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Orion Publishing Co Retribution Falls Tales of the Ketty Jay
Book SynopsisEvery now and then, the best person to be the hero . . . is a criminalFrey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small and highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft, they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. So a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn''t just a nuisance anymore - he''s public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. But Frey knows something they don''t. That freighter was rigged to blow, and Frey has been framed to take the fall. If he wants to prove it, he''s going to have to catch the real culprit
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Orion Publishing Co The Toyminator
Book SynopsisSomewhere over the rainbow and just off the Yellow Brick Road stands Toy City, formerly known as Toy Town. And things are not going well for the city''s inhabitants. There have been outbreaks of STC - Spontaneous Toy Combustion - and there are strange signs and portents in the Heavens. Preachers of Toy City''s many religions are predicting that the End Times are approaching and that a Toy City Apocalypse will soon come to pass. But can this possibly be true, or is there a simple explanation - an alien invasion, for instance. With the body count rising and the forces of law and order baffled, it is the time for a hero to step forward and attempt to save the day. Well, two heroes actually, Eddie Bear, Toy City Private Eye and his loyal sidekick, Jack: our courageous twosome are about to face their biggest challenge yet, to save not only toykind, but the world of mankind too.Which should keep them out of the pub for a while.
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Orion Publishing Co Zendegi
Book SynopsisSF's top ideas man brings us a thrilling tale of loss and human endeavour.
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Orion Publishing Co Oceanic
Book SynopsisCollected together here for the first time are twelve stories by the incomparable Greg Egan, one of the most exciting writers of science fiction working today.In these dozen glimpses into the future Egan continues to explore the essence of what it is to be human, and the nature of what - and who - we are, in stories that range from parables of contemporary human conflict and ambition to far-future tales of our immortal descendants.Return to the universe of the meta-civilisation known as the Amalgam, which Egan explored in his critically acclaimed novel Incandescence: ''Riding the Crocodile'', which recounts an epic endeavour a million years from now to bridge the divide between the Amalgam and the reclusive Aloof; ''Glory'', set in the same future, in which two archaeologists strive to decipher the artefacts of an ancient civilisation, and ''Hot Rock'', where an obscure, sunless world conceals mind-spinning technological marvels, bitter factional struggles, and a manTrade Review'The universe may be stranger than we can imagine, but it's going to have a tough time outdoing Egan.' [New Scientist.]; 'Egan is perhaps the most exciting SF writer at work today.' [Daily Telegraph.]; 'It is one of Egan's great skills that he makes the passion of science appear understandable, even inevitable, to non-scientists.' [Foundation.]
£11.69
Orion Publishing Co Patient Zero
Book Synopsis''When you have to kill the same terrorist twice in one week, then there''s either something wrong with your skills or something wrong with your world. And there''s nothing wrong with my skills.''Police officer Joe Ledger, martial arts expert, ex-army, self-confessed brutal warrior is scared. The man he''s just killed is the same man he killed a week ago. He never expected to see the man again, definitely not alive, and definitely not as part of the recruitment process for the hyper-secret government agency the Department for Military Sciences. But the DMS are scared too: they have word of a terrorist plot straight from a nightmare - a bid to spread a plague through America - a plague that kills its victims and turns them into zombies.Time is running out and Joe has shown he has the abilities they need to lead one of their field teams.And so begins a desperate three-part mission - to contain the zombie outbreaks, to break the terrorist cell responsible and toTrade ReviewHis writing is powerful enough to sing with poetry while simultaneously scaring the hell out of you. - Tess Gerritsen.Frightening and thrilling. Jonathan Maberry deserves to take his place among the best suspense writers of recent years. - John Connolly.
