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Book SynopsisIt is many years since the human race gave up its individuality. Our world is now a place of technicolour, mechanical beauty. Iridescent domes sit upon the ruins of the previous civilization, and small figures wander constantly between them – dancing, singing, running, but never touching. Each of us is immersed in our own virtual reality. We are like children, living in a perpetual summer: ageless, beautiful, and utterly reliant on the lost knowledge of another age. For decades, nothing disturbed our peaceful equilibrium. Until Fred arrived. Until he took one of us from among from us and made her different. Until he showed us what our world was made of...Trade ReviewChallenging, original, readable and personal -- Oliver SacksSusan Greenfield enthrals and intrigues in equal measure. A force of intellect and a force of nature. -- John Humphrys

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Book SynopsisA series of brutal murders pitch NYPD homicide detective Prentiss into the most bizarre cases in her entire career. Why is an ancient god stalking New York's philanthropic elite leaving their half-naked bodies shockingly mutilated? What secrets caused their humiliating deaths? To find the answers, Prentiss risks not only her sanity but even her immortal soul: is she ready to be weighed in death's scale?

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Book SynopsisA night of little interest turns out to be the most momentous and threatening of peoples' lives, when they wake to a world without progeny. With no chance of ever conceiving women wonder about making themselves attractive or taking any interest in fashion or beauty. Would they still do all that just for themselves? And, if offspring are no longer a viable option, is there a need for men in the aging world that awaits? A mysterious meteor-like object hits the sea off Ireland, quickly followed globally by hundreds more, creating vast amounts of vapour, but little damage. The mists soon clear and people start to relax. But within weeks comes a shocking realisation. Men are suddenly and inexplicably impotent and infertile, with doctors as baffled as they are. No more babies? The devasting news dominates the media - and markets across the globe begin to collapse as the horrific economic implications of an ageing and terminally reducing world sink in. Scientific and military and space experts find evidence that now convinces sceptical world leaders that an alien force intends to take over a weakened world by the patient and devious means of destroying human reproduction. One brave woman puts forward a radical idea as the only possible and secret solution. But will it work?

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Book SynopsisThe ancient and peaceful city of Lijiang and the iconic Tiger Leaping Gorge, China, 1918. These will become the stage, at a time when the whole world is riven by what seems to be endless war, for a final titanic struggle that could mean the preservation or the end of all humanity. The enigmatic Preacher Spindrift's GODS having deserted him, he is now the last of his kind remaining on Earth.

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Book SynopsisTV Presenter Juliette Foster: Not a film script but a novel with a credible plot, strong characters and powerful screen writing. Mercenary Davian Kurcher always had two simple choices in his line of work, but when a request from one of Taurus Galahad's most senior commanders sends him on a frantic hunt across known space and beyond, his life suddenly becomes much more complicated. Tasked with hunting down and recruiting seven of the universe's most dangerous criminals, Kurcher finds himself embroiled in a ruthless plot to seize control, but who do you turn to when there is nobody left to trust? In this compelling new sci-fi classic in the making, David Kimberley creates a complex universe of intelligent warfare, intrigue, and suspense as Kurcher takes on his most dangerous mission yet.Trade ReviewTV Presenter Juliette Foster: Not a film script but a novel with a credible plot, strong characters and powerful screen writing... "shoot from the hip" dialogue... brooding with menace and cinematic quality that encompasses the darkness of Blade Runner, the freneticism of Battlestar Galactica and the time overlap scenes of Star Wars.; B-C-ing-U!: written in such an engaging style that you soon become entranced by the core of intrigue and edge-of-the-seat suspense that whisks the reader through subsequent chapters at light speed. Galahad Suns could be turned readily into an excellent film script.

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Book SynopsisThe sheep of yesterday are the wolves of today As an undergraduate, Kurt has had little to deal with in life - beyond essays, estate agents and finances - he struggles with even maintaining a conversation. So, waking one day to find humanity has developed incredible and terrifying abilities - he discovers he has telekinesis - it's safe to say, he's somewhat more than out of his depth. In this new land authority has crumbled, power is literal. Kurt and his friends find one person with a semblance of control and her intentions are dubious at best. His anxiety escalates, drastically. This is made even worse by the fact he still has to hold conversations...

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Book SynopsisIs it murder, or a welcome release? After defeating the 'Anubis Killer' NYPD homicide detective Prentiss finds herself on the trail of the mysterious 'Dark Lady', a spectral woman who targets the aged and infirm. Her investigations lead her to the For-Life Foundation. What happens next will confound her understanding of reality and confront her with horrors beyond her wildest imagination. Death, despair, and the stench of evil await her in the shadows.

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Trade Review2013 INDIEFAB BOOK AWARD FINALIST, HORROR Die britische TV-Moderatorin Juliette Foster schrieb: "Dieser verstoerende Roman von Christopher Ritchie erhielt viel Beifall und dies verdientermassen, da er den Leser auf eine Reise voller Angst und Ungewissheit schickt, die seine Vorstellungskraft fordert und bei weitem die Grenzen des "Normalen" uberschreitet. Eine Welt, in der nichts so ist wie es scheint. Wahrend eines Routineeinsatzes verandert sich die Lage fur Officer Joe Gullidge rasant: Gefangen in einer Verkettung von schrecklichen und unheimlichen Begegnungen, die sich tief in seiner Seele einbrennen, gerat er wiederwillig in eine Suche nach der Wahrheit, in der sein Verstand sich muht, zwischen der Realitat und den Erscheinungen einer Parallelwelt zu unterscheiden. Ist Gullys Reise eine Metapher fur die tiefere, auf eine unentrinnbare Vergangenheit grundende Realitat oder gibt es eine einfachere Erklarung als zunachst gedacht? Der Roman Der Schatten der Schweine fallt angesichts der Komplexitat der Ideen und der Vielschichtigkeit in der Interpretation sicherlich nicht unter die Kategorie "Leichte Lekture" - aber dies sind seine Starken und keine Schwachen. Es ist ein ergreifender, surrealer Roman voller Spannung und filmischer Sequenzen, die an Stephen Kings Shining erinnern." HORROR NOVEL REVIEWS schrieb: "Erst nach der Lekture wird man in der Lage sein, Ritchies Ideen im Ansatz zu begreifen. Seine standig wechselnden Welten ... katapultieren auch Sie in eine unterhaltsame Schleife." REBBIE REVIEWS schrieb: "Dieses Buch wird Sie mit einigen tatsachlich schonungslosen und blutrunstigen Passagen erschaudern lassen ... Ich liebe diese Bildersprache und das Tempo."

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Book SynopsisThe Grail has fallen, in this sequel to Galahad Suns. A devastated Sapphire Nova set in motion a plan for revenge against their enemies as uncertainty spreads across the galaxy. As a haunted Kurcher finds himself under the protection of Echo, other organisations look to gain an upper hand in the power struggle raging across known space. When a new nightmare emerges from the shadows, it brings with it only the promise of oblivion.'

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