Science fiction: space opera
Watkins Media Limited The Aleph Extraction
Book SynopsisAboard a notorious criminal syndicate's luxurious starliner, Commonwealth operative Simon Kovalic and his crew race to steal a mysterious artifact that could shift the balance of war...Trade Review“A wisecracking caper that nevertheless doesn’t skimp on the details and human cost of interstellar war, like John Le Carré meets The Stainless Steel Rat. Moren is one to watch.”“Immersive, intergalactic spy-fi. Moren gives us a Cold War thriller with wormholes and anti-grav fields.”“Hypercool. It’s like the Golden Age of sci-fi got an upgrade, with all the big honking space cannons and some desert planet dry humour thrown in for the bargain.”"A frenzied story full of bold spycraft and exciting ground and air chases... Fans of suspenseful space opera will look eagerly for the next book."“A great spy story, with tidbits of science explaining the intergalactic travel and even a hint of romance to come.” "An intriguing world of sci-fi spycraft and crime capering.""Dan Moren is one of the most exciting voices to enter the literary world in a long time.”"Moren latest entry in the Galactic Cold War series, The Aleph Extraction, ratchets up the action, tension, and wit ... the interstellar heist caper you didn't know you needed, but not to be missed.""Moren ably plays with trope and archetype to bring new life and new dimensions to the tried-and-true Heist Plot"“Faster than light writing, kinetic wit, and retro-futurist Golden Age style.” "A brilliant heist with a dynamic cast. Everything I was looking for in a spy novel!""Fresh and engaging. No one blends fun and thrill quite like Dan Moren.""Readers will end this installment deeply attached to Moren’s bold characters and eagerly anticipating what comes next."“Moren delivers another thrill ride. Grabbed me from the first chapter and didn’t let go.” "The Aleph Extraction races to a rewarding and unexpected conclusion – I stayed up until 2am to finish it in one sitting!""Ocean’s Eleven in zero gravity, served up with heart and humor. Not to be missed!”
£10.99
Watkins Media Limited The Alien Stars
Book SynopsisThe first novella collection set in the world of Pratt's popular Axiom space opera trilogy.Trade Review"It’s delightful.""Each of these tales delivers the buoyant humor and adventure of the Axiom novels...Fans will be pleased." – Publishers Weekly"for anyone who wants fun stories of AI as they explore the universe and occasionally save it."
£10.97
University of Minnesota Press Hybrid Child: A Novel
Book SynopsisA classic of Japanese speculative fiction that blurs the line between consumption and creation when a cyborg assumes the form and spirit of a murdered child Until he escaped, he had been called “Sample B #3,” but he had never liked this name. That would surprise them—that he could feel one way or another about it. He was designed to reshape himself based on whatever life forms he ingested; he was not made to think, and certainly not to assume the shape of a repair technician whose cells he had sampled and then simply walk out of the secure compound.Artificial Intelligence is all too real in this classic of Japanese science fiction by Mariko Ōhara. Jonah, a child murdered by her mother, has become the spirit of an AI-controlled house where the rogue cyborg once known as Sample B #3 takes refuge and, making a meal of the dead girl buried under the house, takes Jonah’s form. On faraway Planet Caritas, an outpost of human civilization, the female AI system that governs society has become insane. Meanwhile, the threat of the Adiaptron Empire, the machine race that #3 was built to fight, remains. With the familiar strangeness of a fairy tale, Ōhara’s novel traverses the mysterious distance between body and mind, between the mechanics of life and the ghost in the machine, between the infinitesimal and infinity. The child as mother, the mother as monster, the monster as hero: this shape-shifting story of nourishment, nurture, and parturition is a rare feminist work of speculative fiction and received the prestigious Seiun (Nebula) Award in 1991. Hybrid Child is the first English translation of a major work of science fiction by a female Japanese author. Trade Review"Time and fate, mortality and motherhood, paternalism and destruction: Ōhara goes for the extremes with all of these, making for an envelope-pushing story that is often remarkably controlled but also strays wildly off the rails (to places beyond even just a concept of rails ...). It is an uneven but often fascinating and in parts utterly remarkable read. A wild, bizarre mix of rides -- but worthwhile."—Complete Review "Ohara does not eschew death and destruction but she definitely takes a much more nuanced (and intelligent) approach both to this and to the rest of the book. She is certainly concerned with science fiction tropes." —The Modern Novel "For any fan of speculative fiction, Hybrid Child presents a sprawling, imaginative excursion into the unknown that also predicts current familiar thematic questions of gender politics and weaponized robots." —The Japan Times "Atmospheric, brutal, and wildly intelligent, Ōhara’s masterpiece is translated with bravura and care." —Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsContentsHybrid ChildFarewellAquaplanet
£57.60
University of Minnesota Press Hybrid Child: A Novel
