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Book SynopsisPlus never-before-seen short story featuring an expanded ending to the novel... Trina Goldberg-Oneka is a fifty-year-old trans woman whose life is irreversibly altered in the wake of a gentle-but nonetheless world-changing-invasion by an alien entity called The Seep. Through The Seep, everything is connected. Capitalism falls, hierarchies and barriers are broken down; if something can be imagined, it is possible. Trina and her wife, Deeba, live blissfully under The Seep's utopian influence-until Deeba begins to imagine what it might be like to be reborn as a baby, which will give her the chance at an even better life. Using Seeptech to make this dream a reality, Deeba moves on to a new existence, leaving Trina devastated. Heartbroken and deep into an alcoholic binge, Trina follows a lost boy she encounters, embarking on an unexpected quest. In her attempt to save him from The Seep, she will confront not only one of its most avid devotees, but the terrifying void that Deeba has left behind. A strange new elegy of love and loss, The Seep explores grief, alienation, and the ache of moving on.Trade Review"A unique alien invasion story that focuses on the human and the myriad ways we see and don't see our own world. Mesmerizing.";Jeff VanderMeer, award-winning author of Dead Astronauts and the Borne trilogy;;"The standard canard is that utopian settings are boring, monolithic, didactic, and make for bad fiction. How lucky we are to have Chana Porter to blow such nonsense out of the water with this moving and beautiful book.";China Mieville;;"The psychedelics are coming! The psychedelics are coming! What if becoming one with the universe was as easy as drinking punch at a party? It turns out that after enlightenment, we still squabble with our partners, worry about fashion choices, and drink too much booze. A great speculative work combining first contact tropes, techno-utopian fantasy, gender theory, and ayahuasca fan fiction, Chana Porter's The Seep imagines a brave newer world by rewriting the question of the ancients: If all things return to the one, where does the one return to? Porter's dazzling trick answer updates Zhaozhou's: the bar." ;Eugene Lim, author of Dear Cyborgs;;"With its wonderfully fraught utopia, the likes of which you have never seen before, The Seep defies not only the recent glut of dystopias, but the long-accepted categories of fiction. An entire universe gets packed into a slim page-turner, in which the search for meaning carries on even after our greatest desires are met.";Robert Repino, author of the War with No Name novels;;"In a time of dreary dystopias, Chana Porter's The Seep is that rarest of books: a genuine utopian hope of salvation. While the novel accomplishes this through an alien intervention, its message is not simply one of blind optimism, but a complex portrait of people struggling with change, fear, and ultimately hope. Porter shows us that the end of the world is easy. The beginning of the world is the real challenge." -Rachel Pollack, award-winning author of Godmother Night;;"Unlike anything you've ever read.";Bustle;;"Porter's gripping, subtly hopeful work of literary speculative fiction is shaped by remarkable world-building elements and acute observation of human frailties and impetus.";Booklist, Starred Review;;"An intoxicating takeover narrative, its promises as appealing on their surfaces as they are frightening in their implications . . . The Seep is a daring paean to human vulnerability and a bold speculative inquest into what makes life worth living." ;Foreword Reviews;;"In Porter's surreal, introspective debut, a benevolent alien invasion leads humanity into a utopia, exploring themes of grief and discontentment within a seemingly perfect world . . . Readers will delight in the eerie disquietude and optimism of this well-calibrated what-if." ;Publishers Weekly, Starred Review;;"This surreal debut takes on themes of utopia, identity, love, and loss, while readers are pulled into a full experience through Porter's fluid prose. This unusual story will linger long past the last page.";Library Journal, Starred Review;;"A unique take on an alien invasion. The Seep makes everything better, but does it? The Seep helps you see the inner-connectivity of all life, but at what cost? What happens to your individuality and free will in a world where there is no conflict? A great book about how we define ourselves and our humanity.";James Wilson, Octavia Books (New Orleans, LA);;"What I love most about The Seep is that it's two parts questions to one part answers. It does a great job of clearing up certain gray areas, and it actually gives some answers to the hard questions it asks-but it also leaves area for speculation and thought. The Seep will leave you begging for more, and I can't wait to see what Chana Porter whips up next.";Lizy Coale, Copperfish Books (Punta Gorda, FL);

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Book SynopsisJohn Jackson Miller is the New York Times bestselling author of the Scribe Award-winning Star Wars: Kenobi as well as Star Wars: A New Dawn, Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith, Star Wars: Knight Errant, and the Star Wars Legends: The Old Republic graphic novel collections from Marvel. He has written novels and comics for other franchises including Star Trek, Battlestar Galactica, Halo, Iron Man, Mass Effect, Planet of the Apes, and The Simpsons. A comics industry historian, he lives in Wisconsin with his family, assorted wildlife, and far too many comic books.Trade ReviewOutstanding . . . Deserves very high ranking among Star Wars fiction. * Booklist *One of the better and more pleasing additions to the current Expanded Universe crop, and likely only the first of an eventual series outlining our Jedi hero’s new life on the hauntingly beautiful world of Tatooine. * Star Wars Afficionado blog *Kenobi captures a lot of what’s great about the lead character. It’s humorous, playful, yet serious, thorough and impactful too. * Starburst Magazine online *Wonderfully told ... the pacing is spot on ... Miller reveals just enough at each turn so that we must read on and in doing so he never fails to pique our interest in all the characters. This is a story all will enjoy: whether you've seen only the six films or have a greater interest in the Star Wars Expanded Universe. * SW Books *Brilliant . . . This is Star Wars fiction at its absolute best. * Examiner *

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Book SynopsisThe TARDIS arrives on Coldstar, a vast freezer satellite, packed with supplies to feed a colony world. But there are cracks in the ice, and something scuttles under the floors. Soon, Rose and the Doctor encounter robots, space pirates and... refuse collectors. As Coldstar's tunnels begin to melt, an even greater threat stirs within. An old enemy of the Doctor puts a plan into action - a plan for retribution. Nobody's vengeance is colder than an Ice Warrior's. David Tennant's return to the role of the hugely popular Tenth Doctor has been huge news both times it's happened for Big Finish - with news of his teaming up with Billie Piper making newspapers when it was announced. Billie Piper, famed British actor of stage and screen, and companion Rose Tyler, reprises the role for the first time since her departure in the tear-jerking Journey's End Doctor Who story on BBC1. Guest star Nicholas Briggs here provides the voices of iconic Doctor Who foe the Ice Warriors - a duty he's performed on TV too (as well as for the Daleks, Cybermen, and other creatures). CAST: David Tennant (The Doctor), Billie Piper (Rose Tyler), Keziah Joseph (Lorna), Maureen Beattie(Brona Volta), Sean Biggerstaf (Callum Volta), Anthony Stuart-Hicks (Management / Bert) and Nicholas Briggs (Lord Hasskor / Commander Slaan).

