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Valley Press Brilliant Objects
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GB Publishing Org Royal Gambit
Book SynopsisROYAL GAMBIT is the third book of the Antecedent series and a direct sequel to Nova Descent; the latest chapter in this gritty space opera set in a universe of intelligent warfare, intrigue and suspense. The corporations are in disarray. As Sapphire Nova succumbs to a terrifying new enemy and Taurus Galahad recover from their wounds, it is the wronged Sigma Royal who make the next move against those who caused their home world's demise, sparking a new war that will ultimately affect millions across the populated systems. With Kurcher and his allies fighting to repel threats from all corners of the galaxy, they inevitably find themselves once again at the heart of battles old and new in their bid to survive, setting them on a collision course with corporations, mercenaries and the nightmare spawned from the Grail itself.
£10.44
Comma Press Settling the World: Selected Stories 1970-2020
Book SynopsisThroughout his career, M. John Harrison's writing has defied categorisation, building worlds both unreal and all-too real, overlapping and interlocking with each other. His stories are replete with fissures and portals into parallel dimensions, unidentified countries and lost lands. But more important than the places they point to are the obsessions that drive the people who so believe in them, characters who spend their lives hunting for, and haunted by, clues and maps that speak to the possibility of somewhere else. This selection of stories, drawn from over 50 years of writing, bears witness to that desire for difference: whether following backstreet occultists, amateur philosophers, down-and-outs or refugees, we see our relationship with 'the other' in microscopic detail, and share in Harrison's rejection of the idea that the world, or our understanding of it, could ever be settled.Trade Review'All [stories] are elegant and inventive... Harrison writes memorably about people who are bewildered, sidetracked, trapped or on the lookout for opportunities to change.' - The Spectator; 'Harrison excels at evoking the deadened absurdity of the everyday.' - The TLS; 'Settled... certainly doesn't mean being tucked up. Rather, again and again these works are about the settling of scores.' - The Scotsman; 'The evolution of Harrison's prose can be traced across the stories, the steely, mannered prose typical of the British New Wave giving way to the warmer, more supple sentences that mark his late style.' - The Quietus; 'Settling the World is a brilliant labyrinth of tales by one of modern fiction's most distinctive voices.' - Locus Magazine
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Comma Press Collision: Stories from the Science of CERN
Book SynopsisAs part of a unique collaboration, this book pairs a team of award-winning authors with CERN physicists to explore some of the consequences of what the LHC is learning, through fiction.
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Aelurus Publishing Crimson Legacy (Crimson Legacy 1)
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Bolide Publishing Celestial
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Caffeine Nights Publishing The Nostradamus Curiosity: 3: Steam, Smoke and
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Caffeine Nights Publishing The Periwinkle Perspective: The Giant Step
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Caffeine Nights Publishing The Magister Curiosity: A Steam, Smoke & Mirrors
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Caffeine Nights Publishing The Brotherhood of Man
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Goldsmiths, Unversity of London The Disinformation War
Book SynopsisA poverty-stricken veteran of online social justice battles joins with a group of unlikely allies to fight in the war of disinformation before Britain becomes fully totalitarian.The lives of three strangers intersect to bring hope to a beleaguered near-future Britain lurching towards authoritarianism.Libby Seymour is a Civil Servant, military intelligence analyst, Union activist, believer in the equality of justice, and member of the MayGE Committee campaigning for a long-overdue General Election. A colleague tells her the police want a word about something she didn’t do… and she goes on the run with the help of her occasional lover, ex-army doctor, now trauma therapist, Susan Church. Derek Hallett is a British Army officer with an impressive record in special operations. Newly promoted to Major General, he is stunned to be assigned to a secretive job in England. For commercial reasons, Jackson-Burgess (UK) Ltd steps back from administering four work camps designed to reduce poverty in Britain. He swore to the Crown to uphold the rule of law.Kayla Nettleton has two lives. Online, she’s a veteran Cultural Warrior and defender of social justice through hacking. In real life, she’s trapped with her family in a sink estate, and is swept up into the poverty eradication programme run by Jackson-Burgess. Together, the three unlikely allies spearhead a small resistance group to fight back in the Disinformation War.