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Orion Publishing Co Thin Air From the author of Netflixs Altered
Book SynopsisRichard Morgan has always been one of our most successful SF authors with his fast-moving and brutal storylines, blistering plots and a powerful social conscience behind his work.And now he''s back, with his first SF novel for eight years . . . and it promises to be a publication to remember.An ex-corporate enforcer, Hakan Veil, is forced to bodyguard Madison Madekwe, part of a colonial audit team investigating a disappeared lottery winner on Mars. But when Madekwe is abducted, and Hakan nearly killed, the investigation takes him farther and deeper than he had ever expected. And soon Hakan discovers the heavy price he may have to pay to learn the truth.Trade ReviewThe Dark Defiles is best of the series. Morgan built a fascinating world, dirt and all, and populated it will heroes that were also real people. Morgan dissects the idea of hero and looks at it from every angle. Our three protagonists aren't anti-heroes they are just flawed. While they deal with their flaws they realize that in the end heroes don't get to live happily ever after. * Buzzy Mag *Super fluid action thriller... amped-up Chandler in space. * GUARDIAN *A hugely entertaining and smartly written book. * SFX MAGAZINE *A sheer pyrotechnic triumph: wonderfully imaginative, written in overdrive, mercilessly violent... A twisted conundrum and a hell of a ride! * CRIME TIME *
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Orion Publishing Co Mcdonald I Dervish House
Book SynopsisIn the CHAGA novels Ian McDonald brought an Africa in the grip of a bizarre alien invasion to life, in RIVER OF GODS he painted a rich portrait of India in 2047, in BRASYL he looked at different Brazils, past present and future. Ian McDonald has found renown at the cutting edge of a movement to take SF away from its British and American white roots and out into the rich cultures of the world.THE DERVISH HOUSE continues that journey and centres on Istanbul in 2025. Turkey is part of Europe but sited on the edge, it is an Islamic country that looks to the West. THE DERVISH HOUSE is the story of the families that live in and around its titular house, it is at once a rich mosaic of Islamic life in the new century and a telling novel of future possibilities.Trade ReviewLoving Ian McDonald's science-fiction vision of Istanbul ... Ancient Ottoman mysteries and nanotechnology: that's the kind of mash-up we like. * THE HERALD (Glasgow) *The Dervish House is simply sublime, an incredible novel by a literary genius that is by far one of the best novels of the last decade * SFBOOK *
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Orion Publishing Co The Fractal Prince Quantum Thief 2
Book SynopsisJean le Flambeur is out of prison, but still not free. To pay his debts he has to break into the mind of a living god. But when the stakes are revealed, Jean has to decide how far he is willing to go to get the job done.The sequel to Hannu Rajaniemi''s extraordinary debut novel is set to build on the extravagant promise of one of the most exciting new voices to come out of the genre this century.Trade ReviewIts great virtue arguably lies in its very strangeness. * SFX MAGAZINE *
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Orion Publishing Co The Causal Angel
Book SynopsisThe new novel from the most exciting new SF author of the last five years. 'Brilliant' GUARDIANTrade ReviewA widescreen-baroque grandeur... A maddening, dizzying and dazzling novel * SFX *Hannu Rajaniemi is without question one of the smartest and most exciting writers working in science fiction as we speak, and I can't wait to see what he does next. * Tor.com *The bottom line for The Causal Angel and the Jean Le Flambeur series: it's evocative and can be mind-bogglingly at times but this creates a highly addictive air around it, and once you get through to the fine details you will be amazed. This is must read science fiction. * The Book Plank *With The Quantum Thief, Hannu Rajaniemi set a new standard for science fiction that dared to imagine a post-human future. With its sequel, The Fractal Prince, he successfully built on his narrative foundations to add a greater depth to his characters - not least the gentleman thief Jean le Flambeur - and an added strength to his ideas. So it's something of a relief to report that the trilogy's conclusion, The Causal Angel, doesn't disappoint. * The Skinny *It's all things to all people, opening up to deliver whatever you want from it - action and adventure, memorable characters, rich stories and weighty themes. This is what Science Fiction should aspire to. * SF Crowsnest *The author, who has a PhD in string theory, uses the tropes of the genre to present cutting-edge explorations of post-humanism, quantum physics and cybernetics. The plot is pell-mell, the theory intellectually challenging, and Flambeur appears as a fully rounded human being, with hopes and desires, strengths and flaws. * The Guardian *
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Orion Publishing Co 400 Billion Stars
Book SynopsisDorothy Yoshida is a telepath, and a really rather good one at that. She''s also a scientist, and when a small planet begins to manifest some unusual signs she is sent to investigate. The planet is more than it seems, and on further investigation the scientists begin to suspect it has been artificially altered.But despite their suspicions the only life they can detect is on the surface, none of which has advanced far above the level of animals. And despite the hopes of mankind to find something which will help them in a burgeoning war against other species, there seems to be nothing there to aid them.With Dorothy''s arrival, however, they are in for some surprising discoveries.