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Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE starring Tom Hanks, Emma Watson and John BoyegaTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - a dark, thrilling and unputdownable novel about our obsession with the internet''Prepare to be addicted'' Daily Mail''A gripping and highly unsettling read'' Sunday Times''The Circle is ''Brave New World'' for our brave new world... Fast, witty and troubling'' Washington PostWhen Mae is hired to work for the Circle, the world''s most powerful internet company, she feels she''s been given the opportunity of a lifetime. Run out of a sprawling California campus, the Circle links users'' personal emails, social media, and finances with their universal operating system, resulting in one online identity and a new age of transparency. Mae can''t believe her great fortune to work for them - even as life beyond the campus grows distant, even as a strange encounter with a colleague leaves her shaken, even as her role at the Circle becomes increasingly public ...Pre-order the electrifying follow up to The Circle now . . . The Every is coming November 2021.''An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century'' Vanity Fair''Immensely readable and very timely'' Metro''Prescient, important and enjoyable . . . a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication'' GuardianTrade ReviewPublisher's description. Fast, thrilling and compulsively addictive, The Circle is Dave Eggers' bestselling novel about our obsession with the internet and where it may lead. When Mae Holland lands her dream job at the world's most powerful internet company, she has no idea what awaits behind the doors of The Circle... * Penguin *A stunning work of terrifying plausability ... a worthy and entertaining read * Publisher's Weekly *Eggers has set his style and pace to technothriller: the writing is brisk, spare and efficient ... it works * Time *Prescient, important and enjoyable ... a deft modern synthesis of Swiftian wit with Orwellian prognostication' * Guardian *The Circle is 'Brave New World' for our brave new world ... fast, witty and troubling * Washington Post *An elegantly told, compulsively readable parable for the 21st Century * Vanity Fair *A gripping and highly unsettling read * Sunday Times *Unputdownable * Times *Eggers's writing is so fluent, his ventriloquism of tech-world dialect so light, his denouement so enjoyably inevitable * Observer *Tremendous novel ... inventive, big hearted and very funny. Prepare to be addicted * Daily Mail *Compelling and deeply contemporary * L.A Times *Eggers brilliantly depicts the Internet binges, torrents of information and endless loops of feedback that increasingly characterize modern life * Booklist *

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Book Synopsis''ONE OF THE MOST BRILLIANTLY INVENTIVE WRITERS OF THIS, OR ANY, COUNTRY'' INDEPENDENT Winner of the Mail on Sunday/John Llewellyn Rhys Prize ''Astonishingly accomplished''THE TIMES''Remarkable''OBSERVER''Gripping''NEW YORK TIMES''Fabulously atmospheric''GUARDIAN''Engrossing''DAILY MAILA magnificent achievement and an engrossing experience, David Mitchell''s first novel announced the arrival of one of the most exciting writers of the twenty-first century.An apocalyptic cult member carries out a gas attack on a rush-hour metro, but what links him to a jazz buff in downtown Tokyo? Or to a Mongolian gangster, a woman on a holy mountain who talks to a tree, and a late night New York DJ?Set at the fugitive edges of Asia and Europe, Ghostwritten weaves together a host of characters, their interconnected destinies determined by the inescapable forces of cause and effect.PRAISE FOR DAVID MITCHELL''A thrilling and gifted writer''FINANCIAL TIMES''Dizzyingly, dazzlingly good''DAILY MAIL''Mitchell is, clearly, a genius''NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW''An author of extraordinary ambition and skill''INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY''A superb storyteller''THE NEW YORKERTrade ReviewDemands to be read and re-read . . . an astonishing debut * Independent *One of the best first novels I've read in a long time . . . I couldn't put it down -- A. S. Byatt * Mail on Sunday *A remarkable novel by a young writer of remarkable talent * Observer *The best first novel I have read in ages . . . it beguiles, informs, shocks and captivates -- William Boyd * Daily Telegraph *Mitchell plays one extraordinary riff after another . . . If you want to know what the distinctive literature of the 21st century will look like, begin here -- Boyd Tonkin * Independent *Fabulously atmospheric and wryly perceptive . . . a huge new talent * Guardian *A remarkable first novel * Time Out *Engaging and engrossing * Daily Mail *The most breathtaking debut I've ever read -- Sue Perkins * Daily Express *Gripping and innovative * New York Times *An extraordinarily assured novel of global reach and millennial ambition * Esquire *This first novel displays a cool and intelligent virtuosity and an amazingly copious imagination * Daily Telegraph *A brilliantly constructed novel which you must read for yourself . . . truly a masterpiece -- Books of the Year * Vector *Tautly plotted and with the page-turning qualities of a thriller, Ghostwritten is an intoxicating read and is in danger of giving the post-modern novel a good name * Irish Times *Astonishingly accomplished * The Times *Full of sly and sometimes beautiful surprises . . . worth a dozen of the morally anorexic first novels that regularly come down the pipe. Ghostwritten may conclude with the end of the world, but I, for one, am hoping for more -- Daniel Mendelsohn * New York Magazine *A dazzling piece of work * Washington Post *Elegantly composed, gracefully plotted and full of humour . . . It recalls Tolstoy and Dostoevsky in its emotional scope and its ambitions. Like the great Russians, Mitchell makes us feel that more is at stake than individual lives, although it's by individual lives that pain and loss are measured * Los Angeles Times *Mitchell deftly sketches each character to such a compelling extent that you become totally immersed * Entertainment Weekly *

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Book SynopsisIn three fascinating and ground-breaking novellas, John Brunner weaves an ingenious tale of a divergent and compelling timeline, and poses complex questions of how we perceive the fourth dimension and its relation to our own identity.