£24.30
Luna Press Publishing Love. An Archaeology
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MOIST Silicone God
Book Synopsis"I'm embarrassed when I remember Les. Anything but him, with his crisp and coleslaw breath, his tongue slipping inside my mouth - a mouth much too small. A tongue prising the shell away from the outer membrane of an egg, while a blueish, angular embryo wriggles underneath, uncomfortable, fearful at being prematurely exposed to the light..." Shae wants to stop shagging other women's husbands and be a proper queer. Plus, she's bored of only ever getting to use her new strap on a pile of cushions. The answer seems simple enough: come out, go out, and finally get it on with the fit bird at Dyke Night. Or it would be if Evaline, a wayward silicone mistress from the future, wasn't jealous.... A surreal, dirty little book that falls somewhere between Derek McCormack, David Cronenberg, and the tentacle porn you 'accidentally downloaded', Silicone God is for those who like it very, very weird.Trade Review"Victoria Brooks has served up a literary mille-feuille, with deliciously wicked cream spread between sickly sweet layers. Dark, disturbing, and deeply sensual all at once, you'll devour every page." Samantha Allen, author of Patricia Wants to Cuddle ---------- “Compelling, enrapturing, and gorgeous.” Stoya, adult actress and author of Pussycats and Porn ---------- "Something is grotty in the fractal fucking: A disturbance in the octopussy portal, as the Singularity of Silicone God births horny bish whorror. #Bookgasm" Jack Skelley, author of The Complete Fear of Kathy Acker ---------- "Imaginative, intelligent and delightfully sexually explicit. A post porn masterpiece!" Annie Sprinkle, ecosexual artist and author ---------- "As unmoored from convention as it is sizzlingly hot." Alison Rumfitt, author of Brainwyrms --------- "A roller coaster of a novel which will leave you dizzy with its fabulous and undulating ride ... of queer pleasure and illicit redemption." Sarah Law, author of Thérèse ---------- "In Silicone God, an out-of-this-world sexual encounter is at once sensual, ridiculous, epiphanous and transformative… As any great fuck should be. A truly exciting debut!" Brad Beau Cohen, author of Sugar Water ---------- "Strap On! Slide In! Bliss Out! Victoria Brooks' Silicone God fills that yearning hole left by your earliest and most affecting weird-lit-porno crushes." Jamie Sutcliffe, author and publisher at Strange Attractor ---------- "All the makings of a queer cult classic. Joyfully perverse and perverted." Laura Kaye, author of English Animals ---------- "Reading like a collaboration between Angela Carter and Kathy Acker, this is the kind of pornosophical book we need more of in the world." Jonathan Kemp, author of London Triptych ---------- "A slick, hot, pleasure-filled journey about the possibilities of transformation and the healing the future could hold." Saskia Vogel, author of Permission
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Stairwell Books Equinox
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Ulcerated Press Extinction
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The Book Guild Ltd Bluemantle
Book SynopsisLIVE MUSIC IS OUTLAWED. Set in the sun-scorched city of Wydeye, the totalitarian Authority controls its citizens through fear and cultivated dependence. Live music is deemed a threat to order and is forbidden by law. Punishment for participation is severe. Chase Newell discovers his sister is missing. His search for her leads him to the underground music Scene, with its ageless Troubadours who must risk their lives to perform in order to survive. To do this, they rely on Bluemantle. As the Authority’s control-obsessed leader, Governor Blix, and her evil-incarnate Chief of Command, Wulfwin, step up their efforts to seize the Troubadours and destroy the Scene, the risks escalate. While the Troubadours are forced to act, will the citizens of Wydeye wake up to Bluemantle’s invitation and find choice beyond the caves of their own making?
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Candy Jar Books 100 Objects of Doctor Who
Book Synopsis100 Objects of Dr Who is a celebration of everyone''s favourite sci-fi show. Perfect for fans, no matter your mileage. It is ingeniously structured as a choose your own adventure - style tour around a Doctor Who museum floating in outer space. Irreverent yet exhaustive, this is a reference book with a twist!
