Science fiction
Random House USA Inc The Saints of Salvation Salvation Sequence
Book SynopsisWith refreshing determination and hopeful grit, humanity activates a bold endgame against an alien invasion in the finale of a series heralded as “a modern classic” (Stephen Baxter) from “one of the finest writers the genre has produced” (Gareth L. Powell).Humanity is struggling to hold out against a hostile takeover by an alien race that claims to be on a religious mission to bring all sentient life to its God at the End of Time. But while billions of cocooned humans fill the holds of the Olyix’s deadly arkships, humankind is playing an even longer game than the aliens may have anticipated. From an ultra-secret spy mission to one of the grandest battles ever seen, no strategy is off the table. Will a plan millennia in the making finally be enough to defeat this seemingly unstoppable enemy? And what secrets are the Olyix truly hiding in their most zealously protected stronghold? With his trademark optimism about humanity’s tena
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Penguin Putnam Inc Time Enough For Love
Book SynopsisJourney through time and space with the longest-living man in the universe in this mind-bending novel from New York Times bestselling Grand Master of Science Fiction Robert A. Heinlein.Time Enough for Love follows Lazarus Long through a vast and magnificent timescape of centuries and worlds. Heinlein''s longest and most ambitious work, it is the story of a man so in love with Life that he refused to stop living it, and so in love with Time that he became his own ancestor.
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Night Shade Books Gridlinked: The First Agent Cormac Novel
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Quirk Books Dare to Know : A Novel
Book SynopsisA razor-smart sci-fi corporate noir nightmare. Dare to Know is what happens when Willy Loman sees through the Matrix. A heartbreaking, time-bending, galactic mindbender delivered in the mordantly funny clip of a doomed antihero. Daniel Kraus, co-author of The Shape of Water. Dark Matter meets Annihilation in this mind-bending and emotional speculative thriller set in a world where the exact moment of your death can be predicted for a price. Our narrator is the most talented salesperson at Dare to Know, an enigmatic company that has developed the technology to predict anyone s death down to the second. Divorced, estranged from his sons, and broke, he's driven to violate the cardinal rule of the business by forecasting his own death day. The problem: his prediction says he died twenty-three minutes ago. The only person who can confirm its accuracy is Julia, the woman he loved and lost during his rise up the ranks of Dare to Know. As he travels across the country to see her, he s forced to confront his past, the choices he's made, and the terrifying truth about the company he works for. Wildly ambitious and highly immersive, this mind-bending thriller explores the destructive power of knowledge and collapses the boundaries between reality, myth, and conspiracy as it races toward its shocking conclusion.Trade ReviewNamed One of The Times' Best Books of 2021September 2021 Indie Next Pick“A voraciously readable page-turner of a novel, part creepypasta, part thought-experiment.”—Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother and Radicalized“A surreal premise and an unconventional revelation fuel a cosmic journey....a wholly original novel that’s bound to frustrate just as many as it entrances.”—Esquire“A fascinating, compulsively readable thriller.”—The Guardian“Imagine Donna Tartt’s The Secret History getting a good edit at last, and you glimpse something of this book’s occult power. Essential reading for the gathering dark.”—The Times Saturday Review“An entertainingly mind-bending read.”—Financial Times “Audaciously clever and well-written...a quite superb piece of storytelling: vivid, thought-provoking and unsettling.”—SFX Magazine (5 stars)“A creepy thriller that reads a little like Stephen King writing Glengarry Glen Ross.”—GeekDad “Imagine what would happen if Chuck Palahniuk, Enrico Fermi, and the Brothers Grimm got together to raise a child...Sci-fi, snark-horror and futuristic thriller fans will love it.”—Terri Schlichenmeyer for The Guam Daily Post “[An] enjoyable slipstream thriller....Readers with a taste for the synchronicity of the cosmic with the commonplace are sure to be entertained.”—Publishers Weekly “Dare To Know will prompt the reader to consider the philosophical implications of life and death itself.”—Booklist“[A] genre-bending thriller...good pacing and clever plotting keep the pages turning.”—New York Journal of Books
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Orion Publishing Co Doomsday Morning
Book SynopsisComus, the communications network/police force, has spread its web of power all across an America paralyzed by the after-effects of limited nuclear war. But in California, resistance is building against the dictatorship of Comus and Andrew Raleigh, president for life. For now Raleigh is dying and the powers of Comus are fading. It''s the perfect time for the Californian revolutionaries to activate the secret weapon that alone can destroy America''s totalitarian system and re-establish democracy.Yet Comus too has powers at its disposal, chief among them Howard Rohan. A washed-up actor until Comus offers him a second chance, Rohan will head a troupe of players touring in the heart of rebel territory.Howard Rohan, double agent, caught between the orders of Comus and rebels demands. Which side will he choose? Who will he play false - himself, or the entire country?Trade ReviewWith icy, expert fingers, C.L. Moore paints a chilling portrait of tomorrow - Astounding Science FictionA pure romantic whose fantasies remain some of the most vivid and engaging of their kind
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St Martin's Press Light From Uncommon Stars
Book SynopsisThis lyrical, delightful, queer SF novel is Good Omens with a Faustian bargain.
