Science fiction

Book SynopsisLOCAL GIRL SWEPT OFF HER FEET Mild-mannered publicist Holly Phillips is unlucky in love. She''s embarrassed beyond belief when the handsome stranger she meets in a bar turns out to be ''Ultimate Man'' - a superpowered hero whose rescue attempt finds her hoisted over his shoulder and flashing her knickers in the newspaper the next day. But when Holly''s fifteen minutes of fame make her a target for something villainous, she only has one place to turn - and finds the man behind the mask holds a lot more charm than his crime-fighting alter-ego. Can Holly find love, or is superdating just as complicated as the regular kind?Trade ReviewIt's wonderfully different, romantic, quirky and has the warmth and humour I love from a Jenny Colgan novel * NOVEL KICKS *If you're looking for a fun escapist read this summer then Spandex and the City could be just the book for you * ONE MORE PAGE *Entertaining and weirdly refreshing . . . Oh, and it's funny. Like, really funny . . . the humour could light a forest fire * SFX *Charming and completely addictive * BOOKABIE *Want something different? Want a good laugh? Then this is the book for you . . . hysterically funny * ANNIE'S BOOK CORNER *In short: superheroes, romance, a dash of humour and a gentle dig at 21st century popular culture * BOOKS, LIFE AND EVERYTHING *I became hooked from the very first chapter by Ms. Colgan's easy, relaxing, writing style, and her delightful, playful plot, unlike any of her other work that I have read * WHISPERING STORIES *

Read more less

Book SynopsisArtefact is book one of the Lazarus War, an explosive new space adventure series of elite space marines, thrilling space battles and competing galactic empires - a stunning debut from a bright new star in science fiction. Mankind has spread to the stars, only to become locked in warfare with an insidious alien race. All that stands against the alien menace are the soldiers of the Simulant Operation Programme, an elite military team remotely operating avatars in the most dangerous theatres of war.Captain Conrad Harris has died hundreds of times - running suicide missions in simulant bodies. Known as Lazarus, he is a man addicted to death. So when a secret research station deep in alien territory suddenly goes dark, there is no other man who could possibly lead a rescue mission.But Harris hasn''t been trained for what he''s about to find. And this time, he may not be coming back...''Hyper-speed entertainment from a new master of Trade ReviewArtefact is a gripping read that moves at warp speed Jack Campbell, author of THE LOST FLEET novels Gripping, gritty and unsentimental - Sawyer shows us how perilous future war can be Michael Cobley, author of the Humanity's Fire series The Lazarus War: Artefact is an outstanding novel ... fresh and exciting and gripping ... I eagerly look forward to the next installment. I think I'd follow Conrad "Lazarus" Harris anywhere. FORBIDDEN PLANET INTERNATIONAL An entertaining slice of retro sci-fi adventure SFX A hostile race of alien biomechs somewhat in the mould of H R Giger aliens ... terrorism, subterfuge and traitors ... starships sporting particle beam weapons, railguns the size of skyscrapers, laser batteries, missiles... And then there are the uber-human super-soldiers clad in powered armour and wielding plasma weapons... Is that enough for you? ... This, dear readers, is the good stuff. Recommended. Neal Asher, author of the Agent Cormac novels A ripping yarn ... a wholly unique adventure WEEKEND SPORT Hyper-speed entertainment from a new master of science fiction William C. Dietz, author of the Legion novels and HALO tie-in novels A highly promising science fiction debut - a fun, gripping adventure story, with a mystery at its core that kept me turning the pages Gary Gibson, author of STEALING LIGHT Artefact is an adrenaline shot of rip-roaring military SF packed with cinematic action sequences and tightly drawn characters. I look forward returning to the company of hardman Conrad Harris and his motley crew of simulants and soldiers time and again Stephen Deas, author of THE ADAMANTINE PALACE Debut author Sawyer digs into the psychic damage simulant operators like Harris suffer from by dying repeatedly ... For fans of Robert Heinlein, John Scalzi, and Joe Haldeman LIBRARY JOURNAL One of the absolute best new military science fiction books I've read recently. HIGHLY recommended if you want an action packed SF book you won't put down! BEST SCIENCE FICTION BOOKS

