Science fiction
Little, Brown Book Group Everything About You Discover this years most
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Dover Publications Inc. Japan Sinks
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Orion Publishing Co Air GOLLANCZ SF
Book SynopsisThis remarkable novel is about the effects of a new communications technology, Air, that works without power lines or machines. As pervasive technology ensures the rapid spread of pop culture and information access, few corners of the planet remain untouched. One of those few is Kizuldah, Karzistan - a tiny rice-farming village, predominantly Chinese Buddhist but with a strong Muslim presence, among whom sharply intelligent though illiterate Mae Chung, a self-styled fashion expert guiding the village women in dress, make-up and hairstyling, is an informal leader.When the UN decides to test the radical new technology Air, Mae is boiling laundry and chatting with elderly Mrs Tung. The massive surge of Air energy swamps them, and when the test is finished, Mrs Tung is dead, and Mae has absorbed her 90 years of memories. Rocked by the unexpected deaths and disorientation, the UN delays fully implementing Air, but Mae sees at once that her way of life is ending. Half-mad,Trade Review"One of recent science fiction's acknowledged masterworks. Enthralling." -- Matt Coward * Morning Star *
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Orion Publishing Co The Tabit Genesis
Book SynopsisEpic SF from the writer of EVE ONLINE - GAME OF THRONES meets BATTLESTAR GALACTICA!
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Orion Publishing Co Rig
Book SynopsisA fast-moving, filmic and violent SF thriller, perfect for fans of Jack Campbell. A meeting of The Road and Rogue Trooper.Trade ReviewThe worldbuilding is so well done, the mood powerfully maintained and the writing is superb. * FOR WINTER NIGHTS *If this is going to be the final book in the series, then Wallace has gone out on a high. * PILE BY THE BED *
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Orion Publishing Co The Disestablishment of Paradise
Book SynopsisSomething has gone wrong on the planet of Paradise.The human settlers - farmers and scientists - are finding that their crops won''t grow and their lives are becoming more and more dangerous. The indigenous plant life - never entirely safe - is changing in unpredictable ways, and the imported plantings wither and die. And so the order is given - Paradise will be abandoned. All personnel will be removed and reassigned. And all human presence on the planet will be disestablished.Not all agree with the decision. There are some who believe that Paradise has more to offer the human race. That the planet is not finished with the intruders, and that the risks of staying are outweighed by the possible rewards. And so the leader of the research team and one of the demolition workers set off on a journey across the planet. Along the way they will encounter the last of the near-mythical Dendron, the vicious Reapers and the deadly Tattersall Weeds as they embark on an adventure
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Orion Publishing Co Wild Cards Busted Flush Wild Cards 19
Book SynopsisThe return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONESIn the six decades since the alien plague known as the Wild Card virus spread a wave of mutations around the globe, humanity has begun to come to terms with its consequences. Grotesque half-human creatures known as ''jokers'' inhabit an underworld of their own, while the legendary prodigies known as ''aces'' have become real-world superheroes, complete with colourful names and costumes.Now a new generation of aces has taken its place on the world stage, becoming crucial players in international events. At the United Nations, veteran ace John Fortune has assembled a team of young heroes, known as The Committee, to assist at trouble spots around the world - including an invasion of zombies in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans, a freak nuclear explosion in a small Texas town, and a fateful showdown with the forces of the oil-rich Islamic calipha
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Orion Publishing Co Martin G Wild Cards Fort Freak
Book SynopsisThe return of the famous shared-world superhero books created and edited by George R. R. Martin, author of A GAME OF THRONES!
