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  • The Gone World

    Headline Publishing Group The Gone World

    Book SynopsisThe Silence of the Lambs meets Interstellar. The terrifying, thrilling and ingenious science-fiction thriller from Tom Sweterlitsch. Film rights bought by Twentieth Century Fox with Neil Blomkamp (District 9, Elysium) to direct.''Thrilling . . . [a] dark, page-turning thriller'' The GuardianA murdered family. A missing girl. Time is running out...1997. Shannon Moss of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service is assigned to solve the murder of a Navy SEAL''s family - and to locate the soldier''s missing teenage daughter. When Moss discovers that the SEAL was an astronaut aboard the spaceship U.S.S. Libra - a ship assumed lost to the darkest currents of Deep Time - she comes to believe that the SEAL''s experience with the future is somehow related to this violence. Determined to find the missing girl and driven by a troubling connection to her own past, Moss must travel forward in timTrade ReviewThrilling . . . [a] dark, page-turning SF thriller * Guardian *Edge-of-your-seat crime fiction that bends both time and mind. Think True Detective meets 12 Monkeys. Throw in the end of the world and you can begin to imagine where this gut-twisting tale will take you -- Sylvain Neuvel, author of Sleeping GiantsDisturbing, compelling and a great read by a major new voice in thrillers * Crime Time *Tomorrow and Tomorrow is a rich, absorbing, relentlessly inventive mindfuck ... a wild mashup of Raymond Chandler, Philip K. Dick and William S. Burroughs, and, like their work, utterly visionary -- Stewart O’Nan, author of The Odds

    £9.49

  • Solaris

    Faber & Faber Solaris

    Book SynopsisWhen Kris Kelvin arrives at the planet Solaris to study the ocean that covers its surface he is forced to confront a painful, hitherto unconscious memory embodied in the physical likeness of a long-dead lover. Others suffer from the same affliction and speculation rises among scientists that the Solaris ocean may be a massive brain that creates incarnate memories, but its purpose in doing so remains a mystery . . . Solaris raises a question that has been at the heart of human experience and literature for centuries: can we truly understand the universe around us without first understanding what lies within?

    £9.49

  • Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Library of Traumatic Memory

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    £17.00

  • Sagan C Contact

    Little, Brown Book Group Sagan C Contact

    Book SynopsisTHE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLING CLASSIC NOVEL OF FIRST CONTACTWe are not alone . . .At first it seemed impossible - a radio signal that came not from Earth but from far beyond the nearest stars. But then the signal was translated, and what had been impossible became terrifying. For the signal contains the information to build a Machine that can travel to the stars. A Machine that can take a human to meet those that sent the message.They are eager to meet us: they have been watching and waiting for a long time.And now they will judge.''Stunning and satisfying'' Los Angeles Times''An astonishingly exciting, precise and involved book'' Sydney Sunday Telegraph''The range and depth of ideas is quite uncommon'' New York Times Book Review''Sagan''s informed and dramatically enacted speculations into the mysteries of the universe . . . make Contact an exciting adventure'' Publishers Weekly

    £10.44

  • Dust: The thrilling dystopian series, and the #1

    Cornerstone Dust: The thrilling dystopian series, and the #1

    Book SynopsisThe much-anticipated final instalment of the Wool trilogy.'The next Hunger Games.' The Sunday Times'Thrilling, thought-provoking and memorable ... one of dystopian fiction's masterpieces alongside the likes of 1984 and Brave New World.' Daily Express________________In the aftermath of the uprising, the people of Silo 18 are coming to terms with a new order. Some embrace the change, others fear the unknown; none have control of their fate. The Silo is still in danger.There are those set on its destruction. Jules knows they must be stopped.The battle has been won.The war is just beginning.

    £9.49

  • The ThreeBody Problem Boxset

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The ThreeBody Problem Boxset

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisNOW A MAJOR NETFLIX SERIES THE AWARD-WINNING, CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED, MILLION-COPY-SELLING SCI-FI PHENOMENON Imagine a universe patrolled by numberless and nameless predators. Imagine what might happen to any civilisation unwise enough to broadcast its location. This is Cixin Liu's THREE-BODY PROBLEM TRILOGY. Weaving a complex web of stratagem, subterfuge, philosophy and physics across light years of space and 18.9 million years of time, this tale of humanity's struggle to reach the stars is a visionary masterwork of unprecedented scale and momentum. Available now in one boxed set, including: 1 THE THREE-BODY PROBLEM 2 THE DARK FOREST 3 DEATH'S ENDExtraordinary' NEW YORKERSF in the grand style' GUARDIANYour next favourite sci-fi novel' WIREDWildly imaginative... immense' BARACK OBAMAWar of the Worlds for the 21st century' WALL STREET JOURNALA breakthrough book' GEORGE R.R. MARTINThe best kind of s

    15 in stock

    £25.58

  • The Expanse 04. Cibola Burn

    Little, Brown Book Group The Expanse 04. Cibola Burn

    Book SynopsisCibola Burn is the fourth book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series, now a Prime Original seriesTrade ReviewInterplanetary adventure the way it ought to be * George R. R. Martin on Leviathan Wakes *As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form * io9.com on Leviathan Wakes *This is the future the way it's supposed to be * Wall Street Journal on Leviathan Wakes *Tense and thrilling * SciFiNow on Leviathan Wakes *Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes * wired.com on Leviathan Wakes *High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce * Library Journal on Leviathan Wakes *

    £10.44

  • Oneworld Publications Passage to Tokyo

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    £9.49

  • Neom: A Novel From The World Of Central Station

    £15.29

  • Heretics Of Dune

    Orion Publishing Co Heretics Of Dune

    Book SynopsisThe epic that began with the Hugo and Nebula Award-winning classic DUNE continues ...Trade ReviewI know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings * Arthur C. Clarke on Dune *It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * The New Yorker on Dune *An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * The Washington Post on Dune *One of the monuments of modern science fiction * The Chicago Tribune on Dune *Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious * Robert A. Heinlein on Dune *A novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern SF * The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction on Dune *A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised * Brian W. Aldiss on Dune *