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Candy Jar Books Lethbridge-Stewart: The Overseers
Book SynopsisA new form of surveillance is spreading across the South Coast of England. The British people are being shown a new kind of peace, but at what cost? Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart and his team fear it may already be too late when this revolutionary method of control extends its reach through the ordinary city streets.
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Candy Jar Books Birds of Passage
Book SynopsisThe Cold War is in full swing as the British Government, in partnership with Woden Armaments, launches the Cerberus satellites into orbit, transforming world wide communications. But all is not as it seems. The first book in a two-novel event that sees the Counter Measures team return to print for the first time in many years. Based on Doctor Who characters created by Ben Aaronovitch.
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The Book Guild Ltd Red Dirt Girl
Book SynopsisIt’s the late postgenomic era and the loss of habitable landmass has led to severe limits on human birth. In the drive for species perfection, fewer and fewer can breed, and the long-simmering tension between the reproductive ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’ is coming to the boil. A young woman’s body is found, and Detective Cooper-Clark (Coop to his friends) thinks it a routine case: yet another victim of the ‘red-dirt cocktail’ of drugs, disease and despair. But when he discovers the female had recently miscarried an illegal pregnancy, the case turns anything but routine. Convinced the lost baby is the key to the murder, Coop finds himself sucked into the dirty waters of state-sponsored eugenics and to the heart of an existential struggle for control over human reproduction.
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Hajar Press Pearls from Their Mouth
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Hajar Press The Rupture Files
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Orla Kelly Publishing Pawn
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Jacaranda Books Art Music Ltd Speak Gigantular
Book Synopsis"Precise and illuminating." - Bernardine Evaristo OBE.Shortlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize, the Saboteur Awards, the Shirley Jackson Award and the Jhalak Prize.Lovelorn aliens abduct innocent coffee shop waitresses. Ghosts of errant Londoners haunt the Underground, caught between here and the hereafter. Brave young women seek erotic empowerment... at their own peril.These are the worlds of Speak Gigantular, the startling debut short story collection from acclaimed author Irenosen Okojie MBE. Understated in her humour and razor-sharp in her observations of humankind, Okojie's eclectic anthology offers an unflinching gaze into the darkest corners of the human experience.Sexy, serious, and often downright disturbing, this brilliant debut collection sizzles with originality."A work of rare confidence, luminous imagery and full of hidden sharp edges." - Nina Allan, winner of the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire."Irenosen Okojie's Speak Gigantular should, if there is any literary justice, place her in a circle with writers like Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, and Angela Carter." - New Orleans Review.Trade ReviewEach story featured is original, dark and with a witty but dark humour which disturbs and forces the reader to question exactly what a social norm is. This is fiction at its best, enacting change, driving the reader to act and it is spectacular. * The Reading Passport *Each story featured is original, dark and with a witty but dark humour which disturbs and forces the reader to question exactly what a social norm is. This is fiction at its best, enacting change, driving the reader to act and it is spectacular. * The Reading Passport *Speak Gigantular is a work of rare confidence, luminous imagery and full of hidden sharp edges. There are few things that bring greater joy in reading than coming upon a talent so delightful, so penetrating, so scandalous. Okojie's stories are magical in all the most interesting senses of that word: devious, enthralling, unexpected. * Nina Allan, winner of the Grand Prix de l’Imaginaire *A beautiful, sombre collection with deep shadows and dazzling highlights. * Mslexia *Okojie delves into the painful, the unsayable, the unknowable. Her prose is precise and illuminating: love and loneliness are recurrent themes. * Bernardine Evaristo, The Guardian *A liberatingly odd, seductive and fearless talent. * Laline Paull, author of The Bees, shortlisted for the Bailey’s Women’s Prize for Fiction *
