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Instant No. 1 Sunday Times & New York Times Bestseller, Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil is a twisting tale of power, immortality and the terrifying price of freedom from V. E.
Schwab. This beautiful, collectable paperback edition features a striking sprayed edge. Three women share one desire: to break the rules men use to bind them.
1532. León, Spain: María, wild and wily, knows beauty is her only currency. So when an alluring stranger offers her a dark alternative path, María makes a desperate choice.
1827. London: Charlotte lives a cloistered life, her heart full of impossible wants. Swept away by a beautiful widow's invitation, Charlotte discovers she can buy her freedom – if she sells her soul.
2019. Boston: Alice moved across the world to escape her past. But a one-night stand gives her a thirst for answers .
. . and retribution.
Defying time and all odds, these women’s fates become tangled like roots. This is a story about life: how it ends, and how it starts again. * 'A rich, lush labyrinth of a book .
. . It had me by the throat from the first page'– Emma Stonex, author of The Lamplighters'Nobody can write like V.
E. Schwab'– Jodi Picoult, author of My Sister's Keeper'I absolutely devoured it . .
. It's utterly absorbing, atmospheric and perfectly gothic'– Bridget Collins, author of The Binding'Schwab has impressively woven a compelling character drama and feminist critique into a horror thriller . .
. goes down as easy as that happy-hour cocktail'– The New York Times‘Spanning centuries, this entrancing queer love story follows three women . .
. Lyrical and immersive’– Cosmopolitan V. E.
Schwab's Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 16/06/2025
The Sunday Times Bestseller
The City of Ilnaen is on fire. Dragons fill the skies. Traitors fill the streets.
Across millennia, The Order have stood as the guardians of the mortal realm. But four hundred years before Calen Bryer picked up a sword, a red moon rose over the continent of Epheria and the world changed forever.
There are those who believe The Order had lost its way. That it is corrupt, indulgent, and deceitful. That it has abandoned the oaths sworn so long ago. In the city of Ilnaen, brothers and sisters turn upon each other, dragons war in fire and fury, and gods reach their hands into the world.
This is a night that will echo through all time. This is the fall of The Order. This is where it all began.
The Fall is the first novella set in the world of The Bound and The Broken.Publisher : The Broken Binding Publishing
Publisher : The Broken Binding Publishing
Author: Ryan Cahill
Publication date : 23 Jun. 2026
Edition : New
Language : English
Print length : 92 pages
ISBN-10 : 183698006X
ISBN-13 : 978-1836980063
Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he's fighting for his life. When a mysterious hacker takes control of Hundred Kingdoms, Jack is trapped inside the fantasy VR world along with millions of other players.
But Jack is in a worse predicament. He's cornered in the very tower the terrorists have taken as their base; the only free player left within its walls. Even worse, in the real world, his body lies in a sweltering room with no hope of relief.
Playing the profession-based Scavenger class, and at a low level, Jack's prospects of fighting his way out are next to impossible. Crafting gear, traps, and weapons, allying with a deadly dungeon master and an AI he can't fully trust, Jack is in a race against time to save not just himself but the millions of players held hostage. Battle Spire is a meeting of World of Warcraft and Die Hard, using crunchy LitRPG mechanics with a heavy focus on crafting.
Listeners can expect to find in depth item and spell descriptions, along with stat tables and profession recipes.
Format:
Hardback
406 pages
Publisher: Elemental Arts
ISBN:9781068756313
Published:1 Feb 2025
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He was never meant to be anything more than a memory. But now he’s back… and more magnetic than ever.
Three years after a secret weekend in the Swiss Alps, Alora Sorenson thought she’d completely moved on from the mysterious man who turned her world upside down. That is until Edward Prescott walks back into her life: richer, more powerful, and even harder to resist. As the billionaire owner of the world’s largest casino empire, Edward is the definition of untouchable.
He’s a dark, commanding force in a world of high society, luxury yachts, and ruthless enemies. Alora prefers a serene and simple life, surrounded by antiques and vintage fashion. She doesn’t belong in his world, and yet… she’s never stopped wanting him.
But behind his intoxicating charm lie hidden dangers, and in the shadows of the Riviera, will the past reemerge and destroy everything?Secrets brought them together. But will they also tear them apart?