    £9.49

  • Abaddon's Gate: Book 3 of the Expanse (now a

    Little, Brown Book Group Abaddon's Gate: Book 3 of the Expanse (now a

    Book SynopsisThe third book in the New York Times bestselling Expanse series. NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES FROM NETFLIX For generations, the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt - was humanity's great frontier. Until now. The alien artefact working through its program under the clouds of Venus has emerged to build a massive structure outside the orbit of Uranus: a gate that leads into a starless dark. Jim Holden and the crew of the Rocinante are part of a vast flotilla of scientific and military ships going out to examine the artefact. But behind the scenes, a complex plot is unfolding, with the destruction of Holden at its core. As the emissaries of the human race try to find whether the gate is an opportunity or a threat, the greatest danger is the one they brought with them.Trade ReviewAs close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form io9.com This is the future the way it was supposed to be -- The Wall Street Journal on Leviathan Wakes A politically complex and pulse-pounding page turner ... Series fans will find this installment the best yet PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review) The best space opera has to offer LIBRARY JOURNAL (starred review) Tense and thrilling SciFi Now The authors are superb with the exciting bits: shipboard coups and battles are a thrill to follow WASHINGTON POST Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights, freakish experiments, and twisty-turny mysteries ... Only an excellent book series can pull them all off, and the Expanse will definitely be added to the shortlist of science fiction tales that manage to do so WIRED.COM

    £10.44

  • Halo: First Strike

    Little, Brown Book Group Halo: First Strike

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Human-Covenant war rages on as the alien juggernaut sweeps inexorably toward its final goal: destruction of all human life. Halo has been destroyed and the threat it posed to sentient life neutralized. But victory has come at a terrible cost for the UNSC. Thousands of valiant soldiers fell in the battle to prevent the alien construct from falling into the enemy's clutches. Now, everything depends on the Spartan known as the 'Master Chief'. Yet even with the aid of the artificial intelligence Cortana, the Master Chief will be hard-pressed to rescue survivors and evade the Covenant ships patrolling the remains of Halo in debris-strewn space. Ahead lies a dangerous voyage home, through a gauntlet of Covenant forces. For the sake of all, the Master Chief and his war-torn squad must not only survive, but take the fight to the enemy with a decisive first strike.

    7 in stock

    £9.49

  • Canongate Books Quantum Cage

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    £9.49

  • The Strength of the Few

    Text Publishing Company The Strength of the Few

    £17.00

  • A Scanner Darkly

    Orion Publishing Co A Scanner Darkly

    Book SynopsisA brilliant sci-fi novel from one of the last century's most influential pop culture figuresSubstance D - otherwise known as Death - is the most dangerous drug ever to find its way on to the black market. It destroys the links between the brain's two hemispheres, leading first to disorentation and then to complete and irreversible brain damage. Bob Arctor, undercover narcotics agent, is trying to find a lead to the source of supply, but to pass as an addict he must become a user, and soon, without knowing what is happening to him, he is as dependent as any of the addicts he is monitoring.Trade 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 *

    £9.49

  • Nemesis Games

    Little, Brown Book Group Nemesis Games

    Book SynopsisNOW A PRIME ORIGINAL TV SERIESNemesis Games is the fifth book in the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series. A thousand worlds have opened, and the greatest land-rush in human history has begun. As wave after wave of colonists leave, the power structures of the old solar system begin to buckle.Ships are disappearing without a trace. Private armies are being secretly formed. The sole remaining protomolecule sample is stolen. Terrorist attacks previously considered impossible bring the inner planets to their knees. The sins of the past are returning to exact a terrible price. And as a new human order is struggling to be born in blood and fire, James Holden and the crew of the Rocinante must struggle to survive and get back to the only home they have left.The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.Praise for the Expanse:''The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire'' NPR Books''As close as you''ll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form'' io9.com''Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights'' wired.com''High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce'' Library Journal''This is the future the way it''s supposed to be'' Wall Street Journal''Tense and thrilling'' SciFiNowThe Expanse series:Leviathan WakesCaliban''s WarAbaddon''s GateCibola BurnNemesis GamesBabylon''s AshesPersepolis RisingTiamat''s WrathLeviathan Falls Memory''s Legion: The Complete Expanse Story CollectionTrade ReviewInterplanetary adventure the way it ought to be * George R. R. Martin on Leviathan Wakes *As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form * io9.com on Leviathan Wakes *This is the future the way it's supposed to be * Wall Street Journal on Leviathan Wakes *Tense and thrilling * SciFiNow on Leviathan Wakes *Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes * wired.com on Leviathan Wakes *'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' * Library Journal on Leviathan Wakes *

    £10.44

  • Krieg

    The Black Library Krieg

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisFast paced Astra Millitarum story focussing on the troops of the Death Korps of Krieg.Krieg is a dead world. Fifteen hundred years ago, it declared its independence from the Imperium of Man, and paid the price. One loyal soul defied its treacherous rulers, and laid the world to waste. From these ashes emerged a unique fighting force, forged and tempered in nuclear fire… Today, the Death Korps of Krieg lay siege to a captured hive city on the outskirts of the system-spanning Octarius War, in a desperate attempt to secure the cordon that stops untold masses of orks and tyranids from spilling out into the Imperium at large. The Korpsmen are relentless, ruthless, implacable and unstoppable, even in the face of a war that seems unwinnable. How far will they go to achieve victory, and is history doomed to repeat itself?

    20 in stock

    £8.54

  • Fourth Consort

    Rebellion Publishing Ltd. Fourth Consort

    Book SynopsisPart first contact story, part dark comedy, and part bizarre love triangle, The Fourth Consort asks an important question: how far would you go to survive? And more importantly, how many drinks would you need to go there?