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Sparsile Books Ltd The Light At The End
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Orenda Books One: The breathtakingly tense, emotive new
Book SynopsisIn a world ravaged by climate change, a young woman's job of enforcing Britain's one-child policy is compromised when she discovers an illegal sibling on the ministry hit list, and that sibling is hers… `A tightly paced plot set in an all-too imaginable future … a page-turning, thought-provoking read´ Jo Callaghan ‘With echoes of V for Vendetta, ONE serves as a stark warning, challenging societal norms and individual sacrifices in the face of adversity’ SciFi Now Book of the Month ‘Pleasingly terrifying’ New Scientist `A terrifying vision of a global climate emergency, a jaw-dropping government conspiracy and some truly devastating twists … one hell of a speculative thriller´ Tom Hindle ––––––––––––––––––– One law. One child. Seven million crimes… A cataclysmic climate emergency has spawned a one-child policy in the UK, ruthlessly enforced by a totalitarian regime. Compulsory abortion of 'excess' pregnancies and mandatory contraceptive implants are now the norm, and families must adhere to strict consumption quotas as the world descends into chaos. Kai is a 25-year-old `baby reaper´, working for the Ministry of Population and Family Planning. If any of her assigned families attempt to exceed their child quota, she ensures they pay the price. Until, one morning, she discovers that an illegal sibling on her Ministry hit-list is hers. And to protect her parents from severe penalties, she must secretly investigate before anyone else finds out. Kai's hunt for her forbidden sister unearths much more than a dark family secret. As she stumbles across a series of heinous crimes perpetrated by the people she trusted most, she makes a catastrophic discovery that could bring down the government … and tear her family apart. ––––––––––––––––––– `Eve Smith is a master storyteller for our troubled times´ Simon Conway `Chillingly plausible … both thrilling and deeply moving´ Philippa East `All too convincing and scientifically plausible … as much a warning as an entertainment´ Paul E. Hardisty `Amazing, beautiful writing, jam-packed with clever ideas´ Helen Fitzgerald `Gripping, frightening and deep … a very brilliant, masterful book´ Sarah K. Jackson `Simmering with great intelligence and insight that never fails to be terrifyingly and thrillingly plausible´ James Goodhand `A visionary storyteller´ Awais Khan `A gripping and pacy thriller set in an all too plausible and terrifying future´ David Beckler `Meticulously crafted, no detail is overlooked … so authentic it doesn't feel speculative at all´ Sarah Sultoon `Raises troubling issues about the balance between saving the planet and our individual human rights … brilliant!´ Guy Morpuss `Pulse-pounding and heart-rending in equal measure, this book is a tour-de-force´ Louise Mumford `A powerful warning and a gripping thriller´ Greg Mosse `A chilling, poignant novel that holds a mirror up to our world … sensational´ Vikki Patis `Gripping and unsettling´ Shen Yang `Compulsive and addictive´ Adam Simcox `Another taut and terrifying thriller from Eve Smith´ Louise Swanson `A terrifying, yet plausible read. Too scary to imagine in reality, and yet…´ Heather Fitt `Horrifying and gripping in equal measure … a jaw-dropping glimpse of the catastrophe around the corner … Astonishing´ Lucy Martin
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Parthian Books Last Day The
Book SynopsisWith science fiction tropes recalling Philip K. Dick, Kurt Vonnegut and Olga Ravn, The Last Day is a testament to the depth and creativity of Welsh literature. Its translation into English is long overdue.
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The Conrad Press Serving Shaka
Book Synopsis‘Serving Shaka’ is a dramatic evocation of Zulu nation-building, immersing the reader in vivid battle scenes, poignant relationships and tense political machinations. Having masterminded Napoleon Bonaparte’s escape from St Helena with his friend Emile Béraud in Needing Napoleon, history teacher Richard Davey now finds himself stranded on the African coast. Richard and Emile encounter Shaka Zulu, a leader even more ruthless and ambitious than the former French emperor. Richard’s secret, that he is from the future, is revealed; Bonaparte seeks to outmanoeuvre Shaka; and Emile joins the nascent Zulu army. Buffeted by the birth pangs of nation-building, Richard tries to exert his influence and retain his sense of self, relying on half-remembered lectures from two hundred years in the future.