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe adrenaline-fueled, explosive conclusion to the Indranan War trilogy by K. B. Wagers.Gunrunner-turned-Empress Hail Bristol was dragged back to her home planet to take her rightful place in the palace. Her sisters and parents have been murdered, and the Indranan Empire is reeling from both treasonous plots and foreign invasion.Now, on the run from enemies on all fronts, Hail prepares to fight a full-scale war for her throne and her people, even as she struggles with the immense weight of the legacy thrust upon her. With the aid of a motley crew of allies old and new, she must return home to face off with the same powerful enemies who killed her family and aim to destroy everything and everyone she loves. Untangling a legacy of lies and restoring peace to Indrana will require an empress''s wrath and a gunrunner''s justice.Beyond the Empire is the adrenalin-fueled conclusion to the Indranan War space adventure trilogy by K. B. Wagers - perfect forTrade ReviewFollows in the tradition of Ann Leckie's Ancillary series to produce a fast-paced story of political intrigue and gender issues held together by a tight plot and a cast of sympathetic characters. Behind the Throne is thought-provoking entertainment and great fun -- GUARDIAN on BEHIND THE THRONETaut suspense, strong characterization, and dark, rapid-fire humor are the highlights of this excellent SF adventure debut -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on BEHIND THE THRONEThis debut ranks among the best political sf novels in years -- LIBRARY JOURNAL on BEHIND THE THRONEReminiscent of Star Wars, author K.B. Wagers has created a futuristic world that mixes classic monarchical structures with fantastical tech in a most natural way -- RT BOOK REVIEWS on BEHIND THE THRONEBehind The Throne is a politically charged and action-packed story, with a commanding woman at it's centre. It's a wonderful start to a promising new sci-fi series -- SCIFI NOW on BEHIND THE THRONEThis is the kind of book which promises non-stop action and delivers wholeheartedly, with the prose structured to fit a fast-flowing plot -- STARBURST on AFTER THE CROWNWagers's exciting second Indranan War space epic keeps roaring, with plenty of action, tension, and constant interplay among the characters -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY on AFTER THE CROWNAfter the Crown continues the saga of a heroine who's the Princess Leia/Han Solo mashup of your dreams -- B&N on AFTER THE CROWN

Read more less

Book Synopsis''A NEW MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION'' William C. Dietz, author of the Halo tie-in novels''Jamie Sawyer is easily one of the best military SF writers working today - a must read for anyone who grew up watching Aliens and reading 2000AD'' Gavin Smith, author of The Bastard LegionThe Eternity War series is an explosive tale of elite marines, deep-space exploration and warring galactic empires.The soldiers of the Simulant Operations Programme are mankind''s elite warriors. Veterans of a thousand battles across a hundred worlds, they undertake suicidal missions to protect humanity from the insidious Krell Empire and the mysterious machine race known as the Shard. Lieutenant Keira Jenkins is an experienced simulant operative and leader of the Jackals, a team of raw recruits keen to taste battle. They soon get their chance when the Black Spiral terrorist network seizes control of a space station. Yet no amount of traiTrade ReviewLaunches right into the action and doesn't let up * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *Stunningly gripping . . . a beautifully epic feeling action adventure with a wonderful touch of geeky speculative technology and characters to die for . . . Consider me converted to the cause. Massive amounts of fun * LIZ LOVES BOOKS *Jamie Sawyer is easily one of the best military SF writers working today. His books are a must read for anyone who grew up watching Aliens and reading 2000AD * Gavin Smith, author of THE BASTARD LEGION *The pages fly by in a blur of frenetic action and explosive top quality storytelling . . . I absolutely loved it! * THE TATTOOED BOOK GEEK *Sawyer is damn good. Pariah is a terrific start to a new series, with blazing action and great characters. I blasted through this, and can't wait for the next one * Rob Boffard, author of the Outer Earth novels and ADRIFT *A gripping read that moves at warp speed * Jack Campbell on THE LAZARUS WAR *If you enjoy action-packed, well-written and well-plotted military science fiction, with terrifying aliens, space stations on the edges of the Galaxy, great technology, battles and intrigue, then I think you'll love this. It provides perfect escapism and is a lot of fun to read. I'm so pleased that Jamie Sawyer is returning us to the dangerous world of the SimOps and the Krell, one of my favourite skin-tinglingly horrible alien species. * FOR WINTER NIGHTS *Hyper-speed entertainment from a new master of science fiction * William C. Dietz on THE LAZARUS WAR *Gripping, gritty and unsentimental - Sawyer shows us how perilous future war can be * Michael Cobley on THE LAZARUS WAR *Alien biomechs . . . terrorism, subterfuge and traitors . . . starships sporting particle beam weapons, railguns the size of skyscrapers, laser batteries, missiles . . . This, dear readers, is the good stuff * Neal Asher on THE LAZARUS WAR *

