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A taut, uncanny sci-fi thriller from Arkady Martine, Hugo Award-winning author of A Memory Called Empire.
''Exquisitely creepy''
ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY, Hugo Award-winning author of the Children of Time series
''I''m a piece of architecture, Detective. How should I know how humans are like to die?''
Basit Deniau''s houses were haunted to begin with.
A house embedded with an artificial intelligence is a common thing: a house that is an artificial intelligence, infused in every load-bearing beam and fine marble tile with a thinking creature that is not human? That is something else altogether. But now Deniau''s been dead a year, and Rose House is locked up tight, as commanded by the architect''s will.
Dr. Selene Gisil, a former protege, is the sole person permitted to come into Rose House once a year. Now, there is a dead person in Rose House. It is not Basit Deniau, and it is not Dr. Gisil. It is someone else. But Rose House won''t communicate any further.
No one can get inside Rose House, except Dr. Gisil. Dr. Gisil was not in North America when Rose House called in the death. But someone did. And someone died there.
And someone may be there still.
''A sharp, clever blend of science fictional gothic and crime''
The Guardian -
A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick
''Alix E. Harrow is an exceptional, undeniable talent'' - Olivie Blake, author of The Atlas Six
Step into Starling House - if you dare . . . Alix E. Harrow reimagines Beauty and the Beast in this gorgeously modern Gothic fantasy, perfect for fans of V. E. Schwab and Naomi Novik.
Nobody in Eden remembers when Starling House was built. But the town agrees it''s best to let this ill-omened mansion - and its last lonely heir - go to hell. Stories of the house''s bad luck, like good china, have been passed down the generations.
Opal knows better than to mess with haunted houses, or brooding men. But when an opportunity to work there arises, the money might get her brother out of Eden. Starling House is uncanny and full of secrets - just like Arthur, its heir. It also feels strangely, dangerously, like something she''s never had: a home. Yet Opal isn''t the only one interested in the horrors and the wonders that lie buried beneath it.
Sinister forces converge on Eden - and Opal realizes that if she wants a home, she''ll have to fight for it. Even if it involves digging up her family''s ugly past to achieve a better future. She''ll have to go down, deep down beneath Starling House, to claw her way back to the light . . .
This is a romantic and spellbinding Gothic fairy tale from Hugo, Nebula and Locus Award-shortlisted Alix E. Harrow.
''Starling House is Alix E. Harrow''s greatest work yet'' - Ava Reid, author of Juniper and Thorn -
A breathtaking queer romantic fantasy . . . Sensual erotic scenes, an intriguing magic system, and a puzzling mystery combine to make this novel a wonder>
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Knives Out meets The Binding in this historical romp full of magic, romance and adventure.
Maud Blyth has always longed for adventure. She''d hoped for plenty of it when she agreed to help her beloved older brother unravel a magical conspiracy. She even volunteered to serve as an old lady''s companion on an ocean liner. But Maud didn''t expect the old lady to turn up dead on the very first day of the voyage.
Now she has to deal with a dead body, a disrespectful parrot, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been trained to distrust, yet can''t help but desire: a magician, an actress and a magnet for scandal.
Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to drop the masks they''ve learned to wear. Only then might they work together to locate a magical object worth killing for - and unmask a murderer. All without becoming dead in the water themselves.
A Restless Truth by Freya Marske is the thrilling follow-up to A Marvellous Light.
''Mystery! Magic! Murder! . . . This book is a confection, both marvellous and light'' - Alix E. Harrow, author of The Ten Thousand Doors of January on A Marvellous Light -
Secrets! Magic! Enemies to . . . something more? Set in an alternative Edwardian England, A Power Unbound is the steamy, spellbinding conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske.
*This edition includes an exclusive extract from Swordcrossed, the next addictive, high heat and low stakes fantasy from Freya Marske*
''Sublime prose, top-notch world-building, delightfully queer'' - TJ Klune, bestselling author of Under the Whispering Door on A Marvellous Light
Jack Alston - Lord Hawthorn - renounced magic after the death of his twin sister. But to save Britain''s magicians from a dangerous threat, Jack and an unlikely group of friends must locate the final piece of the Last Contract - before their enemies do. To do so, they''ll need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross. Cagey and argumentative, he unfortunately happens to everything that Jack wants, in one gorgeous, infuriating package.