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Book SynopsisThis handsome gift edition brings together 10 stories of Lovecraft''s iconic Cthulhu mythos, beautifully presented with a silver embossed cover design, ivory pages and gilded page edges. From the classic ''The Call of Cthulhu'' to the eerie ''The Shunned House'' these stories exemplify Lovecraft''s extravagant imagination. Terrifying rituals, grotesque comedies and tales of insanity form some of the best writing of the man who remade the horror genre in the early 20th-century.Contains:• The Nameless City • Herbert West - Reanimator • The Hound • The Lurking Fear • The Rats in the Walls • The Festival • The Shunned House • The Horror at Red Hook • He • The Call of Cthulhu • The History of the NecronomiconThis elegant pocket-sized gift edition contains the classic and unabridged text, presented with a silver embossed cover desig

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Book SynopsisFrom Andrew Caldecott, the bestselling author of ROTHERWEIRD, comes the jaw-dropping conclusion of the MOMENTICON duology - an epic adventure like no other!'Remember Simul' - the last words of a dying man, and the key to mankind's survival. Words which take Morag, Fogg and their friends on a wild ride through caverns and over mountains, into old paintings, to a university unlike any other and up the lethal Tower of No Return. A ride where mythical beasts, legendary monster-hunters and a corrupt establishment lie in wait . . . while the weather-watchers look on and bide their time. It's a race against extinction too . . . for nature herself is bent on vengeance.-------------------------'Unpredictable, dramatic and always utterly enthralling' - Reader review'Intelligent and also fun' - Reader review'Caldecott once again delivers in spades' - Reader review'Special and dangerous properties . . . opens a series of trap-doors in the readers' imagination' - Hilary Mantel, Booker prize winning author, on RotherweirdTrade ReviewSpecial and dangerous properties . . . opens a series of trap-doors in the readers' imagination * Hilary Mantel, Booker prize winning author, on Rotherweird *Whimsical science fiction at its finest. A satisfying jigsaw where the bigger picture doesn't become visible until the final piece is slotted into place * Geek Dad on Momenticon *It feels non-stop: constantly splitting the protagonists up and bringing them together again, delivering a series of growing climaxes and then leaving readers hanging for a concluding second volume * Pile by the Bed on Momenticon *One of the most unique books I've read . . . a compelling and enrapturing story that captures the reader from the first page to the last * Grimdark Magazine on Momenticon *Has the arbitrary and rather hallucinogenic atmosphere of the Alice in Wonderland books * British Science Fiction Association on Momenticon *A book that is unlike anything else you have read * SF Book Reviews on Momenticon *Caldecott successfully creates an equally engaging and original a world as Rotherweird. Highly recommended. * Goodreads reviewer on Momenticon *Momenticon is a perplexing and brilliant story full of literary and artistic rabbit holes and quirky characters. It ends on a cliffhanger and I want to continue this journey for sure. * Goodreads reviewer on Momenticon *I'm not sure there are enough words that can accurately describe this weird, brilliant, funny and adventurous read. * Goodreads reviewer on Momenticon *A rip-roaring adventure through a brilliantly weird and wonderful dystopian landscape. I can't imagine what'll happen in the next book but I can't wait to find out! * Goodreads reviewer on Momenticon *

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Book SynopsisFenton and Geller are a couple of part-time Wisenheimers, full-time vice time-cops who suck at rule-following but excel at busting time-travel crimes. Unfortunately, their daily grind involves tedious police worklike chasing down douchebag influencers hellbent on live-streaming illegal transtemporal trips to 1920s Chicago to steal primo bootleg hooch. However, in a twist of fate, our heroes find themselves thrust into the heart of an inter-time serial homicide mystery, but not before things change, forcing our pair into the crosshairs of potentially lethal consequences. The stakes are high, time is of the essence, and Fenton and Geller are about to discover that playing with the time-stream isn't all flappers and jazz hands. Get ready for a high-octane, double-illegal adventure where the only sure thing is that RIFTERS is rewriting the rulebook on time-travel tales!

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Book SynopsisThe final book in the YA sci-fi Clone series.

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Book SynopsisBook 7 of the global bestselling series, 'The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra'.The walls have fallen. The defenders’ unity is broken. The Inner Palace lies in ruins. The Warmaster’s horde advances through the fire and ash of Terra’s dying breaths, forcing the loyalists back to the Delphic Battlement, the very walls of the Sanctum Imperialis. Angron, Herald of Horus, has achieved immortality through annihilation – now he leads the armies of the damned in a wrathful tide, destroying all before them as the warp begins its poisonous corruption of Terra. For the Emperor’s beleaguered forces, the end has come. The Khan lies on the edge of death. Rogal Dorn is encircled, fighting his own war at Bhab Bastion. Guilliman will not reach Terra in time. Without his brothers, Sanguinius – the Angel of the Ninth Legion – waits on the final battlements, hoping to rally a desperate band of defenders and refugees for one last stand.

