Science Fiction

THE SUNDAY TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES AND TIKTOK SENSATION, AND NOW A PRIME ORIGINAL FILM STARRING LILI REINHART AND TOM BATEMAN! Read it before you see it with Ali Hazelwood's original swoony STEM romance novel - featuring a bonus chapter from Adam's perspective!A fake relationship between scientists meets the irresistible force of attraction.As a third-year Ph.D. candidate, Olive Smith doesn't believe in lasting romantic relationships - but her best friend does, and that's what got her into this situation. Convincing Anh that Olive is dating and well on her way to a happily ever after was always going to take more than hand-wavy Jedi mind tricks: Scientists require proof. So, like any self-respecting biologist, Olive panics and kisses the first man she sees.That man is none other than Adam Carlsen, a young hotshot professor - and well-known ass. Which is why Olive is positively floored when Stanford's reigning lab tyrant agrees to keep her charade a secret and be her fake boyfriend. But when a big science conference goes haywire, putting Olive's career on the Bunsen burner, Adam surprises her again with his unyielding support and even more unyielding...six-pack abs.Suddenly their little experiment feels dangerously close to combustion. And Olive discovers that the only thing more complicated than a hypothesis on love is putting her own heart under the microscope.

Winner of the inaugural Future Worlds Prize for SFF writers of colour, this is science fiction like you've never seen it before...

'When the rains fell, the world burned...' After a childhood spent in the foster care system, failed PhD student Amy Weston attracts trouble wherever she goes. Acid rain is destroying London's trees, brain lesions are turning once-harmless pets into killer dogs, and her new work colleague, Professor Joel Harket, is the most infuriating man she has ever met. But when the media continue to insist that autumn has simply come early, and humans begin to experience the same symptoms as the killer dogs, Amy must work alongside Joel in order to convince the world of the seriousness of the situation, before it is too late. From the UN Air Health summit in Beijing to the abandoned tunnels beneath the city of London, Amy and Joel search for answers to prevent the end of the world, and as Nelson's Column crumbles and zombie-like 'howlers' wreak havoc worldwide, they discover that the only way to survive the apocalypse is to set aside their differences... and learn to trust each other.

From the bestselling author of The Spellshop comes the award-winning first book in an adult epic fantasy series of malevolent nature spirits, a young woman’s uncertain destiny, a deadly competition, and family found along the way—available in trade paperback for the first time.Everything has a spirit: the willow tree with leaves that kiss the pond, the stream that feeds the river, the wind that exhales fresh snow . . .Only those spirits want to kill you.It’s the first lesson that every Renthian learns.What is a queen?In Renthia, the queen is the one human with enough magical power to prevent the spirits from destroying every man, woman, and child. For the very spirits the humans rely on to live—wood, earth, water, air, fire, and ice—at the same time possess an instinctual drive to exterminate them. The queen is chosen for her ability to control the spirits, but she is also mortal, so to ensure the humans’ survival, potential heirs to the queen’s role are rigorously trained to take her place. And there is concern that Fara, the current queen, is weakening.What is a champion?With the stakes literally life and death, competition at the academy is fierce and demanding. Years ago, spirits slaughtered almost everyone in her village until young Daleina was able to drive them off with power she didn’t know she possessed. Now struggling to equal the magical strength of her fellow trainees at the academy, she comes under the tutelage of a disgraced champion, Ven, who has spent his exile secretly fighting against the growing number of spirit attacks, and the mysterious healer Hamon.What is a family?Joining forces, they embark on a treacherous quest to find the source of the spirits’ restlessness—a journey that will test their courage and trust, and force them to stand together against both enemies and friends to save their land…before it’s bathed in blood.