Read more less

Book Synopsis''A NEW MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION'' William C. Dietz, author of the Halo tie-in novels''Jamie Sawyer is easily one of the best military SF writers working today - a must read for anyone who grew up watching Aliens and reading 2000AD'' Gavin Smith, author of The Bastard LegionFollowing Pariah comes Exodus, the second book in the Eternity War series - an explosive tale of elite marines, deep-space exploration and warring galactic empires.Lieutenant Keira Jenkins and her Jackals may have survived confrontations with the Black Spiral terrorist network and a betrayal by one of their own. Yet their troubles are only just beginning.With their starship badly damaged, they find themselves adrift in hostile territory. Somehow they must find a way to warn the Alliance before the Black Spiral unleashes a new war across the galaxy.But first they must face the Alliance''s oldest enemy: the Asiatic Directorate. And tTrade ReviewFast-paced and full of actionA gripping read that moves at warp speedGripping, gritty and unsentimental - Sawyer shows us how perilous future war can beStarships sporting particle beam weapons, railguns the size of skyscrapers . . . This, dear readers, is the good stuff

Read more less

Book Synopsis''A NEW MASTER OF SCIENCE FICTION'' William C. Dietz, author of the Halo tie-in novelsFollowing Pariah and Exodus comes Dominion, the explosive concluding chapter of the Eternity War trilogy, in which the fate of the Alliance-and the galaxy-rests in the hands of Lieutenant Keira Jenkins and her team of Jackals.The Black Spiral terrorist organisation and their mysterious leader, Warlord, have unleashed a deadly virus across the Maelstrom. There is nothing that can stop them...except, maybe, Lieutenant Jenkins and her Jackals. Back in Alliance territory with new weapons, new armour, and new bodies, the Jackals are given a secret assignment: to investigate the mysterious Aeon, a potential ally in the escalating conflict, and a force that might shift the gears of war in favour of the Alliance. But there are many agencies interested in the Aeon, and too many sides in this war. Jenkins is going to have to trust her Trade ReviewJamie Sawyer is easily one of the best military SF writers working today. His books are a must read for anyone who grew up watching Aliens and reading 2000AD * Gavin Smith, author of THE BASTARD LEGION *

Read more less

Book SynopsisBritain is under New Management. The disbanding of the Laundry - the British espionage agency that deals with supernatural threats, has culminated in the unthinkable - an elder god in residence in 10 Downing Street.But in true ''the enemy of my enemy'' fashion, Mhari Murphy finds herself working with His Excellency Nylarlathotep on foreign policy - there are worse things, it seems, than an elder god in power, and they lie in deepest, darkest America.A thousand-mile-wide storm system has blanketed the midwest, and the president is nowhere to be found - Mhari must lead a task force of disgraced Laundry personnel into the storm front to discover the truth. But working for an elder god is never easy, and as the stakes rise, Mhari will soon question exactly where her loyalties really lie.Trade ReviewBrilliantly disturbing and funny at the same time -- Ben Aaronovitch, author of RIVERS OF LONDONCharles Stross owns this field, and his vast, cool intellect has launched yet another mad, sly entertainment that will strangle the hell out of anything else on offer right now -- Warren Ellis, author of TransmetropolitanStross at the top of his game - which is to say, few do it better -- KIRKUSAlternately chilling and hilarious -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLYFerociously enjoyable -- SFX