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Book SynopsisThey set a Slamhound on Turner''s trail in New Delhi, slotted it to his pheromones and the colour of his hair.When the Maas Biolabs and Hosaka zaibatsus fight it out for world domination, computer cowboys like Turner and Count Zero are just foot soldiers in the great game: useful but ultimately expendable. When Turner wakes up in Mexico - in a new body with a beautiful woman beside him - his corporate masters let him recuperate for a while, then reactivate his memory for a mission even more dangerous than the one that nearly killed him: the head designer from Maas Biolabs says he wants to defect to Hosaka, and it''s Turner''s job to deliver him safely. Count Zero is a rustbelt data-hustler totally unprepared for what comes his way when the designer''s defection triggers war in cyberspace. With voodoo gods in the Net and angels in the software, he can only hope that the megacorps and the super-rich have their virtual hands too full to notice the amateur hackeTrade ReviewA masterly peek into the computer-obsessed electronic global ghetto, narrated in a futuristic sland-enriched vocabulary - Time OutGibson is the Raymond Chandler of SF - ObserverGibson is up your alley. He is a technological fantasist with unparalleled sensitivity . . wired direct to the mains - New Musical Express

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Book SynopsisMiguel de Ruyter is a man with a past.Fleeing the ''wolves'' - the xenocidal alien machines known as Inhibitors - he has protected his family and community from attack for forty years, sheltering in the caves of an airless, battered world called Michaelmas. The slightest hint of human activity could draw the wolves to their home, to destroy everything ... utterly. Which is how Miguel finds himself on a one-way mission with his own destructive mandate: to eliminate a passing ship, before it can bring unwanted attention down on them.Only something goes wrong.There''s a lone survivor.And she knows far more about Miguel than she''s letting on . . .Ranging from the depths of space to the deeps of Pattern Juggler waters, from nervous, isolated communities to the ruins of empire, this is a stealthy space opera from an author at the top of his game.Trade ReviewPirates in space, full of peril and high-jinks... This is a novel that's elegantly plotted, full of surprises and, as first time round, rip-roaring fun. * SFX MAGAZINE *Reynolds is easily one of the modern masters of science fiction... addictive, page-turning stuff. * STARBURST *This is a story to break hearts and make you turn pages. It's great stuff; pick it up, you'll want to know what happens next. * SF AND F REVIEWS *Much of the fun of these books comes from the construction of a far, far-future space-opera... the mapping of Age of Sail tropes onto space travel is just the start... Nevertheless, at the centre of this baroque masquerade party resides a sober consideration of what it might mean to go off adventuring, what it might cost. * LOCUS MAGAZINE *

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Book SynopsisMostly Harmless is the fifth and final part in Douglas Adams' much-loved cult classic series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.This edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Dirk Maggs, co-producer of BBC Radio 4's The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tertiary, Quandary and Quintessential Phases.Arthur Dent hadn't had a day as bad as this since the Earth had been blown up.After years of galactic wanderings, Arthur finally settles on the small planet Lamuella and becomes a sandwich maker. Looking forward to a quiet life, his plans are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter.There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe.After all – he's encountered most of them before . . .Trade ReviewOne of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius -- David WalliamsDazzlingly inventive -- Caitlin MoranFizzing with ideas . . . Brilliant -- Charlie BrookerI haven’t known many geniuses in my life. Some brilliantly smart people, but only a tiny handful would I class as geniuses. I would class Douglas, because he saw things differently, and he was capable of communicating the way he saw things, and once he explained things the way he saw them, it was almost impossible to see them the way you used to see them -- Neil GaimanIt changed my whole life. It's literally out of this world -- Tom BakerReally entertaining and fun -- Michael PalinHitchhiker’s is packed with that unique energy, all barmy and bristling and bold. This book can be witty, iconoclastic, godless, savage, sweet, surreal, but above all, it dares to be silly. Fiercely, beautifully silly -- Russell T. Davies, writer and producer of Doctor WhoHe had almost a Wodehousian style and some of his phrases and jokes entered our language. He changed the way people spoke -- Stephen FryThere has never been another writer remotely like Douglas Adams. He discovered a completely new genre – scientific wit – and having discovered it he raised it to dizzying heights -- Tony RobinsonQuite good I suppose, if you like brilliantly entertaining books written with a touch of imaginative genius -- Griff Rhys JonesVery occasionally a book comes along that changes the way you laugh and what you laugh about -- Richard DawkinsOne of the world’s sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices * Independent on Sunday *Sheer delight * The Times *Magical . . . read this book * Sunday Express *

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Book Synopsis2061 is the year Halley's Comet makes its next pilgrimage to the inner Solar System â and the year centenarian Heywood Floyd encounters once again the alien Monoliths. Near Jupiter, the transfigured forms of Dave Bowman and HAL the computer are Heywood's only chance of survival â if they too are not now alien beings.

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Book SynopsisFar from Earth two sister planets, Sainte Anne and Sainte Croix, circle each other. It is said that a race of shapeshifting aliens once lived here, only to become extinct when human colonists arrived. But one man believes they still exist, somewhere out in the wilderness.In THE FIFTH HEAD OF CERBERUS, Gene Wolfe brilliantly interweaves three tales: a scientist''s son gradual discovery of the bizarre secret of his heritage; a young man''s mythic dreamquest for his darker half; the mystifying chronicle of an anthropologist''s seemingly-arbitrary imprisonment. Gradually, a mesmerising pattern emerges.Trade ReviewA subtle, ingenious, poetic, and picturesque book...Wolfe is so good he leaves me speechless. - Ursula Le Guin.A truly extraordinary work. One of the most cunningly wrought narratives in the whole of modern SF, a masterpiece of misdirection, subtle clues and apparently casual revelations. - Science Fiction: 100 Best Novels.