    £9.49

  • Dune

    Orion Publishing Co Dune

    Book SynopsisThe most famous, widely acclaimed and popular of all sf novelsNAMED ONE OF THE BBC's 100 NOVELS THAT SHAPED OUR WORLDTrade ReviewI know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings -- Arthur C. ClarkeIt is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * NEW YORKER *An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * WASHINGTON POST *One of the monuments of modern science fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE *Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious -- Robert A. HeinleinA novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf * THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION *A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised -- Brian W AldissHuge and important . . . it feels grand, it's blood-stirring * Neil Gaiman *The most significant science fiction novel of the twentieth century * The Times Literary Supplement *Dune: science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *

    £21.25

  • Vicious/Vengeful slipcase

    Titan Books Ltd Vicious/Vengeful slipcase

    Book SynopsisThe complete Villains series, including prequel short story, 'Warm Up' and ExtraOrdinary artcard. Discover the gripping and gritty story of superpowers, jealousy, vengeance and redemption, from the New York Times-bestselling author of The Shades of Magic, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Gallant. Victor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who discover that, under the right conditions, someone can develop extraordinary abilities - become ExtraOrdinary. Vicious Ten years after they turned on each other, Victor has escaped from prison and wants revenge on the man who put him there. Eli is hunting down and killing every EO he can find, convinced that they are a crime against God. All except his sidekick, a woman whose power is persuasion and whom he cannot defy. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge. Vengeful Marcella Riggins needs no one. Flush from her brush with death, she's finally gained the control she's always sought-and will use her newfound power to bring the city of Merit to its knees. She'll do whatever it takes, collecting her own sidekicks, and leveraging the two most infamous EOs, Victor Vale and Eli Ever, against each other once more. With Marcella's rise, new enmities create opportunity-and the stage of Merit City will once again be set for a final, terrible reckoning. Read the complete Villains fiction, containing Vicious, Vengeful, the prequel short story, 'Warm Up'.

    £16.99

  • Saturnine

    The Black Library Saturnine

    Book SynopsisBook 4 in the Global best selling The Horus Heresy: Siege of Terra series. The Traitor Host of Horus Lupercal tightens its iron grip on the Palace of Terra, and one by one the walls and bastions begin to crumple and collapse. Rogal Dorn, Praetorian of Terra, redoubles his efforts to keep the relentless enemy at bay, but his forces are vastly outnumbered and hopelessly outgunned. Dorn simply cannot defend everything. Any chance of survival now requires sacrifice, but what battles dare he lose so that others can be won? Is there one tactical stroke, one crucial combat, that could turn the tide forever and win the war outright?

    £7.59

  • The Ghost Brigades

    Pan Macmillan The Ghost Brigades

    Book SynopsisThe military science fiction sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series. Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself?Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The mastermind behind this lethal alliance is a traitor - Charles Boutin. He was a Colonial Defence Force scientist, with access to their biggest military secrets. Now the CDF's only hope is to discover Boutin's plan. Trouble is, Boutin's dead.As a super-soldier created from Boutin's own DNA, Jared Dirac may have answers. However, when Dirac fails to access the scientist's memories, he's transferred to the Ghost Brigades for training. These elite troops are also cloned from the dead, so he might fit in. But will Dirac's memory return as the enemy plots the fate of humankind? And whose side is DiracTrade ReviewA mix of Starship Troopers and Universal Soldier, Ghost evokes awakening, betrayal, and combat in the best military sci-fi tradition. * Entertainment Weekly *Scalzi's prose harkens back to the Golden Age of science fiction while still remaining fresh and vibrant * Strange Horizons *Like Old Man's War, The Ghost Brigades is thinking fans' space opera . . . The Ghost Brigades maintains Scalzi's standing as one of SF's most rewarding purveyors of thrilling, gut-wrenching, and thoughtful space opera * SF Reviews *If anyone stands at the core of the American science fiction tradition at the moment, it is Scalzi. * The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction *

    £8.54

  • Nineteen EightyFour 1984

    Penguin Books Ltd Nineteen EightyFour 1984

    Book SynopsisHidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful eye of Big Brother, symbolic head of the Party.

    £9.25

  • The Golden Enclaves: The triumphant conclusion to

    Cornerstone The Golden Enclaves: The triumphant conclusion to

    Book SynopsisSaving the world is a test no school of magic can prepare you for in the triumphant conclusion to the Sunday Times bestselling trilogy that began with A Deadly Education and The Last Graduate.The one thing you never talk about while you're in the Scholomance is what you'll do when you get out - not even the richest enclaver would tempt fate that way.But that impossible dream has somehow come true for El and her classmates. And what's more, she didn't even have to become the monstrous dark witch she's prophesised to become to make it happen. Instead of killing enclavers, she saved them, and now the world is safe for all wizards. Peace and harmony have enveloped all the enclaves of the world.Just kidding.Instead, someone else has picked up the project of destroying enclaves in El's stead, and everyone she saved is at risk again with a full-scale enclave war on the horizon. And so, the first thing El needs to do after miraculously escaping the Scholomance, is to turn straight around and find a way back in.A Deadly Education, Sunday Times bestseller - October 2020Trade ReviewNovik deliciously undoes expectations about magic schools, destined heroes, and family legacies. A gorgeous book about monsters and monstrousness, chockablock with action, cleverness, and wit. * Holly Black *Truly one of the best fantasy series out there right now, and it's not close. * Culturess *The Scholomance is the dark school of magic I've been waiting for, and its wise, witty, and monstrous heroine is one I'd happily follow anywhere - even into a school full of monsters. * Katherine Arden *A dark, smart, delicious tale, set to redefine everything you think you know about schools for magic. A Deadly Education is dangerously addictive. * Kiran Millwood Hargrave *Naomi Novik skilfully combines sharp humour with layers of imagination to build a fantasy that delights on every level. I adored this brilliant book. * Stephanie Garber *