Book SynopsisA classic of Japanese speculative fiction that blurs the line between consumption and creation when a cyborg assumes the form and spirit of a murdered child Until he escaped, he had been called “Sample B #3,” but he had never liked this name. That would surprise them—that he could feel one way or another about it. He was designed to reshape himself based on whatever life forms he ingested; he was not made to think, and certainly not to assume the shape of a repair technician whose cells he had sampled and then simply walk out of the secure compound.Artificial Intelligence is all too real in this classic of Japanese science fiction by Mariko Ōhara. Jonah, a child murdered by her mother, has become the spirit of an AI-controlled house where the rogue cyborg once known as Sample B #3 takes refuge and, making a meal of the dead girl buried under the house, takes Jonah’s form. On faraway Planet Caritas, an outpost of human civilization, the female AI system that governs society has become insane. Meanwhile, the threat of the Adiaptron Empire, the machine race that #3 was built to fight, remains. With the familiar strangeness of a fairy tale, Ōhara’s novel traverses the mysterious distance between body and mind, between the mechanics of life and the ghost in the machine, between the infinitesimal and infinity. The child as mother, the mother as monster, the monster as hero: this shape-shifting story of nourishment, nurture, and parturition is a rare feminist work of speculative fiction and received the prestigious Seiun (Nebula) Award in 1991. Hybrid Child is the first English translation of a major work of science fiction by a female Japanese author. Trade Review"Time and fate, mortality and motherhood, paternalism and destruction: Ōhara goes for the extremes with all of these, making for an envelope-pushing story that is often remarkably controlled but also strays wildly off the rails (to places beyond even just a concept of rails ...). It is an uneven but often fascinating and in parts utterly remarkable read. A wild, bizarre mix of rides -- but worthwhile."—Complete Review "Ohara does not eschew death and destruction but she definitely takes a much more nuanced (and intelligent) approach both to this and to the rest of the book. She is certainly concerned with science fiction tropes." —The Modern Novel "For any fan of speculative fiction, Hybrid Child presents a sprawling, imaginative excursion into the unknown that also predicts current familiar thematic questions of gender politics and weaponized robots." —The Japan Times "Atmospheric, brutal, and wildly intelligent, Ōhara’s masterpiece is translated with bravura and care." —Publishers WeeklyTable of ContentsContentsHybrid ChildFarewellAquaplanet
£15.29
Broken Earth Publishing Enemy The Rogue Series Book 2
£10.99
Random House Worlds Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Star Wars)
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Set in the aftermath of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, this action-packed prequel to the hotly anticipated videogame Battlefront II introduces the Empire’s elite force: Inferno Squad.After the humiliating theft of the Death Star plans and the destruction of the battle station, the Empire is on the defensive. But not for long. In retaliation, the elite Imperial soldiers of Inferno Squad have been called in for the crucial mission of infiltrating and eliminating the Partisans—the rebel faction once led by notorious Republic freedom fighter Saw Gerrera. Following the death of their leader, the Partisans have carried on his extremist legacy, determined to thwart the Empire—no matter the cost. Now Inferno Squad must prove its status as the best of the best and take down the Partisans from within. But the growing threat of being discovered in their enemy’s midst turns an already dangerous operation into a do-or-die acid test they dare not fail. To protect and preserve the Empire, to what lengths will Inferno Squad go . . . and how far beyond them?The Rebellion may have heroes like Jyn Erso and Luke Skywalker. But the Empire has Inferno Squad.Praise for Battlefront II: Inferno Squad“Wow . . . This book is a must-read. Christie Golden just knocked it out of the park!”—The Geek’s Attic “[A] great space thriller . . . full of action, drama and character.”—Rebels Report
£12.90
Broken Earth Publishing Rogue The Rogue Series Book 1
£10.99
Sportula Ecos
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£17.24
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Harrow la Novena / Harrow the Ninth
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£25.69
Autoestopistas Galácticos II
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£24.15
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Ender el xenocida / Xenocide
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£16.48
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Hijos de la mente / Children of the Mind
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£14.64
Prh Grupo Editorial Artemisa Artemis
£12.95
Ingrid Moon Media The Handler's Gambit
£19.54
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Dark Matter
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£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Deep Time Star Carrier Book Six
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£8.54
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Bright Light Star Carrier Book Eight
Book SynopsisNew York Times bestselling military science fiction author Ian Douglas brings us the eighth—and penultimate—Star Carrier novel, Bright Light, combining the best action, adventure, and hard science into this universe-spanning seriesThere’s no more time .