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Book Synopsis WINNER OF THE INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR ARABIC FICTION A SATIRICAL REIMAGINING OF MARY SHELLEY'S FRANKENSTEIN SET IN MODERN-DAY BAGHDAD, BRILLIANTLY CAPTURING THE HORROR OF A CITY AT WAR From the rubble-strewn streets of US-occupied Baghdad, Hadi collects body parts from the dead, which he stitches together to form a corpse. He claims he does it to force the government to recognise the parts as real people, and give them a proper burial. But when the corpse goes missing, a wave of eerie murders sweeps across the city, and reports stream in of a horrendous-looking, flesh-eating monster that cannot be killed. At first it's the guilty he attacks, but soon it's anyone who crosses his path... 'A remarkable book' Observer WINNER OF THE KITSCHIES GOLDEN TENTACLE AWARD SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD 2019 Trade Review‘Strange, violent and wickedly funny... A remarkable achievement, and one that, regrettably, is unlikely ever to lose its urgent relevancy.’ Guardian‘[A] biting satire of Iraqi life and sectarian disputes.’ Financial Times‘[Saadawi is] Baghdad’s new literary star.’ New York Times‘Helped by Jonathan Wright’s elegant and witty translation, which reaches for and attains bracing pathos, Saadawi’s novel mixes a range of characters and their voices to surprising, even jolting effect...a remarkable book.’ Observer‘A darkly delightful novel… Detective story and satire as well as gothic horror, Frankenstein in Baghdad provides a tragicomic take on a society afflicted by fear, and a parable concerning responsibility and justice.’ New Statesman'Expertly told... A significant addition to contemporary Arabic fiction.' Judges’ citation, International Prize for Arabic Fiction‘Frankenstein in Baghdad is more than just a black comedy. It’s as much of a crossbreed as its ghoulish hero – part thriller, part horror, part social commentary.’ Financial Times'A nightmarish, but horridly hilarious, tale… Sinister, satirical, ferociously comic but oddly moving.’ Spectator‘Complex but very readable and darkly humorous; it has well-observed characters, whose back stories reflect the wider context.’ Times Literary Supplement'Suffused with macabre humor, this novel captures the bizarre reality of life that is contemporary Baghdad... An important piece of political literature to emerge out of Iraq.' The Week'A dark and fresh examination of the violence in Iraq.' Metro

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Book Synopsis''What a saga! Scifi with honest, complex humanity, physics, biology, sociology'' - Tom Hanks''Aurora is a magnificent piece of writing, certainly Robinson''s best novel since his mighty Mars trilogy, perhaps his best ever'' - GuardianOur voyage from Earth began generations ago. Now, we approach our destination. A new home. Aurora.Brilliantly imagined and beautifully told, Aurora is the work of a writer at the height of his powers.''An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch'' SFX''Aurora is Robinson''s best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative'' Scientific American''Kim Stanley Robinson is one of science fiction''s greats'' Sunday TimesNovels by Kim Stanley Robinson:IcehengeThe Memory of WhitenessA Short, Sharp ShockTrade ReviewA rousing tribute to the human spirit. -- SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE[Robinson is] a rare contemporary writer to earn a reputation on par with earlier masters such as Isaac Asimov or Arthur C. Clarke. -- CHICAGO TRIBUNEHumanity's first trip to another star is incredibly ambitious, impeccably planned and executed on a grand scale in Aurora. -- SPACE.COMThis is hard SF the way it's mean to be written: technical, scientific, with big ideas and a fully realized society. Robinson is an acknowledged sf master-his Mars trilogy and his stand-alone novel 2312 (2012) were multiple award winners and nominees-and this latest novel is sure to be a big hit with devoted fans of old-school science fiction. -- BOOKLISTA magnificent piece of writing . . . perhaps his best ever -- GuardianAnother masterpiece of future-building from Robinson . . . compelling drama * Financial Times *The kind of speculation that he is quite brilliant at . . . Magnificent * Sunday Times *An accessible novel packed with big ideas, wonders, jeopardy and, at the end, a real emotional punch * SFX *Aurora is Robinson's best book yet . . . Heart-wrenching, provocative * Scientific American *The best book I read in 2015 * Cory Doctorow *This ambitious hard SF epic shows Robinson at the top of his game * Publishers Weekly - starred review *If Interstellar left you wanting more, then this novel might just fill that longing * io9.com *Robinson creates an absolutely convincing population of generations yielding to generations . . . [A] near-perfect marriage of the technical and the psychological * NPR Books *

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Book SynopsisEvery advanced society in the galaxy relies on the technology of the Protheans, an ancient species that vanished fifty thousand years ago. After discovering a cache of Prothean technology on Mars in 2148, humanity is spreading to the stars, the newest interstellar species struggling to carve out its place in the greater galactic community. On the edge of colonized space, ship commander and Alliance war hero David Anderson investigates the remains of a top secret military research station: smoking ruins littered with bodies and unanswered questions. Who attacked this post, and for what purpose? And where is Kahlee Sanders, the young scientist who mysteriously vanished from the base hours before her colleagues were slaughtered? Sanders is the prime suspect, but finding her creates more problems for Anderson than it solves. Partnered with a rogue alien agent he can't trust and pursued by an assassin he can't escape, Anderson battles impossible odds on uncharted worlds to uncover a sinister conspiracy - one he won't live to tell about. Or so the enemy thinks.

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Book SynopsisOne of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.Trade Review'Military science fiction comes in many flavours, and Joe Haldeman's is every bit as satisfying as Heinlein's.' * SciFiNow *

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Book SynopsisCharlie and Parker are punks by night, biohackers by day, living in the stuttering decay of near-future climate-collapse London.They pay for the beer they don''t steal with money from their sketchy astronomy site Zodiac Code, while Charlie''s bio-bespoke augments equip the criminals, punks, and eco-warriors of London. They have to deal with disgruntled clients, scene kids who don''t dig their band, and a city that''s run by corporates and criminals. Their world is split into three factions: Green who are still trying to save the world; Blue who try to profit while they can, and Black who see no hope left. When a group of extremist Green activists hire them for a series of jobs ranging from robbery to murder, Charlie who struggles to feel anything except Black wants to walk away. But Parker still believes they can make a difference, and urges her to accept. As they enter an escalating biological arms race against faceless corporations, amoral biohackers, and criminal cyberpunks, Charlie will have to choose what she believes in. Is there still hope, and does she have a right to grab it?