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i2i Publishing Human Mars Exodus
Book SynopsisAfter a horrible war destroyed the Earth’s ecosystem, a hundred astronauts were sent to Mars to build colonies on the Red Planet. After years of following orders, they wanted nothing more than to leave the foreign land and come home. Their superiors disagree, begging them to finish the Human Mars Exodus mission. When secrets are revealed, the dynamic shifts and the boys choose to ignore the orders, deciding to return home on their own. Will they be able to defeat deadly Martian winds and find their way to salvation? Or will they fail and end up abandoned, or worse, buried on the Red Planet?
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Jantar Publishing Ltd Newton's Brain
Book SynopsisA young man creates his own time machine and travels back in time to witness battles between Prussia and Austria. The first ever SF novel written in Czech by the celebrated Modernist author Jakub Arbes.
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Jantar Publishing Ltd The Science of the Stars
Book SynopsisWritten and published in 1856, before Jules Verne published any of his novels. A young explorer sets off to map the stars in a balloon. The first ever SF novel written in Slovak.
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Crumps Barn Studio The Wild Night Sky: space stories and poetry, new
Book SynopsisStars and planets, vast skies and new horizons. A distant future with secrets in its past. A house sitter intercepts a message from a lost craft, while a tree holds the key to an alien invasion. Then a curlew rises from a starlit reedbed, before a child dreams of the moon landings, and a robot uncovers a lie which may just change everything ... Full of mystery and adventure, true memories and poetry, this is a brilliant and far-ranging collection about our present and future relationship with space
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Cgd Publishing Return of The Ancient Ones: A Science Fiction
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Watkins Media Limited Burrowed
Book SynopsisIn the distant future, a genetic plague has separated humanity in two – Subterraneans who live in underground burrows to protect their health, and strong surface-dwelling Omniterraneans. Zuzan Cayan, a brilliant Subter girl with “light blindness,” is about to leave the safety of her burrow and earn a living. With her low life expectancy, however, her options are slim. That is until she’s offered the chance of a lifetime to study the population’s broken genetic code, fix the divide and reunite the world once again. But when a new virus turns fatal for the Omnits, Zuzan must find a cure or humanity won’t simply remain separate, it will become extinct. With enemies on all sides, Zuzan must hold on to the light at the end of the tunnel – or risk the world falling into darkness.Trade Review"This is an intellectually rigorous story about scientific morality and overcoming obstacles, the author drawing on her experience as the mother of an autistic son to argue that through compassion and co-operation, anything is possible."– Financial Times"A great read for fans of postapocalyptic novels."– Booklist"Kaley’s debut, a cleverly crafted exploration of the morality surrounding a genetic virus, captivates with inventive science and adventure… Those who like meticulous detail and compassionate characters in their science fiction will enjoy this riveting thriller." – Publishers Weekly
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Watkins Media Limited World Running Down
Book SynopsisValentine Weis is a salvager in the future wastelands of Utah. Wrestling with body dysphoria, he dreams of earning enough money to afford citizenship in Salt Lake City – a utopia where the testosterone and surgery he needs to transition is free, the food is plentiful, and folk are much less likely to be shot full of arrows by salt pirates. But earning that kind of money is a pipe dream, until he meets the exceptionally handsome Osric. Once a powerful AI in Salt Lake City, Osric has been forced into an android body against his will and sent into the wasteland to offer Valentine a job on behalf of his new employer – an escort service seeking to retrieve their stolen androids. The reward is a visa into the city, and a chance at the life Valentine’s always dreamed of. But as they attempt to recover the “merchandise”, they encounter a problem: the android ladies are becoming self-aware, and have no interest in returning to their old lives. The prize is tempting, but carrying out the job would go against everything Valentine stands for, and would threaten the fragile found family that’s kept him alive so far. He’ll need to decide whether to risk his own dream in order to give the AI a chance to live theirs. File Under: Science Fiction [ Finding Your Way Everybody Hurts Body Bound City Dreams ]Trade Review“Full of adventure, charm, and deeply human insights, the world in Hess’s World Running Down is an apocalypse you won’t want to leave.”“A piercing mix of relevant social commentary braided into a riveting scifi adventure.""Books, like Hess's characters, still dare to love""A rousing and touching read.""It poured warmth and light into my chest""playful and lovingly crafted romp.""A profoundly charming, funny, romantic, and endearing read.""wildly fun trans sci-fi adventure""World Running Down is a Valentine’s Day release in the vein of Becky Chambers’ cozy, progressive science fiction.""I'm still buzzing with excitement.""Engaging prose and compelling dialogue make this novel an easy read""should please those looking for a diverting and fun queer-sf read."