    £9.49

  • Leviathan Wakes

    Little, Brown Book Group Leviathan Wakes

    Book SynopsisThis special 10th anniversary edition celebrates the revolutionary first book of the New York Times bestselling and Hugo-award winning Expanse series - a modern masterwork of science fiction with over 4 million copies sold worldwide.NOW AN AMAZON PRIME TV SERIES''Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be'' George R. R. MartinHumanity has colonised the solar system - Mars, the Moon, the Asteroid Belt and beyond - but the stars are still out of our reach. Jim Holden is an officer on an ice miner making runs from the rings of Saturn to the mining stations of the Belt. When he and his crew discover a derelict ship called the Scopuli, they suddenly find themselves in possession of a deadly secret. A secret that someone is willing to kill for, and on an unimaginable scale. War is coming to the system, unless Jim can find out who abandoned the ship and why. Detective Miller is looking for a girl. One girl in a system of billions, but her parents have money - and money talks. When the trail leads him to the Scopuli and Holden, they both realise this girl may hold the key to everything. Holden and Miller must thread the needle between the Earth government, the Outer Planet revolutionaries and secret corporations, and the odds are against them. But out in the Belt, the rules are different, and one small ship can change the fate of the universe.The Expanse is the biggest science fiction series of the last decade and is now a major TV series.Praise for the Expanse: ''The science fictional equivalent of A Song of Ice and Fire'' NPR Books''As close as you''ll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form'' io9.com''Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fights'' wired.com''High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce'' Library JournalTrade Review'Interplanetary adventure the way it ought to be' * George R. R. Martin *'As close as you'll get to a Hollywood blockbuster in book form' * io9.com *'This is the future the way it's supposed to be' * Wall Street Journal *'Tense and thrilling' * SciFiNow *'Great characters, excellent dialogue, memorable fight scenes' * wired.com *'High adventure equalling the best space opera has to offer, cutting-edge technology and a group of unforgettable characters . . . Perhaps one of the best tales the genre has yet to produce' * Library Journal *

    £24.00

  • Raft

    Orion Publishing Co Raft

    Book SynopsisThe first novel from one of the world's leading SF authors, now a SF Masterwork for the first time!

    £9.49

  • Demon in White

    Orion Publishing Co Demon in White

    Book SynopsisThe third novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as Hadrian Marlowe continues down a path that can only end in fire.Hadrian and his Red Company have been serving the Empire in military engagements against the Cielcin, the vicious alien civilisation bent on humanity''s destruction. And they''ve been successful: a cult-like fervour building around following a particularly impressive victory. but popularity comes as a price: an assassination attempt, triggered by those within the Imperial government who are scared of his rise to prominence.Now the Empire has turned dangerous, Hadrian and his crew leave to pursue his true interest: a search for a long-rumoured connection between the first Emperor and the Quiet, the ancient, seemingly long-dead race. And he will find the next key to unlocking their secrets in a massive library on a distant world. The coordinates for their origin planet.A planet

    £11.04

  • Leamington Books For Emma

    Book SynopsisFor Emmais the story of a young genius Silicon Valley scientist who dies in a secret AI brain chip experiment.

    £16.99

  • Daughters of Forgotten Light

    Watkins Media Limited Daughters of Forgotten Light

    Book SynopsisA floating prison is home to Earth's unwanted people, where they are forgotten... but not yet dead, in this wild science fiction adventureDeep space penal colony Oubliette, population: scum. Lena Horror Horowitz leads the Daughters of Forgotten Light, one of three vicious gangs fighting for survival on Oubliette. Their fragile truce is shaken when a new shipment arrives from Earth carrying a fresh batch of prisoners and supplies to squabble over. But the delivery includes two new surprises: a drone, and a baby. Earth Senator Linda Dolfuse wants evidence of the bloodthirsty gangs to justify the government finally eradicating the wasters dumped on Oubliette. There's only one problem: the baby in the drone's video may be hers.File Under:Science Fiction [ Banged Up Out of Mind Girls Gone Bad Moppet in Space ]Trade ReviewPraise for Sean Grigsby "An ingenious premise that Grigsby delivers on with intelligence and style. Smoke Eaters is a treat!" -- Jason M Hough, New York Times Bestseller "I love dragon stories in which the dragons are real monsters, laying waste to everything around them; and I love novels with protagonists who aren't callow young adults learning that they're chosen ones. Smoke Eaters has terrific dragons, and a hero with some miles and experience on him, plus great writing and a wicked sense of humor. I flew through it." - Alex Bledsoe, author of The Hum and the Shiver and Burn Me Deadly "Sean Grigsby has conceived what promises to be a brilliant and harrowing series. Dragons have returned, bringing fire, revenant spirits and ash in their wake. Cole Brannigan, a grizzled no nonsense fire-fighter, is there to stand in their way. Profane and exhilarating, filled with unforgettable characters and scorching action, Smoke Eaters is an amazing mix of adventure, fantasy, and science-fiction. Grigsby is an electrifying new voice sounding out over the wraith-haunted land." - John Hornor Jacobs, award-winning author of Southern Gods and The Incorruptibles "I've been waiting for a book like this for years. Original, exciting, Smoke Eaters is a red-hot page-turner." - Adam Christopher, author of Empire State and Made to Kill "Smoke Eaters is a thrilling, exciting, funny and strangely heart-warming book, and Grigsby's experience as a firefighter shines through on every page, lending grit and realism to this rollicking ride of a tale in which firefighters become dragon-slayers. It's exactly as bonkers - and as brilliant - as you'd expect and I look forward to more from this author." - Anna Stephens, author of Godblind "This smoking debut is a shot of adrenaline to the urban fantasy genre. Grigsby's knowledge of firefighting combined with hot dragon action and blistering humor create an irresistible romp of a read." - Jaye Wells, USA Today Bestselling author of the Prospero's War series "This red-hot debut will torch off all your skin and leave you in the burn ward. The skin grafts won't take, and you'll die of a massive infection after an agonizing month of pain unlike anything you can imagine. Also dragons." - Patrick S Tomlinson, author of Gatecrashers and Children of the Divide "This book has so many elements that I love. You've got a cast of characters, with attitude and mild superpowers, who are up against ancient monsters, robots and a corrupt government. Seriously, what's not to enjoy?" - Purple Owl Reviews "It is a freaking awesome premise that should be appealing to everyone with a pulse." - High Fever Books "It's a pretty entertaining story. Oh, did I mention there are also wraiths? And robots? And some kick-ass battles? ... the details Sean Grigsby used in the novel all ring true, thanks to his firsthand experience as a firefighter." - czuk it and czukart