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Orion Publishing Co Eve The Burning Life
Book SynopsisThe capsuleers are the immortal pilots that string together the vast Interglactic empire that makes up the universe of EVE. Remote from the mortal population they have come from they are cold and distant. They are needed but hated.Drem has reason to hate them - a capsuleer attack on the pirate space colony he worked in killed his family. Ralea hates them too. But her hatred is for herself as well. She worked as an agent for capsuleers acquiring missions for capsuleer agents and taking a cut from the profits. Missions that lead to countless people dying.Drem seeks revenge, Ralea, redemption. The key to their futures lies with the sisters of Eve, a philanthropic rescue organisation who span the known worlds. But how do you revenge yourself against an immortal? Where can you find redemption if you have killed thousands? Drem and Ralea will find that their quests are intertwined and that they will lead to an unexpected place.EVE: THE BURNING LIFE is a fast moving
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Orion Publishing Co Eve Templar One
Book SynopsisInterstellar war hits the planet surface - Starship Troopers EVE style.
£24.45
Orion Publishing Co On the Steel Breeze
Book SynopsisA thousand years in the future, mankind's influence expands into the universe. Alastair Reynolds' epic vision of our journey into deep space will redefine Space Opera.Trade ReviewAs good as contemporary SF gets. -- Jonathan Wright * SFX MAGAZINE *On The Steel Breeze is a brilliant, self-assured, colourful space opera- with talking elephants. -- John Wyatt * SUN *The book is not merely a sequel, but a standalone adventure with heart. -- Val Nolan * IRISH EXAMINER *Clever, thoughtful, feel-good SF. -- John Wyatt * SUN *Alastair Reynold's On the Steel Breeze moved his ambitious Poseidon's Children's series into interstellar space. -- Adam Roberts * Adam Roberts *
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Orion Publishing Co Poseidons Wake Poseidons Children 3
Book SynopsisMankind has reached the stars. Now we are trying to unravel the heart of the universe, but all discoveries are dangerous and some mysteries might be safest left unexplored...Trade Reviewa novel that works brilliantly as a space adventure and also reads, touchingly, almost as an atheist's reflection on why a kind of optimistic agnosticism may be a useful approach to finding contentment * SFX *It's grand, involving and full of light and wonder. Poseidon's Wake is one of the best sci-fi novels of the year * Sci-Fi Now *his finest moment yet and a glorious conclusion of the trilogy. A wonderful book and best that British SF has to offer at the moment * Upcoming 4 Me *Although a long book, with so much story to fit in there is a brevity to the text which makes it an easy read which can be enjoyed as a standalone even though it satisfactorily revisits and resolves the majority of the threads from the previous novels * Geek Chocolate *a well realised sci-fi universe, with plausible character * SF&F Reviews *Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my very favourite authors, every book is a much-anticipated event, and withPoseidon's Wake he shows yet again why that is. I loved every single page. * For Winter's Nights *Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure * THE SUN *A well-paced, complex story replete with intrigue, invention and an optimism uncommon in contemporary SF * The Guardian *
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Orion Publishing Co Elysium Fire
Book SynopsisFeaturing Inspector Dreyfus - one of Alastair Reynolds most popular characters - this is a fast paced SF crime story, combining a futuristic setting with a gripping tale of technology, revolution and revenge.One citizen died a fortnight ago. Two a week ago. Four died yesterday . . . and unless the cause can be found - and stopped - within the next four months, everyone will be dead. For the Prefects, the hunt for a silent, hidden killer is on . . .Alastair Reynolds has returned to the world of The Prefect for this stand-alone SF mystery in which no one is safe. The technological implants which connect every citizen to each other have become murder weapons, and no one knows who or what the killer is - or who the next targets will be. But their reach is spreading, and time is not on the Prefects'' side.Trade Reviewa novel that works brilliantly as a space adventure and also reads, touchingly, almost as an atheist's reflection on why a kind of optimistic agnosticism may be a useful approach to finding contentment * SFX *A tremendously assured read, a fast-paced page-turner that delivers a well thought out story. * GUARDIAN *An utterly involving thriller, with a mystery that unfolds under steely control. * DAILY MAIL *It's grand, involving and full of light and wonder. Poseidon's Wake is one of the best sci-fi novels of the year * Sci-Fi Now *his finest moment yet and a glorious conclusion of the trilogy. A wonderful book and best that British SF has to offer at the moment * Upcoming 4 Me *Reynolds has not only rise to the challenge, but upped the ante. * SFX *Although a long book, with so much story to fit in there is a brevity to the text which makes it an easy read which can be enjoyed as a standalone even though it satisfactorily revisits and resolves the majority of the threads from the previous novels * Geek Chocolate *Intriguing speculation about human identity and potential. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Possibly the best space opera I've read. * SF REVU *a well realised sci-fi universe, with plausible character * SF&F Reviews *Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my very favourite authors, every book is a much-anticipated event, and withPoseidon's Wake he shows yet again why that is. I loved every single page. * For Winter's Nights *Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages. * BOOKLIST *Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure * THE SUN *A vivid universe with beautiful settings and engaging, dynamic characters ...Fans of sf will definitely want to pick up this title, especially if they also enjoy mysteries or police procedurals. * LIBRARY JOURNAL *A revelation that satisfies the demands of SF and mystery. * LOCUS *If you're looking for a cracking sci-fi mystery, pick this one up. * SF AND F REVIEWS *Incredible story telling and all plaudits are greatly deserved. * GEEK SYNDICATE *Cerebral but gripping, Elysium Fire is a must for Reynolds fans and a recommended read. * SCIFINOW *A well-paced, complex story replete with intrigue, invention and an optimism uncommon in contemporary SF * The Guardian *
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Orion Publishing Co Machine Vendetta
Book SynopsisPanoply is a small, efficient police force, dedicated to maintaining the rule of democracy among the ten thousand disparate city states orbiting the planet Yellowstone.Ingvar Tench was one of Panoply''s most experienced operatives. So why did she walk alone and virtually unarmed into a habitat with a vicious grudge against her organisation?As his colleagues pick up the pieces, Dreyfus must face his conscience. Four years ago, when an investigation linked to one of his most dangerous adversaries got a little too personal, Dreyfus arranged for Tench to continue the enquiry by proxy.In using her - even though he had his reasons - did Dreyfus also put her in the line of fire?And what does Tench''s misadventure tell him about an enemy he had hoped was dormant?Praise for Alastair Reynolds:''A leading light of the new British space opera'' Los Angeles Review of Books on Alastair Reynolds''One of the giants of the new BritiTrade Reviewa novel that works brilliantly as a space adventure and also reads, touchingly, almost as an atheist's reflection on why a kind of optimistic agnosticism may be a useful approach to finding contentment * SFX *A tremendously assured read, a fast-paced page-turner that delivers a well thought out story. * GUARDIAN *An utterly involving thriller, with a mystery that unfolds under steely control. * DAILY MAIL *It's grand, involving and full of light and wonder. Poseidon's Wake is one of the best sci-fi novels of the year * Sci-Fi Now *his finest moment yet and a glorious conclusion of the trilogy. A wonderful book and best that British SF has to offer at the moment * Upcoming 4 Me *Reynolds has not only rise to the challenge, but upped the ante. * SFX *Although a long book, with so much story to fit in there is a brevity to the text which makes it an easy read which can be enjoyed as a standalone even though it satisfactorily revisits and resolves the majority of the threads from the previous novels * Geek Chocolate *Intriguing speculation about human identity and potential. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Possibly the best space opera I've read. * SF REVU *a well realised sci-fi universe, with plausible character * SF&F Reviews *Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my very favourite authors, every book is a much-anticipated event, and withPoseidon's Wake he shows yet again why that is. I loved every single page. * For Winter's Nights *Reynolds combines depth in characterization and dazzling hard-science applications to keep the reader turning pages. * BOOKLIST *Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure * THE SUN *A vivid universe with beautiful settings and engaging, dynamic characters ...Fans of sf will definitely want to pick up this title, especially if they also enjoy mysteries or police procedurals. * LIBRARY JOURNAL *A revelation that satisfies the demands of SF and mystery. * LOCUS *If you're looking for a cracking sci-fi mystery, pick this one up. * SF AND F REVIEWS *Incredible story telling and all plaudits are greatly deserved. * GEEK SYNDICATE *Cerebral but gripping, Elysium Fire is a must for Reynolds fans and a recommended read. * SCIFINOW *A well-paced, complex story replete with intrigue, invention and an optimism uncommon in contemporary SF * The Guardian *
£22.50
Orion Publishing Co Dhalgren
Book SynopsisA young man arrives in the anarchic city of Bellona, in a near future USA. This world has two moons but could otherwise be our own.The man, known only as ''the Kid'', begins to write a novel called Dhalgren that begins where it ends.Dhalgren is about the possibilites of fiction and about the special demands and pleasures of youth culture.