Author: T L Swan
Fresh, funny and criminally addictive’ HANNAH GRACE‘I had a blast with this slasher-romance mashup’ ALICIA THOMPSONA hilarious, swoony and downright terrifying slasher rom-com about a movie fanatic who gets caught in the middle of a murder spree at a speed-dating event and must use her encyclopedic knowledge of the romance and horror genres to make it as a real-life Final Girl. For fans of Love in the Time of Serial Killers, Butcher & Blackbird and anyone who's always wanted to see the perfect mash-up of Scream and nostalgic 00s romantic comedies in a book. When Jamie’s best friend drags her to a speed-dating event, she knows what to expect . .
. mediocre men and the opportunity to eat her feelings later. She’s not expecting a blackout and for her date to be gruesomely killed at their table.
After the lights come back on, Jamie sees more bodies on the floor. Knowing there’s strength in numbers, she pulls together a band of would-be survivors to escape. Armed with makeshift weapons and Jamie’s extensive knowledge of what NOT to do in a slasher movie – starting with not splitting up – the group try to find a way out whilst the killer stalks them.
But is he simply picking them off or is he playing some sick game to woo one of the daters and turn them into his real-life Final Girl?Nothing speeds up love like fighting for your life and Jamie somehow finds herself in a love triangle despite the potentially deadly consequences. Has she finally found true love or does the prospect of death via machete-wielding psychopath mean she’s already met her match?Speed Dating Trope SheetFatal flirtingTrapped together in a nightclubChoose the survivorReaders are OBSESSED with this killer love story‘This felt like if Scream was a love story and I’m so here for it!’‘The suspense, the romance, the fear . .
. I couldn’t put it down’‘Packed full of fantastic pop-culture references, an excellent leading lady and plenty of twists and turns’‘A fantastic tribute to the slasher genre and the final girls we love to root for’‘It kept me on the edge of my seat and made me seconded guess everything’
Hardback
Author: Shailee Thompson
In the next book in the romantasy Moon Chasers series from New York Times bestselling author Sophie Jordan, two werewolf hunters play a sexy game of cat and mouse in an exhilarating blend of romance and adventure—now with a stunning new cover!Love and let die... After a savage lycan attack destroyed her parents, Kit March has ignored the rules saying only men can be hunters and dedicated her life to destroying lycans. Her profession is hell on her love life, but she’s been resigned to the lack of romance until she meets sinfully sexy European werewolf hunter Rafe Santiago.
Unfortunately, Rafe is a man with a mission: eradicate rogue hunters from the American branch...and the foremost name on his list is Kit March. Rafe has always put business before pleasure, but something about this feisty yet vulnerable woman is doing strange things to a man who has never before allowed his emotions to get the better of him. The merciless hunter excels at eliminating threats, but he doesn't know how to handle the threat Kit poses to his heart.
The world of lycans has always been black and white. But now, suddenly, the rules are changing. Forces that have been brewing for generations put Kit and Rafe in terrible danger, and nothing they confront is quite as it seems...including each other.
Is the passion between them just as illusory? Or is it the only thing real?
"Filled with so much love, heart, and delicious baked goods." – Rebecca Thorne, USA Today bestselling author of Can't Spell Treason Without TeaFrom the beloved author of the Adenashire series comes a brand-new, delightful cosy romantasy about a wicked witch, a gentle orc, and a love spell gone right. ***As Fraywell's self-proclaimed villainess, Iris needs a fearsome enforcer. Instead, she gets Talon: a half-orc as sweet as the cookies he bakes – and just as irresistible.
Iris Weyward wants to be bad. Truly bad. Terrifyingly, gloriously villainous.
But after helping her sisters unleash a spell to throw the realm into chaos, Iris is left feeling strangely empty – and not at all like the villain of her dreams. So, she sets off for the quiet town of Fraywell to build her wicked legacy alone. Things start promisingly: a crooked little cottage, a reputation for curses and potions, and a healthy dose of fear from the locals.
But when her ogre bodyguard disappears, Iris needs new muscle. Good thing a fearsome orc just toppled over in her yard. Naturally, she decides to reanimate him.
It's a perfect solution. Only, Talon isn't the brooding warrior she was hoping for. He's gentle.