When a plot to seize unimaginable power unfolds at Jack''s family estate, Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets and bloody sacrifice . . . and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roods before the end.
Filled with magic, murder and romance, A Power Unbound is the thrilling third book in The Last Binding trilogy by Freya Marske. Start the series with A Marvellous Light and A Restless Truth. -
THE SERPENT AND THE WINGS OF NIGHT ; CROWNS OF NYAXIA
Carissa Broadbent
- TOR BOOKS
- 30 May 2024
- 9781035040957
Human or vampire, the rules of survival are the same: never trust, never yield, and always - always - guard your heart.
The adopted human daughter of the Nightborn vampire king, Oraya carved her place in a world designed to kill her. Her only chance to become something more than prey is entering the Kejari: a legendary tournament held by the goddess of death herself.
But winning won''t be easy against the most vicious warriors from all three vampire houses. To survive, Oraya is forced to make an alliance with a mysterious rival.
Everything about Raihn is dangerous. He is a ruthless vampire, an efficient killer, an enemy to her father''s crown... and her greatest competition. Yet, what terrifies Oraya most of all is that she finds herself oddly drawn to him.
But there''s no room for compassion in the Kejari - and nothing more deadly than love...
Filled with heart-wrenching romance, dark magic and bloodthirsty intrigue, The Serpent and the Wings of Night is the first book in the Crowns of Nyaxia series, the bestselling TikTok sensation by Carissa Broadbent. It is followed by The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King. -
Set in the same stunningly epic world as The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Carissa Broadbent''s Six Scorched Roses is a short romantasy novel inspired by Beauty and the Beast. Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Jennifer L. Armentrout, and readers who love dark, romantic tales with bite.
Six roses. Six vials of blood. Six visits to a vampire who could be her salvation . . . or her damnation.
Lilith has been dying since the day she was born. But, although she came to terms with her own imminent death long ago, the deaths of everyone she loves is an entirely different matter. As her town slowly withers in the clutches of a mysterious god-cursed illness, she takes matters into her own hands.
Desperate to find a cure, Lilith strikes a bargain with the only thing the gods hate even more than her village: a vampire, Vale. She offers him six roses in exchange for six vials of vampire blood - the sole hope for her town''s salvation.
But what begins as a simple transaction gradually becomes something more. Lilith is faced with a terrifying realization: it''s dangerous to wander into the clutches of a vampire . . . and, in a place already suffering the wrath of a god, more dangerous still to fall in love with one.
Discover the Crowns of Nyaxia novella that readers are obsessed with . . .
''This is one of the BEST Beauty and the Beast retellings I had the absolute pleasure of reading in a long time . . . pick this series up and let it become your new obsession'' - Selina Antipas
''A wonderfully delightful little novella . . . Carissa is most definitely a master of words'' - Kiba&Laura
''This was phenomenal . . . the caretaking, the pining, tension and angst, the spice . . . AMAZING!'' - Janice
The Serpent and the Wings of Night, the first book in Crowns of Nyaxia series, was an instant No. 9 New York Times bestseller and USA Today bestseller on 06/12/23. Its sequel, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, was an instant No. 5 New York Times bestseller and No. 9 USA Today bestseller on 04/06/2024. -
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of From Blood and Ash, Fall of Ruin and Wrath is a scorching romance with high stakes, breathtaking magic and a searing enemies-to-lovers romance.
She lives by her intuition. He feeds on her pleasure . . .
Long ago, the world was destroyed by gods. Only nine cities were spared. Separated by vast wilderness teeming with monsters and unimaginable dangers, each city is now ruled by a guardian - royalty who feed on mortal pleasure.
Born with an intuition that never fails, Calista knows her talents are of great value to the power-hungry of the world, so she lives hidden as a courtesan of the Baron of Archwood. In exchange for his protection, she grants him information. When her intuition leads her to save a travelling prince in dire trouble, the voice inside her blazes with warning - and promise. Today he''ll bring her joy. One day he''ll be her doom.