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Watkins Media Limited Myriad
Book SynopsisAgent Miriam Randle works for LifeTime, a private law enforcement agency that undertakes short-term time travel to erase crimes before they occur. Haunted by the memory of her twin brother’s unsolved murder at the age of six, Miriam thinks of herself as Myriad—an incarnation of the many lives she’s lived in her journeys to rearrange the past. When a routine assignment goes wrong and Miriam commits a murder she was meant to avert, she is thrown into the midst of a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of LifeTime. Along with her partner Vax, Miriam flees into the past in an attempt to unravel the truth before LifeTime agents catch up with her. But then her brother’s killer reappears, twenty years to the day since he first struck. And he’s not through with the twin who survived, not by a long shot. Myriad is a mind-bending time travelling sci-fi thriller that will keep readers guessing to the very end. File Under: Science Fiction [ Myrioi Baked In Three Ravens The Dark Backward ]Trade Review“High-octane whirlwind thriller…like a Mission Impossible or a Minority Report with the addition of time-travel. Readers of sci-fi will enjoy this new take on a classic idea from Bellin”– Library Journal"Minority Report meets The Fugitive in this breakneck thriller that kept me guessing—and madly flipping pages—until the bitter end. The devious plot zips nimbly through wormhole after wormhole, but Bellin shines brightest in his nuanced exploration of the light and dark in all of us. Myriad is an antihero for the ages."– Kat Ross, author of the Gaslamp Gothic Victorian Paranormal Mystery series"Bellin weaves a spellbinding mystery with this timetravel, detective noir."– Booklist"Exciting and thought-provoking, Myriad posits a truly original twist on time-travel. Joshua Bellin’s first adult novel hits all the right notes from its conflicted main character trying to undo a tragic, life-changing past event to multiple twists, turns, and surprises the reader won’t see coming."– Larry Ivkovich, author of The Sixth Precept and Magus Star Rising"Joshua David Bellin’s Myriad blends the time-travel genre with a compelling cast to tell the story of Agent Miriam Randle, a woman caught up in the Gordian knot of her brother’s untimely death. As Miriam begins to unravel the strands of her tragic past, Bellin masterfully weaves suspense with non-stop action to create a heroine and a story that will be impossible to forget."– Ginger Smith, author of The Rush's Edge"Joshua Bellin's protagonist is traumatized by her past, and because of her job as a time cop, can't avoid reliving it. Myriad is a dark and clever exploration into the horror of getting answers to all your questions and, worse maybe, getting a second chance to make things right." – R.W.W. Greene, author of The Light Years, Twenty-Five to Life and Mercury Rising"Joshua David Bellin is a master craftsman. In Myriad, he's reached an all-time high for plot twists that rock your understanding of what has come before... and after. Enjoy the fast-paced action that will leave you dazzled."– Diane Turnshek, Carnegie Mellon University astronomer and science fiction author"Myriad is a clever time-travel premise wrapped up in a very human story of surviving trauma. An action-packed sci-fi thriller told with depth and heart, this book will grab you and not let go."– Cadwell Turnbull, bestselling author of No Gods, No Monsters
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Watkins Media Limited Lessons in Birdwatching
Book SynopsisDuring their temporary research post on Apech-a planet ravaged by a time distorting illness-Wilhelmina Ming and four other elite students of the Crysthian empire have witnessed such illogical brutality that they've resorted to psychedelic antidepressants and group sex to take the edge off. After a night of indulgence following a gruesome execution, they wake to find an oblique warning in the form of an impaled corpse dangling from the exterior of their residence. When their subsequent investigation uncovers a web of collusion and conspiracy in the ranks of their own diplomatic corps, the envoys find themselves caught in the middle of a bloody civil war. As bodies pile up above ground, a deranged fanatic stokes an existential threat below, coaxing the embers of a forgotten god, and its temporal virus, to life.Trade Review"This intelligent and immersive sci-fi epic delivers a thrilling exploration of power, morality, and the unyielding pursuit of truth in a world consumed by time. Brace yourself for a gripping narrative of survival, sacrifice, and the intertwining forces of destiny and free will." – SciFiNow"With echoes of Dune splashed with urban fantasy, horror, and dystopian mystery, Watson’s debut is wildly haunting and original." – Booklist