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Orion Publishing Co The Anvil of Ice FANTASY MASTERWORKS
Book SynopsisThe chronicles of The Winter of the World echo down the ages in half-remembered myth and song - tales of mysterious powers of the Mastersmiths, of the forging of great weapons, of the subterranean kingdoms of the duergar, of Gods who walked abroad, and of the Powers that struggled endlessly for dominion. In the Northlands, beleaguered by the ever-encroaching Ice and the marauding Ekwesh, a young cowherd, saved from the raiders by the mysterious Mastersmith, discovers in himself an uncanny power to shape metal - but it is a power that may easily be turned to evil ends, and on a dreadful night he flees his new home, and embarks on the quest to find both his own destiny, and a weapon that will let him stand against the Power of the Ice.His wanderings will bring him great friends but earn him greater enemies, and eventually they will transform him from lowly cowherd to a mastersmith fit to stand with the greatest of all men.Trade ReviewA wonderful story. Michael Scott Rohan has conceived an interesting and original fantasy concept. It is sure to gather a strong following.Rohan creates a haunting sense of mythology rather than fantasy. This remarkable novel reveals a gifted writer of stories, and pages turn as if by magic.A skilfully told tale, blending myth and prehistory into a carefully wrought world where the conflict of Ice Age forces is focussed in the person of an enigmatic smith. It begins a trilogy which will be worth following.I consider The Anvil of Ice to be an outstanding piece of fantasy fiction, leaving one eager to welcome the second book in the series.Scott Rohan has an extraordinary gift for making every scene come to life with vivid realityA very good and a very powerful writer . . . The concept of the Ice itself as the ultimate enemy is a remarkable feat . . . strong and intricate characterizations . . . compelling reading.A good read . . . Much fascinating research is evident here . . . a grittily solid background of impending Ice Age. The characters are nicely done, and the final confrontation between Elof and the representative of the Ice powers has a nifty magical twist . . . Rohan clears the major hurdle of a trilogy opening; he actually makes me want to read book two! Stay tuned. - White DwarfRohan has picked up where Tolkien left off and then some. He has a sure touch with the mythology of Northern Europe, handles the high style beautifully, and in the smithcraft of his protagonist finds a fresh metaphor for magic. - The New York Review of Science Fiction
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Orion Publishing Co The Cornelius Quartet Moorcocks Multiverse
Book SynopsisMoorcock's Multiverse presents for the first time, definitive editions of Michael Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.
£17.09
Orion Publishing Co Hawkmoon Count Brass Moorcocks Multiverse
Book Synopsis''War, albeit with the Dark Empire, was clean compared to this ...'' Everything that Dorian Hawkmoon ever loved will be torn away from him, its very existence and memory wiped out for ever ... The Eternal Champion must test the limits of reality in a desperate bid to regain a lost love. But first Hawkmoon, Elric, Corum and others must pool their strength - and their swords - to bring about the most mighty change in the order of the multiverse. Contains Count Brass, The Champion of Garathorn and The Quest for Tanelorn
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Orion Publishing Co Kane of Old Mars
Book SynopsisThe Michael Moorcock Collection presents, for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.Trade ReviewThe greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasyA triumph of mature talent and imagination - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Orion Publishing Co Moorcocks Multiverse
Book SynopsisThe Michael Moorcock Collection presents, for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.
£14.39
Orion Publishing Co The Eternal Champion
Book SynopsisMoorcock's Multiverse presents for the first time, definitive editions of Michael Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.