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Book SynopsisIn the baron’s icebound castle, a parasite is spreading . . . From Hiron Ennes, Leech is an atmospheric Gothic horror, perfect for fans of Jeff VanderMeer and Silvia Moreno-Garcia.'Unique and utterly assured, I will follow this writer anywhere' – Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlIn an isolated chateau, as far north as north goes, the baron’s doctor has died. The Interprovincial Medical Institute sends out a replacement. But when the new physician investigates the cause of death, which appears to be suicide, there’s a mystery to solve. It seems the good doctor was hosting a parasite. Yet this should have been impossible, as the physician was already possessed – by the Institute.The Institute is here to help humanity, to cure and to cut, to cradle and protect the species from the horrors their ancestors unleashed. For hundreds of years, it has taken root in young minds and shaped them into doctors, replacing every human practitioner of medicine. But now there’s competition. For in the baron’s cold castle, already a pit of secrets and lies, the parasite is spreading . . .These two enemies will make war within the battlefield of the body. Whichever wins, will humanity lose again?‘A wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights . . . with worms!’ – Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the NinthFeatured in The Times Best Sci-Fi Books and Winner of The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer at the British Fantasy Awards 2023.Trade ReviewSo much more than the horror story it may sound like. This is The Thing meets The Alienist, and to call it merely horror is a disservice . . . So unique and utterly assured, I will follow this writer anywhere going forward. -- Gillian Flynn, author of Gone GirlA wonderful new entry to Gothic science fiction, impeccably clever and atmospheric. Think Wuthering Heights . . . with worms! -- Tamsyn Muir, author of Gideon the NinthLeech isn’t like anything I’ve read before. Superb writing, interesting and fresh ideas, skilful execution. Highly recommended. I’ll be reading anything Hiron Ennes writes from now on -- Tade Thompson, author of RosewaterWhat a unique book! Surprising turns and staggering ideas – all woven together by beautiful writing. This is one to remember -- Tim Lebbon, author of The SilenceI didn’t know a book could perfectly convey the concept of a distributed intelligence, alive and aware of each of its proxies, but Leech is proof anything is possible in good hands -- Cassandra Khaw, author of Nothing But Blackened TeethIf you’ve ever wondered what would happen if David Cronenberg and Edgar Allen Poe bumped into each other at the same parasitological conference, here’s your answer -- Peter Watts, author of BlindsightEnnes spins classic Gothic horror and fascinating science fiction into a creation that is disturbing, horrifying, and impossible to turn away from -- Brom, author of the Sandman Slim seriesLeech is wonderful, with a truly unique protagonist, a goeey, squicky post-apocalyptic setting, and a dose of Gormenghast gothic. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and The Traitor -- Django Wexler, author of The Shadow Campaigns seriesA tense, disturbing work of Gothic horror that embraces difficult themes of power, abuse, agency and raw survival in an unforgettably apocalyptic setting. Gory, shocking, raw – and utterly humane -- Kameron Hurley, author of The Light BrigadeHiron Ennes's debut is an intricate, well-observed marooned-community thriller -- The TimesUniquely compelling -- Financial Times

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Book Synopsis*PRE-ORDER HARUKI MURAKAMI'S NEW NOVEL, THE CITY AND ITS UNCERTAIN WALLS, NOW*Read this imaginative masterpiece from the internationally bestselling author of Norwegian WoodThe year is 1984. Aomame sits in a taxi on the expressway in Tokyo.Her work is not the kind which can be discussed in public but she is in a hurry to carry out an assignment and, with the traffic at a stand-still, the driver proposes a solution. She agrees, but as a result of her actions starts to feel increasingly detached from the real world. She has been on a top-secret mission, and her next job will lead her to encounter the apparently superhuman founder of a religious cult.Meanwhile, Tengo wishes to become a writer. He inadvertently becomes involved in a strange affair surrounding a literary prize to which a mysterious seventeen-year-old girl has submitted her remarkable first novel. It seems to be based on her own experiences and moves readers in unusual ways. Can her story really be true?Both Aomame and Tengo notice that the world has grown strange; both realise that they are indispensable to each other. While their stories influence one another, at times by accident and at times intentionally, the two come closer and closer to intertwining.''It is a work of maddening brilliance and gripping originality, deceptively casual in style, but vibrating with wit, intellect and ambition'' The TimesTrade ReviewA surreal and fractured dose of storytelling that only Murakami cold write. -- Graham Morrison, five stars * Linux Voice *A surreal and fractured dose of storytelling that only Murakami cold write. -- Graham Morrison, five stars * Linux Voice *It’s pure, uncut Murakami. * Business Insider *Murakami's magnum opus * Japan Times *1Q84 has a range and sophistication that surpasses anything else in his oeuvre. It is his most achieved novel; an epic in which form and content are neatly aligned... So like Murakami himself, I'll borrow from Orwell: 1Q84 is quite simply doubleplusgood * Independent on Sunday *

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Book SynopsisHow would a creature limited to two dimensions be able to grasp the possibility of a third? In Flatland, A Square's linear world is invaded by a Sphere bringing the gospel of the third dimension. Part geometry lesson, part social satire, the novel enlarges readers' imaginations beyond the limits of our 'respective dimensional prejudices'.

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Book SynopsisTHE SCIENCE FICTION CLASSIC, NOW A MAJOR BBC DRAMAFor a time I believed that mankind had been swept out of existence, and that I stood there alone, the last man left alive. When an alien capsule lands on Horsell Common, Woking, crowds of astonished onlookers gather. But wonder soon turns to terror when the Martians emerge. Armed with deadly heat rays, the aliens begin their conquest of earth. Confronted by powers beyond our control, a technology far in advance of our own, and a race of alien invaders which regard us as no more than ants, humankind faces extinction. While the world crumbles under the shadow of the Martian menace, one man sets out alone across the desolate wasteland to find his wife. . . ''Groundbreaking. A true classic'' Guardian''The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best'' The TimesTrade ReviewA true classic that has pointed the way not just for science-fiction writers, but for how we as a civilisation might think of ourselves * Guardian *The War of the Worlds remains the barometer by which all extra-terrestrial invasions are measured, from V to Independence Day to Arrival * Irish Times *The classic tale of alien invasion, and still the best * The Times *Wells occupies an honoured place in science fiction -- Kingsley AmisA born story-teller -- J.B. PriestlyWells is the Shakespeare of science fiction * Brian Aldiss *

