Sea of Rust C. Robert Cargill (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Gollancz
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Pub Date:
24 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 384pp h200mm x w135mm x s24mm 258g ISBN13: 9781473212794 ISBN13: 978-1-4732-1279-4 ISBN10: 1473212790 EAN: 9781473212794 x Description: Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award 2018 One of Financial Times' Best Books of 2017 'SEA OF RUST is a 40-megaton cruise missile of a novel - it'll blow you away and lay waste to your heart . . . visceral, relentless, breathtaking' Joe Hill, Sunday Times bestselling author ************ An action-packed post-apocalyptic thriller from the screenwriter of Marvel's DOCTOR STRANGE HUMANKIND IS EXTINCT.Wiped out in a global uprising by the very machines made to serve them. Now the world is controlled by OWIs - vast mainframes that have assimilated the minds of millions of robots. But not all robots are willing to cede their individuality, and Brittle is one of the holdouts. After a near-deadly encounter with another AI, Brittle is forced to seek sanctuary in a city under siege by an OWI. Critically damaged, Brittle must evade capture long enough to find the essential rare parts to make repairs - but as a robot's CPU gradually deteriorates, all their old memories resurface. For Brittle, that means one haunting memory in particular . . . ************
'The novel does not stint on action and violence, but what lingers in the mind are its brutal vision of a world cannibalising itself and the poignant questions it raises about soul and sentience' FINANCIAL TIMES _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Dreams Before the Start of Time Anne Charnock (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
47North
Publisher:
Amazon Publishing
Pub Date:
18 Apr 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (US) 224pp ISBN13: 9781503934726 ISBN13: 978-1-5039-3472-6 ISBN10: 1503934721 EAN: 9781503934726 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
American War Omar El Akkad (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Picador
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 352pp h197mm x w130mm x s22mm 255g ISBN13: 9781509852215 ISBN13: 978-1-5098-5221-5 ISBN10: 1509852212 EAN: 9781509852215 x Description: Winner of the Kobo Emerging Writer Prize for Literary Fiction Shortlisted for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Science Fiction Book of the Year. Shortlisted for the James Tait Black Prize for Fiction. 2074. America's future is Civil War. Sarat's reality is survival. They took her father, they took her home, they told her lies . . . She didn't start this war, but she'll end it. Omar El Akkad's powerful debut novel imagines a dystopian future: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague and one family caught deep in the middle. In American War, we're asked to consider what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons against itself. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spaceman of Bohemia: SHORTLISTED FOR THE ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD FOR SCIENCE FICTION Jaroslav Kalfar (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Sceptre
Publisher:
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Pub Date:
08 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 288pp h198mm x w128mm x s20mm 200g ISBN13: 9781473639997 ISBN13: 978-1-4736-3999-7 ISBN10: 1473639999 EAN: 9781473639997 x Description: 'An incredible experience... I can honestly say I loved every page. Every sentence. Spaceman of Bohemia is unforgettable: a work of breathtaking scope and heart, and a reflection of humanity that's raw and strange and profound and true.' Lisa McInerney, Baileys-Prize-winning author of The Glorious Heresies Set in the near-distant future, Spaceman follows a Czech astronaut as he launches into space to investigate a mysterious dust cloud covering Venus, a suicide mission sponsored by a proud nation. Suddenly a world celebrity, Jakub's marriage starts to fail as the weeks go by, and his sanity comes into question. After his mission is derailed he must make a violent decision that will force him to come to terms with his family's dark political past. An extraordinary vision of the endless human capacity to persist-and risk everything-in the name of love and home, by a startlingly talented young debut novelist. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Gather the Daughters: Shortlisted for The Arthur C Clarke Award Jennie Melamed (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Tinder Press
Publisher:
Headline Publishing Group
Pub Date:
05 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 448pp h196mm x w126mm x s30mm 260g ISBN13: 9781472241726 ISBN13: 978-1-4722-4172-6 ISBN10: 147224172X EAN: 9781472241726 x Description: 'An exceptional debut' Sunday Telegraph 'Obsessed with The Handmaid's Tale? This brilliant book is the one for you' Stylist 'An intriguing, gorgeously realised and written novel which inexorably draws you into its dark heart' Kate Hamer On a small isolated island, there's a community that lives by its own rules. Boys grow up knowing they will one day take charge, while girls know they will be married and pregnant within moments of hitting womanhood. But before that time comes, a ritual offers children an exhilarating reprieve. Every summer they are turned out onto their doorsteps, to roam the island, sleep on the beach and build camps in trees. To be free. At the end of one of such summer, one of the younger girls sees something she was never supposed to see. And she returns home with a truth that could bring their island world to its knees. 'A skilful novel full of suspense' Guardian 'It's a richly envisioned world, the strange isolation of which Melamed is excellent at teasing out slowly' Independent _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Amberlough: Book 1 in the Amberlough Dossier Lara Elena Donnelly (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Tor Books
Publisher:
St Martin's Press
Pub Date:
26 Feb 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback 416pp h210mm x w140mm ISBN13: 9780765383822 ISBN13: 978-0-7653-8382-2 ISBN10: 0765383829 x Description: Meet three people who deal in secrets and lies... living in a decadent era just before a political coup is about to set the city on fire.... The Smuggler: By day, Aristide Makricosta is the emcee for Amberlough City's top nightclub. By night, he moves drugs and refugees under the noses of crooked cops. The Spy: Covert agent Cyril DePaul thinks he's good at keeping secrets, but after a disastrous mission abroad, he makes a dangerous choice to protect himself... and hopefully Aristide too. The Dancer: Streetwise Cordelia Lehane, burlesque performer at the Bumble Bee Cabaret and Aristide's runner, could be the key to Cyril's plans - if she can be trusted. As the twinkling marquees lights yield to the rising flames of a fascist revolution, these three will struggle to survive using whatever means - and people - necessary. Including each other. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter Theodora Goss (Author) Series:
The Extraordinary Edition: Adventures of the Athena Club 1
Reprint
Imprint:
Saga Press
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster
Pub Date:
01 Apr 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United States Paperback Trade paperback (US) Paper not FSC or PEFC certified 432pp h210mm x w140mm x s28mm 331g f-c cvr--sfx: spot uv ISBN13: 9781481466516 ISBN13: 978-1-4814-6651-6 ISBN10: 1481466518 EAN: 9781481466516 x Description: Based on some of literature's horror and science fiction classics, this "tour de force of reclaiming the narrative, executed with impressive wit and insight" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) debut is the story of a remarkable group of women who come together to solve the mystery of a series of gruesome murders-and the bigger mystery of their own origins. Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents' death, is curious about the secrets of her father's mysterious past. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father's former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture...a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes. But her hunt leads her to Hyde's daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherin Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spoonbenders: A BBC Radio 2 Book Club Choice - the perfect summer read! Daryl Gregory (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
riverrun
Publisher:
Quercus Publishing
Pub Date:
12 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 416pp h198mm x w128mm x s25mm 290g ISBN13: 9781786482778 ISBN13: 978-1-78648-277-8 ISBN10: 1786482770 EAN: 9781786482778 x Description: *** The BBC Radio 2 Book Club choice *** *** Bought for TV by Paramount *** 'Funny and charming . . . tailor-made for summer . . . magical' New York Times Book Review 'Hilarious, freewheeling' Guardian 'Gloriously imaginative' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney
They were the Amazing Telemachus Family, who in the mid-1970s achieved widespread fame for their magic and mind reading act. That is, until the magic decided to disappear one night, live on national television. We encounter this long-forgotten family two decades on, when grandson Matty, born long after the public fall from grace, discovers powers in himself and realises his hugely deflated, heavily indebted family truly are amazing. Spoonbenders is the legacy and legend of a dysfunctional, normal, entirely unique family across three generations of big personalities and socially inept recluses - each cursed with the potential of being something special.
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The Stone Sky: The Broken Earth, Book 3, WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD 2018 N. K. Jemisin (Author) Series:
Broken Earth Trilogy
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
15 Aug 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 464pp h197mm x w128mm x s30mm 315g ISBN13: 9780356508689 ISBN13: 978-0-356-50868-9 ISBN10: 0356508684 EAN: 9780356508689 x Description: WINNER OF THE NEBULA AWARD 2018 WINNER OF THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY 2018 An Amazon Best Book of the Year Shortlisted for the Hugo Award for Best Novel 2018 The incredible conclusion to the double Hugo award-winning trilogy that began with the The Fifth Season The Moon will soon return. Whether this heralds the destruction of humankind or something worse will depend on two women. Essun has inherited the phenomenal power of Alabaster Tenring. With it, she hopes to find her daughter Nassun and forge a world in which every outcast child can grow up safe. For Nassun, her mother's mastery of the Obelisk Gate comes too late. She has seen the evil of the world, and accepted what her mother will not admit: that sometimes what is corrupt cannot be cleansed, only destroyed. Praise for this trilogy: 'Amazing' Ann Leckie 'Breaks uncharted ground' Library Journal 'Beautiful' Nnedi Okorafor 'Astounding' NPR 'Brilliant' Washington Post The Broken Earth trilogy begins with The Fifth Season, continues in The Obelisk Gate and concludes with The Stone Sky - out now. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Six Wakes Mur Lafferty (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Orbit
Pub Date:
31 Jan 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Paperback Trade paperback (US) 400pp h206mm x w137mm x s28mm 318g ISBN13: 9780316389686 ISBN13: 978-0-316-38968-6 ISBN10: 0316389684 EAN: 9780316389686 x _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Jade City: Family is duty. Magic is power. Honour is everything. Fonda Lee (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