    £8.54

  • CHILDHOODS END

    Orion Publishing Co CHILDHOODS END

    Book SynopsisArthur C. Clarke''s classic in which he ponders humanity''s future and possible evolutionWhen the silent spacecraft arrived and took the light from the world, no one knew what to expect. But, although the Overlords kept themselves hidden from man, they had come to unite a warring world and to offer an end to poverty and crime. When they finally showed themselves it was a shock, but one that humankind could now cope with, and an era of peace, prosperity and endless leisure began.But the children of this utopia dream strange dreams of distant suns and alien planets, and begin to evolve into something incomprehensible to their parents, and soon they will be ready to join the Overmind ... and, in a grand and thrilling metaphysical climax, leave the Earth behind.Trade ReviewThe colossus of science fiction. - New York Times.There has been nothing like it. - C.S Lewis.A novel about transcendence...generally recognised as Clarke's first major work...the story still moves me. - Science Fiction: The 100 Best Novels.The very personification of SF...he...always writes with lucidity and candour, often with grace, sometimes with a cold, sharp evocativeness that has produced some of the most memorable images in SF. - The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

    £13.49

  • Dreamland

    Simon & Schuster Ltd Dreamland

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisFor fans of Children of Men, Years and Years & Station Eleven, a postcard from a future Britain that’s closer than we think.An Evening Standard 'Best New Book'   ‘A beautiful book: thought-provoking, eerily prescient and very witty.’ Brit Bennett, author of The Vanishing Half 'Water courses through its pages, as rising sea levels heighten inequalities, buoy populist politicians and wash away every certainty of civilisation. But there’s also the novel’s prose – its liquid grace and glinting sparkle – and the sheer irresistibility of a narrative that sweeps along with a force that feels tidal in its pull.' The Observer ''You said that you would come back. You looked me in the eye and said that. Well, if you had, this is what you would have seen: soft woo

    20 in stock

    £8.99

  • Ubik

    Orion Publishing Co Ubik

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisGlen Runciter is dead.Or is he?Someone died in the explosion orchestrated by his business rivals, but even as his funeral is scheduled, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping and regressing in ways which suggest that their own time is running out.If it hasn''t already.Trade ReviewMy 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 *One 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 *

    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • The Memory of Animals

    Penguin Books Ltd The Memory of Animals

    Book Synopsis''A stunning piece of speculative fiction'' The i''A haunting novel about love, survival and everything in between ... one to get excited about'' Stylist, Best Modern Dystopia---But she isn''t here, no one is here. And I have a terror of being alone, in this building, in London, in the world.Neffy is a young woman running away from grief and guilt, and the one big mistake that has derailed her career. When a debilitating new virus sweeps across the globe, volunteering in a vaccine trial offers her a way to make up for her past. But then, the virus mutates, and the future she had dreamed for herself is gone.As the London streets outside the medical unit fall silent, and food begins to run out, Neffy must decide where safety lies. Might she find solace by revisiting her own heady memories of the past? Can she trust the strangers trapped inside with her - despite her growing suspicions? Or is her best chance of a futurTrade ReviewFollowing her award-winning novel Unsettled Ground, Fuller has returned with a piece of stunning speculative fiction * The i *A haunting novel about love, survival and everything in between ... one to get excited about * Stylist, Best Modern Dystopia *A thought-provoking and utterly compelling novel from a writer we always look forward to reading * Glamour *Haunting and unsettling, moving and thoughtful, with horror lurking at the edges, this is a subtle, elegant novel. Claire Fuller is a huge talent * Lucy Atkins, author of Magpie Lane *Claire Fuller is such an interesting and original writer and she has produced another literary page-turner ... Compulsive and thoroughly convincing. Terrific! * Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures *Fuller is an excellent writer and she neatly conveys boredom as well as dread (no mean feat) -- Anthony Cummings * Daily Mail *Stunning ... A page-turning, topical, edge-of-your-seat story that resonates with the reader on an emotional level, and leaves them thinking about it for a long time afterwards * Louise Morrish, author of Operation Moonlight *A gripping page-turner, this apocalyptic tale is given warmth and depth by the portrayal of Neffy, a young woman with a complicated past to which she returns to escape the horrors of the present * Woman and Home *A taut and atmospheric read, an exploration of captivity, sacrifice and survival in a post-apocalyptic world ... Asks important, resonant questions of life in extremis ... Fuller writes brilliantly ... The superb ending ties everything together with a moving, tragic cohesiveness * Irish Times *A woman once undone by empathy now finds that it could be her salvation in Claire Fuller's stunning postapocalyptic novel ... Sobering and evocative, The Memory of Animals is a novel about who we choose to be when the lights go out * Foreword *Wonderful, sorrowful, haunting, tender, elegiac * Barney Norris, author of The Undercurrent *Claire Fuller is my favourite story-teller. I read The Memory of Animals in one sitting, swept up by the thriller-like pace and the sheer joy of reading a great story. Yet, in the book's aftermath, I was haunted by Neffy's fumbling humanity in the face of loss and fear, and how courage isn't always obvious - even to those who find it. Fuller's books come in at the eyes, but they settle right behind the heart. * Melanie Finn, author of The Hare *A riveting exploration of agency, allegiance and choice * Marie Claire *Fuller's latest work is thought-provoking and unsettling, and somehow strikes a further warning note to a world already in crisis * Irish Independent *Claire Fuller is a fascinating writer, and The Memory of Animals is further evidence of her powers. Her story is one of survival, but her subject is humanity itself. With immense skill, she shines a light on the dark heart of our existence - the beauty and brutality of human behaviour. This is an unforgettable novel * Kathleen MacMahon, author of Nothing But Blue Sky *A story you'll both recognize from our collective recent past, and a thrilling departure from our reality * Good Housekeeping USA, The Best Books of 2023 so far *Full of jeopardy and strangeness but also laced with Fuller's trademark generosity and compassion. A startling and satisfying book * Julie Myerson, author of Nonfiction *Fuller excels in examining the everyday moments at the heart of a life ... A memorable meditation on how the human struggle to survive in captivity is not so different than that of our animal kin * Kirkus *A haunting novel of second chances set in a near-future pandemic ... Intricately structured ... The entwined pain and pleasure of memory is at the heart of Neffy's story, as is the hard work of establishing trust and finding forgiveness, particularly for oneself. This is a pandemic novel, yes, but one that radically transcends the label * Publishers Weekly, Starred Review *Brave, unflinching and beautiful * Beth Underdown, author of The Witchfinder's Sister *Claire Fuller strikes the perfect balance between beauty and melancholy * Clare Mackintosh, author of Hostage *The way she writes (with empathy but never sentimentality) moves my heart * Elizabeth Day, author of Magpie *A creeping tale of isolation and the dangerous allure of memory * Liz Earle Wellbeing *[A] post-Covid psychological thriller ... takes faintly distubing turns through grimly familiar territory to suggest that what makes us heroic, or not, hinges on unexpected things * Mail on Sunday *Compelling ... A riveting, don't-miss account of what some may see as the reality to come; long-time Fuller readers will relish this completely engrossing story, which questions what we value most * Library Journal *Compelling ... A timely read ... Fuller is on strong form in evoking the terrors faced by those who are not just marginalised but entirely forgotten by society * Daily Express *There's a haunted elegance to Fuller's vision of a fallen world ... Sensuous * Lit Hub, 28 Novels You Need To Read This Summer *