He bakes. Worst of all, he's nice. But Iris can't possibly have a thing for her new employee.
She's supposed to be the most wicked witch in town!While Iris struggles to turn Talon into the enforcer she deserves, her sisters arrive seeking help – their magic is fading, and the cause may be closer than any of them realise. The timing couldn't be worse, and falling for an orc wasn't supposed to be part of her villain era, but love might turn out to be the best spell she's ever cast…Death Meets Cute plunges readers into an enchanting setting and a feel-good romantasy tale that genre fans will not want to miss. With J.
Penner’s trademark fantastical worldbuilding and comforting storytelling, this delightful cosy fantasy promises to be your next favourite escape!TropesCosy FantasyGrumpy x SunshineRomantasyMeet CuteWitches & Magic
DELUXE EDITION―a stunning hardcover featuring stenciled edges, two full-color custom maps, and a foil cover!
In this epic dystopian romantasy, one eldest daughter must fight for her survival in a world where birth order determines your fate―and defiance comes at a deadly cost.
The first children take up arms. The second children take up books. The third children are taken.
The Long Night is the final trial for Firstborn soldiers, and Bryn Ruelle must prove she can take a life―or face immediate exile. If she survives, she’ll graduate to defending the country’s borders against their magic-wielding neighbors. Bryn has never made a kill before tonight. By dawn, someone will be dead by her hands.
But when Bryn discovers a plot to kidnap the Lastborn, she must discern if the threat to her youngest sister is real, or merely a ruse to throw Bryn off her game. Her search for the truth forces her to work side-by-side with an alluring traitor-born enemy. As adrenaline and rage ignite a dangerous desire she refuses to name, Bryn must choose: her country, or her family? Her siblings, or herself?
A crossover fantasy perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and Fourth Wing.
Praise for Firstborn:
“I couldn’t put the book down.” ―Ann Liang, New York Times bestselling author of A Song to Drown Rivers
“Dark, propulsive, and unflinchingly sharp.” ―Aiden Thomas, New York Times bestselling author of Cemetery Boys
“[A] fierce, unstoppable heroine.” ―Claudia Gray, New York Times bestselling author of A Thousand Pieces of You
“A riveting romance and twists that made me gasp.” ―Julia Riew, New York Times bestselling author of The Last Tiger
Author: M. J. Hastings
Publication date : 1 Sept. 2026
Language : English
Print length : 464 pages
ISBN-10 : 1464244510
ISBN-13 : 978-1464244513
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She’s off-limits. He’s her brother’s best friend. Can she resist A Siren’s Call?
Ava Marino has always been the responsible one, unlike her older brother, Sam, the reckless drummer of Silent Oath. When Sam gets Ava a job with the band on their current tour after she loses her job, he assumes everything will be fine. But Ava’s world shifts the night she meets Cole, the six-foot-four, tattooed lead singer, with a smile that could melt the ice caps, eyes as dark and beautiful as the endless night sky, and a voice so captivating that it leaves her senses reeling.
An irresistible attraction pulls the pair together, will her fiercely overprotective brother's warning to stay away from her be enough to keep them apart?
Tropes:
Rockstar Romance
Brothers Best Friend
Forbidden Romance
Author : C.M. Harte
Publication date : 5 April 2025
Language : English
Print length : 433 pages
ISBN-10 : 1068408006
ISBN-13 : 978-1068408007
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Sophia is a down-to-earth single mom with a quiet strength, a fierce love for her son and a deadbeat ex determined to make her life difficult. She swore she’d never fall for another musician — that was until he came into her life.
Sam is the fun-loving drummer of Silent Oath. Who parties hard, laughs loud and hides his pain behind jokes and charm.
She’s the calm to his chaos. They shouldn’t work. They shouldn’t fit together.
He wants nothing more than to be worthy of her, but can he do that when everything around him, including the battles within himself, threatens to tear them apart?
What happens when the storm feels unyielding and shadows wait around every corner ready to pounce?
As their worlds collide, will they become the family they deserve? Or will Sam implode and take everyone with him…
FANTASY
Jack Kross only wanted to play the game. Now he's fighting for his life. When a mysterious hacker takes control of Hundred Kingdoms, Jack is trapped inside the fantasy VR world along with millions of other players.