£12.34
Orion Publishing Co The Nomad of Time Michael Moorcock Collection
Book SynopsisCaptain Oswald Bastable, an Edwardian soldier, is catapulted into the far-flung future. 1973, to be precise - but a 1973 that is very different to the one we know. The First World War never happened, and the world seems to be at peace. It is a peace that the honorable Bastable cannot allow to continue. But can one man defeat an Empire - and what will be the consequences if he does?The time-travelling adventures of Bastable, an incarnation of the Eternal Champion, are widely considered to be among the first steampunk novels, and display Moorcock''s remarkable ingenuity and skill at plotting to great effect.Contains THE WARLORD OF THE AIR, THE LAND LEVIATHAN and THE STEEL TSAR.
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Orion Publishing Co Travelling to Utopia
Book SynopsisThe Michael Moorcock Collection continues with this threesome of standalone adventures, all exploring various aspects of the Eternal Champion and the Multiverse. The stories include a frantic dash across a frozen hell on a dangerous ship, the story of one man''s lonely five-year journey towards the stars, and a terrifying vision of a future where every version of Earth in the multiverse is in danger.Contains THE WRECKS OF TIME, THE ICE SCHOONER and THE BLACK CORRIDOR.Trade ReviewThe greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasyA triumph of mature talent and imagination - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
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Orion Publishing Co The Tabit Genesis
Book SynopsisEpic SF from the writer of EVE ONLINE - GAME OF THRONES meets BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!
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Orion Publishing Co Cities In Flight SF MASTERWORKS
Book SynopsisOne of the very best must-read SF novels of all time.Trade ReviewAn outrageous imaginative coup...Crammed with high adventure yet illuminated by a searching intelligence, this four-part epic completely reinvented the traditions of space opera. - Paul J McAuley.Of the first importance. - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.This is the real heady wine of science fiction - exciting, intelligent, galaxy-spanning stuff. - Terry Pratchett.
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Orion Publishing Co Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep The
Book SynopsisThe science fiction masterpiece behind the cult classic films Bladerunner and Bladerunner 2049.World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn''t ''retiring'' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard''s world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted ...Readers have been blown away by Philip K. Dick:''Now I understand what all the fuss is about. The guy is a visionary . . . Every paragraph launches us forward, demands our attention . . . a classic example of thTrade ReviewOne of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction, Dick made most of the European avant-garde seem like navel-gazers in a cul-de-sac * Sunday Times *My literary hero * Fay Weldon *For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first * Terry Gilliam *A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment * Empire *
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Orion Publishing Co War in Heaven
Book SynopsisVETERAN was a slam-bang dive into a violent SF future. Now things get serious.Trade ReviewGavin Smith's writing is a brutal kaleidoscope of imagination, with the raw energy of a heavy metal album cover: equally dazzling with bloodthirsty ancient Picts and the fallen post-humans of tomorrow. -- Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Causal AngelAge Of Scorpio announces loud and clear that in Gavin Smith an exceptional talent has arrived to uplift SF. The book is a master class of twisting plot lines that celebrate both the weird and astounding, amid a future that's deeply unnerving yet equally compelling. -- Peter F Hamilton
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Orion Publishing Co The Age of Scorpio
Book SynopsisPraised by Stephen Baxter and Adam Roberts, reviewed ecstatically by SFX magazine, Gavin Smith''s first novel VETERAN announced an exciting new voice on the SF scene. WAR IN HEAVEN, set in the same universe, followed. Now comes a new standalone SF thriller.Of all the captains based out of Arclight only Eldon Sloper was desperate enough to agree to a salvage job in Red Space. And now he and his crew are living to regret his desperation.In Red Space the rules are different. Some things work, others don''t. Best to stick close to the Church beacons. Don''t get lost.Because there''s something wrong about Red Space. Something beyond rational. Something vampyric...Long after The Loss, mankind is different. We touch the world via neunonics. We are machines, we are animals, we are hybrids. But some things never change. A Killer is paid to kill, a Thief will steal countless lives. A Clone will find insanity, an Innocent a new horror. The Church knows we have kTrade ReviewAge Of Scorpio announces loud and clear that in Gavin Smith an exceptional talent has arrived to uplift SF. The book is a master class of twisting plot lines that celebrate both the weird and astounding, amid a future that's deeply unnerving yet equally compelling. -- Peter F HamiltonGavin Smith's writing is a brutal kaleidoscope of imagination, with the raw energy of a heavy metal album cover: equally dazzling with bloodthirsty ancient Picts and the fallen post-humans of tomorrow. -- Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Causal Angel
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Orion Publishing Co Resonance
Book SynopsisA conflict lasting thousands of years and spanning millions of light years comes to its shattering conclusion in the final book of the Ragnarok trilogy, perfect for fans of Peter F. Hamilton and Alastair Reynolds.