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Sandstone Press Ltd An Taistealach
Book SynopsisThe last survivor of a dying Earth is on a mission to find a new planet where the human race can start again. She implants herself with the embryos she has brought with her and begins a new life on what appears to be a hospitable planet, but she soon discovers that she isn’t alone. There are two warring tribes here, both with eerily human characteristics, and the Voyager and her children are in danger. Is e an Taistealach an tè mu dheireadh às an t-saoghal aice, a’ siubhal tro thìm is farsaingeachd a’ lorg dachaigh ùr air planaid fhreagarrach. Tha e fa-near dhi clann a bhreith agus an cinneadh aice a thoirt air adhart, ach chan eil i na h-aonar. Tha creutairean eile an seo, dà threubh dhiubh, agus cunnart air gach taobh dhith.
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Penguin Putnam Inc Change Agent
Book SynopsisOn a crowded train platform, Interpol agent Kenneth Durand feels the sting of a needle - and his genetic transformation begins...
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Soullink Publisher Das Unsichtbare Volk: In der magischen Welt der Natur
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Titan Books Ltd Alien: The Cold Forge
Book SynopsisA dramatic new Alien novel, as Weyland-Yutani seeks to recover from the failure of Hadley's Hope, and successfully weaponize the Xenomorphs.With the failure of Hadley's Hope, Weyland-Yutani has suffered a devastating setback--the loss of the Aliens they aggressively sought to exploit. Yet there's a reason the Company has risen to the top of the food chain. True to form, they have a redundancy already in place... the facility known as The Cold Forge.Remote station RB-232 has become their greatest asset in weaponizing the Xenomorphs. However, when Dorian Sudler is sent to RB-232 to assess their progress, he discovers that there's a spy aboard--someone who doesn't necessarily act in the company's best interests. For Dorian, this is the most unforgivable of sins. When found, the perpetrator will be eliminated with extreme prejudice. If unmasked, though, this person may be forced to destroy the entire station... and everyone on board. That is, if the Xenomorphs don't do the job first...Trade Review“No book or film has portrayed the people behind the Weyland-Yutani Corporation as more vile and despicable as author Alex White has envisioned them” Borg.com“author Alex White has his head in the right place with The Cold Forge, crafting a story that...tonally feels consistent with the films that inspired it” Birth.Movies.Death“While I've enjoyed my share of Alien tie-in works across comics and prose novels, The Cold Forge by Alex White might be the first to truly impress me beyond being a few days worth of solid entertainment.” High Fever Books“In Sudler, I think White created a better monster than the Xenomorphs” Atomic Moo“an intense ride through a story that may sound familiar but manages to constantly subvert – and surpass – expectations” Dread Central“Litmus paper for movie franchises worth a damn indicate a lifelong effect on fans, and for good reason. Alien: The Cold Forge tests PH positive on all fronts, because it moved me forward and brought me back. I can offer no greater praise.” Movie Nooz"a fascinating new expansion of the Alien universe" - BookRiot“Last year’s Alien: The Cold Forge (courtesy of Titan Books) is likely the best prose Alien novel shy of an Alan Dean Foster film novelization” - Aventures in Poor Taste
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Little, Brown Book Group Everything About You Discover this years most
Book SynopsisDescribed by Rosemond Lupton as 'Black Mirror meets Gone Girl', this cutting-edge debut about a missing girl shows us a tech-controlled future that is just around the corner. You'll never look at your privacy settings the same way again.Trade ReviewBlack Mirror meets Gone Girl -- Rosamund Lupton, Richard and Judy and SUNDAY TIMES bestsellerAmazing, creepy, twisty and clever -- Karen Dionne, author of THE MARSH-KING'S DAUGHTERExquisitely plausible and insidiously chilling -- M. R. Carey, author of THE GIRL WITH ALL THE GIFTSA captivating and assured first novel -- GuardianGone Girl for the VR generation . . . when the book is released ask Alexa to order you a copy. But be careful she doesn't read it before you do, she may just tell the delivery drone that we're onto them -- STARBURSTA compelling, terrifying and stunningly assured debut -- Gareth L. PowellEverything About You is an excellent creation of that most difficult place, the believable near-future. First class realism and a sinister mystery combine as a compelling thriller -- Peter F. Hamilton
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Random House USA Inc Star Wars Thrawn Ascendancy Book II Greater Good
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Thrawn and his allies race to save the Chiss Ascendancy from an unseen enemy in the second book in the epic Star Wars: Thrawn Ascendancy trilogy from bestselling author Timothy Zahn.Thrawn’s latest triumph still rests newly on his shoulders. He has led the Chiss to victory and brought glory to the House of Mitth, but the true threat to the Ascendancy has not yet been extinguished. Their foes do not send threats or ultimatums, do not mass ships on the edge of the Chaos. Their weapons come cloaked in smiles and generosity: Gifts offered freely. Services granted unconditionally. Across the Ascendancy, seemingly inconsequential events could herald the doom of the Chiss. As Thrawn and the Expansionary Defense Fleet rally to uncover the plot, they discover a chilling truth: Rather than invade Chiss capitals or pillage resources, their enemy strikes at the very foundation of the Ascendancy, seeking to widen the r