But Jack is in a worse predicament. He's cornered in the very tower the terrorists have taken as their base; the only free player left within its walls. Even worse, in the real world, his body lies in a sweltering room with no hope of relief.
Playing the profession-based Scavenger class, and at a low level, Jack's prospects of fighting his way out are next to impossible. Crafting gear, traps, and weapons, allying with a deadly dungeon master and an AI he can't fully trust, Jack is in a race against time to save not just himself but the millions of players held hostage. Battle Spire is a meeting of World of Warcraft and Die Hard, using crunchy LitRPG mechanics with a heavy focus on crafting.
Listeners can expect to find in depth item and spell descriptions, along with stat tables and profession recipes.
Format:
Hardback
406 pages
Publisher: Elemental Arts
ISBN:9781068756313
Published:1 Feb 2025
Book #1 of the Becoming Light Series
Author: Sarah Long
266 pages, Hardback
ISBN: 9798986792309
Language: English
Genre: Regency Romantasy
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I was never meant to be the next Dragon suitor...
Mae:
Nothing can dampen social standing quite like spiritual possession and a vengeful dead sister.
1859. Emma Collins is heartbroken. The man she loves has just ripped out her heart and stomped all over it with his polished oxfords.
But things are about to get worse.
Old secrets she thought she’d buried begin resurfacing. Nightmarish hallucinations of Emma’s deceased sister bring forth her own guilt, and from these visions emerges Morgana, an ancient and powerful being.
Morgana has only one desire: Emma’s swift and brutal death.
With her grandmother’s help, Emma must find a way to destroy Morgana before she loses her life, and perhaps worse, her place in London society. Joining them on their quest is an odd family friend with deep secrets and an American who is too handsome for his own good.
When Emma learns the truth behind her sister’s ghost and Morgana’s deadly ambitions, she must make a decision that will not only alter the future of her family, but humanity itself.
Fans of Camelot retellings, ancient aliens, dark histories, and no-steam slow-burn romantic subplots will fall in love with this complete four-book otherworldly Victorian fantasy series.
Book one in The Dragon Queen
Author: Sarah Long
412 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1919286907
Language: English
Genre: Regency Romantasy
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I was never meant to be the next Dragon suitor...
Mae:
I never imagined my twelfth season in the Jarlton would make me a suitor to the enigmatic Dragon Prince. My only goal was to secure my younger sister’s future and salvage our family’s crumbling fortunes. Instead, I’m thrust into a world of royal intrigue, where winning the Prince’s favour is just the beginning.
But my true battle lies with Kael, the infuriatingly handsome tutor hiding a shadowed past—and secrets that could unravel everything I thought I knew about the kingdom.
Astrid:
Courtly balls and the Dragon Prince’s attention were never my dreams. I’ve always longed for a place on the High Council of Runemakers. But when my ambition crumbles, I’m left facing more than just whispered pity.
A mysterious illness is overtaking me and my closest friend. It has claimed generations of runemakers before us, and I must uncover their secrets before time runs out.
A Gilded Game is a spellbinding tale of love, betrayal, and resilience, perfect for readers craving a romantic fantasy like Bridgerton, but with dragons and rune magic.
Book I, The Shattered Shards, is a contemporary dark fantasy about the daughter of the Seelie Queen and Goblyn King, passing as a human girl in San Francisco, whose life detonates the night she finally lets herself care about someone.
Branwen is the secret heir carrying a sentient apocalyptic fire, BlackFyre, inside her, kept barely in check by an ancient talisman called the Wayfairer. After a quiet year of passing as a mortal student, walking home through Mission District fog with her new best friend Daphne and pretending she’s just another girl, assassins serving her Goblyn‑queen half‑sister smash into Daphne’s apartment to steal the Wayfairer and drag Branwen back.
Panicking, Branwen unleashes the BlackFyre to protect Daphne and her mother Elaine, obliterating their attackers but shattering the Wayfairer into nine shards scattered across the human city, the Seelie Roads, and the starving Goblyn realm. With nowhere safe left, the three of them flee to the only shelter they have: the warded Forest Hill house of Bram, the battle‑scarred knight who’s raised Branwen in hiding for centuries.