Read more less

Book SynopsisDo you remember when we had the vote?In a world that''s just a step away from our own, time travel is possible. But war is brewing - a secret group is trying to destroy women''s rights, and their access to the timeline. If they succeed, only a small elite will have the power to shape the past, present, and future. Our only hope lies with an unlikely group of allies, from riot grrls to suffragettes, their lives separated by centuries, battling for a world where anyone can change the future. A final confrontation is coming. The Future of Another Timeline is a breathtakingly original novel from Annalee Newitz, founding editor of io9, about the lengths we''ll go to make history. ''A revolution is happening in speculative fiction, and Annalee Newitz is leading the vanguard'' Wil Wheaton, actor Star Trek and Big Bang Theory''Clever, compelling and utterly original'' Laurie PennySmTrade ReviewA revolution is happening in speculative fiction, and Annalee Newitz is leading the vanguard -- Wil Wheaton, actor Star Trek and Big Bang TheoryFew stories are as smart, as nuanced, as exciting, and as unsettling as this one . . . engrossing and impactful -- Karen Joy Fowler, bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside OurselvesA glorious tale of hope in the face of outrage, an anthem of timeless resistance -- Ken Liu, author of THE PAPER MENAGERIEAnnalee Newitz is the best. Clever, compelling and utterly original, this is the utopian feminist fiction the world is panting for -- Laurie PennySmart and profound on every level, this is a deeply satisfying novel -- PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)Exciting and urgent in the here and now -- Saladin Ahmed, Eisner-winning authorDoes brilliantly what SF does best -- Nicola Griffith, author of HILDThe mind-blowing punk feminist sci-fi time traveling thriller you've been waiting for, and which our culture desperately needs. Packed with action, sass, righteousness, technology and danger, it just might be a perfect book -- Michelle TeaThis riot of a book will have readers delighting both in the thrilling battle over timelines in an intricate, alternative world and in the joys of inclusive feminist solidarity -- BOOKLIST, starred reviewA page-turner and an ambitious feminist lens on the time-traveler story -- Kelly Sue DeConnick creator of BITCH PLANET and screenwriter for CAPTAIN MARVEL

Read more less

Book SynopsisIt''s a brave new Britain under the New Management. The Prime Minister is an eldritch god of unimaginable power. Crime is plummeting as almost every offense is punishable by death. And everywhere you look, there are people with strange powers, some of which they can control, and some, not so much.Hyperorganised and formidable, Eve Starkey defeated her boss, the louche magical adept and billionaire Rupert de Montfort Bigge, in a supernatural duel to the death. Now she''s in charge of the Bigge Corporation, just in time to discover the lethal trap Rupert set for her long ago . . .Wendy Deere is investigating unauthorized supernatural shenanigans. She swore to herself she wouldn''t again get entangled with Eve Starkey''s bohemian brother Imp and his crew of transhuman misfits. Yeah, right.Mary Macandless has powers of her own. Right now she''s pretending to be a nanny in order to kidnap the children of a pair of famous, Government-authorized adepts. These

Read more less

Book SynopsisExpect giant robots, explosive battles and lots and lots of feelings in this queer space opera from Alex White.In this new wide-screen space opera, humanity has met its match. An alien race of enormous robotic AI have destroyed most of humanity''s outposts. But, on the eve of the Earth''s destruction, at a goodbye party thrown by nonbinary rock star Ardent Violet, a young man makes one last desperate attempt to reach out and convinces one of humanity''s enemies to switch sides. Now, earth just might have a chance to survive...''Evangelion by way of David Bowie - visceral, big-hearted, and ready to rock your world'' Emily Skrutskie, author of Bonds of Brass''August Kitko is a wild ride that starts with the end of the world and only gets better from there '' K.B. Wagers''Emotionally complex and mind-blisteringly weird, this novel kept surprising me at every turn. It''s like a beautifully-orchestrated

Read more less

Book SynopsisIn this new wide-screen space opera, humanity has met its match. An alien race of enormous robotic AI have destroyed most of humanity''s outposts. But, on the eve of the Earth''s destruction, a musician made one last desperate attempt to reach out and convince one of humanity''s enemies to switch sides. Now, earth just might have a chance to survive...A ragtag band of misfits is all that stands in the way between an army of giant mechas and humanity''s total destruction in the second book of this big-hearted, technicolor space opera trilogy by one of the most exciting voices in science fiction, Alex White.Ultra-glam enby pop star Ardent Violet thought they could catch a break and enjoy some time with their new boyfriend August Kitko after defeating the giant mechas hellbent on humanity''s destruction. However, Ardent didn''t count on their mecha allies summoning a host of extraterrestrials to defend Earth.Between the diplomatic entanglements of the newly-arrived alien Coalition, and a mysterious all-powerful AI establishing a base within their solar system, there''s no rest for the wicked.When August makes a discovery that could turn the tide of the war, Ardent Violet finds they are back in the spotlight for an encore!