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Amazon Publishing Extinct
Book SynopsisThe end of the world has been avoided—for now. With Miri and her team of extracted heroes still on the run, Mother, the disgraced former head of the British Secret Service, has other ideas… While Mother retreats to her bunker to plot her next move, Miri, Ben, Safa and Harry travel far into the future to ensure that they have prevented the apocalypse. But what they find just doesn’t make sense. London in 2111 is on the brink of annihilation. What’s more, the timelines have been twisted. Folded in on each other. It’s hard to keep track of who is where. Or, more accurately, who is when. The clock is ticking for them all. With nothing left to lose but life itself, our heroes must stop Mother—or die trying.
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Random House USA Inc Gork the Teenage Dragon
Book SynopsisA TODAY Show Summer Pick “Hilarious. . . . Gork is less Game of Thrones and more The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” —Rolling Stone Gork is the nerdiest dragon at WarWings Military Academy. He has a giant heart and tiny horns. His nickname is Weak Sauce. Today before his high school graduation, he must ask a female dragon to be his queen. The result is a rollicking quest for true love on the most madcap day ever known to a high school senior – dragon or otherwise. Along the way, Gork gets help from his best friend Fribby, a fierce female robot dragon who is brilliant, snarky, and totally obsessed with death; and Athenos II, his sentient spaceship who carries a shocking secret from his childhood. Ultimately, Gork will have to lock horns with his evil grandfather, Dr. Terrible. Can a quest for true love make a hero out of a dragon?
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Ktistec Press Feast of Laughter 4 An Appreciation of RA Lafferty
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Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH Metro 2033/Metro 2034
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Why Visit America
Book SynopsisWelcome, dear visitor, to a proud and storied nation. When you put down this guidebook, look around you. A nation isn’t land. A nation is people. Equal parts speculative and satirical, the stories in Matthew Baker's collection portray a world within touching distance of our own. This is an America riven by dilemmas confronting so many of us, turned on its head by one of the most innovative voices of the moment. Read together, these parallel-universe stories create a composite portrait of our true nature and a dark reflection of the world we live in.Trade ReviewA little revelation . . . The fantastical tales in this delightful book poke, with gleeful audacity, at the edges of contemporary America and late capitalism . . . Transitions of sex, gender, family, geographical borders, digital communication, language and even neurological states are examined in thrillingly imaginative stories . . . A witty, exuberant collection which variously reminded me of The Paper Menagerie, Friday Black, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and Years and Years. Mind-bending, like all the best drugs * Big Issue *There’s a skew-whiff wonderfulness to the thirteen tales in this off-kilter look at contemporary America and all its contradictions . . . Tackling hot-button topics, Baker tip-tilts the perspective, offering something at once strange yet instantly familiar . . . It’s all masterfully done, and Baker’s prose is engagingly easeful, yet hypnotically elegant * Daily Mail *Conspicuously talented . . . Baker never takes the easy way out. He doesn’t brandish sharp swords at American capitalism or consumer excess or fears that masquerade as politics. Neither does he construct straw men, then ask the reader to applaud when he lights them on fire. Instead, he demonstrates charity toward his characters, who as Americans stand in for the prismatic nature of the country itself * Washington Post *Satirical and deeply humane, these poignant stories expose the moral bankruptcy at the rotten core of the American social contract * Esquire *Matthew Baker is the rarest of writers, one who can turn complex, high-concept stories into sublime character-driven psalms. His work is both highly original and refreshingly human -- Noah Hawley, creator of 'Fargo'Baker’s writing is taut yet lyrical, and brims with sensitivity towards the pitfalls of human experience * The Rumpus *How does he do it? Matthew Baker’s mind is an oyster producing pearl after pearl. Each story in Why Visit America offers an eerie and unsettling vision of our possible future while remaining emotionally truthful, and, as always, incredibly damn fun -- Kelly Luce, author of 'Pull Me Under'Matthew Baker's Why Visit America is at once deeply heartbroken by the state of our country and world, and also deeply hopeful about what both could be. These stories critically examine the harms wrought by American xenophobia, misogyny, transphobia and capitalism while also bearing an abiding, profound love for this planet and for its people. This is a