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Random House Worlds The Salvation Gambit
Book SynopsisA hotheaded hacker must outwit the AI at the heart of a rogue warship–turned–penal colony if she and her crew of con women want to escape with their lives in this electrifying sci-fi thriller from the acclaimed author of Bonds of Brass.“Fleet-footed, quick-witted, and beguiling, The Salvation Gambit is a good old-fashioned tale of high adventure.”—Emery Robin, author of The Stars UndyingMurdock has always believed in Hark, the woman who shaped her from a petty thief and lowlife hacker into a promising con artist. Hark is everything Murdock aspires to be, from her slick fashion sense to her unfailing ability to plan under pressure. Together with Bea, a fearless driver who never walks away from a bet, and Fitz, Murdock’s infuriatingly mercurial rival who can sweet-talk the galaxy into spinning around her finger, they form a foursome with a reputation for daring heists, massive payof
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Baen Books Ethan of Athos
Book SynopsisOur hero is a quiet, upstanding citizen of Athos, an obstetrician in a world in which reproduction is carried out entirely via uterine replicator, without the aid of living women. He faces a problem: the 200-year-old cultures are not providing eggs the way they used to, and attempts to order replacements by mail have failed catastrophically.
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Canongate Books Stake
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Little, Brown Book Group Across the Void
Book Synopsis''A nailbiting story of survival''-- GUARDIANMay Knox floats in space, the only survivor of a catastrophic accident. There is just one person who can save her - and his life is in danger, back on Earth. It''s Christmas Day, 2067.Silent Night drifts across the ruins of a wrecked spaceship, listing helplessly in the black. A sole woman, May, stirs within - the last person left alive of a disastrous first manned mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter.There is only one person who can help her - her ex-husband Stephen, a NASA scientist who was heading up the mission back on Earth. Until, that is, she broke his heart and he left both her and the mission.As May fights for life, Stephen finds his own life is under threat, putting both of them at risk.In this twisty, gasp-inducing thriller, when each breath is a fight for survival, their relationship is the difference between life and death.''ScienceTrade ReviewA nailbiting story of survival * Guardian *Vaughn gives readers science fiction with a generous helping of humanity - the best kind of speculative writing * Christina Dalcher (author of VOX) *SK Vaughn has taken a well-loved genre and given it a much needed shot in the arm. Fantastic idea, but delivered with such heart, incredible tension and beautifully drawn characters. The best survival thriller since The Martian * John Marrs *Gripping stuff * SFX *Fans of The Martian will be enthralled * Library Journal *The action ramps up, and up, and up again - every time I thought the stakes were as high as they could get, Vaughn seemed to find a way to raise them just a notch further * The Book Bag *Vaughn, no slouch when it comes to thrill-a-minute rides, peppers his narrative with entertaining tips-of-the-hat to multiple thriller-focused elements * Seattle Review of Books *
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Little, Brown Book Group Across the Void
Book Synopsis''A nailbiting story of survival''-- GUARDIANMay Knox floats in space, the only survivor of a catastrophic accident. There is just one person who can save her - and his life is in danger, back on Earth. It''s Christmas Day, 2067.Silent Night drifts across the ruins of a wrecked spaceship, listing helplessly in the black. A sole woman, May, stirs within - the last person left alive of a disastrous first manned mission to Europa, a moon of Jupiter.There is only one person who can help her - her ex-husband Stephen, a NASA scientist who was heading up the mission back on Earth. Until, that is, she broke his heart and he left both her and the mission.As May fights for life, Stephen finds his own life is under threat, putting both of them at risk.In this twisty, gasp-inducing thriller, when each breath is a fight for survival, their relationship is the difference between life and death.''ScienceTrade ReviewA nailbiting story of survival * Guardian *Vaughn gives readers science fiction with a generous helping of humanity - the best kind of speculative writing * Christina Dalcher (author of VOX) *SK Vaughn has taken a well-loved genre and given it a much needed shot in the arm. Fantastic idea, but delivered with such heart, incredible tension and beautifully drawn characters. The best survival thriller since The Martian * John Marrs *Gripping stuff * SFX *Fans of The Martian will be enthralled * Library Journal *The action ramps up, and up, and up again - every time I thought the stakes were as high as they could get, Vaughn seemed to find a way to raise them just a notch further * The Book Bag *Vaughn, no slouch when it comes to thrill-a-minute rides, peppers his narrative with entertaining tips-of-the-hat to multiple thriller-focused elements * Seattle Review of Books *