Holed up together, they become an uneasy found family trying to stay half a step ahead of the Goblyn Princess’s Handmaidens while tracking the shards that might be the only thing keeping Branwen from burning the world. Each piece she recovers (beginning with the drowned Aventurine shard in the wrecks beneath the Bay) makes her stronger but tightens the bond between her, the BlackFyre, and the sister who hunts her through dreams and cracks in the city’s bones.
As the Princess presses in and the fire whispers that everyone is safer if she lets it loose, Branwen has to decide whether she can stay human enough—for Daphne, for Elaine, for herself—while carrying a power designed to end Courts. The book ends with the Wayfairer only partly rebuilt, the Goblyn Court fully aware their lost heir lives in San Francisco, and Branwen and her makeshift family committed to finding the remaining shattered shards before the Princess does.
Publisher : Crow Animations
Author: Daniel Welynn
Publication date : 6 Mar. 2026
Language : English
Print length : 571 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8995315001
Author: Daniel Welyn
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Her eyes were drawn to a narrow, single-column, stone lectern and the book it held.
She looked at the dark lines on the pages. Blood. She studied the lines. The fabric of this realm was parted. Something was bound into the book but has now been released.
It has been over a thousand years since the seals between this reality and the dark realm of Kur were broken and the wraith-like gallus invaded the continent of Dannum.
When the former priest of An, Adaru, escapes from the tower where the restored seals lay that prevent the gallus from crossing realms, war consumes the land with Adaru's machinations. A kingdom falls, ancient powers awaken and the power of Kur is unleashed again.
The guardian Nanaya and her companions barely stopped the gallus last time, but the Darisam civilisation was annihilated those 1000 years ago, and the land reduced to a poisoned desert, but for one ancient tower. Nanaya is forced to confront the terrors of her past, terrors that took everyone she ever cared for. Nanaya, now advisor to the present king of Southcastle. fears the past will repeat itself.
Elsewhere, Baraka, a desperate treasure hunter from the arid Fringe States that border the vast desert of The Territory, discovers secrets that irrevocably change him; and Samuel, a young man working on his family's farm in the western kingdom of Royaume d'Occident, realises his dreams of adventure, but in doing so loses his innocence.
Kur corrupts the land as Adaru moves closer to realising his terrible ambition of breaking the seals again and Nanaya, now the last guardian in Dannum, knows she is not strong enough to stand against him alone.
CHOSEN OF THE DARK REALM is a new epic fantasy with a touch of darkness and flintlock. If you enjoy the works ofPeter V Brett,Brandon Sanderson,Raymond E Feist,Ryan CahillorJoe Abercrombie, this is for you.
David Cornford has been writing ever since David Gemmell invited him into his home, made him a cup of tea and tried to explain that Rocky was the best movie ever made.
Author : David Cornford
Publication date : 2 Feb. 2025
Language : English
Print length : 546 pages
ISBN-10 : 0646709836
ISBN-13 : 978-0646709833
Book #1 in The Flame Duology
Author: Alexia Muelle-Rushbrook
567 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1068741609
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy Adventure
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CAPTAIN NIALL HAS SPENT A LIFETIME RUNNING FROM A CROWN HE NEVER WANTED.
For centuries, the World’s Divide has marked the edge of existence—an impenetrable wall separating two worlds and keeping ancient wounds buried. On one side, the kingdom of Virisinigne now faces annihilation. On the other lies the unknown.
Under siege and sure to lose, the king of Virisinigne recalls his estranged seventh son—his last hope—and demands the impossible. Compelled by duty, Niall answers, expecting to be enlisted to fight. However, when his father hastily hands him a pendant, commands him to sail through the Divide, and plead for mercy, he begins to realise how unique his calling is.
Confronted by a realm shaped by magic, mistrust, and dragons, Niall wonders if he is truly the man for the job. But if he cannot be the prince he has spent his life trying to ignore and find a way to mend aeons of division in a world where all bow to a deity of fire, everything will burn…
In the Name of the Flame is an epic fantasy adventure featuring bonded dragons, rich world-building, found family, and a slow-burn, closed-door romance woven into a classic quest to save the world.
