Science fiction
Olympia Publishers Diary of a Distant Star
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£14.39
Olympia Publishers Dirty Angel
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£8.54
Susan Publishing Ltd The Scarlet Plague
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£11.99
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd The Unravelling: A Futuristic Thriller of AI,
Book SynopsisIn the year 2038, a dystopian cyberpunk world teeters on the brink of chaos, sharply divided between the high-tech, AI-dominated suburbs and the lawless sprawl of the urban wastelands. This future, a blend of science fiction and stark reality, sets the stage for a thrilling narrative of survival against a backdrop of totalitarian government control and advanced technology. Amid this futuristic society, a disillusioned English boy hatches an audacious plan to rescue Suki, a luminous Asian pop star, from the grips of an oppressive world—a plan fraught with action, adventure, and the dark underbelly of cybernetic crimes. Their fates intertwine with that of a weary New York cop, Joe Jones, who finds himself drawn into the vortex of a global conspiracy, marked by hacking, surveillance, and an alternate reality that challenges the very essence of human spirit. As system failures cascade through the meticulously governed society, from driverless cars to the volatile stock market, Joe emerges as the linchpin in a high-stakes game of technology and human vulnerability. Armed with high-tech gadgets such as futuristic sunglasses and navigating via robotaxi through a futuristic city, he delves into a world of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and military might, racing against time to thwart a sinister plot with apocalyptic consequences. This science fiction thriller book, set in a futuristic world rife with robots, internet upheaval, and advanced computer systems, explores themes of leadership, strategy, and resistance. Joe's mission is dual: to protect his estranged family from the chaos and to guard Suki, who harbors secrets that could reshape humanity. As he battles through a society where surveillance and government control are omnipresent, the narrative delves into social commentary, exploring the conflict between technology and freedom, the power of prophecy, and the enduring human struggle for survival. Brand new science fiction for 2024, this futuristic fiction book is a must-read for fans of dystopian movies, science fiction books, and tales of technological unraveling. As Joe Jones confronts the challenges of a futuristic society and uncovers the truth behind the British boy's bold move, he embodies the spirit of resistance against a world on the edge of darkness. Will he decipher the web of deceit and save mankind from the brink of extinction? Dive into this action-packed, futuristic book, a crime thriller fiction that blends the excitement of science fiction movies with the depth of the best science fiction novels. Experience the unravelling of a world where the future of humanity hangs in balance, and the line between technological advancement and societal collapse is razor-thin.Table of Contents1 Happy Birthday 1 2 The Book 15 3 RO707 25 4 Singapore Nights 36 5 The Big Crash 46 6 London Zombies 58 7 You Must Leave This Area 67 8 Heading for the Concert 78 9 The Concert: Prologue 90 10 She's Gone! 99 11 Find Her 109 12 Near Miss 120 13 Find Him 130 14 Got Her 139 15 Two Planes 150 16 The Confession 159 17 Get Them Home 170 18 The Realisation 180 19 God 190 20 Family 200 Epilogue: The Future 209
£9.99
Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd The Unravelling: A Futuristic Thriller of AI,
Book SynopsisIn the year 2038, a dystopian cyberpunk world teeters on the brink of chaos, sharply divided between the high-tech, AI-dominated suburbs and the lawless sprawl of the urban wastelands. This future, a blend of science fiction and stark reality, sets the stage for a thrilling narrative of survival against a backdrop of totalitarian government control and advanced technology. Amid this futuristic society, a disillusioned English boy hatches an audacious plan to rescue Suki, a luminous Asian pop star, from the grips of an oppressive world—a plan fraught with action, adventure, and the dark underbelly of cybernetic crimes. Their fates intertwine with that of a weary New York cop, Joe Jones, who finds himself drawn into the vortex of a global conspiracy, marked by hacking, surveillance, and an alternate reality that challenges the very essence of human spirit. As system failures cascade through the meticulously governed society, from driverless cars to the volatile stock market, Joe emerges as the linchpin in a high-stakes game of technology and human vulnerability. Armed with high-tech gadgets such as futuristic sunglasses and navigating via robotaxi through a futuristic city, he delves into a world of artificial intelligence, virtual reality, and military might, racing against time to thwart a sinister plot with apocalyptic consequences. This science fiction thriller book, set in a futuristic world rife with robots, internet upheaval, and advanced computer systems, explores themes of leadership, strategy, and resistance. Joe's mission is dual: to protect his estranged family from the chaos and to guard Suki, who harbors secrets that could reshape humanity. As he battles through a society where surveillance and government