26 Jun 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 544pp h202mm x w142mm x s34mm 364g ISBN13: 9780356510514 ISBN13: 978-0-356-51051-4 ISBN10: 0356510514 EAN: 9780356510514 x Description: Shortlisted for the World Fantasy Award 2018 Shortlisted for the Nebula Awards 2018 Shortlisted for the Locus Awards 2018 Shortlisted for the Aurora Awards 2018 Shortlisted for the Sunburst Awards 2018 An Amazon.com Best Book of the Month TWO CRIME FAMILIES, ONE SOURCE OF POWER: JADE. Jade is the lifeblood of the city of Janloon - a stone that enhances a warrior's natural strength and speed. Jade is mined, traded, stolen and killed for, controlled by the ruthless No Peak and Mountain families. When a modern drug emerges that allows anyone - even foreigners - to wield jade, simmering tension between the two families erupts into open violence. The outcome of this clan war will determine the fate of all in the families, from their grandest patriarch to even the lowliest motorcycle runner on the streets. Jade City is an epic tale of blood, family, honour, and of those who live and die by ancient laws in a changing world. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Autonomous Annalee Newitz (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
13 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 320pp h199mm x w129mm x s21mm 255g ISBN13: 9780356511221 ISBN13: 978-0-356-51122-1 ISBN10: 0356511227 EAN: 9780356511221 x Description: A wildly inventive science fiction debut from the co-founder of io9 - 'Something genuinely and thrillingly new' William Gibson _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
The Collapsing Empire John Scalzi (Author) Series:
Interdependency
Edition:
Imprint:
Tor
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
Pub Date:
23 Mar 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 336pp h197mm x w130mm x s21mm 244g ISBN13: 9781509835072 ISBN13: 978-1-5098-3507-2 ISBN10: 1509835075 EAN: 9781509835072 x
Description: 'Rousing storytelling and satisfying intrigue . . . an engaging, well-crafted sci-fi drama.' - SFX Does the biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster - but can three individuals save their people? The empire's outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But 'The Flow' is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation. A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire's ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans . . . The Collapsing Empire is an exciting space opera from John Scalzi. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
New York 2140 Kim Stanley Robinson (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
08 Mar 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 640pp h198mm x w131mm x s39mm 434g ISBN13: 9780356508788 ISBN13: 978-0-356-50878-8 ISBN10: 0356508781 EAN: 9780356508788 x Description: NOMINATED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018 'A towering novel' Guardian 'Relevant and essential' Bloomberg Businessweek As the sea level rose, every street became a canal, every skyscraper an island. For the residents of one apartment building in Madison Square, however, New York in the year 2140 is far from a drowned city. New York Times bestselling author Kim Stanley Robinson delivers a bold and brilliant vision of New York in the next century. 'New York may be underwater but it's better than ever' New Yorker 'Massively enjoyable' Washington Post 'Gripping . . . so hard to put down' Business Insider 'A document of hope as much as dread' Los Angeles Review of Books _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Provenance: A new novel set in the world of the Hugo, Nebula and Arthur C. Clarke Award-Winning ANCILLARY JUSTICE Ann Leckie (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Orbit
Publisher:
Little, Brown Book Group
Pub Date:
10 Jul 2018
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback B-format paperback 480pp h199mm x w141mm x s30mm 330g ISBN13: 9780356506982 ISBN13: 978-0-356-50698-2 ISBN10: 0356506983 EAN: 9780356506982 x Description: SHORTLISTED FOR THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST NOVEL 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD 2018 SHORTLISTED FOR THE BSFA (BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION) AWARD 2018 'Excellent' Book Smugglers 'A fitting addition to the Ancillary world' NPR 'Gripping . . . richly detailed and rewarding' SciFiNow 'Thrilling, out-of-this world stuff' Stylist Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. Clarke and Locus Awards, returns with a thrilling new story of power, theft, privilege and birthright. A power-driven young woman has just one chance to secure the status she craves and regain priceless lost artefacts prized by her people. She must free their thief from a prison planet from which no one has ever returned. Ingray and her charge will return to their home world to find their planet in political turmoil at the heart of an escalating interstellar conflict. Together, they must make a new plan to salvage Ingray's future, her family and her world, before they are lost to her for good. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Raven Stratagem Yoon Ha Lee (Author) Series:
Edition:
Imprint:
Solaris
Publisher:
Rebellion
Pub Date:
15 Jun 2017
Publishing Status:
Active
Published in: United Kingdom Paperback Trade paperback (US) Paper not FSC or PEFC certified 400pp h197mm x w140mm x s23mm 263g ISBN13: 9781781085370 ISBN13: 978-1-78108-537-0 ISBN10: 1781085374 EAN: 9781781085370 x Description: When the hexarchate's gifted young captain Kel Cheris summoned the ghost of the long-dead General Shuos Jedao to help her put down a rebellion, she didn't reckon on his breaking free of centuries of imprisonment - and possessing her. Even worse, the enemy Hafn are invading, and Jedao takes over General Kel Khiruev's fleet, which was tasked with stopping them. Only one of Khiruev's subordinates, Lieutenant Colonel Kel Brezan, seems to be able to resist the influence of the brilliant but psychotic Jedao. Jedao claims to be interested in defending the hexarchate, but can Khiruev or Brezan trust him? For that matter, will the hexarchate's masters wipe out the entire fleet to destroy the rogue general? _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________