Short Story
Open and Shut a short story by Alastair Reynolds
Have we got a treat for you! We are thrilled to share Open and Shut, an exclusive short story by Alastair Reynolds, today. Step into the futuristic world of Prefect Dreyfus for a fast paced new SF crime story. This is your new SF obsession. One citizen died a fortnight ago. Two a week ago. Four died […]
Who Killed Woodbine Scab? A Short Story by Gavin G. Smith
We are delighted to welcome Gavin G. Smith back to the Gollancz Blog for a special guest post. Gavin returns to the blog with the exclusive short story: Who Killed Woodbine Scab? You know how deeply unsatisfying those stories that end with ‘it was all a dream’ are? Well let me say right off […]
THE TROUBLE WITH HIRING SKIPS a Short Story by Edward Cox
We’ve got a special treat for you this afternoon. Just in time for Halloween we’ve got a for a dark and creepy exclusive short story from Edward Cox. Make sure you read this story with all the lights on. The Trouble with Hiring Skips Norman knew that hiring skips was a risky business. It […]
Listen to Champion of Dead Time
We have some incredibly exciting news for you. In need of an engrossing new audio short story? We’ve got the brilliant standalone short story Champion of Dead Time, set in between The Relic Guild and The Cathedral of Known Things available to download now for free. In the heart of the Retrospective, a demon is […]
Rich People a short story by Gavin G. Smith
We are delighted to welcome Gavin G. Smith back to the Gollancz Blog for a special guest post. Gavin returns to the blog with the thrilling Rich People, a companion short story to Poor People Parts I and II. It’s been a good long time since I wrote Rich People so I’m struggling to […]
Short Story: The Skin Mechanic by Edward Cox
We are delighted to welcome Edward Cox back to the Gollancz Blog. Today for your Friday reading/Bank Holiday reading we’ve got a brilliant short story to share with you. We’re not going to say too much, we’ll let Ed tell you more about The Skin Mechanic. Sunshine isn’t the only thing inside me. As readers […]
The Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 6
It’s Day 6 of our special guest post series featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you. If you missed our posts last week, you can catch up with the first […]
The Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 5
It’s Day 5 of our special guest post series featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you. If you missed our posts last week, you can catch up with the […]
The Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 4
Welcome to Day 4 of our special guest post series featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you . . . Visit our blog over the next two weeks to […]
Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 3
Welcome to Day 3 of our special guest post series featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you . . . Visit our blog over the next two weeks […]
The Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 2
Welcome to Day 2 of our special guest post series featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you . . . Visit our blog over the next two weeks to […]
The Log Book of the Ketty Jay: 1
Gollancz is delighted to bring you a very special guest post featuring a look inside the Logbook of the Ketty Jay. Ever wanted to know what happened to the crew of the Ketty Jay before Retribution Falls? We’ve might just have that answer for you . . . Visit our blog over the next two […]
Happy publication day to Gallow: Cold Redemption
Over the last couple of months we’ve been celebrating the launch of Nathan Hawke’s Gallow series with lots of brilliant extracts and short stories. Today marks the publication of the second book, Gallow: Cold Redemption, and if you’ve missed out you can catch up on all the other short stories and extracts here. Enjoy! 9 – […]
Nathan Hawke short story: The Screambreaker
This time next week we’ll be celebrating the publication of GALLOW: THE CRIMSON SHIELD; Nathan Hawke’s fast-paced fantasy novel. To whet your appetite and increase your anticipation just a little more, we have another short story from Nathan Hawke for you to sink your teeth into. If you’ve missed previous Gallow extended extracts, short stories and […]
A Gallow short story from Nathan Hawke
Today we have, for your enjoyment, another piece of short Gallow fiction. Publishing in two weeks, GALLOW: THE CRIMSON SHIELD is a fast-paced and exhilarating new fantasy from Nathan Hawke. You can find the first part of this story on Nathan’s website. Click on ‘The Temple of the Fates’ to find it, and come back here […]