£7.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Altered Starscape Andromedan Dark Book One 1
Book SynopsisGalaxies collide in a thrilling new series from bestselling author Ian Douglas, as the last humans in the universe face off against a new threat2162.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Syndicates Pawns
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£7.56
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Fleet Elements
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Newcomers will have no problem getting oriented in this rip-roaring sci-fi world, and returning readers will be thrilled to dive back in." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "With a pace that is faster than light, Walter Jon Williams’s fifth book in the Dread Empire’s Fall series, Fleet Elements is a space opera book that doesn’t disappoint... this is a great soap opera science fiction, full of gung ho rebels trying to save themselves, with a side of power hungry aliens, and some witty banter." — The Nerd Daily “Readers who enjoyed Ann Leckie’s award-winning Ancillary Justice and its sequels will find similar pleasures here. Williams lays out the slow-burn decline of an empire with supreme confidence. It’s a masterful piece of space opera.” — B&N Reads on The Accidental War
£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Imperium Restored
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Space opera the way it ought to be.” — George R. R. Martin “Walter Jon Williams is one of my favorite writers in the genre, with great ideas, worldbuilding, characters, and always a captivating story.” — Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling author "Newcomers will have no problem getting oriented in this rip-roaring sci-fi world, and returning readers will be thrilled to dive back in." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Fleet Elements “With a pace that is faster than light….Fleet Elements is a space opera book that doesn’t disappoint…full of gung-ho rebels trying to save themselves, with a side of power hungry aliens, and some witty banter.” — Nerd Daily “Williams is consummate writer. His worldbuilding continues excellent, his characterization is solid and believable, and his attention to detail while juggling a complex story of intrigue and financial disaster is deeply, impressive. Well-paced, tense, and deeply compelling, The Accidental War is a very entertaining work.” — Tor.com “Interstellar adventure has a new king, and his name is Walter Jon Williams.” — George R. R. Martin “A spectacular far-future space opera.” — Locus
£13.87
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hold Fast Through the Fire
Book SynopsisAfter a plea deal transforms a twenty-year ore-mining sentence into NeoG service, Spacer Chae Ho-ki earns a spot on the team.Trade Review"Wagers’s second NeoG novel serves up buffet-size portions of everything their fans have come to expect: dug-in friendships, action, impossible odds, and clever dialogue that always hits home...Wagers’s characterization plumbs incredible depths, particularly with street rat–turned–engineering chief Jenks, a brain with vicious fists. Wagers’s fans should snap up this fun, thrilling latest." — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Wagers’s sharp prose highlights the fast action and dialogue they’re known for, bringing to life this story of found family, talent, and hard punches." — Library Journal (starred review) "Although the storyline is powered by an impressively intricate plot that features mystery, intrigue, and nonstop action, it’s the deeply developed characters and the dynamic relationships among them that fuel this narrative. Wagers creates a cast of characters that are not only authentic, but endearingly flawed...Top-notch character-driven science fiction." — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “Hold Fast Through the Fire is an ambitious, outstanding breath of fresh air in the military SF genre, and I would recommend it even to those who may not think of themselves as military SF fans.” — Chris Kluwe for Lightspeed Magazine “If Wagers didn’t serve, they certainly got the skinny from somebody who lived it and it shows. They spin a captivating sea-story in space. As an ex-Coast Guardsman, I appreciate that what the crew lacks in gear, they make up for in heart. Semper Paratus.” — Nathan Lowell, creator of the Golden Age of the Solar Clipper, on A Pale Light in the Black “Every character is someone readers will enjoy spending time with, and exploring the characters’ relationships is the heart of the tale. […] Wagers’ first book in the NeoG series is an unexpected and refreshing twist on military science fiction.” — Library Journal on A Pale Light in the Black “Wagers delivers a space adventure that’s a found family story that’s an interstellar conspiracy story that’s... it just keeps going! Fierce, rollicking, kind, intimate and vast. If A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet had more kickboxing matches and death-defying space rescues, this would be the book. Go Neo-G!” — Max Gladstone, author of Empress of Forever, on A Pale Light in the Black “Wagers kicks off the NeoG series with this fun, feel-good space opera. This effortlessly entertaining novel is sure to have readers coming back for the next installment.” — Publishers Weekly on A Pale Light in the Black “Great characters and white-knuckle tension. Recommended.” — Gareth L. Powell, author of Embers of War, on A Pale Light in the Black