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Book SynopsisPhilip K. Dick was born in Chicago in 1928, but lived most of his life in California, briefly attending the University of California at Berkeley in 1947. Among the most prolific and eccentric of science fiction writers, Dick's many novels and stories all blend a sharp and quirky imagination with a strong sense of the surreal. By the time of his death in 1982 he had written 36 science fiction novels and 112 short stories. Notable titles amongst the novels include The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch (1965), Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? (1968, later used as the basis for the film Blade Runner), Ubik (1969) and A Scanner Darkly (1977). The Man in the High Castle, perhaps his most painstakingly constructed and chilling novel, won a Hugo Award in 1963.Trade ReviewThe most brilliant sci-fi mind on any planet * Rolling Stone *California's own William Blake. Visionary and prophet. Novelist of ideas * Daily Telegraph *

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Book SynopsisA special edition hardcover that celebrates the third book in the NYT bestselling and Hugo award-winning Expanse series. Abaddon''s Gate opens the door to the ruins of an alien gate network, and the crew of the Rocinante may hold the key to unlocking its secrets. Now a Prime Original series. This special edition hardcover includes: A striking new coverStained edges and illustrated endpapersA reversible cover that features the full, uncropped artwork of the original cover artA new introduction from the authors.HUGO AWARD WINNER FOR BEST SERIESFor generations, the solar system -- Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt -- was humanity''s great frontier. Until now. The alien artifact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has appeared in Uranus''s orbit, where it has built a massive gate that leads to a starless dark.Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vastTrade Review'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be' * George R. R. Martin *'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' * io9.com *'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' * Wall Street Journal *'Tense and thrilling' * SciFiNow *'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes' * wired.com *'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' * Library Journal *

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Book SynopsisIn a dystopian world ravaged by war and environmental collapse, one man fights history to discover the truth about his wife and child.Trade Review"The Rebellion's Last Traitor is a mesmerizing mix of post-apocalyptic F/SF, war/adventure, criminals dealing in memories, and black-as-hell noir. It's full of attitude and atmosphere, and I couldn't put it down." – Paul Tremblay, author of A Head Full of Ghosts and Disappearance at Devil's Rock; "The Rebellion's Last Traitor is an explosive tale of betrayal and revenge in which allegiances prove as dangerous and unreliable as the memories the citizens of Eitan City buy and sell. Korpon crosses genre lines with ease, and imbues this post-apocalyptic tale with the rhythm and immediacy of crime fiction." – Chris Holm, Anthony Award-winning author of Red Right Hand and The Killing Kind; "Soldiers and memory. Memory thieves. What you can and can't recall, what you wish could forget, what you wish you had back. Nik Korpon takes you there and back, in writing as fine as I've seen and with a story you'll remember." – Stephen Graham Jones, author of Mongrels; "The Rebellion's Last Traitor is a delicious dark delight of sci-fi noir, with an atmosphere that virtually drips from every page and an ingenious story that will hook you from the very start." – Adam Christopher, author of Made to Kill; "Dark but compelling, with a plot that pulls you into turning page after page needing to know what happens next." – Jena Brown Writes; "A sharp and clever novel that manages to discuss difficult themes without ever being sneaky about it." – Dead End Follies; "A layered, smart novel that has something in it for just about any reader. 10/10" – Pen Boys Review; "Korpon's take on speculative fiction is unique." – Crimespree Magazine; "'Reach off the page and grab you' characters and brutally intricate world building… a well paced, challenging read." – SFF World; "A fun and interesting take on the aftermath of a rebellion and what might cause a new one to rise up." – The Bibliotaph; PRAISE FOR NIK KORPON; "Stay God, Sweet Angel is what happens when a story breaks loose from its moorings, burrows into the reader's psyche, and lives there, throbbing like the delirious ghost of William S. Burroughs." – Rayo Casablanca, author of 6 Sick Hipsters and Very Mercenary; "The pop culture apocalypse is now, and Nik Korpon is one of its darkest new voices." – Anthony Neil Smith, author of Hogdoggin' and All the Young Warriors

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Book SynopsisThe year is 2454. The sun is setting on a hard-won golden age. For three centuries, humanity has enjoyed peace and prosperity fuelled by technological abundance, oracular data analytics, careful censorship... and just a little blood. In a world dominated by seven factions, or 'Hives', the price of peace has been a few secret murders, mathematically planned to ensure political and economic balance. But now the secret is out, the balance is slipping and war beckons. Convict Mycroft Canner knew this war was coming – he committed his terrible crimes to forestall it. Now, he has just one card left, a wild card no degree of statistical genius could have predicted: a thirteen-year-old child with the power to work miracles. Turning thought into matter, matter in life, this child has the power to save the world, or to doom it.Trade ReviewProvocative, erudite, inventive, resplendent -- Ken LiuThe kind of science fiction that makes me excited all over again about what science fiction can do -- Jo WaltonBold, furiously inventive, and mesmerizing... The best science fiction I've read in a long while' -- Robert Charles Wilson

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Book SynopsisChief Jim Hopper reveals long-awaited secrets to Eleven about his old life as a police detective in New York City, confronting his past before the events of the hit show Stranger Things. Christmas, Hawkins, 1984. All Chief Jim Hopper wants is to enjoy a quiet first Christmas with Eleven, but his adopted daughter has other plans. Over Hopper’s protests, she pulls a cardboard box marked “New York” out of the basement—and the tough questions begin. Why did Hopper leave Hawkins all those years ago? What does “Vietnam” mean? And why has he never talked about New York?Although he’d rather face a horde of demogorgons than talk about his own past, Hopper knows that he can’t deny the truth any longer. And so begins the story of the incident in New York—the last big case before everything changed…Summer, New York City, 1977. Hopper is starting over after returning home from Vietnam. A young daughter, a caring wife, and a new beat as an NYPD detective make it easy to slip back into life as a civilian. But after shadowy federal agents suddenly show and seize the files about a series of brutal, unsolved murders, Hopper takes matters into his own hands, risking everything to discover the truth.Soon Hopper is undercover among New York’s notorious street gangs. But just as he's about to crack the case, a blackout rolls across the boroughs, plunging Hopper into a darkness deeper than any he’s faced before.

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Book SynopsisGenerations. Found. Lost. Families take many forms. Across time and space and sometimes closer than they would think, the Doctor's friends have encountered many different forms of family who have touched their hearts over the years.