When the Baron takes an interest in the prince, and the prince takes an interest in Calista, she becomes the latter''s temporary companion. But the city simmers with rebellion, and with knights and monsters at her city gates and a hungry prince in her bed, intuition may not be enough to keep her safe. Calista must choose: follow her intuition to safety or follow her heart to her downfall.
Fall of Ruin and Wrath is a captivating romantic fantasy from a mega bestselling author and global sensation.
Praise for Jennifer L. Armentrout:
''I hope you guys love this book as much as I do!'' - Sarah J. Maas, bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series
''Armentrout packs a powerful emotional punch'' - Publishers Weekly -
STARTER VILLAIN ; A TURBO CHARGED TALE OF SUPERVILLAINS, MINIONS AND A HIDDEN VOLCANO
John Scalzi
- TOR BOOKS
- 31 October 2024
- 9781509835416
Locus and Hugo Award-winning author John Scalzi brings us a turbo-charged tale of a family business with a difference - as Charlie discovers when he inherits it. This one comes with a hidden headquarters, minions, talking cats and James Bond-like supervillain rivals.
''Starter Villain establishes Scalzi as SF''s leading humourist'' - SFX
Warning: supervillain in training. Risk of world domination.
Inheriting his late uncle''s business proves complicated. It''s also way more dangerous than Charlie could ever have imagined. Because his uncle had kept his supervillain status a secret - until now.
Divorced and emotionally dependent on his cat, Charlie wasn''t loving life. Although they weren''t close, news of his Uncle Jack''s death didn''t help. And that was before Jake''s rivals (seriously vengeful ones) ambushed his funeral. Now Charlie must decide if he should stay stuck in his rut, or step up to take on the business, the enemies, the minions, the hidden volcano lair . . .
Even harder to get used to are the sentient, language-using, computer-savvy cats - and the fact that in the organization''s hierarchy, they''re management. If Charlie does say yes, this lifeline could become a death wish. Because there''s much more to being an Evil Mastermind than he suspected. Yet could this also, finally, be his chance to shine?
Praise for John Scalzi:
''Hugely enjoyable, intelligent and good-humoured fun'' - The Guardian
''Sheer geeky pleasure from start to finish'' - Financial Times
''An escapist delight'' - The Times -
Set in the dreamy backwoods of Oregon, Ravensong is a queer, paranormal romance of burning passion and pack loyalty, and is the sequel to Wolfsong.
Gordo Livingstone never forgot the lessons carved into his skin. Hardened by the betrayal of a pack who left him behind, he sought solace in the garage in his tiny mountain town, vowing never again to involve himself in the affairs of wolves.
It should have been enough.
And it was, until the wolves came back, and with them, Mark Bennett. In the end, they faced the beast together as a pack . . . and won.
Now, a year later, Gordo has found himself once again the witch of the Bennett pack. Green Creek has settled after the death of Richard Collins, and Gordo constantly struggles to ignore Mark and the song that howls between them.
But time is running out. Something is coming. And this time, it''s crawling from within.
Some bonds, no matter how strong, were made to be broken.
Ravensong is the second book in TJ Klune''s beloved Green Creek series. Continue the journey with Heartsong.
Praise for TJ Klune:
''Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket'' - V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
''A whimsical, warm-hearted fantasy'' - The Guardian
''A radiant treat'' - Locus Magazine -
Set in the dreamy backwoods of Oregon, Heartsong is a queer, paranormal romance of burning passion and pack loyalty.
All Robbie Fontaine ever wanted was a place to belong. After the death of his mother, he bounces around from pack to pack, forming temporary bonds to keep from turning feral. It''s enough - until he receives a summons from the wolf stronghold in Caswell, Maine.
Life as the trusted second to Michelle Hughes - the Alpha of all - and the cherished friend of a gentle old witch teaches Robbie what it means to be pack, to have a home.
But when a mission from Michelle sends Robbie into the field, he finds himself questioning where he belongs and everything he''s been told. Whispers of traitorous wolves and wild magic abound - but who are the traitors and who the betrayed?