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McFarland & Co Inc Representing Middleearth
Book Synopsis In such classic works as The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion, J. R. R. Tolkien depicts a vast, complex world-system. Tolkien''s Middle-earth comes to life with intensely detailed historical, geographical, and multicultural content, which is presented through different poetic forms that combine elements of epic, romance, myth, history, and the modern novel. This book analyzes Tolkien''s project, paying attention to narrative form and its relation to social contexts, while also exploring his broader philosophical conception of history and the role of individual and collective subjects within it. Tolkien''s published and posthumous writings, the film adaptations, and recent scholarship are all examined to provide an enlarged and refined critical perspective of these major works. Drawing upon Marxist literary theory and criticism, Robert T. Tally Jr. calls into question traditional views of race, class, morality, escapism, and fantasy more generally. Through close readings mixed with theoretical speculation, Representing Middle-earth allows readers see Tolkien''s world, as well as our own, in a new light.Trade ReviewIn this original and inspiring book, Robert Tally gives us the Marxist criticism of Tolkien that he has long deserved. Transcending stereotypes fostered equally by piously apostolic readings and academic snobberies, Tally shows us how Tolkien recognized social complexity, experienced history and modernity, and comprehended that even the Orcs want to get away from the Big Bosses. Written in an accessible, involving style, Representing Middle-earth shows us both a Tolkien we did not know before and a world that can tremendously gain from reading Tolkien wisely."—Nicholas Birns,. New York University, author of The Literary Role of History in the Fiction of J. R. R. TolkienTable of Contents Table of Contents Preface and Acknowledgments Introduction: The Perilous Realm in an Era of Multinational Capitalism Strange Bedfellows: Tolkien and Marxist Literary Criticism Towards a Literary Cartography of Middle-earth On the Shadowy Marches of Faërie 1. "Almost it seemed that the words took shape": Narrative, History, and the Desire Called Marx "The theatre of my tale is this earth" In the Hall of Fire "Endless untold stories" 2. Formulae of Power: Generic Discontinuities in the Saga of the Jewels and the Rings Harmonizing Heterogeneous Narrative Paradigms Modern Epics "The starry sky is a map of all possible paths" The Red Book of Westmarch "A more or less mediocre, average English gentleman" The Cauldron of Story 3. Three Rings for the Elven Kings: Trilogizing Tolkien in Print and Film "There is no real division into 3": Defining Trilogy "The rhythm or ordering of the narrative": Trilogizing The Lord of the Rings "Too much hobbitry": The Hobbit as a Film Trilogy An Artificially Ordered World 4. The Geopolitical Aesthetic of Middle-earth: Space, Cinema, and the World System in The Lord of the Rings "I wisely started with a map" The Eye of Sauron The Conspiracy of the Ring Geopolitical Fantasy 5. The Politics of Character: The Dark Lord, the Witch-Queen, and the White Wizard Sauron, Healer of Middle-earth Galadriel, Witch-Queen of Lórien Song of Saruman "Satan fell": Ethics as False Consciousness 6. Let Us Now Praise Famous Orcs: Simple Humanity in Middle-earth's Inhuman Creatures "Whence they came or what they were" No More Big Bosses! Human, All-Too-Human Orcs' Untold Stories 7. Demonizing the Enemy: Monstrosity, Ethics, and the Sense of the World Wars Manufacturing Monsters Sympathy for the Devils After the Wars 8. "Places where the stars are strange": Fantasy, Utopia, and Critique Surveying the Great Schism "The world as it appears under the sun" Reflections on Magic Beyond Good and Evil The Fantastic Is Good to Think With Conclusion: "We should not neglect the red dragons" Notes Bibliography Index
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Titan Books Ltd JAG in Space Burden of Proof Book 2
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S Q Publications,US Magika The Art of Melanie Delon
Book SynopsisThe art of fantasy has never been so exquisitely imagined, as artist Mélanie Delon brings her formidable talents to bring forth magnificent creatures. Her award-winning creations have been featured in publications around the world, as this collection of her portraits of impossible beauty will display. A truly awe-inspiring showcase of Delons works