control are omnipresent, the narrative delves into social commentary, exploring the conflict between technology and freedom, the power of prophecy, and the enduring human struggle for survival. Brand new science fiction for 2024, this futuristic fiction book is a must-read for fans of dystopian movies, science fiction books, and tales of technological unraveling. As Joe Jones confronts the challenges of a futuristic society and uncovers the truth behind the British boy's bold move, he embodies the spirit of resistance against a world on the edge of darkness. Will he decipher the web of deceit and save mankind from the brink of extinction? Dive into this action-packed, futuristic book, a crime thriller fiction that blends the excitement of science fiction movies with the depth of the best science fiction novels. Experience the unravelling of a world where the future of humanity hangs in balance, and the line between technological advancement and societal collapse is razor-thin.Table of Contents1 Happy Birthday 1 2 The Book 15 3 RO707 25 4 Singapore Nights 36 5 The Big Crash 46 6 London Zombies 58 7 You Must Leave This Area 67 8 Heading for the Concert 78 9 The Concert: Prologue 90 10 She's Gone! 99 11 Find Her 109 12 Near Miss 120 13 Find Him 130 14 Got Her 139 15 Two Planes 150 16 The Confession 159 17 Get Them Home 170 18 The Realisation 180 19 God 190 20 Family 200 Epilogue: The Future 209
£15.19
Olympia Publishers Indigo
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£999.99
Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers R.A.T.S Revolutionary Army of Teens Second Edition
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£15.29
Olympia Publishers The Man from Nowhere
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£10.79
Andrews UK Limited Terra Nova
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£14.24
Andrews UK Limited Zones: A New Justice for a New World
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£999.99
Andrews UK Limited Babouc's Vision
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£8.99
Andrews UK Limited Children of the Circus
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£9.49
Chloe Gilholy Game of Mass Destruction
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£11.99
Little, Brown Book Group The Orphaned Worlds: Book Two of Humanity's Fire
Book SynopsisDarien is no longer a lost outpost of humanity, but the prize in an intergalactic power struggle. Hegemony forces control the planet, while Earth merely observes, rendered impotent by galactic politics. Yet Earth's ambassador to Darien will become a player in a greater conflict as there is more at stake than a turf war on a newly discovered world. An ancient temple hides access to a hyperspace prison, housing the greatest threat sentient life has ever known. Millennia ago, malignant intelligences were caged there following an apocalyptic struggle, and their servants work on their release. Now a new war is coming.Trade ReviewSpace opera has never been in more capable hands GUARDIAN Fast and exciting WATERSTONES BOOKS QUARTERLY Packs a mighty punch BOOKGEEKS.CO.UK
£10.44
Little, Brown Book Group Thicker Than Water: A Felix Castor Novel
Book SynopsisOld ghosts of different kinds come back to haunt Fix, in the fourth gripping Felix Castor novel. Names and faces he thought he'd left behind in Liverpool resurface in London, bringing Castor far more trouble than he'd anticipated. Childhood memories, family traumas, sins old and new, and a council estate that was meant to be a modern utopia until it turned into something like hell ...these are just some of the sticks life uses to beat Felix Castor with as things go from bad to worse for London's favourite freelance exorcist. See, Castor's stepped over the line this time, and he knows he'll have to pay; the only question is: how much? Not the best of times, then, for an unwelcome confrontation with his holier-than-thou brother, Matthew. And just when he thinks things can't possibly get any worse, along comes Father Gwillam and the Anathemata. Oh joy ...Trade ReviewThe author has mastered the challenge of incorporating the paranormal into a normal urban setting, and his refusal to pull punches makes this a harder hitting genre entry than many others PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
£9.49
Mushroom Publishing The Witch War Cycle [The Saga of Dray Prescot
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£31.34
Mushroom Publishing The Lohvian Cycle I
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£23.74
Mushroom Publishing The Lohvian Cycle II
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£23.74
Mushroom Publishing The Spectre Cycle: The Fifteenth Dray Prescot
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£23.74
Liverpool University Press Animal Alterity: Science Fiction and the Question