    £15.29

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  • Disquiet Gods

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Disquiet Gods

    Book SynopsisThe end is nigh.It has been nearly two hundred years since Hadrian Marlowe assaulted the person of the Emperor and walked away from war. From his Empire. His duty. From the will and service of the eldritch being known only as the Quiet. The galaxy lies in the grip of a terrible plague, and worse, the Cielcin have overrun the realms of men.Now, a messenger has come to Jadd, bearing a summons from the Sollan Emperor for the one-time hero. A summons, a pardon, and a plea. HAPSIS, the Emperor's secret first-contact intelligence organization, has located one of the dreadful Watchers, the immense, powerful beings worshipped by the Pale Cielcin.Called out of retirement and exile, the old heroaccompanied by his daughter, Cassandramust race across the galaxy and against time to accomplish one last, impossible task:To kill a god.

    £10.44

  • Vicious

    Titan Books Ltd Vicious

    Book SynopsisVictor and Eli started out as college roommates-brilliant, arrogant, lonely boys who recognized the same sharpness and ambition in one another. A shared research interest in adrenaline, near-death-experiences, and seemingly supernatural events reveals an intriguing possibility: that under the right conditions, someone could develop extraordinary abilities. But when their thesis moves from the academic to the experimental, things go horribly wrong. They become EOs, ExtraOrdinaries, leaving a body in their wake and turning on each other. Ten years later Victor has escaped from prison and is determined to get his revenge on the man who put him there, aided by a young girl with the ability to raise the dead. Eli has spent the years hunting down and killing every EO he can find, convinced that they are a crime against God, all except his sidekick, a woman whose power is persuasion and whom he cannot defy. Armed with terrible power on both sides, driven by the memory of betrayal and loss, the arch-nemeses have set a course for revenge-but who will be left alive at the end?Trade Review"A dynamic and original twist on what it means to be a hero and a villain. A killer from page one...highly recommended!" (Jonathan Maberry, NYT bestselling author of Marvel Universe vs The Avengers and Patient Zero)"

    £9.49

  • Starship Troopers

    Orion Publishing Co Starship Troopers

    Book Synopsis''The historians can''t seem to settle whether to call this one ''The Third Space War'' (or the fourth), or whether ''The First Interstellar War'' fits it better. We just call it ''The Bug War''. Everything up to then and still later were ''incidents'', ''patrols'' or ''police actions''. However, you are just as dead if you buy the farm in an ''incident'' as you are if you buy it in a declared war.''5,000 years in the future, humanity faces total extermination. Our one defence: highly-trained soldiers who scour the metal-strewn blackness of space to hunt down a terrifying enemy: an insect life-form known only as ''Bugs.''This is the story of trooper Johnny Rico, from his idealistic enlistment in the infantry of the future through his rigorous training to the command of his own platoon. And his destiny is a war that will span the galaxy.Trade ReviewHeinlein's genius is at its height in this timeless classic that is as meaningful today as when it was written . . . a definite must-have, must-read book - SF SiteNothing has come along that can match it - Science Fiction WeeklyHeinlein was absolutely at his peak when he wrote this in 1959 . . . this is military SF done extremely well