Queer*Welten ist ein halbjährlich erscheinendes queerfeministisches Science-Fiction- und Fantasy-Magazin, das sich zum Ziel gesetzt hat, Kurzgeschichten, Gedichte, Microfiction, Illustrationen und Essaybeiträge zu veröffentlichen, die marginalisierte Erfahrungen und die Geschichten Marginalisierter in einem phantastischen Rahmen sichtbar machen. Außerdem beinhaltet es einen Queertalsbericht mit Lesetipps, Veranstaltungshinweisen und mehr.In dieser Ausgabe:Rhizom Reloadedvon Martina John (Kurzgeschichte)Die verschwundene Frau von Elisa Saph (Kurzgeschichte)Morbides Wienvon C. N. Stance (Kurzgeschichte)Hundert Lichtjahre Einsamkeitvon Marie Meier (Kurzgeschichte)Maja, 28, w, Werwölfin von Carolin Lüders (Kurzgeschichte)Der Regenbogen führt ins Feenreich: Eine intersektionale Rückeroberung der "Anders"-Welt?von C. F. Srebalus (Essay)Der Queertalsbericht 02/2024Mit Schattengeschichten von:Alex, Charline Winter, Chris Balz, Sammy Heet, Jassi Etter, Jeannie Marschall, Leo Nora Grabner, Mara Schmiedinghoff, Nora Bendzko, Rebecca Reiter, Sarah Jacob, Stefanie Klawitter und Sonja Lemke

Coming soon . return to Prythian with TWO new books in the Court of Thorns and Roses series. Pre-order A Court of Splintered Harmony for 27th October 26, and A Court of Forgotten Melody for 12th January 27.<BR><BR>House of Flame and Shadow is the third book in the EPIC Crescent City series from multi-million and #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas.<BR><BR>Maas has established herself as a fantasy fiction titan - Time<BR>Think Game of Thrones meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer with a drizzle of E.L. James - Telegraph<BR>Spiced with slick plotting and atmospheric world-building ... a page-turning delight - Guardian <BR>Sarah J. Maas does not disappoint . To be devoured with relish - Mail<BR><BR>****** <BR>A WORLD IN DARKNESS.<BR>A BURNING SPARK.<BR>A BLAZE OF STARS.<BR><BR>Bryce Quinlan is stranded in a strange new world. She's going to need all her wits about her to get home again and return to everything she loves. But that's no easy feat when she has no idea who to trust.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, Hunt Athalar is back in the Asteri's dungeons. Stripped of his freedom and the happiness he'd fought so hard for, he's without a clue as to Bryce's fate. Hunt is desperate to help his mate, but until he can escape the Asteri's chains, his hands are quite literally tied.<BR><BR>In this breath-taking sequel to the #1 bestsellers House of Earth and Blood and House of Sky and Breath, Midgard is brought to the brink of collapse, and the fate of the world rests on the hope of rebellion. But the fight for survival, freedom and love may cost everything Bryce and Hunt have.<BR><BR>The Crescent City series includes:<BR>House of Earth and Blood<BR>House of Sky and Breath<BR>House of Flame and Shadow<BR><BR>House of Flame and Shadow was ranked #1 in UK TCM charts week ending 6/2/2024

The Old World is dead. Alone and starving, her only salvation is him.Born in a secure compound amidst the ashes of a world long dead, Claire Ainsley knows her place in the world: work her assigned job, live with her assigned husband, and keep her head down and her mouth shut. She knows what every compound resident has been taught: the world outside is a Wasteland, and the only thing more terrifying than leaving the compound is being forced to confront those who live outside-the ones left behind.But her safe, contained life is destroyed when she narrowly survives an attack conceived by a conspiracy from within the compound itself. Only by fleeing into the terrifying Wasteland, a vast wilderness peopled by bloodthirsty, cannibalistic Wastelanders, can she escape a violent end at the hands of her fellow compound dwellers.Captured by the very savages she feared, she is saved by John Madigan, a mysterious and capable survivor-and a Wastelander. She tries to deny the instant chemistry she feels with a man that is one moment terrifying, the next patient and caring, but eventually, neither of them are able to resist the blazing passion between them. But the Wasteland is harsh, and her time with John fleeting. As his own personal mission comes to an end, he must return to his homeland, leaving her with little choice but to learn to survive without the man whose protection is her only salvation in a harsh, uncompromising post-apocalyptic landscape. The Wasteland of this world has not been kind to those unchosen.~*~The Wastelander is the first in a series of post-apocalyptic romance novels that follow Claire Ainsley and John Madigan as they navigate a dangerous world where lessons are brutally learned and love is challenged by hidden threats, political conspiracy, and the daily grind of survival.