Book SynopsisAnimal Alterity uses readings of science fiction texts to explore the centrality of animals for our ways of thinking about human. It argues that the academic field of animal studies and the popular genre of science fiction share a number a critical concerns: thinking about otherness and the nature of human being; desiring communication across species difference; and interrogating the social and ethical consequences of changes in science and technology. We are living in a complex set of contradictory and conflicting relations with non-human animals. This book maps this complex terrain, arguing that we are better able to perceive options for a transformed politics if we perceive our various material relations with non-human animals within a deeper understanding of the functions of the category ‘animal’.Trade ReviewAnimal Alterity is an engaging, intelligent study which is perceptively and accessibly theorised, and refreshingly innovative. Peter WrightAn intriguing and enlightening book. Nicely produced, well-edited and comprehensive, reflecting a great deal of effort by the author to collect and synthesize the sometimes disparate material ... it is definitely recommended for a university research library. Christopher Basnett, SFRA Review 295 Winter * SFRA Review 295 Winter *Table of Contents Contents Acknowledgements Introduction. Animal Alterity: Science Fiction and Human–Animal Studies 1. Always-Already Meat: The Human–Animal Boundary and Ethics 2. The Mirror Test: Humans, Animals and Sentience 3. The Animal Responds: Language, Animals and Science Fiction 4. ‘The Female Is Somewhat Duller’: Gender and Animals 5. Sapien Orientalism: Animals, Colonialism, Science Fiction 6. Existing for Their Own Reasons: Animal Aliens 7. A Rope over an Abyss: Humans as Animals 8. The Modern Epimetheus: Animals and/as Technology Conclusion. ‘Other Fashionings of Life’: Science Fiction, Human–Animal Studies and the Future of Subjectivity Notes Works Cited Index
£34.88
A H Fitzsimons The Game
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£6.51
Ebury Publishing Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowmen
Book SynopsisThe Doctor has been to Det-Sen Monastery before, and expects the welcome of a lifetime. But the monastery is a very different place from when the Doctor last came. Fearing an attack at any moment by the legendary Yeti, the monks are prepared to defend themselves, and see the Doctor as a threat.The Doctor and his friends join forces with Travers, an English explorer out to prove the existence of the elusive abominable snowmen. But they soon discover that these Yeti are not the timid animals that Travers seeks. They are the unstoppable servants of an alien Intelligence.This novel is based on a Doctor Who story which was originally broadcast from 30 September-4 November 1967.Featuring the Second Doctor as played by Patrick Troughton, and his companions Jamie and Victoria
£13.49
Ebury Publishing Doctor Who: The Price of Paradise
Book SynopsisLaylora, the Paradise Planet. A world of breath-taking beauty, where peace-loving aboriginals live in harmony with their environment. Or do they? The Doctor and Rose arrive to find that the once-perfect eco-system is showing signs of failing. The paradise planet has become a death trap as terrifying creatures from ancient legends appear and stalk the land Is there a connection between the human explorers who have crash-landed and the savage monsters? What secret lies at the heart of the natives ancient ceremonies? And what price might one human have to pay to save the only home he has ever known? When a planet itself becomes sick, can there be a cure? The Doctor and Rose find themselves in a race against time to find out. Featuring the Doctor and Rose as played by David Tennant and Billie Piper in the hit Doctor Who series from BBC Television.
£14.39
Mereo Books Star-Seed Awakening: The Collective Has Spread its Seed Across the Interstellar Void and Found Intelligence. Can the High King and His Allies Stop it from Conquering All Life in the Multiverse?
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£11.69
New Era Publications UK Ltd Mission Earth 8, Disaster
Book SynopsisWho is the true master of disaster? Earthlings: prepare for the shock of your lives! Global warming reversed. The energy crisis over. The greatest problem on Earth solved. Voltarian Royal Officer of the Fleet, Jettero Heller, has it all figured out. And hes devised a daring and ingenious plan to make it all happen if he lives to see the day. Saving the world is never easy, and for Heller, it turns out to be a trickyand riskybusiness. Hell have to blast a gang of space pirates in a lethal laser firefight. Hell have to find a way to capture and control a black hole. Hell have to undertake a perilous journey to Saturn and back and transport a titanic chunk of ice across the solar system. Then comes the hard part because Heller is headed back to Voltar, where hes about to uncover the identity of the powerful figure behind the conspiracy to end all conspiracies. Hes facing his deadliest nemesis yet, and before the intergalactic battle is over, the entire mission could end in DISASTER.Trade Review"Features rich inventiveness, brisk pacing and a large cast of appealing characters." -Booklist "Fantastic adventure beats like a strong pulse." -The Book World
£16.20
New Era Publications UK Ltd Mission Earth 3, The Enemy Within
