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21.05.2008 |
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| by Ian Whates
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DIGITAL PLAGUE – Jeff Somers |
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Published by Orbit
In this high-octane sequel to last year’s The
Electric Church, humanity is careering towards
extinction and Avery Cates, the ‘Criminal King’
of New York, finds he will either be the executioner
or saviour of the whole world. As the author’s
UK editor Bella Paigan explains: “Jeff is a fiercely
talented author, who writes a distinctive fusion of
near-future SF and noirish thriller. The Digital
Plague is a high-action triumph, set in a dingy
and dystopian New York littered with strange tech and
Orwellian System Police. His anti-hero provides a suitably
deadpan commentary on his life and times – when
he's not dealing death or escaping execution that is!”
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| HOUSE
OF SUNS – Alastair Reynolds |
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Published by Gollancz
Space opera on a grand scale; classic in its intentions,
modern in its execution. Six million years ago, at the
very dawn of the starfaring era, Abigail Gentian fractured
herself into a thousand male and female clones: the
shatterlings. Sent out into the galaxy, these shatterlings
have stood aloof as they document the rise and fall
of countless human empires. But now something is trying
to destroy them and they have to find out who or what
it is before their ancient line is wiped out. |
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Published by Solaris
It takes an alien race to show us what humanity truly
is. This is the irony faced by a group of friends whose
lives are changed forever when the mysterious alien
race known as the Kéthani come to Earth bearing
a dubious but amazing gift: immortality.
Powerful themes underpin this novel’s rich narrative,
as world-changing events are reduced to a very personal
level, making them intimate and poignant without sacrificing
any of the drama.
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| IRON
ANGEL – Alan Campbell |
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Published by Tor
In this action-packed and absorbing follow-up to his
epic Scar Night, Alan Campbell propels readers
back into the world of Deepgate, the chained city which
is now in ruins and battling for its own survival –
and that of humankind. Set in a world of deities and
demons, fallen angels, gods and deadly Spine assassins,
Iron Angel follows the journey of Rachel and Dill, who
have survived the city’s fall. A stunning sequel
to Campbell’s acclaimed debut novel. |
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BORN – Arthur C. Clarke & Stephen Baxter |
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Published by Gollancz
The third and concluding volume of ‘A Time Odyssey’
brings us classic SF adventure from two of the biggest
names in the genre. A heady combination of high concept
SF, big engineering projects and human drama, in an
epic tale of altered histories and different Earths.
Arthur C. Clarke and Stephen Baxter scale new heights
of ambition and sheer story telling brio in what will
presumably be the last ever release of original fiction
to bear Sir Arthur’s name. |
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