brilliant collection that shines with imagination, and with empathy -- Anna Valente, author of 'The Desert Sky Before Us'With his unique brand of quirky, sardonic compassion, Matthew Baker offers us a book that’s like a cross-country road trip as seen through a funhouse mirror. At once trenchant and deeply tender, the stories in Why Visit America thrum with all that is exasperating, absurd, tragic, and still so compelling about life in these United States -- Naomi J. Williams, author of 'Landfalls'Matthew Baker's stories are wild in all the best ways but Why Visit America isn't just a triumph of weirdness - these stories use a variety of skewed lenses to offer smart critiques of the systems and beliefs humming through so much of American life. They also somehow manage to be, always, a ton of fun to read -- Lee Connell, author of 'Subcortical'This is the first of its kind, a work born of a deep understanding and a philosophical awareness of how things are. Over a century ago James Joyce aimed to write a moral history of his country: Matthew Baker has achieved that for his own. At the end of this acclaimed and untouchable collection there has been horror, but what remains is love * Lunate *Baker has a knack for this: for placing us in situations that are as foreseeable as they are creative; his musical, visual storytelling swaying us on-side, eliciting, ‘ahs’ and ‘ohs’, while we devour his original ideas about modern society. Within each parable, a sense of hope … It is this that makes his work most memorable (and with our current situation, relevant) long after reading * Port *Baker’s prose is astonishingly crisp, whilst his imagination and storytelling prowess are masterfully original and deeply touching, causing the reader to lose themselves in this most beguiling and transforming collection – once you’ve read Why Visit America, you’ll feel changed, you’ll feel enlightened and most of all you’ll be witnessing greatness * Storgy Magazine *
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Indy Pub Darwins Faktor
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Pan Macmillan Australia Stalin's Hammer: Rome
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Hachette Australia The Old Lie
Book Synopsis''Set in an intergalactic war, this powerful story is told from multiple viewpoints and delivers an emotionally wrenching impact.'' - Sally Morgan, author of the bestselling Australian classic MY PLACEShane Daniels and Romany Zetz have been drawn into a war that is not their own. Lives will be destroyed, families will be torn apart. Trust will be broken.When the war is over, some will return to a changed world. Will they discover that glory is a lie?Claire G. Coleman''s new novel takes us to a familiar world to ask what we have learned from the past. THE OLD LIE might not be quite what you expect.Praise for TERRA NULLIUS:''surprising and unforgettable'' - Publisher''s Weekly''moving and original'' - Weekend Australian''impossible to ignore'' - Books and Publishing''unflinching'' - Sydney Review of Books''timely'' - Adelaide ReviewTrade ReviewExtended Review * VIC & NSW [PRINT] Spectrum *evoking the visceral war poetry of Wilfred Owen, the rich world-building of Ursula K. Le Guin and a dark, inventive wit that is all Coleman's. * [ONLINE] Adelaide Review *The Old LieV speaks to some all-too-timely truths. * SA [PRINT] Adelaide Review *Extended review * SA [PRINT] Adelaide Advertiser *Extended Review * NATIONAL [PRINT] Australian Book Review *Review * VIC [PRINT] The Saturday Paper *Extended Review * NSW & VIC [PRINT] Spectrum *these proud indigenous men and women try to survive in a brutal, unfair world where an alien but familiar empire rules the space lanes. War is hell, but victory carries its own challenges for those deemed dispensable. * VIC [PRINT] Herald Sun Weekend *Extended review * NATIONAL [PRINT] Weekend Australia *Extended review * ACT & NSW [PRINT] Regional News Corp coverage *
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Editorial Molino Los juegos del hambre
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Publicaciones y Ediciones Salamandra, S.A. Harry Potter - Spanish: Harry Potter y las
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Little, Brown & Company Memoria
Book Synopsis Two planets are on the brink of war in Memoria, the thrillingsecond book in an action-packed space opera trilogy, The Nova Vita Protocol. The Kaiser Family helped the Nova Vita system avoid a catastrophic multi-planet war, one that the Kaisers might have accidentally caused in the first place. In their wake, two planets have been left devastated by ancient alien technology. Now, the Kaisers try to settle into their new lives as tenuous citizens of the serene water planet, Nibiru, but Scorpia Kaiser can never stay still. So, she takes another shady job. One that gives her a ship where spaceborn like her belong. But while Scorpia is always moving forward, Corvus can''t seem to leave his life as a soldier behind. Every planet in the system is vying to strip his razed home planet Titan of its remaining resources, and tensions are high. The Kaisers will need to disc
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Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Un mundo feliz / Brave New World
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Titan Books Ltd Infinite Stars
