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As part of this year’s GollanczFest, we are thrilled to offer a bumper eBook featuring samples of books from authors we have published in 2019, or who are appearing at the festival.

Filled to the brim with fantasy, science fiction and horror content, get your copy now and take a dip. You’ll find extracts from genre heavyweights, award-winning novels, and exciting debuts; encounter dragons, spaceships, aliens and wizards; and, with the turn of every page, you’ll discover brave new worlds.

Contains extracts from:

Revenger – Alastair Reynolds
The Girl King – Mimi Yu
Dragon Heart – Peter Higgins
Master of Sorrows – Justin Travers Call
One Way – SJ Morden
Ancestral Night – Elizabeth Bear
The Belles – Dhonielle Clayton
From Darkest Skies – Sam Peters
Luna – Ian McDonald
Seventh Decimate – Stephen Donaldson
Planetfall – Emma Newman
Seven Blades in Black – Sam Sykes
Smoke in the Glass – Chris Humphreys
Slave to Sensation – Nalini Singh
Rivers of London – Ben Aaronovitch
Blackwing – Ed McDonald
Stranger of Tempest – Tom Lloyd
Twelve Kings – Bradley Beaulieu
Episodes – Christopher Priest
Empire of Silence – Christopher Ruocchio
Shadows of the Short Days – Alexander Dan Vilhjalmsson
The House of Shattered Wings – Aliette de Bodard
Sanctuary – V V James
We are the Dead – Mike Shackle
Angel Mage – Garth Nix
Cold Iron – Miles Cameron
The Song of the Sycamore – Edward Cox
The Blade itself – Joe Abercrombie
World Engines – Stephen Baxter
A Quick Bite – Lynsay Sands
Steel Crow Saga – Paul Krueger
Full Throttle – Joe Hill
The Last Namsara – Kristen Ciccarelli
The Gospel of Loki – Joanne M Harris
The Switch – Justina Robson
By the Pricking of Her Thumb – Adam Roberts
The Promise of the Child – Tom Toner
Swet Dreams – Tricia Sullivan
Little Eve – Catriona Ward
The Quanderhorn Xperimentations -Rob Grant & Andrew Marshall
Fools – Pat Cadigan
Swordspoint – Ellen Kushner
The Ember Blade – Chris Wooding
Seven Devils – Laura Lam & Elizabeth May

The solar system’s greatest thief is wanted for murder. To prove his innocence, he needs to pull off a heist even he thought was impossible . . .

The Quantum Thief is a dazzling hard SF novel set in the solar system of the far future – a heist novel peopled by bizarre post-humans but powered by very human motives of betrayal, revenge and jealousy. It is a stunning debut.

Jean le Flambeur is a post-human criminal, mind burglar, confidence artist and trickster. His origins are shrouded in mystery, but his exploits are known throughout the Heterarchy – from breaking into the vast Zeusbrains of the Inner System to steal their thoughts, to stealing rare Earth antiques from the aristocrats of the Moving Cities of Mars.

Except that Jean made one mistake. Now he is condemned to play endless variations of a game-theoretic riddle in the vast virtual jail of the Axelrod Archons – the Dilemma Prison – against countless copies of himself.

Jean’s routine of death, defection and cooperation is upset by the arrival of Mieli and her spidership, Perhonen. She offers him a chance to win back his freedom and the powers of his old self – in exchange for finishing the one heist he never quite managed . . .

Readers have been gripped by THE QUANTUM THIEF:

‘I am very surprised and delighted by this novel . . . this monolith of story, this dire-light, this cutting of an epic gordian knot has got to be one of the classics of literature‘- Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I enjoyed the hell out of this and am eating up the rest of the series without hesitation’ – Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I cannot emphasize how much I love and appreciate the depth and complexity that [The Quantum Thief] realizes. Rajaniemi has crafted a hard science masterpiece that sets up a wonderful series’ – Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘This really is one of my all time favourite High Concept SciFi novels. It’s an unrelenting stream of far out tech and cultural experimentation taken to extremes.’ – Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Complex & yet compulsively readable . . . The Quantum Thief is one of the most innovative debut novels I’ve ever read!‘ – Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I really don’t remember last time when I was excited in such way by a book . . . surely the best debut in this genre for a long time‘ – Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Set in Victorian-era Scotland and filled to the brim with fae, this is an historical steampunk fantasy adventure that will sweep you away.