The fifth volume of the comic series based on the Bafta Award-winning Square Enix video game Life is Strange, following the strange and wonderful tales of time-travelling Max Caulfield! Collects issues #17-20 of the hit Life is Strange comic series, set after the events of the BAFTA-winning video game series!

In the boiling heat of summer, a broken remote control for an air conditioner threatens life as we know it in this reality-bending, time-slipping sequel to The Tatami Galaxy. During a scorching August in Kyoto, our protagonist and his worst friend, Ozu, are locked in a glaring contest in a four-and-a-half-tatami-mat room. Ozu has spilled Coke on the air conditioner’s remote control—the only AC in Shimogamo Yusuisuiso, their famously shabby sweatbox of an apartment building. Vengeful and despairing, our protagonist discusses countermeasures with his secret crush, the reliably blunt Akashi, when Tamura, a strange young man with a bad haircut, appears.Tamura claims to be a time traveler from 25 years in the future, and shows off the time machine he uses to travel. Our protagonist has a brilliant idea: the sweetest revenge would be to go back one day in time and retrieve the functioning remote control. His simple fix is complicated by Ozu and several others who are also eager to take a ride back in time. But in attempting to alter the past, our protagonist foresees the world's extinction. Even more troublingly, Akashi mentions she’s bringing someone to the upcoming bonfire . . . and it's not him. Only one thing remains certain: it's going to be a very long month.Obliteration? Salvation? Coca-Cola? Castella cake? What does the time machine hold for our (not quite) heroes? It all depends on which one gets there first.Translated from the Japanese by Emily Balistrieri

Manchmal sind Familienbande eine tödliche Verbindung ...'Die Eve-Dallas-Romane von J.D. Robb sind ein unwiderstehliches Vergnügen.' Harlan Coben<BR><BR>Eve und ihr Team werden zu einem Tatort gerufen. Diesmal mit von der Partie: Eves Ehemann Roarke, Ire und milliardenschwerer Selfmademan. Unter den Gaffern entdeckt Roarke einen Mann, den er seit seiner Jugend in Dublin kennt. Lorcan Cobbe ist nicht nur gefährlicher Auftragskiller, sondern behauptet auch, Roarkes Halbbruder sein. Eve vermutet, dass Cobb hier für jemand die Drecksarbeit erledigt hat. Roarke hingegen befürchtet, dass auch Eve auf der Abschussliste steht - Cobbe will ihn leiden sehen! Gemeinsam gehen sie auf die Jagd, im Bewusstsein, dass ihnen tödliche Gefahr droht ... <BR><BR>¿ Future-Crime-Spannung: Packende Mordfälle in einem futuristischen New York.<BR>¿ Starke Ermittlerin: Eve Dallas überzeugt mit Cleverness, Mut und Tiefe.<BR>¿ Mitreißende Romance-Elemente: Thriller-Action trifft auf eine einzigartige Liebesstory.<BR><BR>Sie lieben es spannend und romantisch? Dann lesen Sie auch 'Rendezvous mit einem Mörder' und erfahren Sie, wie die Liebesgeschichte von Eve und Roarke begann.