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe crew of a WWII destroyer face their greatest challenge yet as they try to survive in a strange new world in the next thrilling book in the New York Times bestselling series.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAfter being transported to a strange alternate Earth, Matt Reddy and the crew of the USS Walker have learned desperate times call for desperate measures, in the return to the New York Times bestselling Destroyermen series.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisIt''s Carnival time and the Caribbean-colonized planet of Toussaint is celebrating with music, dance, and pageantry. Masked Midnight Robbers waylay revelers with brandished weapons and spellbinding words. But to you Tan-Tan, the Robber Queen is simply a favorite costume to weart at the festival -- untiel her power-coprrupted father commits an unforgivable crime. Suddenly, both father and daughter are thrust into the brutal world of New Half-Way Tree. Here monstrous creatures from folkklore are real, and the humans are violent outcasts in the wilds. Here Tan-Tan must redeach into the heart of myth -- and become the Robber Queen herself. For only the Robber Queen''s legendary powers can save her life...and set her free.

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisGridlock is when a city dies. Killed in the name of freedom. Killed in the name of oil and steel. Choked on carbon monoxide and strangled with a pair of fluffy dice. How did it come to this? How did the ultimate freedom machine end up paralysing us all? How did we end up driving to our own funeral, in somebody else''s gravy train?Deborah and Geoffrey know, but they have transport problems of their own, and anyway, whoever it was that murdered the city can just as easily murder them.Trade ReviewImportant, topical and politically resonant * Guardian *Combines passionate espousal of a cause with the machine-gun narration of a stand-up comic, peppered with good jokes and with the energetically managed, funny and violent action of a manic strip cartoon * Evening Standard *The book is stuffed with funny lines and the lot is more gripping than any tyre advertisement * New Scientist *

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe third novel in Isaac Asimov’s classic science-fiction masterpiece, the Foundation seriesTHE EPIC SAGA THAT INSPIRED THE APPLE TV+ SERIES FOUNDATIONThe Foundation lies in ruins—destroyed by a mutant mind bent on humanity’s annihilation. But it’s rumored that there’s a Second Foundation hidden somewhere at the end of the Galaxy, established as insurance to preserve the knowledge of mankind. Now a desperate race has begun between the survivors of the First Foundation and an alien entity to find this last flicker of humanity’s shining past—and future hope. Yet the key to it all might be a fourteen-year-old girl burdened with a terrible secret. Is she the Foundation’s savior—or its deadliest enemy?Unforgettable, thought-provoking, and riveting, Second Foundation is a stunning novel of adventure and ideas writ huge across the Galaxy—a powerful tale of humankind’s struggle to preserve the fragile light of wisdom against the threat of its own dark barbarism.

Read more less

Book SynopsisAfter the four worlds Alfred has at last found  his people on Chelstra, the realm of sea. But his  travels have taught him to be cautious... and  Alfred soon realizes his caution is justified, even  among his own kind. The one person Alfred can trust  is, strangely, Haplo the Patryn. But Haplo's lord  has decreed all Sartan to be the enemy, and Haplo  dares not go against his lord. Now the companions  have arrived in a land where humans, elves, and  dwarves have learned to live in peace. Unaware of an  even greater threat to all the realms, it is  Sartan and Patryn who will disrupt this alliance of the  lesser races in their struggle to gain control of  all four worlds. Only Alfred and Haplo realize  that they have a much older -- and more powerful --  enemy than each other...

Read more less

Book SynopsisFrom his army of the undead, Xar, Lord of the Nexus, learns of the existence of the mysterious Seventh Gate. It is said that this gate grants whoever enters it the power to create worlds—or destroy them. Only Haplo knows its location—but he doesn''t know he knows it. Now an ex-lover has been sent to betray Haplo and bring back his corpse. Meanwhile, the assassin Hugh the Hand is also after Haplo, wielding the Accursed Blade. With his old companion Alfred, Haplo must seek sanctuary in the Labyrinth—a deadly prison maze whose inhabitants are condemned to death.  Millennia ago a battle raged between the Sartan and the Patryn, and the Sartan sundered the world into four realms—air, fire, stone, and water—and then vanished. But now the two races have rediscovered each other through the magic of the Death Gate—and war is about to erupt anew.

