Published By: SceptrePages: 368Released On: 14/05/2024 A boy meets a girl.The past meets the future.A finger meets a trigger.The beginning meets the end.England is forever. England must fall. In the near future, a disaffected civil servant is offered a lucrative job in a mysterious new government ministry gathering ‘expats’ from across history to test theContinue reading “The Ministry of Time – Kaliane Bradley”
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Mania – Lionel Shriver
Published By: The Borough PressPages: 288Released On: 11/04/2024 What if calling someone stupid was illegal? In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can call someone is ‘stupid’. Everyone is equally clever, and discrimination based on intelligence is ‘the last greatContinue reading “Mania – Lionel Shriver”
Panacea – Matt Niel Oosthuizen
Pages: 189Released On: 23/04/2023 Earth’s population: 1700: 6.0 x 10^81900: 1.65 × 10^92000: 6.14 x 10^92100: 1.087 x 10^102700: 3.15 x 10^52878: 024800: 1.4 x 10^2 History repeats itself, unless it prevents itself. Estranged parent and child civilizations collide. Who will win the fight for Planet B? ***** Thanks to Matt for gifting me aContinue reading “Panacea – Matt Niel Oosthuizen”
The Ferryman – Justin Cronin
Published By: OrionPages: 560Released On: 02/05/2023 The islands of Prospera lie in a vast ocean: in splendid isolation from the rest of humanity, or whatever remains of it. . .Citizens of the main island enjoy privileged lives, attended to by the support staff who live on a cramped neighbouring island, where whispers begin to growContinue reading “The Ferryman – Justin Cronin”
Weather Underwater – Kaisa Saarinen
Published By: Bellow PressPages: 232Released On: 15/05/2023 When the whole world is drowning, who can you trust to pull you safely to shore? It is the year 2050. In the UK, people have fled the flooded coastal cities, and daily essentials like drinking water and electricity are rationed by microchip. Mia, a shy orphan, andContinue reading “Weather Underwater – Kaisa Saarinen”
The Space Between Us – Doug Johnston
Published By: Orenda BooksPages: 305Released On: 02/03/2023 Lennox is a troubled teenager with no family. Ava is eight months pregnant and fleeing her abusive husband. Heather is a grieving mother and cancer sufferer. They don’t know each other, but when a meteor streaks over Edinburgh, all three suffer instant, catastrophic strokes… …only to wake up the following dayContinue reading “The Space Between Us – Doug Johnston”
Family Business – Jonathan Sims
Published By: OrionPages: 336Released On: 13/10/2022 JUST ANOTHER DEAD-END JOB. DEATH. IT’S A DIRTY BUSINESS. When Diya Burman’s best friend Angie dies, it feels like her own life is falling apart. Wanting a fresh start, she joins Slough & Sons – a family firm that cleans up after the recently deceased. Old love letters. PorcelainContinue reading “Family Business – Jonathan Sims”
Little Bird – Tiffany Meuret
Published By: Black SpotPages: 226Released On: 07/06/2022 The skeletons in the closet have nothing on the one in your backyard. Freshly divorced and grieving the death of her father, Josie Lauer caged herself inside her home. To cope with her losses, Josie follows a strict daily routing of work, playing with her dog, Po, andContinue reading “Little Bird – Tiffany Meuret”
Revenge of the Space Surfing Butt Monkeys- CD Gallant-King
Pages: 328Released On: 03/05/2022 Newfoundland, Canada, 1993. It’s been a year since a handful of kids defeated the Psycho Hose Beast in the sleepy town of Gale Harbour, Newfoundland. Our heroes have entered into the era of rollerblades, Super Nintendo and oversized plaid shirts… unless you’re a goth, then it’s the era of Maybelline eyeliner,Continue reading “Revenge of the Space Surfing Butt Monkeys- CD Gallant-King”
In Ora: The Land of the Superior – Sotto Voce
Pages: 361Released On: 29/09/2021 What is a superior modern world life? When humans have found keys to tailor genes, eradicate diseases, advanced physiques, intelligence, and technology? Luke found himself back in Ora, the land of the superior, where everyone was tall, beautiful, and perfect, a stark difference from his home, the Origin. When the divisionContinue reading “In Ora: The Land of the Superior – Sotto Voce”
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