Book SynopsisDo you know who your enemies are? Your neighbor? Your boss? Your butcher? Your wife? Only the Voltarians know for sure. Theyve infiltrated our worldand theyre prepping it for a power play unlike any youve ever seen. Even Jettero Heller, a leading Voltarian, doesnt know whom he can trust. Beset by double crossing body doubles and backstabbing identity shifters, he discovers that the most dangerous battle of all is about to begin... against a most surprising enemy. In this web of espionage, intrigue and betrayal, even Voltarian Royal Combat Engineer Jettero Heller doesnt know who he can trust. Hes hard at work creating a gasoline substitute to fuel his 68 Caddy in a Long Island automobile racea development that could have dramatic consequences for the entire human race. As such, he poses a grave threat to the powers that be. Now, his treacherous fellow Voltarian, Soltan Gris, has formed a secret alliance with a cabal that includes a dirty DC politician, a ruthless billionaire industrialist and a mysterious media madman. Their mission: terminate Jettero Heller. Beset by double-crossing body doubles and backstabbing identity shifters, Heller discovers that the most dangerous battle of all is about to begin against THE ENEMY WITHIN.Trade Review"A must buy." -American Library Association "A delicious read... an experienced pro." -Washington Post
£9.02
Padwolf Publishing Fantastic Futures 13
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£12.50
Padwolf Publishing Exile & Entrance: A Xiles Novel
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£12.25
Newcon Press Across the Event Horizon
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£11.99
Gallic Books The White City
Book Synopsis'Roma Tearne is an exquisite writer and captivating storyteller' Aminatta FornaThrough endless years of glacial winter, artist Hera has known loss: her brother's arrest and imprisonment on terrorism charges, her mother's resulting death, and the collapse of normal life in a devastated London. Her one comfort has been her relationship with Raphael. As the thaw begins, can she track down her elusive lover?Trade Review'Roma Tearne is an exquisite writer and captivating storyteller' Aminatta Forna; 'Skilled and sensitive ... Tearne's training as a painter shows in the subtle descriptions that fill each page with lyrical power' Independent on Sunday; 'Tearne captures a shifting social and political landscape and questions notions of home and homeland' The Independent; 'Tearne brings her skills as a painter to her writing' Sunday Telegraph; 'She has a wonderful ability to create atmosphere.' The Times; 'Tearne charts the patterns of love and loss with beautiful prose' Sunday Times
£999.99
Sandstone Press Ltd Wild
Book SynopsisEverything good is wild. It’s the word we use when something’s worth something. Wild is what you want to be, wild is how you want to look, wild is what you want to have. The world is a dangerous place. People live in domed cities, walls keep nature out, everything is civilised. But there is a way to experience a different kind of world. Step into a word museum, plug into a simulation, experience being anything, anywhere, anytime... All the wild kids are doing it. So that’s how it begins. I walk into a museum with one aim: to understand ‘wild’. It’s important. Because if you’re wild, you can fit in. You’re not alone.Trade Review'An extraordinary piece of writing, full of surprises both in terms of subject matter and technique.'-Lucy English
£7.59
Black Wolf Edition & Publishing Ltd RESCUE CODE
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£9.74
Valley Press Brilliant Objects
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£11.69
Bolide Publishing Celestial
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£16.99
Caffeine Nights Publishing The Nostradamus Curiosity: 3: Steam, Smoke and
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£9.49
Goldsmiths, Unversity of London The Disinformation War
Book SynopsisA poverty-stricken veteran of online social justice battles joins with a group of unlikely allies to fight in the war of disinformation before Britain becomes fully totalitarian.The lives of three strangers intersect to bring hope to a beleaguered near-future Britain lurching towards authoritarianism.Libby Seymour is a Civil Servant, military intelligence analyst, Union activist, believer in the equality of justice, and member of the MayGE Committee campaigning for a long-overdue General Election. A colleague tells her the police want a word about something she didn’t do… and she goes on the run with the help of her occasional lover, ex-army doctor, now trauma therapist, Susan Church. Derek Hallett is a British Army officer with an impressive record in special operations. Newly promoted to Major General, he is stunned to be assigned to a secretive job in England. For commercial reasons, Jackson-Burgess (UK) Ltd steps back from administering four work camps designed to reduce poverty in Britain. He swore to the Crown to uphold the rule of law.Kayla Nettleton has two lives. Online, she’s a veteran Cultural Warrior and defender of social justice through hacking. In real life, she’s trapped with her family in a sink estate, and is swept up into the poverty eradication programme run by Jackson-Burgess. Together, the three unlikely allies spearhead a small resistance group to fight back in the Disinformation War.
£24.30
Luna Press Publishing Love. An Archaeology
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£11.04
Ulcerated Press Extinction
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£16.99
Candy Jar Books Birds of Passage
Book SynopsisThe Cold War is in full swing as the British Government, in partnership with Woden Armaments, launches the Cerberus satellites into orbit, transforming world wide communications. But all is not as it seems. The first book in a two-novel event that sees the Counter Measures team return to print for the first time in many years. Based on Doctor Who characters created by Ben Aaronovitch.
