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Acts of Destruction [MultiFormat]
by Mat Coward
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London in the near future: transport is horse-drawn, food is rationed, fuel is scarce and wastefulness is illegal. The Commonwealth of Britain, making virtues out of necessities, is determined to fashion a better life from the ruins of the old world. So much has changed in so short a time--but DI Greg Wallace and his North London Serious Crime Squad still have a full case list: there's a spate of thefts from factory rooftop gardens, illegal preachers on street corners, and a cartload of junk dum... more info>> (Published: 2009)
Words: 81819 - Reading Time: 233-327 min.
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Binding Energy [MultiFormat]
by Daniel Marcus
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In these nineteen stories, Marcus maps out possible futures and theoretical pasts, crisscrossing reality with fantasy, and weaving intricate storylines in the process. His characters are frightened and fragile, facing brave new worlds whilst retaining their humanity. If you want to know what the future really looks like, then look here. (Published: 2008)
Words: 73998 - Reading Time: 211-295 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Another Santana Morning [MultiFormat]
by Mike Dolan
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"Santana Morning" was originally published in 1970, but a quirk of fate has given it a forgotten history. The author, Mike Dolan, once lauded by the likes of Ray Bradbury slipped back into obscurity, resurfacing over thirty-five years later to put a new spin on these tales. (Published: 2008)
Words: 63786 - Reading Time: 182-255 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Fantasy
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Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music [MultiFormat]
by Elastic Press Authors
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What does music do for you? Is it an art form, mood enhancer, or just something to jump around to? From the orchestra pit to the mosh pit music inspires our lives, is universal and personal, futuristic yet primordial. As the soundtrack trigger to a thousand memories it can be seductive yet soulful, energetic and prophetic. But the immediacy of music has rarely been exploited within literature. Until now? In these stories writers use music as a springboard for their fiction, their characters live... more info>> (Published: 2006) British Fantasy Award Winner
Words: 103914 - Reading Time: 296-415 min.
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Going Back [MultiFormat]
by Tony Richards
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Richards explores the nature of reality and perception filtered through the conduit of time; examines how our decisions can lead us down unsettling paths, and however carefully we make our choices they can still contain strange consequences, often tragic ones. (Published: 2007)
Words: 52015 - Reading Time: 148-208 min.
Category: Dark Fantasy/Horror
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Other Voices [MultiFormat]
by Andrew Humphrey
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Moving through the genres of urban horror, science fiction, crime and slipstream, these thirteen stories examine the effects of the fantastic upon the personal, whether through future dystopias, a missing child, climatic change, or repeated infidelity. Featuring an introduction by Eric Brown. (Published: 2008)
Words: 71844 - Reading Time: 205-287 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Mystery/Crime
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So Far, So Near [MultiFormat]
by Mat Coward
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Time travel, flying saucers, and little green men are often SF's starting points, but rarely have they been given the affectionate twists that Coward bestows on them. If you believe science fiction is the fiction of ideas then this unique collection of seventeen stories is for you. (Published: 2007)
Words: 75194 - Reading Time: 214-300 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Humor
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Soother's Boy [MultiFormat]
by Mat Coward
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Magic. That was his immediate thought: he had been told more than once that the magic of the ravings could turn heat to cold, or cold to heat. He'd never seen it before--only indirectly, in the form of heating and lighting--but what else could it be? And then a second, far more shocking thought hit him, hard on the heels of the first: this was leaked magic. His stomach muscles spasmed in alarm, as he recalled what Challi had told him about the dangers of leaking magic. Rill is sent to the city t... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 34272 - Reading Time: 97-137 min.
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That's Entertainment [MultiFormat]
by Robert Neilson
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What if John Lennon had been kicked out of the Beatles? What if Elvis' twin brother had survived? What if we could go back in time to give reality TV a historical perspective? What if the Pope was Irish, a gambler, and needed to bet on a dead cert? Open this book and find out. (Published: 2007)
Words: 69040 - Reading Time: 197-276 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Alternate History
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The Cusp of Something [MultiFormat]
by Jai Clare
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He stands at the threshold, feeling on the cusp of something and yet half empty and dizzy with visions and aromas. He feels solid and yet capable of flight. Hard and flimsy. There's something here, there's something he needs to know, to see. He steps forward. Jai Clare's stories are filled with the disaffected, those who kick against their everyday lives, who crave the mystic when seeking their spirituality, and who are desperate to be alone as much as they are desperate to be with someone. Whet... more info>> (Published: 2007)
Words: 63990 - Reading Time: 182-255 min.
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The Ephemera [MultiFormat]
by Neil Williamson
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Neil Williamson's collection of bittersweet tales features sixteen stories of impermanence: from the ends of love affairs and the brief sanity of wartime convalescence, to the fading away of old languages and the dying of humanity itself. (Published: 2006)
Words: 65268 - Reading Time: 186-261 min.
Category: Science Fiction/Dark Fantasy
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The Last Reef and Other Stories [MultiFormat]
by Gareth L Powell
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Gareth L. Powell's first collection of short stories is stuffed with mind-bending ideas and unforgettable characters. Ranging from the day after tomorrow to the far-flung future, these fifteen stories are perfect for anyone with a craving for intelligent and thought-provoking adventure. From noir-ish cops to disaffected space pilots, blind photographers and low-life hackers, everyone here is struggling to find a little peace amid the tumult of the future. With an introduction from Interzone co-e... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 60318 - Reading Time: 172-241 min.
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The Turing Test [MultiFormat]
by Chris Beckett
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In that moment Lemmy suddenly understood. The house had no physical roof. It had no physical ceilings, no physical upstairs floor, nothing to keep out the physical rain that fell from the physical sky. In the physical world there was no TV here, no fire, no lights, no fluffy rug, no comfy chairs, no Mouser or Dorothy or Lemmy or John, just an empty shell of brick, open to the sky, a ruin among many others, in the midst of an abandoned city. These fourteen stories, among other things, contain rob... more info>> (Published: 2008)
Words: 86788 - Reading Time: 247-347 min.
Category: Science Fiction
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Unbecoming [MultiFormat]
by Mike O'Driscoll
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In these stories O'Driscoll plays with our imagination and expectations, subverting the horror genre whilst embracing its conventions, resulting in a strangely brewed cocktail of terror: dark, dangerous, and downright dirty. Uncompromising and unflinching, this is modern horror at its very best. (Published: 2006)
Words: 96343 - Reading Time: 275-385 min.
Category: Horror/Dark Fantasy
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