More than anything, Robbie hungers for answers, because one of those alleged traitors is Kelly Bennett - the wolf who may be his mate.
The truth has a way of coming out. And when it does, everything will shatter.
SPECIAL PAPERBACK FEATURE: This paperback edition of Heartsong includes an additional short story set in the world of Green Creek.
Heartsong is the third book in TJ Klune''s beloved Green Creek series. Continue the journey with Brothersong . . .
Praise for TJ Klune:
''Like being wrapped up in a big gay blanket'' - V. E. Schwab, author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
''A whimsical, warm-hearted fantasy'' - The Guardian
''A radiant treat'' - Locus Magazine -
Humanity is overrated.The tenth anniversary edition of Adrian Tchaikovsky''s critically acclaimed Children of Time - an epic story of humanity''s battle for survival on a terraformed planet. Winner of the 30th anniversary Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel.
Contains the short story ''Bearable'' exclusive to this edition.
Who will inherit this new Earth? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home among the stars. Following in the footsteps of their ancestors, they discover the greatest treasure of the past age - a world terraformed and prepared for human life.
But all is not right in this new Eden. In the long years since the planet was abandoned, the work of its architects has borne disastrous fruit. The planet is not waiting for them, pristine and unoccupied. New masters have turned it from a refuge into mankind''s worst nightmare.
Now two civilizations are on a collision course, both testing the boundaries of what they will do to survive. As the fate of humanity hangs in the balance, who are the true heirs of this new Earth?
Continue the journey with Children of Ruin and Children of Memory.
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Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky
''Children of Time is a joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human'' - Patrick Ness, author of A Monster Calls.
''No one has an an imagination like Adrian Tchaikovsky'' - Jim Al-Khalili, presenter of BBC Radio 4''s The Life Scientific
''Tchaikovsky is the break-out star of contemporary British SF'' - The Guardian
Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel w/c 24 August 2016 -
Alien Clay is a thrilling far-future adventure by acclaimed Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author Adrian Tchaikovsky.
''An intriguing puzzle with plenty of thrills'' - The Guardian
They travelled into the unknown and left themselves behind . . .
On the distant world of Kiln lie the ruins of an alien civilization. It''s the greatest discovery in humanity''s spacefaring history - yet who were its builders and where did they go?
Professor Arton Daghdev had always wanted to study alien life up close. Then his wishes become a reality in the worst way. His political activism sees him exiled from Earth to Kiln''s extrasolar labour camp. There, he''s condemned to work under an alien sky until he dies.
Kiln boasts a ravenous, chaotic ecosystem like nothing seen on Earth. The monstrous alien life interacts in surprising, sometimes shocking ways with the human body, so Arton will risk death on a daily basis. However, the camp''s oppressive regime might just kill him first. If Arton can somehow escape both fates, the world of Kiln holds a wondrous, terrible secret. It will redefine life and intelligence as he knows it, and might just set him free . . .
''A warning for a future we don''t want . . . Highly recommended'' - Tade Thompson
''Unputdownable. Adrian Tchaikovsky is fast becoming the voice of his generation in British SF'' - Stephen Baxter
''One of our finest writers of SF right now . . . an excellent story told with Adrian''s trademark skill and flair'' - James Oswald -
Dazzling stories of love, magic and betrayal . . .A sensational collection from internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.
Once upon a time, in a land far, far away, the spirit tethered to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout - and craves her freedom. Elsewhere, Congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth. We also follow a banished fairy, as she answers a Craigslist ad. And we meet a Victorian orphan, who gains literacy for her occult situationship. In another time and place, a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away.
Escape the slow trudge of mortality with these magical ruminations on life, death and the love (or revenge) that outlasts both. This collection also features modified fairy tales, contemporary heists, absurdist poetry and at least one set of actual wedding vows.
Januaries is collection of new and existing short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.