Read more less

Book SynopsisLondon 2011. Catherine Gehrig, conservator at the Swinburne museum, learns of the unexpected death of her lover of thirteen years - but as the mistress of a married man, she has to grieve in private. Her employer at the museum, aware of Catherine''s grief, gives her a special project - to piece together both the mechanics and the story of an extraordinary automaton, commissioned in the nineteenth century by Henry Brandling to amuse his dying son. Linked by the mysterious automaton, Catherine and Henry''s stories intertwine across time to explore the mysteries of life and death, the miracle and catastrophe of human invention and the body''s astonishing chemistry of love and feeling.

Read more less

Book SynopsisUncumber lives in a dystopian world where all humanity is divided in two - the Insiders and the Outsiders. The Insiders are privileged, with their every need catered to by somatic drugs, three-dimensional holovision and prolonged life. Uncumber lives in this luxurious world and is told that she must never go out into the dust and disease of the real world. Uncumber, however, is haunted by a restless and inquisitive spirit. When she falls in love with an Outsider, she decides to go exploring. . . Michael Frayn is the award-winning author of Headlong, which was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, Spies, which won the Whitbread Best Novel Award, and Skios, which was longlisted for the Booker Prize. ''A fairy tale of the future. . . Frayn handles his observations and inventions brilliantly'' Guardian

Read more less

Book SynopsisAn omnibus volume of the acclaimed oriental fantasy from one of the genre''s most exciting young talentsThe empire of Saramyr has relied on the secretive sect of Weavers for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the families. Their motives twisted by the Witchstones they draw their power from.As the empire crumbles the disowned abbearant daughter of the empire and a few scattered rebels must find out the secret of the true nature of the witchstones and rescue the empire from depravity and the rule of demons.Chris Wooding has an unrivalled flair for Machiavellian plotting, explosive description and memorable young characters. This is the ideal first adult fantasy for his teenage fans.

Read more less

Book SynopsisPublished to celebrate the life and work of Philip K. Dick, the bestselling author of BLADE RUNNER and MINORITY REPORT on thetwenty-fifth anniversary of his deathTrade 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 *Dick quietly produced serious fiction in a popular form and there can be no greater praise * Michael Moorcock *One of the genuine visionaries that North American fiction has produced * LA Weekly *For everyone lost in the endlessly multiplicating realities of the modern world, remember: Philip K. Dick got there first * Terry Gilliam *The most consistently brilliant SF writer in the world * John Brunner *

Read more less

Book SynopsisCome to Chasm City and embark on a mind-bending ride through the universe of Revelation SpaceTanner Mirabel was a security specialist who never made a mistake - until the day a woman in his care was blown away by Argent Reivich, a vengeful young postmortal. Tanner''s pursuit of Reivich takes him across light-years of space to Chasm City, the domed human settlement on the otherwise inhospitable planet of Yellowstone.But Chasm City is not what it was. The one time high-tech utopia has become a Gothic nightmare: a nanotechnological virus has corrupted the city''s inhabitants as thoroughly as it has the buildings and machines. Before the chase is done, Tanner will have to confront truths which reach back centuries, towards deep space and an atrocity history barely remembers.

Read more less

Book SynopsisTwo of the biggest names in SF together again, with the third of the acclaimed Time''s Odyssey sequenceWith this epic tale of altered histories and different earths, a universe where Alexander''s empire prompted a different past, a world where strange alien ''eyes'' gaze upon a fractured reality, a time when man is looking to colonise the red planet, Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter scale new heights of ambition and sheer story telling brio.This is classic SF adventure from two of the biggest names in the genre. A heady combination of high concept SF, big engineering projects and human drama.

Read more less

Book SynopsisFrom Terry Pratchett''s co-author on the Long Earth books comes the ultimate disaster novel - the world is drowning and there is nowhere left on earth to go.Next year. Sea levels begin to rise. The change is far more rapid than any climate change predictions; metres a year. Within two years London, only 15 metres above the sea, is drowned. New York follows, the Pope gives his last address from the Vatican, Mecca disappears beneath the waves.Where is all the water coming from? Scientists estimate that the earth was formed with seas 30 times in volume their current levels. Most of that water was burnt off by the sun but some was locked in the earth''s mantle. For the tip of Everest to disappear beneath the waters would require the seas to triple their volume. That amount of water is still much less than 1% of the earth''s volume. And somehow it is being released. The world is drowning. The biblical flood has returned.And the rate of increase is building

Read more less

Book SynopsisA thousand years in the future, mankind's influence expands into the universe. Alastair Reynolds' epic vision of our journey into deep space will redefine Space Opera.Trade ReviewAs good as contemporary SF gets. -- Jonathan Wright * SFX MAGAZINE *On The Steel Breeze is a brilliant, self-assured, colourful space opera- with talking elephants. -- John Wyatt * SUN *The book is not merely a sequel, but a standalone adventure with heart. -- Val Nolan * IRISH EXAMINER *Clever, thoughtful, feel-good SF. -- John Wyatt * SUN *Alastair Reynold's On the Steel Breeze moved his ambitious Poseidon's Children's series into interstellar space. -- Adam Roberts * Adam Roberts *

Read more less

Book SynopsisA classic of political science fiction.

