Dark Light - format ePub

'A hectic ride, through slaloms of audacious complexity, irreverent ingenuity and paradox as purposeful as it is playful' - SFX'Magnificent ... a series you'd be wise to follow from the start' - GUARDIANFor...

'...a video game espionage novel where MacLeod deftly mixes Eastern European intrigue with underground gamer culture to create a terrific political thriller. MacLeod is one of io9's chief muses, and his...

'As ever, MacLeod's depiction of the near future is achieved through solid characterisation and brilliant detail. His forte is the depiction of how belief systems can corrupt, and The Night Sessions is...

'Insightful and ingenious . . . Intrusion is both horrific and comic, and deals movingly with the consequences of genetic fixes' - GUARDIAN'Intrusion is a finely-tuned, in-your-face argument of a novel...

'AN EXCEPTIONAL BLEND OF INTERNATIONAL POLITICS, HARD SCIENCE, AND FIRST CONTACT' Michael Mammay, author of the Planetside series'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFXScience fiction legend Ken MacLeod begins...

'A modern-day George Orwell' - SFX'A hectic ride, through slaloms of audacious complexity, irreverent ingenuity and paradox as purposeful as it is playful' - GUARDIANThe Second Sphere is thousands of...

'"Cosmonaut Keep" is a portal to a deeply imagined future history that parlays X-Files paranoia about Area 51 and alien Greys into a vast interstellar community watched over by microcosmic gods.' - Paul...

Iain Banks is celebrated as a novelist and science fiction writer. It is less well known that his first published work was the poem '041', in New Writing Scotland in 1983. Like the poems that appeared...

Alba ad Astra - Scotland's forgotten history of space explorationEdited by Madeleine ShepherdIntroductions by Ken MacLeod and Pippa Goldschmidt The first human being in space was Russian. The first man...

Forever is a new monthly science fiction magazine that features previously published stories you might have missed. Each issue will feature a novella, a brief interview with the novella's author, two...

Award winning science fiction magazine - published in Scotland for the Universe New StoriesChris Barnham – Everywhere is Everywhere and Anywhere Else is NowhereBo Balder – Shrink the MountainMonica Louzon –...

New stories from: Aliya Whiteley, Robert Runté, Laura Duerr and featuring a Mug Story from Ken MacLeodSF poetry from: G. ToroBook Reviews:  Warship by Neil Asher, Driftwood by Marie BrennanArt: Stephen...

Clarkesworld is a Hugo Award-winning science fiction and fantasy magazine. Each month we bring you a mix of fiction (new and classic works), articles, interviews and art. Our November 2014 issue contains:...

Stories from: Aliya Whiteley, D.A. Xiaolin Spires, David F. Schultz, Fiona Moore, Gary Gibson, Haruka Mugihara , Jeff Hunter, Ken MacLeod, Laura Duerr, Laura Watts, Michael F Russell, Michael TeasdaleWinning...

After only 3 years in existence Shoreline of Infinity Science Fiction Magazine won the  British Fantasy Society Award 2018 for best magazine/periodical.To celebrate this occasion we decided to publish...

Suite à des démêlés avec la loi, un individu au passé suspect accepte de redresser la situation dans le système stellaire de Wolf 359, victime d'une implosion civilisationnelle. Malgré l'état lamentable...

Dans cette Histoire alternative, la seconde guerre mondiale se poursuit entre les USA et l'URSS...

'Descent is politically engaged, brimming with smart ideas and shot through with a mordant wit. The novel is dedicated to the memory of MacLeod's friend Iain M. Banks, and one feels that the future of...

'Thought-provoking and entertaining, this highly original first-contact story should please any science fiction reader.' - School Library Journal'Mind-expanding science fiction at its best; it is no surprise...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyTHE FERMI ARE AWAKE. With the...

'Science fiction's freshest new writer...MacLeod is a fiercely intelligent, prodigiously well-read author who manages to fill his books with big issues without weighing them down.' - SALON'Engaged, ingenious,...

'Distinctive, politically challenging, both tantalizing and satisfying.' - Kirkus Reviews'This man's going to be a major writer.' - Iain BanksFighting has spread across the Middle East and Central Asia...

'Stylish, witty, and engaging!' - San Diego Union Tribune'Exciting...Accessible to the average reader as well as the hardcore SF fan. This is a work sure to keep the reader on the edge of her seat.' -...

'IF YOU LIKE SCIENCE FICTION YOU WILL LOVE THIS. . . A ROLLICKING GOOD READ' Scotsman on Beyond the Hallowed Sky'MACLEOD'S BEST BOOK TO DATE' SFX on Beyond the Hallowed SkyHumanity has taken to the stars,...

'Prose sleek and fast as the technology it describes . . . watch this man go global' - Peter F. Hamilton'MacLeod's novels are fast, funny and sophisticated. There can never be enough books like these:...

'Exciting...Accessible to the average reader as well as the hardcore SF fan. This is a work sure to keep the reader on the edge of her seat.' - Romantic Times Bookclub'For my money, Ken MacLeod is the...

'There is more than a hint of a heroic ethic here, though the hero in question may be more like Milton's Satan than Captain Future. As much fun as [MacLeod's] books provide, it's that fierceness, that...

'[The Corporation Wars] is a tasty broth of ideas taking in virtual reality, artificial intelligence, the philosophy of law and disquisitions on military ethics.' - The Herald'MacLeod manages big Ideas...

