looking for fantasy with a dystopian flair should snap this up.""Daley weaves a powerful tale of friendship, power and sacrifice, with a rich cast of characters led by loyalty and ambition. A sure crowd-pleaser."“Full of fun and fresh twists on the usual fantasy fare, with compelling heroes, an engaging plot, sizzling tension, and smart dialogue, Obsidian is a joy.“"Daley’s debut fantasy makes you an offer you can’t refuse!""This will satisfy many readers looking for fast-paced fantasy and kickass protagonists in the vein of Empire of Sand (2018) by Tasha Suri and The Assassin's Curse (2013) by Cassandra Rose Clarke.""left hoping this fantastic adventure has a sequel."
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Watkins Media Limited The Circus Infinite
Book SynopsisA circus takes down a crime-boss on the galaxy’s infamous pleasure moon. --Trade Review"Khan Wong gives us an adventure that reaches all the right hard-hitting space fantasy notes while protecting a tender heart of inclusivity and respect.""It’s a thoroughly enchanting adventure.""Jes’s journey of personal discovery is as fascinating as it is heart-warming. This one is sure to both entertain and enlighten the reader.""The Circus Infinite renews faith in the power of science fiction to represent our world even as it lifts our imagination beyond it.""Running away to join the circus has never been more fun!""The Circus Infinite is both elegiac and majestic, with vibrant characters and a real sense of art at its heart.""Don’t miss out on this trippy, action-packed, mindfulness-imbued adventure!""A thrilling science fiction adventure perfect for fans of Becky Chambers and Mass Effect.""A slow-burning queer romance that feels authentic and sweet.""Highly recommended.""Imaginative and dark.""5 stars"
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Watkins Media Limited The Last God Standing
Book SynopsisIn a world without faith, only one deity can be... But what's the point of being immortal if you can't take a joke?When God retires to join the human race, an army of desperate deities declares war over Earth's vanishing supply of mortal faith. Now, uncomfortably occupying the body and soul of struggling comedian, Lando Cooper, He finds Himself the target of an unholy uprising. Forced to defend Himself and His mortal friends and family from a mob of hungry gods, Lando must also discover who is killing his divine colleagues and stealing their dwindling powers. Could it be Lucifer, who went missing soon after his own Hellish retirement? Lando, A.K.A. He Who Once Spoke From A Burning Bush, must put down an insurrection, land a lucrative TV deal and propose to the girl of his dreams. But he's all too mortal; a shadow of his former Self, possessing a mere fraction of God's former powers. Meanwhile, there's a godeater on the loose too. With the d
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Watkins Media Limited Silver Queendom
Book SynopsisWhen you owe money to the biggest criminal in town you are going to need to step up yourthieving game a notch…---Service at the Red Rooster Inn isn’t what you’d call good, or even adequate. Darin would be the first to say so, and he owns the place. Evie isn’t much of a barmaid; Kat’s home-brewed ale seems to grow less palatable with each new batch; and Seraphina’s service at the bar leaves much to be desired. As for the bouncer, Big Tom, well, everyone learns right quick to stay on his good side.They may be bad at running an inn, but they’re the best team of con artists in the Old Queendom. When a prospective client approaches Darin with a high-paying job, he knows he should refuse. But the job is boosting a shipment of priceless imperial dream wine, the most coveted and expensive drink in the world. And, thanks to a stretch of bad luck, he's in deep to The Dame, who oversees criminal enterprises in this part of the Trade Review"This epic fantasy about a crew of misfits with just a touch of magic and heartbreaking backstories is a rollicking good time of a read. Readers who fell for Christopher Buehlman’s The Blacktongue Thief are going to be head over heels for Koboldt’s latest." – Library Journal"Equally lighthearted and action-packed high fantasy.… Koboldt keeps the pace flying through the ensuing daring heist. Readers will hope to see more of Darin and company in future installments." – Publishers Weekly
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Watkins Media Limited An Accident of Stars
Book SynopsisPortal fantasy grows up in this immersive series kickoff featuring “a life-changing adventure, . . . compelling characters and a fascinating world” (Martha Wells, author of The Murderbot Diaries) When Saffron Coulter stumbles through a hole in reality, she finds herself trapped in Kena—a magical realm on the brink of civil war. It’s there that her fate becomes intertwined with that of three very different women: Zech, the fast-thinking acolyte of a cunning, powerful exile; Viya, the spoiled, runaway consort of the empire-building ruler, Vex Leoden; and Gwen, an Earth-born worldwalker whose greatest regret is putting Leoden on the throne. But Leoden has allies, too, and chief among them is the Vex’Mara Kadeja, a dangerous ex-priestess who shares his dreams of conquest. Pursued by Leoden and aided by the Shavaktiin—a secretive order of storytellers and mystics—the rebels flee to Veksh, a neighboring matriarchy ruled by the Trade Review“This is the portal fantasy I’ve spent my whole life waiting for.”—Liz Bourke for Tor.com“So this was basically all the things I’d enjoyed about portal fantasies as a younger reader, with the dubious gifts the suck fairy might have bestowed either questioned or removed.”—Ann Leckie“I very much enjoyed this. The main character falls out of our world into a life-changing adventure, with compelling characters and a fascinating world. I can’t wait to read the next book.”—Martha Wells, author of The Books of Raksura and The Murderbot Diaries“An Accident of Stars‘ interwoven, beautifully rendered cultures are filled with rich details, complex family bonds of all kinds, and deeply layered politics. To enter Kena and the surrounding lands is to be irrevocably and powerfully changed. Foz Meadows has created an epic adventure unlike any I’ve read before.”—Fran Wilde, Nebula- and Norton-nominated author of Updraft and Cloudbound“A portal fantasy for grownups, with grit and realism, and characters I loved from the first page.”—Trudi Canavan, author of the Black Magician trilogy“Fantasy readers who appreciate strong characters and excellent worldbuilding will immerse themselves in this tale.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review"It’s quite lovely... The main strength of this is its cast, which walks off the page – there’s characters of all ages, all walks of life and all sexual orientations–and its gut punch ending."—Aliette de Bodard, , Nebula Award-winning author of The House of Shattered Wings“Reminiscent of Ursula K LeGuin, An Accident of Stars will take you to a lush, magical new world.”—Laura Lam, bestselling author“An Accident of Stars is anchored in dozens of complex women, driven by the rooted, deep relationships they have with each other. It’s a wonderful, rich, feminist book, and I loved it.”—B R Sanders, author of Ariah“This fabulous story bowled me over with a compelling blend of intimacy, danger, twisty politics, believably imperfect characters, and a fascinatingly complex universe.”—Kate Elliott, author of Black Wolves and Cold Magic“Richly imaginative world building with delightfully complex and diverse characters; a joy to read!”—Ann Lemay, videogame writer“The sophistication, thematic ambition and range of viewpoint characters make this a mature work of fantasy.”—BFSA
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