Read more less

Book SynopsisCaitlin Decter could never have anticipated what was coming when she first sensed a strange presence on the internet.Webmind is an emerging consciousness that has befriended blind mathematics genius Caitlin Decter and has grown eager to learn about her world. But Webmind has also come to the attention of WATCH - the secret government agency that monitors the internet for any threat to the United States - and they''re fully aware of Caitlin''s involvement in its awakening. WATCH is convinced that Webmind represents a risk to national security and wants it purged from cyberspace. But Caitlin believes in Webmind''s capacity for compassion - and she will do anything and everything necessary to protect her friend.Trade ReviewWatch is a dynamic, moving and thought provoking novel that manages to convey the book's myriad messages effortlessly and rewardingly, recommended. * SF Book *

Read more less

Book SynopsisDreams, nightmares and realities: a classic by the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe Michael Moorcock Collection presents, for the first time, definitive editions of Moorcock's most influential work, fully revised and updated by the author.Trade ReviewThe greatest writer of post-Tolkien British fantasyA triumph of mature talent and imagination - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe Caltraps of Time is David I. Masson''s only published book of fiction, a collection of short stories, most of which made their first appearance in New Worlds SF during the 1960s under the legendary editorship of Michael Moorcock. An apocalyptic battle at the edge of the unknown, the deadly fascination of voracious magma, a world where the weather expresses itself as mood. These are only some of the themes tackled with superb scientific speculation by David I. Masson.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA few years in the future, medical science has advanced to the point where it is practically unheard of for people to die of any cause except old-age. The few exceptions provide the fodder for a new kind of television show for avid audiences who lap up the experience of watching someone else''s dying weeks. So when Katherine Mortenhoe is told that she has about four weeks to live she knows it''s not just her life she''s about to lose, but her privacy as well.

Read more less

Book SynopsisA classic trilogy from a PHILIP K. DICK and ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD-winning author, now available in omnibus form.Trade ReviewA marvellously sustained cosmogonic romance of the far future - where whole galaxies engage in Stapledonian dances at the behest of the trans-human Preservers. -- John Clute * SF WEEKLY *So many unique and original ideas that it easily bears comparison with many of the greatest settings of fantasy and SF . . . Well-written and expertly told . . . May well be destined to become a classic. * SFX *A genre-bender combining the plausibility of hard sci-fi with classic fantasy themes . . . McAuley has it both ways, exploiting narrative archetypes while maintaining an air of modernity. * THE GUARDIAN *Full of beauty, wisdom, humanity, and grace; it is a travelogue of man's destiny, and reading it made me gladder to be alive. -- Stephen BaxterA lusciously scenic quest for the past in an artificial post-human world, resulting in revelations 10 millions years deep. * DAILY TELEGRAPH *A superb, wholly engaging story told by a talented and influential writer. * EXPRESS ON SUNDAY *This is a trilogy you will want pinned to the board. This is magic. * INTERZONE *A powerful epic that could be one of the most important in recent SF. * LOCUS *Rich, challenging, and inventive, with a satisfying complexity. * KIRKUS REVIEWS *Exciting . . . colorful . . . highly entertaining and beautifully written, full of exotic settings, unusual characters, nuggets of scientific speculation and a healthy dose of decadence. McAuley is one of the field's finest writers and here he is writing at the top of his form. * PUBLISHERS WEEKLY *