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Orion Publishing Co Arslan SF MASTERWORKS
Book SynopsisA classic of political science fiction.
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Orion Publishing Co Watch Www Trilogy 2
Book SynopsisCaitlin Decter could never have anticipated what was coming when she first sensed a strange presence on the internet.Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended blind mathematics genius Caitlin Decter and has grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the internet for any threat to the United States - and they''re fully aware of Caitlin''s involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind''s capacity for compassion - and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend.Trade ReviewWatch is a dynamic, moving and thought provoking novel that manages to convey the book's myriad messages effortlessly and rewardingly, recommended. * SF Book *
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Orion Publishing Co The Clockwork Rocket
Book SynopsisIn Yalda''s universe, light has mass, no universal speed, and its creation generates energy; on Yalda''s world, plants make food by emitting light into the dark night sky. And time is different: an astronaut might measure decades passing while visiting another star, only to return and find that just weeks have elapsed for her friends.On the farm where she lives, Yalda sees strange meteors that are entering the planetary system at an immense, unprecedented speed - and it soon becomes apparent that more of this ultra-fast material is appearing all the time, putting her world in terrible danger. An entire galaxy is about to collide with their own.There is one hope: a fleet sent straight towards the approaching galaxy, as fast as possible. Though it will feel like weeks back home, on board, millennia will pass before the collision, time enough to raise new generations, and time enough to find a way to stop the ultra-fast material.Either way, they have a chance to save everyone back on the home world.
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Orion Publishing Co Empty Space
Book SynopsisEMPTY SPACE is a space adventure. We begin with the following dream:An alien research tool the size of a brown dwarf star hangs in the middle of nowhere, as a result of an attempt to place it equidistant from everything else in every possible universe. Somewhere in the fractal labyrinth beneath its surface, a woman lies on an allotropic carbon deck, a white paste of nanomachines oozing from the corner of her mouth. She is neither conscious nor unconscious, dead nor alive. There is something wrong with her cheekbones. At first you think she is changing from one thing into another - perhaps it''s a cat, perhaps it''s something that only looks like one - then you see that she is actually trying to be both things at once. She is waiting for you, she has been waiting for you for perhaps 10,000 years. She comes from the past, she comes from the future. She is about to speak...EMPTY SPACE is a sequel to LIGHT and NOVA SWING, three strands presented in alternating chapters wTrade ReviewEmpty Space is extraordinary. This is Britain s best SF writer at the height of his powers. That sentence also works without SF - Adam Roberts
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Orion Publishing Co The Forge Of God SF Masterworks
Book SynopsisA stunning novel of alien invasion from a master of the genre.Trade Reviewengaging, gripping and scarily readable ... a great read. * SFFworld.com *
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Orion Publishing Co Eternity
Book SynopsisMultiple Nebula and Hugo Award-winner Greg Bear returns to the Earth of his acclaimed novel Eon - a world devastated by nuclear warThe crew of the asteroid-starship Thistledown has thwarted an attack by the Jarts by severing their link to the Way, an endless corridor that spans universes. The asteroid settled into orbit around Earth and the tunnel snaked away, forming a contained universe of its own.Forty years later, on Gaia, Rhita Vaskayza recklessly pursues her legacy, seeking an Earth once again threatened by forces from within and without. For physicist Konrad Korzenowski, murdered for creating The Way, and resurrected, is compelled by a faction determined to see it opened once more. And humankind will discover just how entirely they have underestimated their ancient adversaries.