Book SynopsisThe seductive thrill of uncharted worlds, of distant galaxies… and the unknown threats that lurk in the vastness of the cosmos. From Foundation to Lensman, Star Wars to Guardians of the Galaxy, space opera continues to exert its magnetic pull on us all. INFINITE STARS This is the definitive collection of original short stories by many of today’s finest authors, writing brand new adventures set in their most famous series. Herein lie canonical tales of the Honorverse, the Lost Fleet, Dune, Vatta’s War, Ender Wiggin, the Legion of the Damned, the Imperium, and more. Also included are past masterpieces by authors whose works defined the genre, including a Miles Vorkosigan adventure, a story from the author of the Dragonriders of Pern, and a rare tale co-authored by the screenwriter for The Empire Strikes Back. Nebula and Hugo Award winners, New York Times bestsellers, and Science Fiction Grand Masters—these authors take us to the farthest regions of space.Trade Review"Space opera is celebrated in this capacious anthology with stories from a stellar lineup of its best contemporary practitioners....irresistible to space opera enthusiasts." -Publishers Weekly Starred Review"While the broad sampling means readers may not enjoy every tale, the wide variety on offer makes this volume worth a look for any sf reader, regardless of their particular genre tastes."-Booklist Review"Infinite Stars is a strong celebration of the variety and power of the space opera subgenre, both in its history and its ongoing vitality" - Locus magazine“celebrates the breadth and scope—and storytelling power—of space opera” - Barnes & Noble SFF blog“a once-in-a-lifetime collection“ Unbound Worlds"great sci-fi done right, an appetizer whetting the appetite for much larger entrees to follow." -- Seattle Book Review"After reading this volume, even the most grounded reader will be able to see that space opera has blasted off from its formulaic and predictable pulpy roots to explore galaxies of carefully crafted prose, thematic depth, and character complexity. These stories beg the reader to question the very nature of reality and gaze in wonder at the universe, pondering the struggles and joys of humans who seek to find their place in it" -- Tethered by Letters"A great anthology with a bit of something for everyone and some top notch writers to boot." - Portland Book Review
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HarperCollins Publishers The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. Book 1
Book SynopsisYou think you know how the world works? Think again.21st Century AmericaMagic has faded from the minds of mankind, until an encounter between Melisande Stokes, linguistics expert at Harvard, and Tristan Lyons, shadowy agent of government, leads to the uncovering of a distant past.After translating a series of ancient texts, Melisande and Tristan discover the connection between science, magic and time travel and so the Department of Diachronic Operations D.O.D.O. is hastily brought into existence. Its mission: to develop a device that will send their agents back to the past, where they can stop magic from disappearing and alter the course of history.But when you interfere with the past, there's no telling what you might find in your futureWritten with genius and complexity, this vividly realised novel will make you believe the impossible, and question the very foundations of the modern world.Trade ReviewPraise for The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O.: ‘A story that combines science, magic, history, and conspiracies into a genre-bending romp’ Inverse ‘Those familiar with Stephenson will recognize his humor and ideas, while Galland brings a fresh and irresistible voice to this ambitious novel’ Washington Post ‘The novel explores the boundary between magic and science with wit, intellectual intensity and panache’ Financial Times ‘Big, roomy and enjoyable … The characters are vibrant and the whole thing possesses heart and charm’ Guardian Praise for Neal Stephenson: ‘Genius’ Time ‘He makes reading so much fun it feels like a deadly sin’ The New York Times ‘Fast-forward free-style mall mythology for the 21st century’William Gibson ‘[Stephenson is] the hacker Hemingway’ Newsweek
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Holy Water Books Lord of the Rings and the Eucharist
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Random House USA Inc Salvation 1 Salvation Sequence
Book SynopsisHumanity’s complex relationship with technology spirals out of control in this first book of an all-new series from “the owner of the most powerful imagination in science fiction” (Ken Follett).“How far ‘space opera’ has come! The Old Masters of sci-fi would admire the scope and sweep of Salvation.”—The Wall Street Journal In the year 2204, humanity is expanding into the wider galaxy in leaps and bounds. Cutting-edge technology of linked jump gates has rendered most forms of transportation—including starships—virtually obsolete. Every place on Earth, every distant planet humankind has settled, is now merely a step away from any other. All seems wonderful—until a crashed alien spaceship of unknown origin is found on a newly located world eighty-nine light-years from Earth, carrying a cargo as strange as it is horrifying. To assess the potential of the threat, a
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Penguin Putnam Inc Stars Beyond
Book SynopsisAn engineer with a fondness for weapons. A captain with no memory. An obsessive genemodder who loves to tinker. Meet the crew of Another Road.