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Watkins Media Limited Moths
Book SynopsisA thrilling dystopia, in turns heart-breaking and heart-pounding Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected every man and boy, killing them quietly in their sleep, or turning them into crazed killers. No one was safe from their psychopathic wrath and no one could reach them. All seemed hopeless. But humanity, as it does, adapted and society moved on. Now, men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety, and are never able to return to the outside. The world is quiet, but secrets are kept safe in whispers. Very few people remember what life was like before the change, but Mary knows. She had a family. She was happy. This is her story. File Under: Science FictionTrade Review"An invigorating debut… ingenious in the way it takes the toxic masculinity theme of The Handmaid's Tale and flips it on its head."– Financial Times"Hennigan manages to deliver a personal story with depth in a world that feel all-too-possible, and does so very well." – SFF World"Will appeal to readers of post-apocalyptic stories like The Handmaid's Tale." – Booklist
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Elliptical Publishing The Medusa Fold: Large Print Edition
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Candy Jar Books Lethbridge-Stewart: The Forgotten Son
Book SynopsisThe first in a brand new series of novels starring Colonel Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart from the classic era of Doctor Who.
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Candy Jar Books LethbridgeStewart Spheres of Influence
Book SynopsisAn alien presence has arrived on Earth. Lethbridge-Stewart has been dispatched to determine the nature of the new arrival. Lethbridge-Stewart must call upon the brightest and the best to ensure that Britain is successful in its negotiations, as the alternative is simply too terrifying for him to contemplate an alien menace - allied to the Soviet Union!Failure is not an option. Not at any price
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Candy Jar Books LethbridgeStewart It Came From The Isle of Man
Book SynopsisIt was possibly the kindest, most humane invasion ever. Nobody was killed. nobody was even bruised by it. At least, not at first. Lethbridge-Stewart finds himself having to deal with international politics and inter-galactic agreements, while Anne has to cope with a Russian spy, and a trip to an alien world
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Candy Jar Books Birds of Prey
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Watkins Media Limited The Glass Woman
Book SynopsisWhen you wake up without your memories, who can you really trust? Pioneering scientist Iris Henderson chose to be her own first test-subject for an experimental therapy, placing a piece of technology into her brain. At least, this is what everyone tells her. Trouble is, Iris is now without her memories so she doesn't know what the therapy is or why she would ever decide to volunteer for it. Everyone warns her to leave it alone, but Iris doesn't know who to trust. As she scratches beneath the surface of her seemingly happy marriage and successful career, a catastrophic chain of events is set in motion. Secrets will be revealed that have the capacity to destroy her whole life, but Iris can't stop digging. Trade Review"A twisty psychological thriller that plays on our current fears about AI as well as ideas about memory, trauma and the self." – The Guardian "McIlroy’s sharp sci-fi thriller debut is one part Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and two parts Black Mirror... raising salient questions about the ethics of AI. This will keep readers up late."– Publishers Weekly"Stepford Wives meets 2001 Space Odyssey, The Glass Woman is a twisty, thought-provoking read with characters full of heart engaging with the debate around AI in a truly inventive and original way." – Chris MacDonald, author of Happily Every After and The Actor"A successful example of the genre with a chilling modern feel."– The Critic"The Glass Woman is that too-rare a beast – an urgent thriller with solid intellectual underpinning." – Shots Magazine"Completely absorbing, I haven’t been able to put it down."