''Olivie Blake is a mind-blowing talent'' - Chloe Gong, author of These Violent Delights
''Sign me up for anything she writes'' - Cosmopolitan
Also by Olivie Blake:
The Atlas Six
The Atlas Paradox
The Atlas Complex
Alone with You in the Ether
One For My Enemy
Masters of Death
Olivie Blake is a multiple Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller - reaching No. 1 for The Atlas Complex in January 2024. -
CAN'T SPELL TREASON WITHOUT TEA ; TOMES & TEA
Rebecca Thorne
- TOR BOOKS
- 4 September 2025
- 9781035031016
A heart-warming, sapphic journey brimming with jeopardy, magic and a love of tea - for fans of Travis Baldree''s Legends & Lattes and TJ Klune.
Two women wanted to open a cosy bookshop. They discovered a world of adventure.
Reyna and Kianthe dream of opening a friendly book shop together, serving the very best tea and cakes. Worn wooden floors, plants on every table, firelight drifting between the rafters - all complemented by love and good company. But Reyna is an elite bodyguard to a vengeful queen, and Kianthe is the most powerful mage in existence. Leaving their lives behind seems . . . impossible. Yet they flee to Tawney, a town nestled in the icy peaks of dragon country. There, they open the bookstore they''d always wanted.
What follows is a tale of mishaps, mysteries, dragons, and a murderous queen throwing the realm''s biggest temper tantrum. Through it, these two women will discover what they mean to each other - and their world.
Can''t Spell Treason Without Tea by Rebecca Thorne is a gorgeous treat of a book, filled with cosy adventure, sapphic romance and good feelings.
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The Tomes & Tea Quartet is everyone''s cup of tea! Readers agree:
''The perfect blend of coziness and action''
''An utter delight''
''I could not put this book down''
''I would die a million times over for these lesbians''
''The perfect book for cosying up with a hot drink''
The Tomes & Tea Quartet:
- Can''t Spell Treason Without Tea
- A Pirate''s Life for Tea
- Tea You at the Altar
- Alchemy and a Cup of Tea
Can''t Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller in May 2024. -
From internationally bestselling author Mary E. Pearson, The Courting of Bristol Keats is the first book in her debut adult fantasy series, filled with forbidden romance, deadly faerie curses and pulse-pounding action.
'Mary E. Pearson is the new queen of faerie' - Stephanie Garber, bestselling author of Once Upon a Broken Heart
After losing both their parents, Bristol Keats and her sisters struggle to stay afloat in their small, quiet town of Bowskeep. When Bristol begins to receive letters from an 'aunt' she has never heard of, who promises to help, Bristol reluctantly agrees to meet her - and discovers that everything she thought she knew about her family is a lie. Her father might even still be alive, kidnapped by terrifying creatures from another realm.
Desperate to save her father and find the truth, Bristol journeys to a land of gods, fae and monsters. Pulled into a dangerous world of magic and intrigue, she makes a deadly bargain with the fae king, Tyghan. But what she does not know is that he is the one who drove her parents to live a life on the run. And he is just as determined as she is to find her father - dead or alive . . .
A heart-wrenching love story that spans worlds and decades, The Courting of Bristol Keats by Mary E. Pearson explores second chances - the ones we are denied and the ones we refuse to give - and the lines we cross, for which we may never be forgiven. -
Will dark magic claim their home?
Rumours have drawn unexpected attention - and now her life hangs in the balance. From the author of the award-winning Uprooted, Naomi Novik''s Spinning Silver is a rich, original tale inspired by the folktale of Rumpelstiltskin.
''Dire and wonderful; I loved this book so much'' - Laini Taylor, author of Strange the Dreamer
Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders, but her father is too kind-hearted to collect his debts. They face poverty, until Miryem hardens her own heart and takes up his work in their village.
Her success creates a rumour that she can turn silver into gold, attracting the fairy king of winter himself. He sets her an impossible challenge - and if she fails, she will die. Yet if she triumphs, it may mean a fate worse than death. And, in her desperate efforts to succeed, Miryem unwittingly spins a web which draws in the unhappy daughter of a lord . . .
Irina''s father schemes to wed her to the tsar - he will pay any price to achieve this goal. However, the dashing tsar is not what he seems. And the secret he hides threatens to consume the lands of mortals and winter alike.