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Gallery Books Halo: Primordium: Book Two of the Forerunner Saga
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Gone World
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PM Press The Science Of Herself
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Galaxy Press L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future
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Alfred A. Knopf Exhalation Stories
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR • Nine stunningly original, provocative, and poignant stories—two published for the very first time—all from the mind of the incomparable author of Stories of Your Life and OthersTed Chiang tackles some of humanity’s oldest questions along with new quandaries only he could imagine. In “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate,” a portal through time forces a fabric seller in ancient Baghdad to grapple with past mistakes and second chances. In “Exhalation,” an alien scientist makes a shocking discovery with ramifications that are literally universal. In “Anxiety Is the Dizziness of Freedom,” the ability to glimpse into alternate universes necessitates a radically new examination of the concepts of choice and free will. Including stories being published for the first time as well as
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Red Branch Press Tales of Magic Land 3
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Titan Books Ltd The Silence (movie tie-in edition)
Book SynopsisNow a gripping Netflix movie starring Stanley Tucci and Kiernan Shipka. A suspenseful masterpiece from New York Times bestselling author Tim Lebbon. In the darkness of a underground cave system, blind creatures hunt by sound. Then there is light, there are voices, and they feed... Swarming from their prison, the creatures thrive and destroy. To scream, even to whisper, is to summon death. As the hordes lay waste to Europe, a girl watches to see if they will cross the sea. Deaf for many years, she knows how to live in silence; now, it is her family's only chance of survival. To leave their home, to shun others, to find a remote haven where they can sit out the plague. But will it ever end? And what kind of world will be left?
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Random House USA Inc A Storm of Swords The Illustrated Edition
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Orion Publishing Co Wolfhound Empire
Book SynopsisPeter Higgins' Vlast is a superbly imagined 'other' Russia, an epic land of trackless forest, sentient rain and powers deep in the Earth.Trade ReviewWell-paced action... This world of a totalitarian state pitted against equally extremist revolutionaries is gripping... a solid page-turner. -- John Wyatt * The Sun *We can expect great things of Peter Higgins... his debut novel is uniquely intriguing. * SCI FI NOW *Wolfhound Century is an extraordinarily accomplished debut from a real master of atmosphere. Peter Higgins has managed to create a completely unique fantasy world with a plot that wouldn't be out of place in a modern day thriller. -- Fantasy FactionThe surprises keep on coming ... but quietly and subtly, like a dreaded knock on the door of an apartment in a brutalist concrete tower block in the dead of night. [An] excellent debut novel. -- David Barnett * THE INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY *[The] vivid descriptions and pulsing action sequences are very reminiscent of Fleming. Add this to a sci fi mystery, blending an alternate totalitarian state with an ancient mythical world and you have a potent mix. * FANTASY BOOK REVIEW *There is much to admire in Higgins's writing, and his fantastical inventions are compelling and enjoyable. It's certainly an intriguing thriller. The plot unfolds swiftly and with an engaging clarity. You turn the pages, eager for clues. Events happen. People you were coming to think of as major players get brutally murdered. Still there is a mystery at the heart of things. The world Higgins creates is immersive and often compelling. * Strange Horizons *With a beautifully descriptive style, this imaginative thriller is impossible to put down. -- WE LOVE THIS BOOKWhilst Wolfhound Century may be just the first chunk of a bigger story, it is still a finely-written and compelling story. Higgins has created an engrossing fantasy world which is a million miles away from the more played-out ends of the genre and all the better for it. -- THE WERTZONEBrilliant world-building, great writing, and a pace that challenges you to put it down and then slaps you in the face with a constant niggling itch to return - a truly excellent debut, and Higgins' writing style ensures it just keeps flowing: in merely describing something as simple as a dash through rain-soaked streets, the author leaves you reaching for a towel and shivering from the clinging damp that lingers long after you've moved further down the page. Very highly recommended. -- BRITISH FANTASY SOCIETYEvery so often there comes along a book that manages to make you go wow, one that stands out as a book that is destined to become a classic. Last year Osama was such a book; this year Wolfhound Century takes that honour. an incredibly rich, rewarding novel that has an amazing feeling of depth. The use of an alternative noir-tinged Russia complete with the authoritarian, iron-fisted and deeply corrupt bureaucracy works brilliantly with the plodding world-weary gumshoe narrative and bleak, angel-wrought alternative world. The immersion is absolute, carried forward by the rich quality to the prose that borders on the poetic in places. -- SFBOOKWolfhound Century is Peter Higgins' debut novel and what a