the house of shattered wings

It’s publication day, and we’re fantastically excited to be bringing you the next tale of fallen angels in Paris from Aliette de Bodard! Aliette is one of the most exciting new voices writing today and is the winner of Writers of the Future, two Nebula Awards, a Locus Award and a BSFA Award. The House […]

We are thrilled to welcome Aliette De Bodard back to the Gollancz blog for a special guest post. Aliette discusses the process of designing the cover for her novella Children of Thorns, Children of Water. a prequel to The House of Binding Thorns. Read on to see the stunning cover and find out how you […]

We are thrilled to reveal the stunning new paperback cover for Aliette de Bodard’s British Science Fiction Award winning The House of Shattered Wings. The House of Shattered Wings has had the most incredible response from critics and fans. ‘De Bodard (…) has spun a fascinating Paris of decay and cruelty. ­Phillippe is a marvel […]

We would like to congratulate Aliette de Bodard on her double win at the British Science Fiction Awards. Aliette won for best novel: The House of Shattered Wings and best short fiction: ‘Three Cups of Grief, by Starlight’. This is the first time a single author has won both best novel and best short fiction […]

We’d like to congratulate Aliette de Bodard, Ian McDonald and Justina Robson on their shortlisting for the BSFA Best Novel Award.   Luna by Ian McDonald ‘All the pleasures of a cut-throat soap opera in space’ The Guardian The moon is home to five powerful houses; huge corporations, vying to take control of the moon’s […]

We’re counting down to Christmas in style with the return of The Gollancz Advent Calendar. Join us every day as we reveal a new title in our giant Christmas giveaway. To enter our giveaway follow the directions below.   1st December:  Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson More than 300 years after the events of […]

Check out what Team Gollancz are reading this weekend.. Amy – Ostrich by Matt Greene Jen – Twelve Kings by Bradley Beaulieu Emily – The House of Shattered Wings by Alliette de Bodard Simon – The Book of Marvels and Travels by Sir John Mandeville Charlie – Modern Romance by Aziz Ansari       […]

We are delighted to reveal the stunning cover for Aliette de Bodard’s The House of Shattered Wings. This is a superb murder-mystery on an epic scale, set against the fall out of a war in heaven. For such an epic novel we needed a suitably epic cover. About The House of Shattered Wings: Paris in the […]