Well done to Ian Green and Adrian Tchaikovsky, whose novels EXTREMOPHILE and SERVICE MODEL have been shortlisted for the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke award:
'A compelling biopunk thriller... an electric charge of anger animates this gripping novel'GUARDIAN [for Extremophile]
‘Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable’Stephen Baxter [for Service Model]
Congratulations to Adrian Tchaikovsky - winner of the 2025 BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction with Saturation Point
The Zone: an expanding band of rainforest around the equator, where extreme hothouse conditions are inimical to human survival.
The mission: a plane crash deep in the Zone leads to a frantic race against time as a rescue team searches for survivors.
The threat: in the wilds of the jungle, where the team must wear full protective suits to survive, something even deadlier than the lethal environment is stirring.
They looked into darkness.
The darkness looked back . . .
A gripping story of survival and first contact by the master of high-concept SF.
‘Makes Andy Weir's vision of Mars in The Martian look like a Caribbean beach resort’ THE FANTASY HIVE
‘Thrilling, terrifying and fascinating’TIM PEAKE, British ESA astronaut
THE SEEDS OF WAR ARE BEST SOWN IN THE SEASON OF PEACE
A pirate-queen discovers the only gold around is in the bars of her cage...
A temple-courtesan's heart dances for the archer she was tasked to destroy...
A librarian-princess learns how to steal to save the world from an ancient plague.
While the battle for Mathura rages in the West in Sons of Darkness, far more sinister deeds are unfolding just over the Eastern horizon, where the great powers are gathering for the Conclave of Peace to thrash out the political future of the realm. Dance of Shadows is that story.
'Like Game of Thrones in an Indian alternative universe... exhilarating... heralds the arrival of a special new talent' DAN JONES
'An unforgettable wild journey set in re-imagined Vedic India'SF BOOK REVIEW
Welcome to Alkhalend, Jewel of the Waters, capital of Usmai, greatest of the Successor States, inheritor to the necromantic dominion that was the Moeribandi Empire and tomorrow's frontline in the Palleseen's relentless march to bring Perfection and Correctness to an imperfect world.
The third instalment in the award-winning TYRANT PHILOSOPHERS series.
'Dense, dark, ingenious, ironic, complex, often funny, and always smart'LOCUS
Birdwatching At the End of the World - debut genre novel from critically acclaimed author G.W. Dexter
Think Lord of the Flies but with girls:
When the world ends, the pupils of Near School for Girls are forced to fend for themselves on an isolated Scottish island with limited resources, no adults, and no prospect of rescue.
As the only boy present, Stephen Ballantyne has to be particularly wary of shifting politics and allegiances as the girls find a way to survive in this new and brutal world.
Congratulations to Pat Cadigan, who has scooped the 2024 Scribe Award for Best Adapted Novel with Ultraman
A thrilling modernisation of the original 1960s Ultraman, bringing the classic era of the iconic Japanese superhero to established fans and newcomers alike.
‘An exceptionally innovative collaboration from two remarkable minds.’ William Gibson, author of Neuromancer
‘A pulpy, adrenaline-fueled thriller, but it’s also a moody, experimental novel about mortality, the slippery nature of time and what it means to be human.’ New York Times
'What an extraordinary book! China Miéville’s brilliance as a writer combined with Keanu Reeves’s quite magnificently wild imagination make for a compulsive read. Unlike anything else. Boom!’ Stephen Fry
The land is gripped in a claw winter.
The rotstorm has breached the walls of Undal City.
The children of the storm have claimed the Northern Marches.
The deathless mage has been unchained.
The dead god hunts again.
And Floré will raise her gauntlets against them all.
Watch Ian Green read from The Gauntlet and the Fist Beneath, here
'Excellent, vivid worldbuilding... A gripping story with cinematic detail' British Fantasy Society
Beyond the Burn Line - a new novel from Paul McAuley:
In the deep future beyond the burn line of the Anthropocene and the extinction of humanity, the city states of an intelligent species of bear have fallen to a mind-wrecking plague. The bears' former slaves, a peaceable, industrious and endlessly curious people, believe that they have inherited the bounty and beauty of their beloved Mother Earth. But are they alone?
Fantasy debut from J.S. Emery, out in paperback:
What do a mischievous house spirit, an avid lock collector and his alchemist sister, the Ladies’ Whist Club, the Deep State, a band of antiques enthusiasts and a lovesick mouse have in common?
They all inhabit Lower Rhumbsford: ancient city of engineering marvels, debutante balls, decayed splendour and humble kitchen magic. But a sinister power is rising, and unless long-buried secrets can be unlocked, the city’s soul – perhaps its very existence – will be at stake.
Introducing A Clockwork River:
Epic, rollicking and in love with language, Jacob and Sara Emery's sprawling debut is a rare and delicious commodity - the world's first hydropunk novel.
'Delirious and inventive... It's as charming as it is uncontainable, an uber-confident picaresque comedy in the authentic, madcap 18th-century manner' The Times
'Exuberant isn't often a word you'd apply to fantasy novels, but A Clockwork River rushes along at a pace to match the waterway at its heart... The colourful characters feel like they owe a debt to Mervyn Peake and even Dickens'SFX magazine
New from Carol Birch:
Combining psychological suspense with elements of the ghost story, Shadow Girls is a literary exploration of girlhood from Booker-shortlisted author Carol Birch
Praise for Shadow Girls:
'A terrific evocation of a bygone Manchester girlhood, poignant and creepy by turns, by one of the most under-rated writers in England' D.J. Taylor
'Compulsively readable, Shadow Girls is an atmospheric, shape-shifting novel, part coming-of-age, part supernatural thriller' Lesley Glaister
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