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WEBB Blind Landing Experimental Unit
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Women's Intuition Worldwide Roar of the Huntids
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Apogee Books Science Fiction Columbus of Space
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Secant Publishing When Earth Shall Be No More
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Austin Macauley Publishers Bubble and Squeak
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Save Him
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St Martin's Press Kinning
Book SynopsisKinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl's acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where barkcloth airships soar through the sky, varied peoples build a new society together, and colonies claim their freedom from imperialist tyrants.The Great War is over. Everfair has found peace within its borders. But our heroes' stories are far from done.Tink and his sister Bee-Lung are traveling the world via aircanoe, spreading the spores of a mysterious empathy-generating fungus. Through these spores, they seek to build bonds between people and help spread revolutionary sentiments of socialism and equalitythe very ideals that led to Everfair's founding.Meanwhile, Everfair's Princess Mwadi and Prince Ilunga return home from a sojourn in Egypt to vie for their country's rule following the abdication of their father King Mwenda. But their mother, Queen Josina, manipulates them both from behind the scenes, while also pitting Eu
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St Martin's Press Alien Day
Book SynopsisAn original, engaging, wonderfully complex alien world. Very highly recommended.Julie E. Czerneda, author of the Web Shifter's Library series Set on a near-future Earth and on the alien homeworld of S'hudon, Rick Wilber''s Alien Day explores murderous sibling rivalries, old-school mercantile colonialism, ambition, greed, and the saving strength that can emerge from reluctant heroes called to do the right thing despite the odds. Will Peter Holman rescue his sister Kait, or will she be the one to rescue him? Will Chloe Cary revive her acting career with the help of the princeling Treble, or will the insurgents take both their lives? Will Whistle or Twoclicks wind up in charge of Earth, and how will the Mother, who runs all of S'hudon, choose between them? And the most important question of all: who are the Old Ones that left all that technology behind for the S'hudonni . . . and what if they come back?His Intricate and ingenious stor
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St Martin's Press Battle of the Linguist Mages
Book SynopsisThis is a stand-alone novel with material enough for six... By the halfway point, it had blown my mind twice... an audacious, genre-bending whirlwind. New York TimesIt reads like Snow Crash had a dance-off with Gideon the Ninth, in a world where language isn''t a virus from outer space, it''s a goddamn alien invasion. Charles Stross In modern day Los Angeles, a shadowy faction led by the Governor of California develops the arcane art of combat linguistics, planting the seeds of a future totalitarian empire in Scotto Moore''s thrilling Battle of the Linguist Mages.Isobel is the Queen of the medieval rave-themed VR game Sparkle Dungeon. Her prowess in the game makes her an ideal candidate to learn the secrets of power morphemesunnaturally dense units of meaning that warp perception when skilfully pronounced.But Isobel's reputation makes her the target of a strange resistance movement led by spellcasting anarchists, who
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St Martin's Press The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories
Book SynopsisAn Oprah Daily Top 25 Fantasy Book of 2022From an award-winning team of authors, editors, and translators comes a groundbreaking short story collection that explores the expanse of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.In The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, you can dine at a restaurant at the end of the universe, cultivate to immortality in the high mountains, watch roses perform Shakespeare, or arrive at the island of the gods on the backs of giant fish to ensure that the world can bloom.Written, edited, and translated by a female and nonbinary team, these stories have never before been published in English and represent both the richly complicated past and the vivid future of Chinese science fiction and fantasy.Time travel to a winter''s day on the West Lake, explore the very boundaries of death itself, and meet old gods and new heroes in this stunning new collection.
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Baen Books Miles Mutants Microbes
Book SynopsisMiles Vorkosigan's hyperactive intellect and relentless drive wins through time and again to save the day for the Empire that rejected him.