Bold, queer and utterly thrilling, Hell's Heart is a speculative, spicy, slow-burn adventure<BR>from the bestselling author of Boyfriend Material, Alexis Hall.<BR><BR>Earth is dead. Which leaves humanity stuck living under domes on planets that will kill them if they run out of fuel - fuel harvested at great risk from gargantuan space monsters.<BR><BR>Following a charismatic captain, a nameless voyager joins this monster hunt. She's hoping to get paid, and maybe laid. And in the<BR>ship's close quarters, she finds an unlikely ally in Q, a fierce woman from old earth, whose touch ignites something within her.<BR><BR>Ordered to pursue the greatest leviathan of all, the crew will fight beasts, other ships and one another.<BR>All in search of their nemesis, above the roiling red heart of that world.<BR><BR>'Moby Dick meets Treasure Planet by way of Fleabag'<BR>- Sarah Gailey<BR><BR>'Equal parts funny, saucy and philosophical'<BR>- Scientific American<BR><BR>'A joy . . . unputdownable'<BR>- Locus Magazine

In the first book of a sizzling dystopian romance series, psychic gifts are a death sentence and there are rules to survival: Trust no one. Lie to everyone. And whatever you do, don’t fall for your greatest enemy.<BR><BR>This first edition trade paperback includes designed sprayed edges, a cover with foil and a new white colorway, and an exclusive bonus chapter from Cross’s point of view—get the designed sprayed edges while supplies last!<BR><BR>TRUST NO ONE.<BR><BR>Wren Darlington has spent her whole life in hiding, honing her psychic abilities and aiding the rebel Uprising in small ways. On the Continent, being Modified means certain death—and Wren is one of the most powerful Mods in existence. When one careless mistake places her in the hands of the enemy and she’s forced to join their most elite training program, she’s finally handed the perfect opportunity to strike a devastating blow from inside their ranks.<BR><BR>LIE TO EVERYONE.<BR><BR>But training for Silver Block can be deadly, especially when you’re harboring dangerous secrets and living in close quarters with everyone who wants you dead.<BR><BR>AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON’T FALL FOR YOUR GREATEST ENEMY.<BR><BR>As the stakes grow ever higher, Wren must prove herself to Silver Block. But that’s easier said than done when your commanding officer is the ruthless and infuriatingly irresistible Cross Redden, who doesn’t miss anything when it comes to her. And as war rages between Mods like her and those who aim to destroy them, Wren must decide just how far she’s willing to go to protect herself . . . and how much of the Continent is worth saving.

"A love story spanning multiple millenniums, life-forms and variations on immortality, the book posits Victorian poetry as a weapon of empire, insists on nature's resilience in the face of genocide, and manipulates prose into something like a new language....Toward Eternity recognizes both the building and burning of bridges." -New York Times*A PARADE, LITHUB, and CHICAGO REVIEW OF BOOKS Best New Book. *An AUDIOFILE EARPHONES AWARD WINNER.Negotiating the terrain of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Klara and the Sun and Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea of Tranquility, a brilliant, haunting speculative novel from a #1 New York Times bestselling translator that sets out to answer the question: What does it mean to be human in a world where technology is quickly catching up to biology?In a near-future world, a new technological therapy is quickly eradicating cancer. The body’s cells are entirely replaced with nanites—robot or android cells which not only cure those afflicted but leaves them virtually immortal.Literary researcher Yonghun teaches an AI how to understand poetry and creates a living, thinking machine he names Panit, meaning Beloved, in honor of his husband. When Yonghun—himself a recipient of nanotherapy—mysteriously vanishes into thin air and then just as suddenly reappears, the event raises disturbing questions. What happened to Yonghun, and though he’s returned, is he really himself anymore?When Dr. Beeko, the scientist who holds the patent to the nanotherapy technology, learns of Panit, he transfers its consciousness from the machine into an android body, giving it freedom and life. As Yonghun, Panit, and other nano humans thrive—and begin to replicate—their development will lead them to a crossroads and a choice with existential consequences.Exploring the nature of intelligence and the unexpected consequences of progress, the meaning of personhood and life, and what we really have to fear from technology and the future, Toward Eternity is a gorgeous, thought-provoking novel that challenges the notion of what makes us human—and how love survives even the end of that humanity.