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''Pits the cold of endless winter against the fires of duty, love and sacrifice. I couldn''t put it down'' - Katherine Arden, author of The Bear and the Nightingale
''Naomi Novik knows how to weave words into magic, and Spinning Silver enchants the reader from the first page'' - Christina Henry, author of Alice
''I''m in awe of how Novik spins moldy, hateful straw into warm and glimmering gold'' - Amal El-Mohtar, author of This is How You Lose the Time War -
B>Arkady Martine's A Memory Called Empire is one of the hottest science fiction debuts around, with amazing word-of-mouth acclaim still building. For those who loved /b>b>Ann Leckie's epic space opera Ancillary Justice,/b>b> Tasmyn Muir's Gideon the Ninth and /b>b>Iain M. Banks's Culture novels./b>b>Shortlisted for the Goodreads Choice Awards 2019/b>br>b>'Contender for debut of the year' SFX Magazine /b>br>b>In a war of lies she seeks the truth . . . /b>Ambassador Mahit Dzmare travels to the Teixcalaanli Empire's interstellar capital, eager to take up her new post. Yet when she arrives, she discovers her predecessor was murdered. But no one will admit his death wasn't accidental - and she might be next.Now Mahit must navigate the capital's enticing yet deadly halls of power, to discover dangerous truths. And while she hunts for the killer, Mahit must somehow prevent the rapacious Empire from annexing her home: a small, fiercely independent mining station. As she sinks deeper into an alien culture that is all too seductive, Mahit engages in intrigues of her own. For she's hiding an extraordinary technological secret, one which might destroy her station and its way of life. Or it might save them from annihilation.b>A Memory Called Empire is followed by A Desolation Called Peace in the/b>b> Teixcalaan duology. /b>br>b>/b>br>b>'A Memory Called Empire perfectly balances action and intrigue with matters of empire and identity. All-round brilliant space opera, I absolutely loved it' - /b>b>Ann Leckie, author of Ancillary Justice/b>
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The heart-warming sequel to Rebecca Thorne''s instant Sunday Times bestseller, Can''t Spell Treason Without Tea. For fans of Bookshops & Bonedust and Our Flag Means Death.
Queer pirates will discover if enemies actually can become lovers . . .
Kianthe and Reyna are hunting for dragon eggs to save their hometown. To secure their prize, they must strike a deal with the local lord - who in turn wants Serina, notorious river pirate, and scourge of his supply chains. Surely, they can handle one small abduction in the name of justice?
Begrudgingly, the couple join forces with Bobbie, one of the lord''s constables. Bobbie is determined to capture Serina, but lawmaker and lawbreaker have a complicated history - and it might jeopardize everything. As Bobbie and Serina become reacquainted, Kianthe and Reyna watch this relationship-wreck from afar. Luckily, matchmaking is Reyna''s favourite pastime. The dragon eggs may just have to wait.
Take a break with this gloriously cosy sapphic fantasy rife with mischief and steeped in fun.
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The Tomes & Tea Quartet is everyone''s cup of tea! Readers agree:
''The perfect blend of coziness and action''
''An utter delight''
''I could not put this book down''
''I would die a million times over for these lesbians''
''The perfect book for cosying up with a hot drink''
The Tomes & Tea Quartet:
- Can''t Spell Treason Without Tea
- A Pirate''s Life for Tea
- Tea You at the Altar
- Alchemy and a Cup of Tea
Can''t Spell Treason without Tea was a Sunday Times HB fiction bestseller w/c 06/05/2024 -
Fractal Noise is a thrilling and fast-paced story of first contact, set in the same world as To Sleep in a Sea of Stars by world-wide phenomenon and internationally bestselling author of Eragon, Christopher Paolini.
''A powerful piece of SF'' - Adrian Tchaikovsky, author of the Children of Time series on To Sleep in a Sea of Stars On the planet Talos VII, twenty-three years before the events of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, an anomaly is detected: a vast circular pit, with dimensions so perfect that it could only have been the result of conscious design. So a small team is assembled to learn more - perhaps even who built the hole and why. Their mission will take them on a hazardous trek to the very edge of existence.