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Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc Yukikaze
Book SynopsisA military scifi classic, by one of the modern masters of world science fiction. More than thirty years ago, a hyper-dimensional passageway suddenly appeared over the continent of Antarctica. Fighters from the mysterious alien force known as the JAM poured through the passage, the first wave an attempted terrestrial invasion. Their ferocity was unquestionable, their aim unknown. Humanity, united by a common enemy, managed to repel the invaders, chasing them back through the passageway to the strange planet nicknamed “Fairy.” The task of finishing the battle was given to the newly formed FAF, a combat force created to go to Fairy and eliminate the JAM bases once and for all. Now, in the midst of a war with no end in sight, Second Lieutenant Rei Fukai carries out his missions in the skies over Fairy. Attached to Tactical Combat and Surveillance Unit 3 of the Special Air Force, his duty is to gather information on the enemy and bring it back to base&mdaTrade Review"Yukikaze may be the perfect bridge between anime and the sort of military SF which I write. The novel is a clean, detached look at war and warriors: fast-moving, poetic, and precise even when describing passion. A remarkable book, unique in my experience." -- Dave Drake, Author of Hammer's Slammers
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TOKYOPOP Poison Candy Volume 1
Book SynopsisThe SKAR virus has infected a handful of adolescents worldwide, giving them superhuman, telekinetic powers along with a death sentence. When the government and the private sector both set out to find a cure for the deadly illness, their humanitarian effort could set up a whole new balance of power. Enter young Sam Chase, who finds himself SKAR+. The imminent end of his life just might be the beginning of an entirely different world.
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Atria Books The Map of the Sky
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BBC Audio, A Division Of Random House Doctor Who Plague Of The Cybermen
Book Synopsis''They like the shadows. You know them as Plague Warriors...'' When the Doctor arrives in the 19th-century village of Klimtenburg, he discovers the residents suffering from some kind of plague - a ''wasting disease''. The victims face a horrible death - but what''s worse, the dead seem to be leaving their graves. The Plague Warriors have returned... The Doctor is confident he knows what''s really happening; he understands where the dead go, and he''s sure the Plague Warriors are just a myth. But as some of the Doctor''s oldest and most terrible enemies start to awaken he realises that maybe - just maybe - he''s misjudged the situation. Read by David Warner, who played Professor Grisenko in the Doctor Who episode Cold War, with Nicholas Briggs as the Cybermen.6 CDs. 5 hrs 32 mins.Trade ReviewThe legendary David Warner... brings his immense vocal talents to this audiobook, aided by Nicholas Briggs as the voice of the Cybermen. -- Matt Adams * http://www.cambs24.co.uk *Screen legend David Warner... really brings the story to life. His Matt Smith impression is wonderful and at times laugh out loud hilarious. It’s worth a listen just to hear his lively interpretation of the various characters... an enjoyable, atmospheric adventure -- Emrys Matthews * http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk *
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Orion Publishing Co Roboteer
Book SynopsisThe starship Ariel is on a mission of the utmost secrecy, upon which the fate of thousands of lives depend. Though the ship is a mile long, its six crew are crammed into a space barely large enough for them to stand. Five are officers, geniuses in their field. The other is Will Kuno-Monet, the man responsible for single-handedly running a ship comprised of the most dangerous and delicate technology that mankind has ever devised. He is the Roboteer. Roboteer is a hard-SF novel set in a future in which the colonization of the stars has turned out to be anything but easy, and civilization on Earth has collapsed under the pressure of relentless mutual terrorism. Small human settlements cling to barely habitable planets. Without support from a home-world they have had to develop ways of life heavily dependent on robotics and genetic engineering. Then out of the ruins of Earth''s once great empire, a new force arises - a world-spanning religion bent on the conversion of all mTrade ReviewAlex Lamb has crafted a terrific debut novel. If the subsequent volumes are as good as this one then Lamb will surely be prominent in many an SF fan's bookcase. * Starburst Magazine *Alex Lamb's debut, Roboteer is hands down an awesome debut. Science FIction is a saturated genre but Roboteer breaks through it and, well smashes through with is with some very cool new ideas.... From the big picture of world building down to the critical features of mechanisms that make it twist and turn, the technology, and most importantly the characters, everything is shows until into the fine detail. I am looking forward to reading more of Alex Lamb's books, if this is just the start, hang on to your hats! * tHE bOOK pLANK *Although Lamb draws everything together in a satisfying