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Orion Publishing Co Queen of Nowhere
Book SynopsisThe Sidhe look like us. They live amongst us. What they lack in numbers they make up with their fearsome mental abilities and the considerable physical resources at their disposal. And their biggest advantage? No one believes they exist.Almost no one.Bez, the best hacker in human-space, is fighting a secret war against them. Always one step ahead, never lingering in one place, she''s determined to bring them down. But she can''t expose the Hidden Empire alone and when the only ally she trusted fails her she must accept help from an unexpected quarter.Just one misstep, one incorrect assumption, and her Sidhe trap - her life''s work - could end in vicious disaster. Worse, if Bez fails then humanity may never have another chance to win free of the manipulative and deadly Sidhe ...
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Orion Publishing Co Fugue for a Darkening Island
Book SynopsisChristopher Priest's prescient novel of global migration and disasterTrade Reviewit is startling how relevant this 40 year-old novel is, even today ... His prose is finely honed, his grasp of structure and tone a thing of darkly sparkling beauty, redolent of an elegance, a grace * STARBURST MAGAZINE *
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Orion Publishing Co Eye In The Sky
Book SynopsisDreams, nightmares and realities: a classic by the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?
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Orion Publishing Co Blackout
Book SynopsisA Second World War time-travel masterpiece.Trade ReviewA page-turning thriller - PUBLISHERS WEEKLYBLACKOUT depicts the times and the spirit of the British people remarkably vividly, and bits of comic relief leaven any sombreness. Characterisations of the historians and the Brits they become close to are multifaceted and believable, and the ending leaves us keenly primed for the sequel - BOOKLIST (starred review)
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Orion Publishing Co Sirius
Book Synopsis'The most human of all Stapledon's novels' Brian AldissTrade ReviewSirius is a somewhat poignant journey, incalculably emotive and immeasurably introspective, a true masterpiece of literary (science) fiction. * SFBOOK.COM *
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Orion Publishing Co Of Men and Monsters SF MASTERWORKS
Book Synopsis'One of the genre's very few genuinely comic, genuinely incisive writers' THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE
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Orion Publishing Co RUR War with the Newts
Book SynopsisTwo dystopian satires from one of the most distinguished writers of 20th-century European science fiction. R.U.R. is the work that first introduced the word 'robot' into popular usage.Trade ReviewTwo cautionary (and visionary) tales that show us full well that man is at the top of the evolutionary chain through no real merit of his own. -- Graeme Flory * GRAEME'S FANTASY BOOK REVIEW Blog *
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Orion Publishing Co War Dogs
Book SynopsisThe Gurus came in peace, bearing gifts.They were a highly advanced, interstellar species who brought amazingly useful and sophisticated technology to the human race. There was, of course, a catch. The Gurus warned of a far more malevolent life form, beings who have hounded the Gurus from sun to sun, planet to planet, across the cosmos. Pundits have taken to calling them the Antagonists - or Antags - and they have already established a beachhead on Mars. In exchange for all they''ve done for us, the Gurus would now like our help.Enter Master Sergeant Michael Venn, a veteran Skyrine (a Marine who is specially trained for off-world combat) who is dropped onto the Red Planet with his band of brothers on a mission to take down as many Antags as possible.But from the moment they''re dropped through the thin Martian atmosphere, their mission goes horribly, terribly wrong. From a group of female special ops Skyrines with secret orders, to mysterious humans who''ve seTrade ReviewWar Dogs" is Bear's best book in years but only if you're ready to commit for a long haul - this is after all just the first third of the story and next two books are still far in the future. The whole set up is engaging and while it does play with some of the more familiar tropes in science fiction its pitch-perfect delivery feels entirely refreshing. An opening to a series well worth checking out! * Upcoming 4 Me *War Dogs is a book that both celebrates and respects the role of the combat soldier, with all of their trials and tribulations. Think of it as The Forever War or Starship Troopers, upgraded to the 21st century, a tale that shows that even when the technology changes, the role of the soldier does not. It is the best book I've read from Greg for a while, and one of the best military-SF books I've read in years. * SFF World *
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Orion Publishing Co The Ghost From The Grand Banks
Book SynopsisA fast-moving mystery adventure by one of the world's greatest ever SF writers.
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Orion Publishing Co A Long Long Sleep
Book SynopsisA stunning love story, an ultimate betrayal, and a compelling new author - this is Sleeping Beauty for the 21st Century.
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