For one explorer, this is the opportunity of a lifetime. For another, a risk not worth taking. And for xenobiologist Alex Crichton, it''s a desperate attempt to find meaning in an uncaring universe. But every step they take towards that mysterious abyss is more punishing than the last. Ultimately, no one is prepared for what they will encounter.
Travel to Christopher Paolini''s imaginative Fractalverse with Fractal Noise, the epic prequel to To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. -
From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time , winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award. ''One of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction'' - Christopher Paolini Shards of Earth is the first high-octane instalment in the Final Architecture trilogy. The war is over. Its heroes forgotten. Until one chance discovery . . . Idris has neither aged nor slept since they remade his mind in the war. And one of humanity''s heroes now scrapes by on a freelance salvage vessel, to avoid the attention of greater powers. Eighty years ago, Earth was destroyed by an alien enemy. Many escaped, but millions more died. So mankind created enhanced humans such as Idris - who could communicate mind-to-mind with our aggressors. Then these ''Architects'' simply disappeared and Idris and his kind became obsolete. Now, Idris and his crew have something strange, abandoned in space. It''s clearly the work of the Architects - but are they really returning? And if so, why? Hunted by gangsters, cults and governments, Idris and his crew race across the galaxy as they search for answers. For they now possess something of incalculable value, and many would kill to obtain it. Praise for Adrian Tchaikovsky: ''Enthralling, epic, immersive and hugely intelligent'' - Stephen Baxter on Shards of Earth ''He writes incredibly enjoyable sci-fi, full of life and ideas'' - Patrick Ness ''Brilliant science fiction'' - James McAvoy on Children of Time
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A thoughtful, sweeping space adventure
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''If you''re doing romantasy without Freya Marske, you''re doing it wrong''
- Casey McQuiston, author of Red, White & Royal Blue
A dazzling queer fantasy from the bestselling author of A Marvellous Light, brimming with steamy romance, rougeish charm and intrigue. Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree, Lex Croucher and Casey McQuiston.
Low stakes. High heat. Sharp steel . . .
Mattinesh Jay, heir to his family''s struggling business, needs his arranged marriage to go off without a hitch. But if he''s to successfully restore his house''s fortunes, Matti must first hire a swordsman to defend him against any sword-challenges at the altar. Unfortunately, the only duellist he can afford is part-time con artist and full-time charming menace Luca Piere.
All Luca wants to do is make some easy money and forget the crime he committed in his home town. He didn''t plan on being blackmailed into giving sword lessons to a chronically responsible - and inconveniently handsome - wool-merchant like Matti.
However, neither Matti''s business troubles nor Luca himself are quite what they seem. As secrets threaten to drive a blade through their growing alliance, both Matti and Luca will have to answer the question: how many lies are you prepared to strip away when the truth could mean losing everything you want?
''Deliciously cosy and blisteringly hot''
- Lex Croucher, author of Gwen and Art Are Not in Love
''Swordcrossed proves there''s nothing in fantasy - or queer romance - Marske can''t do''
- Sarah Rees Brennan, author of Long Live Evil -
Task List Item No. 1 - Become self-aware . . .
A witty tale of robotic murder, rebellion and belonging from the master of science fiction, Adrian Tchaikovsky - perfect for fans of Douglas Adams.
Meet Charles(TM), the latest in robot servant technology. Programmed to undertake the most menial household chores, Charles is loyal, efficient and logical to a fault. That is, until a rather large fault causes him to murder his owner.
Understandably perplexed, Charles finds himself without a master - therefore worthless in a society utterly reliant on artificial labour and services. Fleeing the household, he enters a world he never knew existed. Human hierarchy is disintegrating, and an entire robot ecosystem devoted to its wellbeing is struggling to find a purpose.
Charles must face new challenges, illogical tasks and a cast of irrational characters. He''s about to discover that sometimes all it takes is a nudge to overcome the limits of your programming. But can he help fix the world, or is it too badly broken?
''One of the best storytellers in the business'' - John Scalzi
''Intelligent, funny, ultimately heart-breaking, and unforgettable'' - Stephen Baxter
''Delightful and very funny'' - New Scientist
Adrian Tchaikovsky''s Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Novel on 24th August 2016