Book 1 in Seeded Souls
Author: Jenny Heselden
364 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 9781917287012
Language: English
Genre: Fantasy
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Unknown monsters have destroyed Aiplen and have their eye on the land of Galzias next.
When a Galzian village falls victim to mysterious monsters, the Galzian lords convene a meeting of the covenant. The tabled action fails to convince Lord Edward, so he takes matters into his own hands to protect his people. He learns that there is a powerful being controlling the monsters and he needs magic to defeat them.
Timid Elven priestess Elaneith hears the heart wrenching tales from the Aiplense refugees she heals. Only when a man implores her to use her magic to put an end to the threat does their plight hit home. Torn between her conscience and the limits of her healing magic, her goddess gives her a sign to go.
Edward and Elaneith set out on their quest with her sworn priest guard, a mischievous dark elf, a proud mercenary and a rash man bent on revenge. To succeed they'll have to put aside their differences, learn to trust each other to draw on all the strength they have.
As Elaneith wrestles with the most complicated spell she's ever seen, others try to steal one of the spell's ingredients from them to add fuel to the growing unrest in Galzias. She's further plagued by nature's decay, the sign of a starving world, whose screams she feels in her soul.
Can the stop the monsters in time and will it be enough to save Galzias?
Or are they just scratching the surface?
Book #2 of 3 in Warriors of Spirit and Bone
Author: Nick Snape
427 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1068641169
Language: English
Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy
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Where arcane magic and steampunk meet, dragons are built not born…
"Between smoking dilapidated cities, soul-infused mechanical constructs, resurrecting necromancers and wyrms wandering through the realms—this book conjures a dark ambiance that is largely unmatched by anything else I have read."‒‒ SFFInsiders
With the Veil Dragon, Nathair, under the Spirit Captain's control, Laoch pushes away the grief of his first encounter with the metal beast and hunts for a weapon to use against the coming Constructor invasion.
While he scours the abandoned city of their soul-eating foe, Queen Weister prepares for the coming war. Now a major player in the Overseer’s deception of her people, she struggles under a burden of guilt, seeking support in the last person in her life she wanted to depend on.
And the Unspoken rises on the wings of her artifice dragon to burn all before her. In her wake, the people turn to the Seven Houses for solace, and the Overseer’s grip upon the realm tightens in preparation for the true enemy.
For a soul-vampire emperor consumed by revenge has a new artifice, one that hungers to enslave and feed upon all that worship the Seven. The Kraken soulship, powered by stolen souls, chains ready to drain the dead, prepares for battle.
A dark fantasy that blends arcane science, steampunk, and magic, A City of Ashes is the second book in the Warriors of Spirit and Bone series is perfect for fans of Arcane, the dark intricacy of Michael Moorcock's Eternal Champion series and the gritty malice of Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy.
“The arcanepunk aesthetic is such a cool concept, and really delivers with gripping battles, wrenching losses, and twisted surprises.”‒ Justin Greer, author of The Garden Knight and Prophecy of Five fantasy series
“I hadn’t read any 'arcanepunk' before, but this has simply blown me away.” ‒ Indyman, SFFInsiders
“Nick Snape is one of those authors who zigs when others would zag. He left me surprised and almost holding my breath at parts. A City of Ashes is perfect for readers who like to walk in the dark spaces created by desperation and danger.”‒ Witty & Sarcastic Book Club Blog
"A work of coal-dark fantasy that is continually surprising, provocative, and compulsively entertaining." ‒ Self-Publishing Review
SCIENCE FICTION
Who can you trust if you can't trust yourself?
Estrel Beck doesn’t want to be a software salesman. Yet here he is, newly arrived in the city-state of Trinity, for a make-or-break meeting with the local Administration department. Under-prepared, under-motivated and over-sensitive, every little thing about this strange place seems to stress Estrel out. When he discovers a message, scrawled on the back of a napkin, in his own handwriting, telling him he’s trapped in a time loop, he knows for sure that he’s got himself in over his head. Then the Administration building explodes.
As Estrel struggles to make sense of his situation and find an escape, he is drawn into Trinity’s bizarre underworld and the struggles for power against Trinity’s corrupt Mayor Chaguartay. Echoes is a story about being trapped by your past choices and what it takes to break free.