way, there is clearly room for much more to be told about this universe and its characters. I don't know whether a sequel is planned or under way, but I hope so as I look forward to travelling there again! * SF Crowsnest *a fast paced, action adventure of a novel, with a good core protagonist/antagonist, within a universe I'm dying to hear more about. Worth picking up! * SF&F Reviews *Lamb's got so many ideas that they almost spill off the pages, and telling the story from both sides is a smart way of balancing the argument. * Sci-Fi Now *Lamb shares Hamilton's ability to sustain a breakneck narrative where you always want to rush ahead and see what happens next. hugely promising * SFX *Roboteer hits the ground running...Lamb handles the politics without resorting to info dumps and in Will has created a sympathetic and well-rounded hero * The Guardian *Roboteer is a wonderful mix of classic and original science fiction. Its plot is enormously enjoyable, putting us on the edge of our seat for much of the time. Alex Lamb writes so well and he also knows how to engage us with his characters. It is a very visual novel. There are moments of wonder, which I need in science fiction, and there are also great mysteries - none of which I've mentioned here as you need to discover them for yourselves. Above all else, though, Roboteeer is great fun! * For Winter's Nights *Lamb's worldbuilding is excellent: we see multiple levels of society in both tranches of humanity through assorted characters that are deftly drawn.... Lamb leaves you wanting to learn more about all the societies he introduces... * Sf Bulletin *with cracking storytelling, top notch prose and a good helping cracking universe building all round gives the reader a book that is fun to spend time between the sheets with. * Falcata Times *
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From Darkest Skies
Book SynopsisFROM DARKEST SKIES is a high-concept science fiction thriller wrapped around a love story, a man's search for the truth about his dead wife, and his relationship with the artificial intelligence he has built to replace her. Set in a future where the aliens came, waged war, and then vanished again, this is a striking new voice in science fiction.
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Orion Publishing Co Blindspace
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Orion Publishing Co The Principle of Moments
Book Synopsis''My favourite kind of grand space opera'' BEN AARONOVITCHShe''s searching for the emperor who stole her sister.He''s searching for the prince who stole his heart.The entire universe is at stake.The Principle of Moments is a centuries-spanning adventure unmissable for fans of the spacefaring found family of Becky Chambers, the magical London of V. E. Schwab, and the epic climate-craft of N. K. Jemisin.WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:''This book! OMG this book was everything I could hope for! A queer love story, a space story, a rebel story and so well written'' 5-star reader review''An absolute stonker of a debut... I was hooked the whole way through'' 5-star reader review''I absolutely devoured this book! Everything I could possibly want with Star Wars / Doctor Who vibes mixed in with Pride and Prejudice'' 5-star reader review''THIS is how you write a chosen one
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Orion Publishing Co Seven Mercies
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Orion Publishing Co Expect Me Tomorrow
Book SynopsisA petty thief known as John Smith was arrested for fraudulent behavior in 1877. He tricked women into thinking he was rich, then stole their belongings and vanished. His guilt was obvious.In 1852, Adler and Adolf Beck's father died on an expedition to a glacier, and their lives separated. One became a respected climate scientist, one a successful opera singer touring the world. Or so he claimed. But both remained in touch, if only to share the mysterious voices only they could hear.Charles Ramsey also has a twin. It is 2050, and Greg is a journalist reporting on the climate-change inspired conflicts around the world. When Charles is made redundant from his job as a profiler for the police and sent home with a new experimental chip in his head, he is urged by his brother to explore a little-known aspect of their family history.All of these people are connected. All of their lives will intersect. And the climate of their world will keep
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Hodder & Stoughton The Ninth Metal