– Sarah Ward, author of The Birthday Girl and The Sixth Lie"Raises fascinating questions about consciousness and its relation to objective and subjective reality."– The Irish Times“Right from the opening chapter, where the narrator wakes up with no memory of who she is, The Glass Woman instantly hooks you with a timely take on the rise of AI, and burrows under your skin. It manages to be both a deliciously creepy and mysterious thriller and also a thought-provoking meditation on identity and memory. Hugely entertaining and relentlessly readable.”– Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient “The boundary-breaking psychological thriller I’ve been waiting for.” – Sarah May, author of Becky "I found The Glass Woman a chilling and urgent voice in ongoing debate about AI influence on human life. This novel gets to the essence of the threat; it's not about robots taking over human jobs but the human mind, being in control of human self. Ariel's voice is a rare and excellently executed second person narration." – Ania Bas, author of Odd Hours"More than simply a psychological thriller, The Glass Woman is a chilling invitation to witness what might be our future. The science is well-researched and completely believable. A novel that stayed in my mind long after I read the final page. The definition of a thought-provoking read." – Julie Corbin, author of Whispers of a Scandal"McIlroy packs a lot into this slim novel, calling into question the permanence of memory, the infallibility of technology, and the trustworthiness of those we love. Taking central themes of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Severance, and Dennis Lehane's Shutter Island to new dramatic heights, McIlroy's well-paced novel will keep readers guessing until the final pages."– Booklist"Twisty, dark and chillingly believable. The Glass Woman is a gripping exploration of memory, loss and AI." – Carole Hailey, author of The Silence Project
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Cgd Publishing The Eight: A Science Fiction Assassin Novella
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Legend Press Ltd Evergreens: What if you could stay young forever?
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£8.99
Fly on the Wall Press New Gillion Street
Book SynopsisStraight-laced and content with the comforts of his home on politically-neutral Neo-Yuthea, Albert Smith leads a quiet and unremarkable life. His days are filled with sipping tea with his beloved wife and tending to his cherished garden-a picture of tranquillity in an otherwise chaotic universe. Little does he know that destiny has extraordinary plans in store for him. When Mr. Zand, an agent of extra-terrestrial chaos, launches his mayoral campaign, the once peaceful colony faces uncertain and unsettling times. Striking deaths attributed to mysterious forest creatures, forced arranged marriages, and a looming threat of suppressing secret garden meetings propel the community toward the edge of turmoil. In the face of this encroaching darkness, Albert and his neighbours must band together to resist oppression and fight for their freedom before their world collapses.Trade Review"Harper’s prose is reminiscent of some of the finest writers this country has produced; he writes with a style classic in nature, and yet post-modern in both form and content. As a writer of primarily the new weird science fiction, Harper has found his home." Robert Welbourn, author of Belonging and Ideal Angels.
£10.44
Aeon Books Ltd The Hall of Homeless Gods
Book SynopsisA cli-fi thriller in a gritty futureMeet Jerry Shimizu. He''s a tough, two-fisted fixer who works for the boss of Habitat Four, one of five Japanese refugee communities built on abandoned oil platforms off the coast of the United States in a hard-edged dystopian future of technological decline and climate chaos. His beat is Shoreside, the bustling, brawling, anything-goes temporary port on the beach two miles from the Habitats.He''s trying to bust a robbery ring that''s preying on Shoreside gambling money when he encounters a mysterious woman with strange mental abilities. Before long he''s having to dodge hoods sent after him by Shoreside''s crime lord, agents of the US government, and spies from its archrival, the European Union. Does all this have anything to do with rumors of a secret supercomputer project in the now-abandoned country inland from Shoreside -- a project that once left a string of corpses behind it, and now might yield a fabulous trove of old world technology? Jerry''s going to find out...if he can survive long enough.
£14.99