Author: Phil Oddy
Language : English
Print length : 319 pages
ISBN-13 : 979-8871430675
Book #2 of The Wrecking Squad Series
Author: Nick Snape
308 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8283240008
Language: English
Genre: Galactic Empire Sci Fi
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A court conspiracy. A decrepit, gang-ladened space station, and the Bustan Navy on the way. What could possibly go wrong?
Recovering from the events aboard the Scourge, the Wrecking Squad return to Karal and their old job until the Emperor's Enforcer comes knocking. Forced to travel to the scum-laden Windward System, they are tasked with recovering a shipment of Marine wetware from Benetai, a rundown space station. Finding it filled with the barrel-scrapings of both human and Senti origin, they step into a gang war over the missing tech with the hated Bustan Navy on the way. Running out of time, they fall back on their old skills, only to discover their actions have consequences they're not prepared for.
Join Rebekah and her crew as they navigate conspiracies, in-fighting and battle tech, in their own inimitable style while keeping another deadly secret from the prying eyes of the Emperor's Court.
Where Firefly and The Expanse meet, with a dash of Aliens action in the mix, Butcher's Folly is the new book from Nick Snape, author of the hugely popular Weapons of Choice sci-fi series.
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Author: David W. Adams
502 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8291956496
Language: English
Genre: Dark Dystopian Sci Fi
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2151.
Earth is gone.
When an unknown vessel destroys Earth without warning, only one human woman survives, rescued by an alien Captain and placed into suspended animation.
The vessel is feared to belong to a people known only as 'The Decimators' who are rumoured to destroy all those they deem to be lesser species, before retreating to their own space on the edge of the galaxy.
However, 200 years later when the woman is unfrozen, she sets out to uncover the truth about The Decimators, her rescuers, and pursue a technology called the 'Resurrection Chamber,' which she believes can bring back humanity.
Her journey takes her across the galaxy, time and space encountering new friends and deadlier enemies. But one thing becomes very clear. As she gets further and further into the quest, she must ask herself one question...
How far will she go to bring back her people?
SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR
Book #1 in the The Frozen Planet Saga
Author: David W. Adams
282 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 978-1916582484
Language: English
Genre: Sci Fi Dystopian Alien Horror
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There is no salvation among the stars...
With every known planet, colony or settlement empty, ruined or completely destroyed, a desperate crew of humans onboard the starship Odyssey, hear rumours of a mythical phenomenon called The Horizon. This magical place on the edge of known space is believed to transport those who traverse it back in time to the moment they were at their happiest.
With only death, heartache and baron wastelands surrounding them, the crew of the Odyssey head towards the Horizon. However to reach this phenomenon, they must cross The Expanse - a 30-day trip through entirely empty space.
No light, no stars, no planets... nothing.
At least that's what they think...
From the author of the Maplestone trilogy, comes a new quartet of pure unbridled science fiction horror, with twists and turns around every bulkhead, and murderous carnivorous eyes in every shadow...
(Winner - Best Dystopian Sci-Fi 2024, Audiobookreviewer.com
Author: Zofia Von Huck
Language : English
Print length : 591 pages
ISBN-13 : 978-1763517028
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Infamous hacker Kristoph and his best friend, wealthy heiress and art student Elene barely escape with their lives after Kristoph is hired to download a top-secret file known as Plan43 from RamCo, the world’s most powerful Mega-Corporation.
In a bid to protect Elene from those who seek to use her name and her fortune, Kristoph urges her to run and hide. Too late he realises that he has inadvertently given her the file. Now he must find her and the plan before RamCo, and whoever set him up do.
Kristoph is aided in his search by Ariel, a drug-addicted spy who has been watching him for the past year and has fallen madly in love with him. Now that she has him, Ariel will go to any lengths to keep him, going so far as to take liberties with the truth. After all, now that he has her, why should he need another woman in his life?
As Kristoph delves into the workings of the Mega-Corps, trying to distinguish accurate information from Corporate propaganda, he finds that there are others searching for Plan43, others who seem to know a lot about him, making his search all the more urgent.
All the while Ariel’s obsession and manipulation grow ever more extreme and toxic, leaving Kristoph doubting himself and all that he thinks he knows.