Full of glimpses into gleaming worlds and fairy tales with teeth, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories is a collection of acclaimed and awarded work from Amal El-Mohtar.<BR><BR> With confidence and style, El-Mohtar guides us through exquisitely told and sharply observed tales about life as it is, was, and could be. Like miscellany from other worlds, these stories are told in letters, diary entries, reference materials, folktales, and lyrical prose.<BR><BR>Full of Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy, and Hugo Award-winning and nominated stories, Seasons of Glass and Iron: Stories includes 'Seasons of Glass and Iron', 'The Green Book', 'Madeleine', 'The Lonely Sea in the Sky', 'And Their Lips Rang with the Sun', 'The Truth About Owls', 'A Hollow Play', 'Anabasis', 'To Follow the Waves', 'John Hollowback and the Witch', 'Florilegia, or, Some Lies About Flowers', 'Pockets' and more.

An Instant New York Times Bestseller!Get in. Get out. Don't Fall in Love. Order now to receive the stunning DELUXE LIMITED EDITION featuring an exclusive bonus chapter from Vale's perspective, gorgeous stenciled edges, and illustrated endpapers—only available on the first printing while supplies last!Enter the brutal world of Endlock, a prison where the wealthy hunt the inmates for sport. In the city of Dividium, the law is simple: commit a crime, and your punishment is a life sentence in Endlock.Raven Thorne is Dividium’s most notorious bounty hunter, living on the edge of society. But when her younger brother, Jed, is sentenced to Endlock, Raven will do anything to save him—even if it means getting herself arrested.Now trapped in a prison where danger lurks around every corner, Raven must use all her cunning and strength to protect Jed—and herself if she is to complete her perilous mission. But there’s one obstacle she never expected: the prison guard who stirs something deep inside her. The man she should hate. The man whose true motives seem impossible to pin down.In a world where trust is a weapon and love is a liability, Raven must decide if she will risk everything to tear down a vicious system.To Cage a Wild Bird is a dystopian romance perfect for readers of Divergent, Prison Break, forced proximity, and a fast-paced plot that will keep you turning the pages. What to expect:- Bounty Hunter FMC: Raven is imprisoned with the same people she has condemned- Prison Break Heist: Every day is a countdown to perilous escape- Found Family: Can a lone wolf learn to trust again in a brutal prison?- Dystopian Romance: Any crime earns you a death sentence at Endlock- Forced Proximity: A bounty hunter and a prison guard must work together to survive- Deadly Prison: The inmates are hunted for sport by wealthy citizens- “Who did this to you?” : Danger lies around every corner when both fellow prisoners and hunters are out for Raven's blood

Zwei K-Pop-Superstars. Ein Kuss, der alles verändert hat. Ein Geheimnis, das alles zerstören könnte. Mit einem inszenierten Kuss während einer Castingshow eroberten Shiwon und Tae die Herzen von tausenden Fans und wurden zur Sensation der K-Pop-Boygroup 5CRY. Doch Jahre später droht ihre Freundschaft zu zerbrechen, als sie gemeinsam die Hauptrollen in einem Boys-Love-Drama übernehmen. Denn was niemand ahnt: Schon lange empfindet Tae mehr für Shiwon, und je intensiver die Dreharbeiten werden, desto schwerer fällt es ihm, gespielte Nähe von echten Gefühlen zu trennen.Aber ein Idol darf sich nicht verlieben, erst recht nicht in seinen Bandkollegen. Und während Tae verzweifelt versucht, sich vor der Realität zu verschließen, droht er alles zu verlieren: seine Karriere als Idol, seinen besten Freund Shiwon und auch sich selbst.Ein tiefgehender, knisternder Liebesroman voller Gefühl, Herzklopfen und Sehnsucht in der schillernden Welt des K-Pop. Perfekt für alle, die nach einer mitreißenden Lovestory mit Happy-End-Garantie suchen.

Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet is completely reimagined in this unforgettable zombie love story. 'R' is a zombie. He has no name, no memories, and no pulse, but he has dreams. Amongst the ruins of an abandoned city, R meets a girl. Her name is Julie and she is the opposite of everything he knows - warm and bright and very much alive, she is a blast of colour in a dreary grey landscape. For reasons he can't understand, R chooses to save Julie instead of eating her, and a tense yet strangely tender relationship begins.This has never happened before. It breaks the rules and defies logic, but R is no longer content with life in the grave. He wants to breathe again, he wants to live, and Julie wants to help him. But their grim, rotting world won't be changed without a fight...'The zombie novel with a heart' GuardianSHAKESPEARE RETOLD: Time travel. Zombies. Power-hungry media moguls. This is Shakespeare as you've never seen him before: nine iconic plays transformed by the best novelists of our time, with covers by Michael Craig-Martin.

This updated edition of The One comes complete with an exclusive letter from the author, and five never-seen-before bonus chapters catching up with all the key characters ten years later.___"A mind blowing journey with nonstop thrills until the very last page."-Freida McFadden___HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO FIND THE ONE?A simple DNA test is all it takes. Just a quick mouth swab and soon you'll be matched with your perfect partner - the one you're genetically made for.That's the promise made by Match Your DNA. A decade ago, the company announced that they had found the gene that pairs each of us with our soul mate. Since then, millions of people around the world have been Matched. But the discovery has its downsides: test results have led to the breakup of countless previously secure relationships, and shattered traditional ideas of dating, romance and love.Now five very different people have received the notification that they've been Matched. They're each about to meet their one true love. But 'happily ever after' isn't guaranteed for everyone. Because even soul mates have secrets. And some are more shocking than others...___With over 3000 5* reviews, this is what real readers are saying about this addictive, page-turning high concept thriller:'I just couldn't stop reading''Brilliant twists that I didn't see coming''One of the most gripping stories I've read for a long while''I was hooked and didn't want it to end'(Note: Previously published as A Thousand Small Explosions)

What happens to loving each other forever when your soulmate decides living forever is more important?<BR><BR>A GOOD HOUSEKEEPING GOOD BOOKS SPRING COLLECTION PICK<BR><BR>“I LOVED this addictive, beautifully written novel about romance, life and immortality.” - DAILY MAIL<BR><BR>“Bleak yet hopeful, romantic yet lonely, this novel is both ordinary and extraordinary.” - RADIO TIMES<BR><BR> “A concept that asks profound questions about ambition, love, parenthood and mortality.” - GLAMOUR<BR><BR>“I loved it so much I wanted it to go on forever” - FERN BRADY<BR><BR>“Beautifully written and constructed” - HOLLY GRAMAZIO<BR><BR> “A timeless romance and a bold, inventive novel” - ELA LEE<BR><BR>“Dazzling: a cold hard reckoning with reality; a constantly surprising fear of imagination, philosophy, humanity, warmth and love” - JESSICA STANLEY<BR><BR> “This is a must-read book for 2025, especially for fans of Gabrielle Zevin” - JULIANNE PACHICO<BR><BR>This is the greatest romance you will ever read without the happily ever after.<BR><BR> Yuki and Sam are soulmates.<BR> They are destined to spend the rest of their lives together.<BR> They are supposed to love one another, forever.<BR><BR> But when a miracle drug is released which can extend a human's life indefinitely, Sam chooses to live forever, instead of loving Yuki forever - and the world they know is spun inside out.<BR><BR> WHO WANTS TO LIVE FOREVER plunges into a parallel universe where forever is on sale to the highest bidder. What comes next is a world-building epic narrated by an intersecting cast of characters that will drive you to the edge of reality and leave you to answer biggest questions of all: What is life without death? What is life without love?