    £11.69

  • Scattered All Over the Earth

    Granta Books Scattered All Over the Earth

    Book Synopsis*From the author of The Last Children of Tokyo* A mind-expanding, cheerfully dystopian novel about friendship, difference and what it means to belong, by a National Book Award-winning novelist. Welcome to the not-too-distant future. Japan, having vanished into the sea, is now remembered as 'the land of sushi'. Hiruko, a former citizen and a climate refugee herself, has a job teaching immigrant children in Denmark with her invented language Panska (Pan-Scandinavian): 'homemade language. no country to stay in. three countries I experienced. no time to learn three different languages. might mix up. insufficient space in brain. so made new language. homemade language most Scandinavian people understand'. Hiruko soon makes new friends to join her in her travels searching for anyone who can still speak her mother tongue: Knut, a graduate student in linguistics, who is fascinated by her Panska; Akash, an Indian man who lives as a woman, wearing a red sari; Nanook, an Eskimo from Greenland, first mistaken as another refugee from the land of sushi; and Nora, who works at the Karl Marx House in Trier. All these characters take turns narrating chapters, which feature an umami cooking competition; a dead whale; an ultra- nationalist named Breivik; Kakuzo robots; uranium; and an Andalusian bull fight. Episodic, vividly imagined and mesmerising, Scattered All Over the Earth is another sui generis masterwork by Yoko Tawada.Trade ReviewTawada writes beautifully about unbearable things -- Sara Baume, author of Spill Simmer Falter WitherMagnificently strange -- RIVKA GALCHEN * NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE *Every Yoko Tawada novel pulls the ground out from under us, but gives us new senses in return. Scattered All Over the Earth, a novel of created, found, remembered and possible languages - of what lies at the very heart of listening - is that rare work of art: something entirely new in the world -- Madeleine Thien, author of Do Not Say We Have NothingTawada writes lightly about serious matters in this memorable, magical tale -- Books of the Month * Guardian *Tawada has certainly achieved the goal of highlighting the arbitrariness or even meaninglessness of borders, nations and fixed identities, and of holding up the inequalities of western immigration policies to scrutiny. The craftmanship of Scattered All Over the Earth is impeccable and every bit as inventive as fans of Yoko Tawada's work have come to expect * TLS *

    £9.49

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  • Dune

    Orion Publishing Co Dune

    Book SynopsisWhat The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century, this is an awe-inspiring world, and a story of truly epic scope.''An astonishing science fiction phenomenon'' WASHINGTON POST''I know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings'' Arthur C Clarke''It is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published'' NEW YORKERPaul Atreides, son of Duke Leto Atreides, and all of his family have been sent to the planet Arrakis, having been outmanoeuvred by their arch-enemy Baron Harkonnen.Arrakis - also known as Dune - is an arid place, but a planet of fabulous wealth, the only source of a drug prized throughout the Galactic Empire: Spice.What will happen next will change everything. There are secrets on Dune, known only to the plaTrade ReviewI know nothing comparable to it except The Lord of the Rings -- Arthur C. ClarkeIt is possible that Dune is even more relevant now than when it was first published * NEW YORKER *An astonishing science fiction phenomenon * WASHINGTON POST *One of the monuments of modern science fiction * CHICAGO TRIBUNE *Powerful, convincing, and most ingenious -- Robert A. HeinleinA novel of extraordinary complexity ... the work of a speculative intellect with few rivals in modern sf * THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SCIENCE FICTION *A tight mesmerising fabric, interwoven with a potent element of mysticism ... intensely realised -- Brian W AldissHuge and important . . . it feels grand, it's blood-stirring * Neil Gaiman *The most significant science fiction novel of the twentieth century * The Times Literary Supplement *Dune: science fiction's answer to The Lord of the Rings * The Guardian *Astonishing in its scope and thought-provoking in its breadth of themes, Dune is an unforgettable fantasy adventure like no other * Woman & Home *A sweeping work of science-fiction that helped define the genre and bring it to the mainstream * The Independent *

    £11.69

  • The Eyes of the Dragon

    Hodder & Stoughton The Eyes of the Dragon

    Book SynopsisKing''s classic fantasy novel now with a stunning new cover look.The King is dead, murdered by an unusual poison.While evidence is gathered, and the land of Delain mourns, Flagg the King''s magician, unscrupulous, greedy and powerful, plots. Soon the King''s elder son, Peter, is imprisoned in the needle, the top of a high tower, for his father''s murder. And Thomas inherits the throne.Only Peter knows the truth of his innocence, and the true evil that is Flagg. Only Peter can save Delain from the horror the magician has in store. He has a plan, but it is rife with danger. And if he fails, he won''t get a second chance . . .A captivating tale of heroic adventure, of dragons and princes, of mysterious mice and men from the pen of the master storyteller.There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever.Trade ReviewA fabulous teller of stories * Daily Express *King's imagination is vast * Guardian *

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  • Poor Things: Now an award-winning major film

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Poor Things: Now an award-winning major film

    Book SynopsisWINNER OF FIVE BAFTAS, TWO GOLDEN GLOBES, and NOMINATED FOR ELEVEN ACADEMY AWARDS. STARRING EMMA STONE, FROM THE DIRECTOR OF THE FAVOURITE Winner of the Whitbread Novel Award and the Guardian Fiction Prize A life without freedom to choose is not worth having. Godwin Baxter's scientific ambition to create the perfect companion is realised when he finds the drowned body of the beautiful Bella, who he brings back to life in a Frankenstein-esque feat. But his dream is thwarted by Dr. Archibald McCandless's jealous love for his creation . . . But what does Bella think? This story of true love and scientific daring whirls the reader from the private operating-theatres of late-Victorian Glasgow through aristocratic casinos, low-life Alexandria and a Parisian bordello, reaching an interrupted climax in a Scottish church. ________________________ 'A magnificently brisk, funny, dirty, brainy book' London Review of Books 'Visionary, ornate and outrageous' The Independent 'Witty and delightfully written' New York Times 'A brilliant marriage of technique, intelligence, and art.' Kirkus Reviews 'The greatest Scottish novelist since Sir Walter Scott' Anthony Burgess 'Those who, like me, are unsure if they are Alasdair Gray fans or not, ought to fall on Poor Things with delight, and not just because of the almost excessive beauty of its appearance' Philip Hensher, Spectator

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  • A Short History of the Future

    Northodox Press A Short History of the Future

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  • I Who Have Never Known Men

    Vintage Publishing I Who Have Never Known Men

    Book SynopsisJacqueline Harpman (Author) Jacqueline Harpman was born in Etterbeek, Belgium in 1929. Being half Jewish, the family fled to Casablanca when the Nazis invaded, and only returned home after the war. After studying French literature she started training to be a doctor, but could not complete her training due to contracting tuberculosis. She turned to writing in 1954 and her first work was published in 1958. In 1980 she qualified as a psychoanalyst. Harpman wrote over 15 novels and won numerous literary prizes, including the Prix Médicis for Orlanda. I Who Have Never Known Men was her first novel to be translated into English, and was originally published with the title The Mistress of Silence