How can he differentiate the truth from what others want him to believe? How can he find Elene and Plan43 when he cannot trust those who are supposedly helping him?
Mind Games expolores themes of loyalty, friendship, and romance, in a world of corporate corruption and media manipulation.
Author: Adam Bassett
260 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8990981911
Language: English
Genre: Cyberpunk Sci Fi Short Story Anthology
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A collection of eight stories, Digital Extremities shines a spotlight on ordinary people in a callous yet hopeful future. Set across small towns and remote islands, where neon flickers against old buildings and oaks, this collection paints a unique view of a traditionally cyberpunk setting.
In 2089, a woman miscarries and seeks a way to find peace amidst overwhelming grief. Years later, a young man must find a way to pay rent outside of his job at the glassblowing studio. A pair of students, excited to go to college, install new hardware that promises to improve their cognitive functions. A private investigator searches for a missing child who has a reputation for embarking on risky adventures. Each tale is shaped by love, loss, and perseverance, weaving a vision of life outside of the megacities.
Author: Damien Ober
336 pages, Hardback
ISBN 9781398535916
Language: English
Genre: Epic Sci Fi
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AN ENDLESS VOID. A POWERFUL ANOMALY. A QUEST FOR REVENGE. When The Sinker was a child, her home was destroyed by The Construct, a floating machine that consumes all in its path.
To survive, she fled into the void, a seemingly infinite nothingness where few dare venture, filled with floating, vertically stacked rocks. Some of these rocks are giant magnets, some burn with eternal flame and some are influenced by the presence of seemingly magical objects – anomalies that defy physical laws. For half a lifetime, The Sinker has wandered the void on a quest for knowledge, for understanding and for peace.
But when rumours reach her that The Construct is near again, she knows fate has come full circle. With the help of Crooked Arm – the heir to a shattered throne, who happens to possess the most powerful anomaly of all – the two of them set out on a mission to end the tyranny of The Construct forever. From one of the visionary writers of the Netflix series The OA comes a reality unlike anything you have ever encountered before. If you're ready, enter the void...
Book #1 of Weapons of Choice
Author: Nick Snape
231 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 979-8386329747
Language: English
Genre: First Contact Sci Fi
Hostile Contact (Weapons of Choice Book 1) 979-8386329747 £8.99 Format: paperback Language: English
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A failed military training exercise. An alien incursion, desperate and on the hunt. Survival is just the beginning…
'This is a moment in time humanity will never forget. Hostile Contact.' ★★★★★ Goodreads
Finn had thought he'd seen it all...but no...he had to admit...
Not quite everything...
There was a big universe out there and it was about to land in his lap.
Just how bad could it be?
Insubordinate and on the edge, Finn is a troubled war hero racked by guilt, overseen by an unyielding Commanding Officer while dragging his ragtag group of rookies through basic training. Suddenly caught up in a major global crisis, he joins with Gunner Zuri Zuberi, leading Delta Squad in a desperate struggle for survival when an alien incursion lands slap bang in the middle of their training session - killing indiscriminately and pitting inexperienced soldiers against the power of alien technology.
With the modern-day world panicking after the small alien force penetrates Earth's ineffective defences, a second incursion drops into the atmosphere, revealing more of the enemy’s capabilities. As losses mount, the world’s armed forces find themselves helpless to act when the aliens reveal a weapon that could change modern warfare forever.
This new alien tech breeds greed and mistrust amongst opposing countries. The need to be the first to acquire it, escalating beyond political conflict as governments circle, missiles at the ready.
Finding themselves alone in the fight for Earth's future, Delta Squad discover the aliens are more than they seem, and that alien technology can be just as deadly in the hands of humanity when they unearth the Weapons of Choice.
Read Hostile Contact, an action-packed sci-fi survival novel – where ‘Predator’ meets ‘Full Metal Jacket’ in a pulse-pounding, non-stop thrill ride.
'Fantastic Military Sci-Fi thriller...masterful' ★★★★★ B.R. Keid, author of Intrusion Protocol
'So looking forward to the next book. This is old-fashioned, page turning, sheer escapist Sci fi. Brilliant.' ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
'Sat up to all hours reading until I finished.' ★★★★★ Amazon Customer
'Compelling' ★★★★ Self-Publishing Review
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