Lady Aileana Kameron, the only daughter of the Marquess of Douglas, was destined for a life carefully planned around Edinburgh’s social events – right up until a faery killed her mother.

Now it’s the 1844 winter season and Aileana slaughters faeries in secret, in between the endless round of parties, tea and balls. Armed with modified percussion pistols and explosives, she sheds her aristocratic facade every night to go hunting. She’s determined to track down the faery who murdered her mother, and to destroy any who prey on humans in the city’s many dark alleyways.

But the balance between high society and her private war is a delicate one, and as the fae infiltrate the ballroom and Aileana’s father returns home, she has decisions to make. How much is she willing to lose – and just how far will Aileana go for revenge?

Readers love The Falconer:

‘I LOVED IT. I swallowed this book. Plain and simple. The quick pace was captivating, the descriptions and landscapes breathtaking and the heroine really badass!!‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘This book is so different in terms of what’s out there in the YA market. I loved the historical aspect . . . Besides the bloody awesome fight scenes, if you guys know me, I’m all about the romance and the romance in this book is one of my favourite kinds‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I found the storyline unique . . . I liked everyone in this book which usually doesn’t happen . . . I loved the relationships . . . Overall, this was a great book’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I was only a few pages into this book when I knew it was going to become a part of me . . . Elizabeth May has such a way with words, and she has woven a gorgeous tale full of adventure, magic, and romance‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Annnnnnnd this book enters my top ten of favourites . . . Read this for the angsty fae goodness’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘THE FALCONER was PHENOMENAL!!! From its Scotland lure, to its vengeance and murder, to its THRILLING, action-packed adventure, and heart-pounding, slow burning romance‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘This book is action-packed with excellent character and relationship development, world-building, and witty repartee’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Now a major Hollywood film starring Daniel Radcliffe: read it first, if you dare …

Ignatius Perrish spent the night drunk and doing terrible things. He woke up the next morning with one hell of a hangover, a raging headache … and a pair of horns growing from his temples.

Once, Ig lived the life of the blessed: born into privilege, the second son of a renowned American musician, and the younger brother of a rising late-night TV star, Ig had security and wealth and a place in his community. Ig had it all, and more – he had the love of Merrin Williams, a love founded on shared daydreams, mutual daring, and unlikely midsummer magic.

Then beautiful, vivacious Merrin was gone – raped and murdered, under inexplicable circumstances – with Ig the only suspect. He was never tried for the crime, but in the court of public opinion, Ig was and always would be guilty.

Now Ig is possessed with a terrible new power – with just a touch he can see people’s darkest desires – to go with his terrible new look, and he means to use it to find the man who killed Merrin and destroyed his life. Being good and praying for the best got him nowhere. It’s time for a little revenge; it’s time the devil had his due.

Readers love Horns:

‘Truly scary and disturbing . . . I also loved the devilish humour inserted throughout the story’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘it wasn’t hard to get into the story because Joe Hill’s writing has this dark humour to it . . . he created such an amazing book with a concept that just blows my mind just think about it’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘This brutal and edgy story is a dark fantasy full of mystery and tension. The characters in this story are human, they’re likeable and they have their faults . . . What an incredible talent. Highly Recommend‘ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Hill crafts one fiery tale that is compact, emotional, and darkly fantastic . . . It’s a very easy, yet compelling read . . . if you like horror, dark fantasy or a thriller that’s a little bit out there, give this a try’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘Becomes a unique mystery, love story, coming of age tale that brings all the characters to vivid life. It’s horrible, beautiful, emotional, darkly humorous and one of the best books I’ve read’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

‘I am so pleased to say that Joe Hill has followed in the footsteps of his father, the King of horror (see what I did there?!), and has adopted a writing style that keeps you engrossed . . . your heart will be ripped from your chest and squeezed until you sob over the pages of the book’ Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