Book Synopsis''Great characters, fine writing, totally engrossing'' STEPHEN KING It might have been the end of days. Instead it was the beginning of something shockingly new. They called the comet Cain, after the astronomer who discovered it. It passed 500,000 miles from Earth. We were spared planetary destruction and granted a light show like no other. But, one year later, Earth span into the debris field left by the comet and a meteor storm struck. Roads, buildings and even a small town were annihilated.The meteors impacted heavily around the dying mining town of Northfall, Minnesota. It was the night of a mysterious double murder, the deed overshadowed by the discovery that the burning remains of the rock contained an unknown substance more precious than gold: the Ninth Metal. And with that discovery, everything changed.Benjamin Percy is an award-winning novelist, celebrated comic books writer and author of the WTrade ReviewPraise for THE NINTH METAL * : *When Benjamin Percy publishes a novel, I have got to read that novel. THE NINTH METAL continues his streak of thrilling, incisive genre bending goodness. It's a sci-fi novel, a crime novel and a super-hero novel, too. Audacious and intelligent and exactly what I was dying to read * Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling *Ben Percy will serve you the impossible-and by the end of every chapter, you will believe it and feel it as truth. Whether you choose to think of him as the Elmore Leonard of rural Minnesota or the Stephen King of Science Fiction, Percy-with his extraordinary and unrelenting eye-dishes up humanity like some kind of otherworldly blue plate special, at once deeply familiar and wildly new * Margaret Stohl, No. 1 New York Times Bestselling Author *Take one part dystopia, one part sci-fi, two parts apocalypse, then ride them roughshod through a bleak and bloody western, and it still wouldn't get close to what Ben Percy does here, which is blow open the core of humanity's dark heart * Marlon James, Booker Prize winning author of Black Leopard, Red Wolf *The plot is dynamic, featuring multiple viewpoints as well as corporate malfeasance, spooky cults, and family drama. This sounds complicated, and it is, but all of these moving parts work together due to strong characterization, especially the cheery rookie police officer Stacie Toal. The action is vivid without being too graphic, contributing to an overall cinematic feel. While the novel comes to a satisfying conclusion, this is the first book in an anticipated trilogy * Booklist *Debris from a comet drops a fabulously valuable new metal . . . turning it into a bloody, brawling boomtown. Great characters, fine writing, totally engrossing * Stephen King *Wildly entertaining * Publishers Weekly *A propulsive thriller that drops plenty of hints about a bigger picture to be discovered. Fast-paced and gripping, this will make you eager for the next in the Comet Cycle * Sci-Fi Bulletin *Percy's novel is a clever amalgamation of speculative fiction and family drama, of supercharged characters and regular folk, encompassing various viewpoints in a highly cinematic narrative. * Star Tribune *There's mystery and intrigue and a heavy dose of the Midwest in this book, which bills itself as a modern gold rush * Science Friday *The engine of the novel, first of a trilogy, has a lot of moving parts but Percy keeps them all meshing nicely together with sinewy prose and strong characterisation * Financial Times *It's a fast-paced book, full of gritty drama, surprising revelations that don't stray too far into incredulity, complex character dynamics and multiple layers of plot. It was great fun to read and had a real meteoric impact * ParSec *Reads like Stephen King, mixed with Lee Child with a dash of Marvel's Jessica Jones. I couldn't put it down * Concatenation *
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform First Shift Legacy Part 6 of the Silo Series
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform The Dead End Survival Project
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Baen Books UNFORGETTABLE
Book SynopsisOut of sight, out of mind. In the near future,a fluke of quantum mechanics renders Nat Morgan utterly forgettable. No one can remember he existsfor more than a minute after he''s gone. It''s a useful ability for his career as a CIA agent, even if he has to keep reminding his boss that he exists. Nat''s attempt to steal a quantum chip prototype is thwarted when a former FSB agent, Yelena Semyonova, attempts to steal the same technology for the Russion mob. Along with a brilliant Iranian physicist who wants to defect, Nat and Yelena must work together to stop a ruthless billionaire from finishing a quantum supercomputer that will literally control the fate of the world. AboutUnforgettable: [A]n ingenious and sympathetic hero who earns readers' goodwill and expectations for a strong ongoing series.Publishers Weekly The strongest section of the novel follows Morgan's childhood and the difficulties of navigating a world in which he effectively doesn't exist.Booklist In addition to telling
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Among the Dead and Other Events Leading to the Apocalypse
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform I Want The World
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform With The Night Mail
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S&s/Saga Press MIRRORED HEAVENS
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Triplanetary
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North Atlantic Books,U.S. And Now the News . . .: Volume IX: The Complete
Book SynopsisWritten between 1955 and 1957, the 15 stories in And Now the News ... include five previously uncollected stories along with five well-known works, two cowritten with genre legend Robert Heinlein. Spanning his most creative period, these tales show why Sturgeon won every science fiction award given.
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Ariadne Press Best of Austrian Science Fiction
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