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  • The Vorrh

    Hodder & Stoughton The Vorrh

    15 in stock

    Book Synopsis''A benchmark not just for imaginative writing but for the human imagination in itself...Read this book, and marvel.'' Alan Moore''A work of genius.'' Iain Sinclair''Brian Catling is simply a genius. His writing is so extraordinary it hurts.'' Terry GilliamIn the tradition of China Miéville, Michael Moorcock and Alasdair Gray, B. Catling''s The Vorrh is literary dark fantasy which wilfully ignores boundaries, crossing over into surrealism, magic-realism, horror and steampunk.In B. Catling''s twisting, poetic narrative, Bakelite robots lie broken - their hard shells cracked by human desire - and an inquisitive Cyclops waits for his keeper and guardian, growing in all directions. Beyond the colonial city of Essenwald lies the Vorrh, the forest which sucks souls and wipes minds. There, a writer heads out on a giddy mission to experience otherness, fallen angels observe humanity Trade ReviewIn Brian Catling's phosphorescent masterpiece The Vorrh we have one of the most original and stunning works of fantasy that has ever been my privilege to read, a brilliant and sustained piece of invention which establishes a benchmark not just for imaginative writing but for the human imagination in itself. After investigating other worlds of fantasy, The Vorrh is like a first experience of the ocean. Read this book, and marvel. * Alan Moore *Brian Catling is simply a genius. His writing is so extraordinary it hurts, it makes me realize how little imagination I have. * Terry Gilliam *There are not many books that rearrange the molecules of your being, turning your eyes inside out. The Vorrh, this saturnine post-traumatic testament, is one of them. A work of genius. * Iain Sinclair *I am glad to have the book as a companion on my own dark quest. * Tom Waits *I really loved Brian Catling's The Vorrh. It's a hot storm of a novel bursting with art and history, sex and nature. A visionary fantasy epic that is incredibly fun to read. Wildly different, but no less remarkable * Max Porter *The English language has given birth to some great works of unbounded vision and imagination, and here is another one... It's a very sophisticated and subtle exploration of the decadent, primitive and the mythical. Many books are said to be like nothing else, and aren't, but Brian Catling's really is. * Phillip Pullman *Catling's novel reads like a long-lost classic of Decadent or Symbolist literature, with that same sense of timelessness. It's peculiar, wildly imaginative, unafraid to transgress and get lost, and is unlike anything I've ever read. * Jeff VanderMeer, author of the Southern Reach Trilogy *Darkly imaginative. . . . Packed with striking images . . . real beauty and power. * Kirkus *One of the most original works of visionary fiction since Mervyn Peake. * The Guardian, Michael Moorcock *This is fine stuff. Like the best fantasy writers Catling succeeds in creating a compelling and believable parallel dimension. * Daily Mail *Although comparisons to Michael Moorcock and Mervyn Peake will inevitably be drawn, The Vorrh offers something more...It reminded me of Odilon Redon: a combination of the luminous, the luxurious, monstrous flora and dark wit. * Stuart Kelly TLS *When even the warts of a novel are winning, it's hard to misunderstand that you have something special on your hands, and The Vorrh is absolutely that. Equal parts dark fantasy and surrealist dream, it is inescapably dense, and unrelentingly intense. Shelve it shoulder to shoulder with 2012s other most notable novels, be they of the genre or not, then consider carefully which stands lacking in comparison. * Tor.com *

    15 in stock

    £9.49

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  • Life, the Universe and Everything

    Pan Macmillan Life, the Universe and Everything

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn Life, the Universe and Everything, the third title in Douglas Adams' blockbusting sci-fi comedy series, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war.This edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Simon Brett, producer of the original radio broadcast.Following a number of stunning catastrophes, which have involved him being alternately blown up and insulted in ever stranger regions of the Galaxy, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown . . .Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.Trade ReviewOne of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius -- David WalliamsDazzlingly inventive -- Caitlin MoranFizzing with ideas . . . Brilliant -- Charlie BrookerI haven’t known many geniuses in my life. Some brilliantly smart people, but only a tiny handful would I class as geniuses. I would class Douglas, because he saw things differently, and he was capable of communicating the way he saw things, and once he explained things the way he saw them, it was almost impossible to see them the way you used to see them -- Neil GaimanIt changed my whole life. It's literally out of this world -- Tom BakerReally entertaining and fun -- Michael PalinHitchhiker’s is packed with that unique energy, all barmy and bristling and bold. This book can be witty, iconoclastic, godless, savage, sweet, surreal, but above all, it dares to be silly. Fiercely, beautifully silly -- Russell T. Davies, writer and producer of Doctor WhoHe had almost a Wodehousian style and some of his phrases and jokes entered our language. He changed the way people spoke -- Stephen FryThere has never been another writer remotely like Douglas Adams. He discovered a completely new genre – scientific wit – and having discovered it he raised it to dizzying heights -- Tony RobinsonQuite good I suppose, if you like brilliantly entertaining books written with a touch of imaginative genius -- Griff Rhys JonesVery occasionally a book comes along that changes the way you laugh and what you laugh about -- Richard DawkinsOne of the world’s sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices * Independent on Sunday *Sheer delight * The Times *Magical . . . read this book * Sunday Express *

    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • Service Model

    Pan Macmillan Service Model

    Book SynopsisAdrian Tchaikovsky was born in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, has practised law and now writes full time. He's also studied stage-fighting, perpetrated amateur dramatics and has a keen interest in entomology and table-top games.Adrian is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadows of the Apt series, the Echoes of the Fall series and other novels, novellas and short stories. Children of Time won the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award, and Children of Ruin and Shards of Earth both won the British Science Fiction Award for Best Novel. The Tiger and the Wolf won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel, while And Put Away Childish Things won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction.

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