£13.28
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Meet Me in Another Life
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£15.29
HarperCollins Publishers Inc How High We Go in the Dark
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£23.99
Little, Brown & Company Use of Weapons
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£16.99
Little, Brown & Company Cibola Burn
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£28.50
Mulholland Books The Apollo Murders
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£17.09
Orbit Translation State
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£24.00
Orbit Translation State
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£16.99
Orbit The Fractured Dark
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£18.04
Orbit The Corporation Wars Insurgence 2 Second Law
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£9.49
Orbit The Sea Eternal
£27.55
Orbit The Sea Eternal
£16.99
Orbit Chasm City
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£18.99
Orbit Redemption Ark
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£18.99
Orbit House of Suns
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£18.99
Orbit Pushing Ice
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£17.99
Orbit Ancillary Mercy
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£18.04
Orbit Provenance
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£18.04
£19.35
Orbit Memorys Legion
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£26.60
Random House USA Inc Starfist Kingdoms Swords
Book SynopsisThe Marines were told it was a simple peasant rebellion–but the mission proved to be far deadlier. . . .Gunny Charlie Bass isn’t the only Marine mystified by the order sending the entire 34th to put down a few seditious serfs on planet Kingdom. Rumors swirl of a deadly alien invasion. But few believe that such sentient beings exist. Except Gunny Bass and the Marines of the 3rd platoon, who once fought enemy aliens called Skinks–fierce, fanatical fighters with hideous weapons who attack for no other reason but to kill.Then, while slogging through Kingdom’s fetid swamps, the Marines are attacked by awesome unseen weapons that could destroy half a platoon with one shot. Clearly they are facing no normal enemy. And if their adversaries are Skinks, one FIST isn’t enough. Third platoon’s orders are to penetrate deeper into the bloody jungle hell–and find out what happens when a few good men bite the bullet.
£8.33
Presidio Press The Essential Guide to Characters Revised Edition
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£25.50
Random House USA Inc Helforts War Book 4 The Battle for Commitment
Book SynopsisIt was insane, it was suicidal, it was wrong— and by God he was going to do it. The Hammer Worlds have Helfort exactly where they want him. The ultimatum is brutal and precise. Unless the Federated hero surrenders, the Hammer World’s prisoner Anna Cheung—the only woman Helfort has ever loved—will be handed over to a bunch of depraved troopers to be violated, then executed by firing squad.Helfort can obey, or he can do what the crew proposes: sail his three frontline dreadnoughts into the Hammers’ stronghold Commitment Planet, liberate Anna and the rest of the POWs held captive there, and continue the fight in the jaws of the enemy. Helfort’s decision? Bring it on!
£8.33
Penguin Putnam Inc Poseidons Wake
Book SynopsisIn the conclusion of Alastair Reynolds’ epic Poseidon’s Children saga, the Akinya family receives an invitation from across the stars—and a last opportunity to redeem their name...Send Ndege... The cryptic message originated seventy light-years away from the planet Crucible, where Ndege Akinya lives under permanent house arrest for her role in the catastrophe that killed 417,000 people. Could it be from her mother, Chiku, who vanished during a space expedition decades earlier? Ndege’s daughter, Goma, a biologist, joins the crew of the Travertine, dispatched to Gliese 163 to uncover the source behind the enigmatic message. Goma’s odyssey will take her not only into the furthest reaches of space but centuries into her family’s past where the answers to the universe’s greatest mysteries await...
£9.49
Penguin Putnam Inc Leviathan 5 Lost Fleet Beyond the Frontier
Book SynopsisAdmiral John “Black Jack” Geary embarks on a brand-new mission—to defend the Alliance from itself—in New York Times bestselling author Jack Campbell’s latest action-packed novel…Two Syndicate Worlds star systems have fallen prey to a mysterious fleet of warships—a fleet controlled entirely by artificial intelligence—that is now targeting Alliance space. The warships are no mystery to Admiral John “Black Jack” Geary. They were developed by his government to ensure security, but malfunctioned. If the Syndics learn the truth, the war with the Alliance will resume with a vengeance. As the government attempts to conceal the existence of the AI warships—and its role in their creation—Geary pursues them, treading a fine line between mutiny and obedience. But it soon becomes clear that his fleet is no match for the firepower of the machine-piloted armada. With the help o
£9.34
Penguin Publishing Group The Lost Fleet Relentless
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£9.49
Random House Worlds Exodus The Archimedes Engine
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£21.71