way to begin. There is a strong emphasis on the magical and mythical, with living embodiments of the forest and nature itself interacting with human characters. There's also a strong strand urging people not to be too ambitious and overreach, but to be grounded and in touch with the world around them; this is a frequent theme in fairytales as well as science fiction. It also has that kind of gothic sensibility, where characters play god, creating new strange creatures like the Eastern European 'Golem' but also like Shelley's Frankenstein. Add to this a view of a city inexplicably in flux, ever changing but without explanation, magical or scientific and you have something with the feeling of the most magical realist works of Neil Gaiman. -- ADVENTURES WITH WORDSHis prose style is splendid, his world-building comes across as immersive and encompassing, with hints of a greater world than the plot dictates, and the plot is enticing and promising in and of itself. Beautiful prose, elegant book, exciting times. -- ONE CHAPTER MORELike vintage China Mieville, but with all the violent narrative thriller drive of Ian Fleming at his edgiest. -- Richard MorganAn amazing, fast-paced story in a fantasy world poised dangerously on the edge of quantum probability, a world where angels war with reality. -- Peter F HamiltonI absolutely loved WOLFHOUND CENTURY. Higgins's world is a truly original creation, Russian cosmism and Slavic mythology filtered through steampunk and le Carre. What really captured me was his beautiful style and language: his metaphors and associations flow smoothly like the waters of the Mir, and, like Lom without his angel stone, make you see the world in a new way. -- Hannu RajaniemiA brilliant exploration of the power of fantasy -- Francis Spufford
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Orion Publishing Co Wild Cards Dead Mans Hand
Book SynopsisChrysalis, the glass-skinned queen of the Joker underworld, has been found brutally murdered in her popular restaurant, the Crystal Palace.Now two men are out to find her killer - Jay Ackroyd, the Ace private detective who discovered her ruined body, and the vigilante archer known as The Yeoman, who has been framed for the crime.Their quest leads them on a nightmare journey of madness, violence, passion and intrigue that will forever alter the fate of those who contracted the Wild Card virus.Collaboratively written by George R. R. Martin and John J. Miller, this is both a gripping mystery and a chilling story of suspense.
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Orion Publishing Co Occupy Me
Book SynopsisA search not for who you are but what you are and a stunning revelation about the Universe and our place in it. Shortlisted for the 2017 Arthur C. Clarke Award.Trade ReviewSullivan uses the tired tropes of paranormal fantasy and high-tech SF to explore ideas of morality and identity, and has produced a work of startling originality * The Guardian *Occupy Me keeps the pages turning and the wheels of thought whirring. It's a psychedelic experience, a wacky tapestry of an idea * SFX *this is science-fiction at its most surreal...the premise is brilliant * The Daily Mail *Uncanny and ambitious * NEW SCIENTIST *It's completely bonkers, incredibly brave and well worth exploring at ease. Occupy Me is bound to be one of the literary treats of 2016 so make sure you don't miss it. * Upcoming 4 Me *Conspiracies galore, questions about the nature of identity, brilliant evocative writing never detract from the unceasing pace of Sullivan's, a past Arthur C. Clarke Ward winner, futuristic fantasy thriller. Heralds a major new series * Lovereading.co.uk *Occupy Me is very funny and highly unusual, not least of which is having a main character who isn't just an angel, but a middle aged, black lesbian. It's highly imaginative, difficult to categorise, and frequently bizarre. But what it has done is inspired me to go and read Sullivan's other work because like Lauren Beukes, her stories certainly stand out out from the pack. * Fantasy Book Review *Occupy Me is a lot of fun to read, there are so many concepts and ideas thrown into the mix and yet it all works really well. The character interactions can be hilarious at times especially when they are trying to explain away the fantastic or when they are at cross purposes to each other. Tricia Sullivan has written a vivid story that is absorbing from start to finish. * Flickering Myth *This is truly subtle, masterful writing that has so much to offer...I thoroughly enjoyed it, I'm a sucker for fiction that forces a reader to think. * The Eloquent Page *Possibly Sullivan's best work yet and I'm hoping to see it featured on awards shortlists. * INTERZONE *I had tremendous fun reading Occupy Me. It's a novel crammed with ideas. Sullivan's breathless prose... explores the nature of time and reality, cooperate greed and whether kindness can be engineered. * LOCUS MAGAZINE *
£6.74
Orion Publishing Co Beyond the Aquila Rift