'He is writing revolutionary science fiction. A nova has appeared in our sky.' - Kim Stanley Robinson'Engaged, ingenious, and wittily partisan, Ken MacLeod is a one-man revolution, SF's Billy Bragg' -...

'For my money, Ken MacLeod is the current champion of the very smartest kind of New Space Opera... every variation on his themes produces something worth re-reading.' - LOCUS'MacLeod manages big Ideas...

He thought he understood who he was.Then the stars whispered something else.He was just trying to escape a dead-end life. But what he finds instead is a gateway—one that changes his body, blurs the lines...

In a world where feelings are data and emotions can be bought, hacked, or deleted, trust has become the most dangerous currency of all.Tess Riley is a certified empathy engineer — a designer of customized...

Decadent cyberpunk cities. Giant mechs and monsters. Greek mythology retold like no other. Before the rampage of the colossi, before the killer cyborg Persephone was made... there was the rule of the...

A captivating and eventful story set in the abandoned city of Mirath, a place shrouded in fog and shrouded in mystery. The city's mysterious past is linked to an ancient energy source known as the "Heart...

FLAME IN THE BLOOD On the scorched streets of Emberlow, fire is forbidden—so Kaelen hides the flames in her blood.Until the day she uses her magic to save a child, and the Dominion brands her with a living...

Clara sat quietly on the porch, the evening breeze rustling the leaves of the trees around her. Mark was inside, finishing up some work, and Larissa was happily playing in the yard with the babysitter....

9 Short Stories:Tonight is Christmas, This is What You Get, Stumbrick Witches, Night Mirror, Alone on Saturday Night, The Cabin, BLUE, Burn Yourself at the Stake, Wolf & Sheep: Vendetta1 Micro Novel:...

Lyra never expected her life to spiral into chaos the night her wolf was bound and her freedom stolen. As punishment for a crime she didn't commit, her own brother sold her into servitude, leaving her...

When the stars fall silent, hope must arise.In a future where Earth has been left in ash and humanity is swept away among the stars, survival hinges on one fragile hope: the Flame of Life—a seed capable...

** THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER **Discover the dystopian novel that started a phenomenon.Offred is a Handmaid in The Republic of Gilead. She is placed in the household of The Commander, Fred Waterford...

All animals are equal but some animals are more equal than others. The animals at Manor Farm have had enough of Farmer Jones – he’s drunk, reckless and cares little for their welfare. When the...

Published in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of George R. R. Martin’s landmark series, this lavishly illustrated special edition of A Game of Thrones—with gorgeous full-page illustrations in...

How far would you go for happily ever after?'An unputdownable fairy tale' Kerri Maniscalco, New York Times bestselling author of Kingdom of the WickedFrom the #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of the...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Children of Dune, the third book in one of the most influential series of all time, which has inspired countless other...

A dangerous alliance between a Vampyre bride and an Alpha werewolf becomes a love deep enough to sink your teeth into in this new paranormal romance from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love...

A funny, emotional and uplifting novel from the French Marian Keyes. 'Heartwarming' Good Housekeeping'A gorgeous story, charming and funny and poignant' Nicola Cornick For fans of Ruth Hogan, Veronica...

This ebook contains Oscar Wilde's complete works. This edition has been professionally formatted and contains several tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook)...

The instant number one Sunday Times bestseller and thrilling sequel to the global phenomenon, Fourth Wing! THE IRON FLAME PAPERBACK EDITION INCLUDES A BRAND NEW CHAPTER FROM XADEN'S POINT OF VIEW!'Yarros...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for more than half a century,...

DON'T BE THE LAST TO DISCOVER THE SERIES THAT EVERYONE CAN'T STOP TALKING ABOUT: 'Pure escapism - think Hunger Games meets Fifty Shades' The Sun'We weren't expecting to become obsessed . . . but we very...

For the readers who are moody, feisty, and in another world may also be stabby. She's her Captain's protector, and he's a rival Captain who just couldn't mind his own business.A Grim Pirates Fantasy With...

BIG BROTHER IS WATCHING YOU Newspeak, Doublethink, Big Brother, the Thought Police - the language of 1984 has passed into the English language as a symbol of the horrors of totalitarianism. George Orwell's...

One of the BBC's '100 Novels That Shaped Our World' HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Winston Smith rewrites history. It’s his...

WINNER OF THE HUGO AWARD FOR BEST ALL-TIME SERIES The Foundation series is Isaac Asimov’s iconic masterpiece. Unfolding against the backdrop of a crumbling Galactic Empire,...

The hauntingly prophetic classic novel. Over 1 million copies sold in the UK. Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to burn books, which are forbidden, being...

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma...

What The Lord of the Rings is to fantasy, Dune is to science fiction. Presenting Dune Messiah, the sequel to one of the most influential works of all time, which has inspired countless other stories for...

THE INSPIRATION FOR HBO AND SKY TV’S EMMY NOMINATED HOUSE OF THE DRAGON. Centuries before A Game of Thrones, an even greater game began, one that set the skies alight with dragon...

'It does everything you'd expect of a masterpiece - and it is one' Sunday Express'Hums and crackles with delicious unease' Independent'Captivating' The Sunday Times'An absorbing thriller' Mail on SundayNO...

The Others have been around for over a century now. A hunter that is descended from Al Capone has a drunken affair with a woman that is a werecat. His daughter is born half werecat and half her father...