£9.99
i2i Publishing Human Mars Exodus
Book SynopsisAfter a horrible war destroyed the Earth’s ecosystem, a hundred astronauts were sent to Mars to build colonies on the Red Planet. After years of following orders, they wanted nothing more than to leave the foreign land and come home. Their superiors disagree, begging them to finish the Human Mars Exodus mission. When secrets are revealed, the dynamic shifts and the boys choose to ignore the orders, deciding to return home on their own. Will they be able to defeat deadly Martian winds and find their way to salvation? Or will they fail and end up abandoned, or worse, buried on the Red Planet?
£999.99
Jantar Publishing Ltd The Science of the Stars
Book SynopsisWritten and published in 1856, before Jules Verne published any of his novels. A young explorer sets off to map the stars in a balloon. The first ever SF novel written in Slovak.
£14.25
Watkins Media Limited Lessons in Birdwatching
Book SynopsisDuring their temporary research post on Apech-a planet ravaged by a time distorting illness-Wilhelmina Ming and four other elite students of the Crysthian empire have witnessed such illogical brutality that they've resorted to psychedelic antidepressants and group sex to take the edge off. After a night of indulgence following a gruesome execution, they wake to find an oblique warning in the form of an impaled corpse dangling from the exterior of their residence. When their subsequent investigation uncovers a web of collusion and conspiracy in the ranks of their own diplomatic corps, the envoys find themselves caught in the middle of a bloody civil war. As bodies pile up above ground, a deranged fanatic stokes an existential threat below, coaxing the embers of a forgotten god, and its temporal virus, to life.Trade Review"This intelligent and immersive sci-fi epic delivers a thrilling exploration of power, morality, and the unyielding pursuit of truth in a world consumed by time. Brace yourself for a gripping narrative of survival, sacrifice, and the intertwining forces of destiny and free will." – SciFiNow"With echoes of Dune splashed with urban fantasy, horror, and dystopian mystery, Watson’s debut is wildly haunting and original." – Booklist
£9.49
Watkins Media Limited Moths
Book SynopsisA thrilling dystopia, in turns heart-breaking and heart-pounding Forty years ago, the world changed. Toxic threads left behind by mutated moths infected every man and boy, killing them quietly in their sleep, or turning them into crazed killers. No one was safe from their psychopathic wrath and no one could reach them. All seemed hopeless. But humanity, as it does, adapted and society moved on. Now, men are kept in specially treated dust-free facilities for their safety, and are never able to return to the outside. The world is quiet, but secrets are kept safe in whispers. Very few people remember what life was like before the change, but Mary knows. She had a family. She was happy. This is her story. File Under: Science FictionTrade Review"An invigorating debut… ingenious in the way it takes the toxic masculinity theme of The Handmaid's Tale and flips it on its head."– Financial Times"Hennigan manages to deliver a personal story with depth in a world that feel all-too-possible, and does so very well." – SFF World"Will appeal to readers of post-apocalyptic stories like The Handmaid's Tale." – Booklist
£9.49
Elliptical Publishing The Medusa Fold: Large Print Edition
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£20.69
Candy Jar Books Lethbridge-Stewart: The Forgotten Son
Book SynopsisThe first in a brand new series of novels starring Colonel Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart from the classic era of Doctor Who.
£8.54
Aeon Books Ltd The Hall of Homeless Gods
Book SynopsisA cli-fi thriller in a gritty futureMeet Jerry Shimizu. He''s a tough, two-fisted fixer who works for the boss of Habitat Four, one of five Japanese refugee communities built on abandoned oil platforms off the coast of the United States in a hard-edged dystopian future of technological decline and climate chaos. His beat is Shoreside, the bustling, brawling, anything-goes temporary port on the beach two miles from the Habitats.He''s trying to bust a robbery ring that''s preying on Shoreside gambling money when he encounters a mysterious woman with strange mental abilities. Before long he''s having to dodge hoods sent after him by Shoreside''s crime lord, agents of the US government, and spies from its archrival, the European Union. Does all this have anything to do with rumors of a secret supercomputer project in the now-abandoned country inland from Shoreside -- a project that once left a string of corpses behind it, and now might yield a fabulous trove of old world technology? Jerry''s going to find out...if he can survive long enough.
£14.99
Sora Press Lost in the Neon Nights
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£13.59
Ticonderoga Publications Invisible Kingdoms
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£18.04
