Popular Science-Fiction

From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Memory is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time and Children of Ruin. They dreamed of a new home. They woke to a nightmare. On Imir, Captain Holt founded a new colony on an empty world. In the process, he created hope and a new...

In Snow Crash, Neal Stephenson takes readers on a thrilling journey into a dystopian future where the line between virtual and physical realities becomes dangerously blurred. Set in a hyper-commercialised America, it follows the adventures of Hiro Protagonist, an ace hacker and the finest samurai swordfighter in the Metaverse—a digital realm where anything goes. The Metaverse is a digital landscape...

The galaxy is burning. With the Cielcin united under one banner, the Sollan Empire stands alone after the betrayal of the Commonwealth. The Prophet-King of the Cielcin has sent its armies to burn the worlds of men, and worse, there are rumours... whispers that Hadrian Marlowe is dead, killed in the fighting. But it is not so. Hadrian survived with...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ⭐ ⭐ SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION ⭐ ⭐ 'A joyously funny and absurd steampunk frolic that satirises both the era in which it is set and our own age' – FINANCIAL TIMES From the creators of the acclaimed audio drama podcast Victoriocity comes a cosy sci-fi mystery set...

An Ursula Le Guin-like grace . . . Ten out of ten New York Times Science fiction meets fantasy in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Elder Race. A junior anthropologist on a distant planet must break all the rules to save the planet from an unbeatable foe. Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But...

The military science fiction sequel to his extraordinary Old Man's War, John Scalzi's The Ghost Brigades is the second in The Old Man's War series. Who can you trust, if you can't trust yourself? Three hostile alien races have united against humanity, determined to halt our expansion into space. The mastermind behind this lethal alliance is a traitor - Charles...

WINNER OF THE 2016 ARTHUR C. CLARKE AWARD A race for survival among the stars... Humanity's last survivors escaped Earth's ruins to find a new home. But when they find it, can their desperation overcome its dangers? WHO WILL INHERIT THIS NEW EARTH? The last remnants of the human race left a dying Earth, desperate to find a new home...

In My Name Is Nobody, Matthew Richardson delivers a gripping debut spy thriller that seamlessly blends the high-stakes intrigue of Homeland with the deft, nuanced espionage of Spooks. The novel dives into the shadowy world of international espionage, where loyalty is tested, and betrayal is a permanent risk. Solomon Vine, an adept MI6 operative, finds himself suspended after a mission...

A 2024 literary highlight in the Sunday Times, BBC, Grazia, Dazed, Sunday Express, GQ, i-D, Stylist, Bookseller and Literary Friction 'Outrageously brilliant' ELEANOR CATTON 'Make room on your bookshelves for a new classic' MAX PORTER 'Thought-provoking and horribly clever' ALICE WINN 'Funny, moving, original, intelligent, beautifully written' NATHAN FILER 'Electric, charming, whimsical and strange' EMILY HENRY 'Within the first couple...

'Pure Pulley' STUART TURTON 'Joyful and profound' CATRIONA WARD 'Simply unputdownable' THOMAS D. LEE 'A work of staggering genius' IMRAN MAHMOOD 'Charming and funny and perfectly paced' TEMI OH 'A spiritual heir to Terry Pratchett' ROBIN STEVENS 'Book of the year for me' LAUREN JAMES January Stirling was one of the principal dancers of London's Royal Ballet. Now he's a...

For the first time, all of the short fiction set in James S. A. Corey's New York Times bestselling Expanse series is available in this collection - including a brand new novella. Now a major television series on Prime. Contents: Drive The Butcher of Anderson Station The Churn Gods of Risk The Vital Abyss Strange Dogs Auberon Memory's Legion For...

A bio-engineered dog fights for its life and its right to life. From the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of Children of Time. My name is Rex. I am a good dog. Rex is not your average canine. Standing seven feet tall at the shoulder, reinforced with bulletproof armour, and bristling with heavy calibre weaponry, he is a fearsome creation....

The Last Duel by Eric Jager is a riveting and atmospheric true story that transports readers to the tumultuous fourteenth century. The narrative centres on a gripping trial by combat between a knight and a squire, set against a backdrop of war, plague, and anarchy, interspersed with themes of honour, chivalry, and courtly love. The event, known as "the duel...