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Book SynopsisBook 6 in the global best-selling series from Black Library, The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra.The Inner Walls are breached. Traitor vanguards tear towards the heart of the Palace, sensing victory. Desperate gambits are attempted: an unwilling saint is released into the ruins, as well as an enthusiastic sinner. A black sword rises, forged from spite, ready to create a legend. But amid the slaughter, Jaghatai Khan, Warhawk of Chogoris, prepares to launch the most audacious strike of the conflict. His goal is nothing less than the liberation of the Lion’s Gate space port. Cut off from any help, he stakes everything on one desperate counter-offensive, launched against an old enemy who has been made far greater than he ever was before. As the White Scars ride out against the newly crowned lords of life and death, they know that defeat for them dooms not only the Legion, but Terra itself.

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Book SynopsisA nova-bright adventure and the spectacular precursor to the classic Foundation series by a founding father of science fiction.The fate of the galaxy hangs in the balance.High above the planet Florina, the Squires of Sark live in unimaginable wealth and comfort. Down in the eternal spring of its surface, however, the native Florinians labour ceaselessly for their Sarkite masters. Rebellion is unthinkable and impossible. But now both worlds are hurtling toward a cataclysm, and only one man knows the truth; a man without a memory or a past, unaware of the secret locked inside his own brainTheir world is doomed.Trade Review‘Isaac Asimov was one of the great explainers of the age…It will never be known how many practising scientists today, in how many countries, owe their initial inspiration to a book, article, or short story by Isaac Asimov’Carl Sagan ‘Asimov displayed one of the most dynamic imaginations in science fiction’Daily Telegraph ‘Asimov’s career was one of the most formidable in science fiction’The Times

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Book SynopsisSpecifications: 2-1/2-inch vinyl figure of Hedwig with a button that plays Hedwig''s sounds from the Harry Potter films.Bonus sticker book: Mini sticker book includes 8 full-colour stickers.Perfect gift: A unique and keepsake item for all fans of Harry Potter.Officially licensed: Authentic collectible. Copyright 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment. WIZARDING WORLD characters, names, and related indicia are & Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. WB SHIELD: & WBEI. Publishing Rights JKR. (s23)

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Book SynopsisChina Miéville lives and works in London. He is three-time winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award (Perdido Street Station, Iron Council and The City & The City) and has also won the British Fantasy Award twice (Perdido Street Station and The Scar). The City & The City, an existential thriller, was published in 2009 to dazzling critical acclaim and drew comparison with the works of Kafka and Orwell (The Times) and Philip K. Dick (Guardian). The richly imagined Bas-Lag world is the setting for the novels Perdido Street Station, The Scar and Iron Council.

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Book SynopsisThey killed Number One in Malaysia. Number Two in England. And Number Three in Kenya.John Smith is not your average teenager. He regularly moves from small town to small town. He changes his name and identity. He does not put down roots. He cannot tell anyone who or what he really is. If he stops moving those who hunt him will find and kill him.But you can''t run forever. So when he stops in Paradise, Ohio, John decides to try and settle down. To fit in. And for the first time he makes some real friends. People he cares about - and who care about him. Never in John''s short life has there been space for friendship, or even love.But it''s just a matter of time before John''s secret is revealed.He was once one of nine. Three of them have been killed. John is Number Four. He knows that he is next . . .Praise for Pittacus Lore:''Tense, exciting, full of energy'' Observer''Rel

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Book SynopsisThe biggest baddest DC Universe Bounty Hunter has arrived in a big ol compendium written by Lobo creator Keith Giffen.

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Book SynopsisA vast world where the seasons last tens of thousands of years - the classic SF epic of worldbuilding.Trade ReviewSurprisingly engaging ... very much recommended. * SFF World *

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Book SynopsisThe thrilling fourth book in the New York Times bestselling series The 100. Now a hit TV show on E4.The hundred, once branded juvenile delinquents, are now leaders among their people. But a new threat has emerged: a fanatical cult determined to eliminate everyone else on the war-ravaged planet of Earth. After scores of their friends are captured, CLARKE sets off to retrieve them, certain that she can come to an understanding with these strangers. BELLAMY has a different plan; he won''t let anything - or anyone - get in the way of saving the people he loves. Meanwhile, in captivity and scared for their lives, GLASS falls under the spell of the cult''s magnetic message, and WELLS has to learn how to lead again. Unless the rescue party arrives soon, the captives will face a fate more terrifying than anything they could imagine.If the hundred ever want to call this dangerous planet home, they''ll need to put aside their differences...and fight to prTrade ReviewFans of The Hunger Games will love this book. * Sun *Fantastic teen romance... packed with powerful and empowered characters. * Starburst magazine *Fast-paced and engaging...there are multiple fascinating issues that appear to have arisen in this post-apocalyptic society. * The Book Bag *An adventurous page-turner... dramatic, open, fast and accessible * Adventures with Words *It's incomparable to any other book alike, but for fans of Divergent and the classic The Hunger Games, you will adore this. * Pretty Little Memoirs *I was practically glued to the pages. * City of Books *

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Book SynopsisThe sequel to the only SF novel to sweep all SF awards and one of the bestsellers of all time

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Book SynopsisThe year is 2041, and Shaun Mason is having a bad day. Everyone he knows is dead or in hiding. The world is doing its best to end itself for the second time. The Centre for Disease Control is out to get him. With too much left to do and not much time left to do it in, he must face mad scientists, zombie bears and rogue government agencies before the conspiracy that killed Georgia manages to kill the only thing he has left of her - the truth.And if there's one thing he knows is true in this post-zombie, post-resurrection America, it's this: Things can always get worse.Trade ReviewThe conclusion to the Newsflesh series is both satisfying and utterly believable. It's an impressive feat that Grant manages to make the humans more frightening than the zombies, and she never steps a foot wrong in her portrayal of the darkest facets of humanity. Haunting, thought provoking, and likely to keep this reviewer up at night for a while, if you buy one book this year, make it Blackout. * TheBookBag.co.uk *

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