Read more less

Book SynopsisTHE QUIET WOMAN stitches together a horrifyingly plausable near-future dystopian Britain and a typically Priestian account of an individual lost in the blurred boundaries between the real and the imagined. It is a novel that bears comparison with the work of Kazuo Ishiguro and A.S. Byatt as well as that of John Wyndham.In a country that has lost its way memories of past lives are distracting Alice Stockton. Living alone after the break up of her marriage she makes a precarious living as a biographer yet finds herself powerfully and inexplicably influenced by the lives of others.A novel of uncertain personal histories and literary mystery set in a disturbingly real dystopian Britain, THE QUIET WOMAN is vintage Christopher Priest.Christopher Priest is a genre-leading author of SFF fiction. His novel, THE PRESTIGE, won a number of awards and was adapted into a critically acclaimed, Oscar-nominated film directed by Christopher Nolan (TENET, INCEPTION) sta

Read more less

Book SynopsisA fast-moving SF thriller set in a uniquely dark future from a new voice in the tradition of Peter F. Hamilton and Richard Morgan.Trade ReviewGavin Smith's writing is a brutal kaleidoscope of imagination, with the raw energy of a heavy metal album cover: equally dazzling with bloodthirsty ancient Picts and the fallen post-humans of tomorrow. -- Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Causal AngelThis a very readable, fantastical romp across the past, present and future. Well recommended. * Upcoming 4 Me *Age Of Scorpio announces loud and clear that in Gavin Smith an exceptional talent has arrived to uplift SF. The book is a master class of twisting plot lines that celebrate both the weird and astounding, amid a future that's deeply unnerving yet equally compelling. -- Peter F Hamilton

Read more less

Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE BSFA AWARD FOR BEST NOVELJack Glass is the murderer. We know this from the start. Yet as this extraordinary novel tells the story of three murders committed by Glass the reader will be surprised to find out that it was Glass who was the killer and how he did it. And by the end of the book our sympathies for the killer are fully engaged.Riffing on the tropes of crime fiction (the country house murder, the locked room mystery) and imbued with the feel of golden age SF, JACK GLASS is another bravura performance from Roberts. Whatever games he plays with the genre, whatever questions he asks of the reader, Roberts never loses sight of the need to entertain and JACK GLASS has some wonderfully gruesome moments, is built around three gripping HowDunnits and comes with liberal doses of sly humour.Roberts invites us to have fun and tricks us into thinking about both crime and SF via a beautifully structured novel set in a society whose depiction challanges notions of crime, punishment, power and freedom. It is an extraordinary novel.Trade ReviewA smart and ingenius writer * Christopher Priest *Clever, inventive and above all a fantastic read * SF Book *Perfectly plotted, winningly worded, and as rewarding, despite everything, as anything you're apt to read this year, this trifecta of golden age goodness is yet another example of Adam Roberts' tremendous talents * Tor.com *

Read more less

Book SynopsisA riveting gothic SF adventure set in a bizarre desert city from one of our most acclaimed authors.

Read more less

Book SynopsisThe return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES!

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book Synopsis

Read more less

Book SynopsisA 2024 IPPY Award Bronze Medal Winner2024 Maine Literary Award in Speculative FictionForeword Indies Finalist for Book of the YearIPPY Bronze Awards (in Science Fiction and Audio Book General Fiction)?A thoughtful read perfect for this moody season.? ?Wall Street Journal?Karma of the Sun is a not-to-miss debut from a ridiculously talented newcomer.? ?Locus MagazineSix suns, six blasts in the sky; a seventh one, and the earth will die. In the isolation of the Himalayas, the snows still fall, but they are tinged with the ash of a nuclear winter; the winds still blow, but they wail with the cries of ghosts. The seventh and final blast is near. As the world heaves its final breaths, the people of the Tibetan plateau?civilization?s final survivors?are haunted by spirits and terrorized by warlords. Though the last of the seven prophesied cataclysms is at hand, young Karma searches for a father who disappeared ten years earlier, presumed dead.Driven by a yearning to see his father again before the end, and called by an eerie horn unheard by anyone else, Karma forges into the Himalayas and discovers that his father?s disappearance may be linked to a mystical mountain said to connect the physical world with the spirit lands?and a possible way to save their doomed future.For readers who enjoy Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel, The Book of M by Peng Shepherd, The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin, The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro, and The Children of Men by P. D. James.Trade ReviewA thoughtful read perfect for this moody season." - Wall Street Journal"A must-read for anyone reckoning with where we are now and where we will go next." - Erin Swan, author of Walk the Vanished Earth "Beautiful, moving, vast in its spiritual and emotional scope . . ." - Angela Mi Young Hur, author of Folklorn, NYT Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Novel of 2021

Read more less