Book SynopsisThis is an amazing collection of some of the best short fiction ever written in the SF genre, by an author acclaimed as ''the mastersinger of space opera'' The Times This collection includes ZIMA BLUE, one of the standout episodes in Netflix''s LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTSWith an introduction by noted SF critic Johnathan Strahan, this collection of twenty short stories, novellettes and novellas includes ZIMA BLUE, one of the standout shorts in Netflix''s LOVE, DEATH AND ROBOTS, as well as MINLA''S FLOWERS, SIGNAL TO NOISE, TROIKA, and seven previous uncollected stories, including TRAUMA POD, THE WATER THIEF and IN BABELSBERG.Alastair Reynolds has won the Sidewise Award and been nominated for The Hugo Awards for his short fiction. One of the most thought-provoking and accomplished short-fiction writers of our time, this collection is a delight for all SF readers.Readers are hooked on Alastair Reynolds'' short stories:<Trade Reviewa novel that works brilliantly as a space adventure and also reads, touchingly, almost as an atheist's reflection on why a kind of optimistic agnosticism may be a useful approach to finding contentment * SFX *'Some spellbinding shorter fiction'. * SFX *Above all else, Beyond the Aquila Rift is full of wonders. You can find them in every story, reminding me why I love Alastair Reynolds' novels so much. * FOR WINTER NIGHTS *It's grand, involving and full of light and wonder. Poseidon's Wake is one of the best sci-fi novels of the year * Sci-Fi Now *his finest moment yet and a glorious conclusion of the trilogy. A wonderful book and best that British SF has to offer at the moment * Upcoming 4 Me *Although a long book, with so much story to fit in there is a brevity to the text which makes it an easy read which can be enjoyed as a standalone even though it satisfactorily revisits and resolves the majority of the threads from the previous novels * Geek Chocolate *a well realised sci-fi universe, with plausible character * SF&F Reviews *Having completed the trilogy I now want to return to its beginning and re-read. Alastair Reynolds is one of my very favourite authors, every book is a much-anticipated event, and withPoseidon's Wake he shows yet again why that is. I loved every single page. * For Winter's Nights *Transhumans, talking elephants, inscrutable aliens and good old fashioned spaceship fights all contribute to a breathtaking adventure * THE SUN *A well-paced, complex story replete with intrigue, invention and an optimism uncommon in contemporary SF * The Guardian *
£14.24
Random House USA Inc Dune House Harkonnen
Book SynopsisBook Two of the Epic Prequel to the Classic NovelDune?A Major Motion PictureSequel to the international bestsellerDune: House AtreidesBeforeDune. . .The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power . . .The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . . .The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron?s secret daughter, under the harsh training of the Sisterhood school . . .The schemes of Shaddam Corrino to create a synthetic spice that may bring unlimited wealth, or cause the collapse of the Spacing Guild . . .And the implausible dream of Planetologist Kynes to turn the desert planet Dune into a paradise, uniting the desperate Fremen into a force unlike anything the Imperium has ever seen . . .Dune: House Harkonnencontinues the epic story that lays the foundation for Frank Herbert?s masterpieceDune, a complex tale of politics, religion, and the rise and fall of dynasties on a galaxy-spanning canvas.Look for the entire prequel seriesDUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES ? DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN ? DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO
£9.49
Random House USA Inc Dune House Corrino
Book SynopsisBook Three of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune?Soon to Be a Major Motion PictureThe grand finale of the complex epic trilogy of the generation before Frank Herbert?s masterwork Dune.Shaddam Corrino IV, Emperor of the Known Universe, has risked everything to create a substitute for the spice melange . . .The substance that makes space travel possible . . .That prolongs life . . .That allows prescience . . .A substance that is found only on the desert planet Arrakis, a harsh world of storms and monstrous sandworms.Shaddam has used the noble houses as chess pieces for his scheme, causing the overthrow of powerful families, raising other houses to power.The Bene Gesserit Sisterhood works their own plans, manipulating bloodlines, trying to create their long-awaited messiah, the Kwisatz Haderach.Duke Leto Atreides battles his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen, while his love for the beautiful and wise Jessica grows even in the face of bloodshed and betrayal.But are they all just pawns of an inevitable future centered around the planet Dune?Look for the entire prequel seriesDUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES ? DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN ? DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO
£9.49
Random House USA Inc Dune House Harkonnen
Book SynopsisBook Two of the Epic Prequel to the Classic Novel Dune—A Major Motion PictureSequel to the international bestseller Dune: House AtreidesBefore Dune . . . The epic tale of Duke Leto Atreides and his rise to power . . . The fierce ambitions of his mortal enemy, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen . . . The struggles of the young girl Jessica, the Baron’s secret daughter, under the harsh training of the Sisterhood school . . . The schemes of Shaddam Corrino to create a synthetic spice that may bring unlimited wealth, or cause the collapse of the Spacing Guild . . . And the implausible dream of Planetologist Kynes to turn the desert planet Dune into a paradise, uniting the desperate Fremen into a force unlike anything the Imperium has ever seen . . . Dune: House Harkonnen continues the epic story that lays the foundation for Frank Herbert’s masterpiece Dune, a complex tale of politics, religion, and the rise and fall of dynasties on a galaxy-spanning canvas. Look for the entire prequel seriesDUNE: HOUSE ATREIDES • DUNE: HOUSE HARKONNEN • DUNE: HOUSE CORRINO
£17.10
Myrmidon Books Ltd A Game of Battleships
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£7.99
Orbit The Ministry for the Future
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£27.51
