"Hell's Heart is a queer speculative fiction retelling of Melville's classic story.
Here, a small party go hunting for a giant space creature - and experience grand adventure, love and loss along the way.
Earth is a ruin, and the scattered remnants of humanity scavenge what they can from the stars. This under the watchful auspices of a grab-bag of collectives, corporations and churches. These are all that remains of what we once called society. Having long exhausted any conventional sources of energy, life in the solar system is now sustained by a volatile, hallucinogenic substance - this harvested from the brains of vast cetacean-like Leviathans that swim the atmospheric currents of Jupiter.
Finding herself with no money and little to occupy her groundside, the narrator ('I') takes a commission aboard the hunter-barque Pequod as it sets out in pursuit of these Leviathans. However, once aboard, she finds herself pulled inexorably into the orbit of the barque's captain, a charismatic but fanatically driven woman who the narrator names only as 'A'. As the Pequod plunges ever deeper into the turbulent, monster-haunted atmosphere of the gas giant, the narrator begins to lose herself in the eerie world of Leviathan-hunting and the captain's increasingly insistent delusions. The only thing that might keep her grounded is the bond she develops with Q, a woman from the wreck of Old Earth, whose skin is marked with holographic light and who remembers things others have lost."
"From the award-winning master of sci-fi Adrian Tchaikovsky, Children of Strife is the unmissable follow-up space opera to the highly acclaimed Children of Time, Children of Ruin and Children of Memory.
In this epic adventure, we visit a far-future after Earth fell, where ark ships had hunted for a new home. They sought lost worlds terraformed in Earth's forgotten past. We follow a ship crewed by maverick humans, spiders and a spectacularly punchy mantis shrimp captain as they rediscover one such world, and an ark.
Then human crewmate Alis wakes to discover that she, her captain and the ship's intelligence are the only ones left on their ship. But what happened to those who left to explore the ark . . . and the world below?
Children of Strife is the extraordinary next volume set in the Children of Time universe, featuring epic adventure, first contact and the nature of intelligence among the stars.
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Praise for Children of Time
'An exemplar of classic widescreen science fiction' - New Scientist
'Children of Time has a fabulous sense of scale that only someone as talented as Adrian Tchaikovsky can pull off . . . Very much recommended' - Peter F. Hamilton
'A joy from start to finish. Entertaining, smart, surprising and unexpectedly human' - Patrick Ness
'Brilliant science fiction and far-out world building' - James McAvoy
Children of Time won the Arthur C. Clarke Award for Best Science Fiction Novel w/c 24 August 2016"
"When aliens weaponize marketing, only Geddy's crew can save the galaxy.
Fresh from their narrow escape from the Zelnads, Geddy and his motley crew find themselves thrust into the spotlight at the galaxy's most prestigious trade show. Here, a clandestine assembly of the universe's most influential figures convenes to assess the growing Zelnad threat.
As unexpected alliances form and potential allies emerge, hope flickers for a much-needed victory against the enigmatic aliens. But the Zelnads, always two steps ahead, unleash their most insidious weapon yet: branding.
In a shocking turn of events that tilts the scales even more in the aliens' favor, Geddy and Eli must embark on a perilous journey to one of the cosmos's most treacherous worlds. Their mission? To find the only individual capable of turning the tide when it's clear the Zelnads are playing 3D chess while Geddy's still trying to get the box open.
Prepare for a galactic thrill ride where danger lurks in every star system, and the fate of the universe might just depend on a well-timed joke.
Can Geddy outsmart the Zelnads' branding blitz? Find out in Ship Show."
"The astounding third Robotech omnibus. The Robotech Masters have come to Earth and the battle-weary Robotech Defense Force must take up arms once more!
SOUTHERN CROSS
The Robotech Masters have come to Earth to finish the conquest their Zentraedi warrior-slaves had begun… A battle-ravaged planet must defend itself once more. Dana Sterling, half-Human, half-Zentraedi commander of an elite Hovertank unit, must step into the spotlight of interstellar history!
METAL FIRE
An alien fortress has crash landed on Earth—brought down in the struggle between the Robotech Masters and Earth's Human inhabitants. The fortress is enticing, and full of dark mysteries. Who better to brave the ship than Dana Sterling's 15th Squadron ATACs—after all, they brought the thing down to begin with!
THE FINAL NIGHTMARE
The Robotech Masters' Protoculture Matrix is degenerating, transforming into the Flower of Life—sure to draw the savage, merciless Invid across the galaxy to Earth. But the Army of the Southern Cross vows to fight to the bitter end. And Dana Sterling rages a desperate war of her own to decipher her strange visions and the secrets of her alien heritage…"
"In space, trust is currency—and Geddy Starheart's account is overdrawn.
Geddy thought his troubles were over when he recovered his ship. But in the blink of an eye, it's snatched away again. The culprits? Probably the notorious Zelnads. With a crew to feed and an empty cargo hold, Geddy's got to think fast. His solution? Enter the galaxy's most infamous high-stakes race.
Diving headfirst into uncharted space, Geddy and his ragtag team embark on a potentially lucrative—and definitely dangerous—journey. As they push their limits, Geddy realizes success hinges on more than just piloting skills and quick wits—it requires complete trust. But to earn that, he must reveal the truth behind his personal quest, a secret that could tear the team apart.
Trawler Trash, the second installment in C. P. James's Reassembly series, catapults listeners back into a universe brimming with humor, heart, and gripping adventure. Will Geddy's risky gambit pay off, or will it leave them stranded in the void?
Get your copy today and buckle up for a wild ride through the stars."
"Hugo Award-winner and #1 New York Times bestselling author Timothy Zahn returns to complete his original, acclaimed SF trilogy. As both humans and the alien Zhirrzh prepare for all-out galactic war, a handful of individuals from both sides are stunned to discover that the explosive catalyst for the impending battle is a misunderstanding both tragic and profound. Determined to avoid mutual extinction for both their races, this band now becomes the focus of the subtle and dangerous force whose goal it is to annihilate and destroy."
"When the system turns its back on the forgotten, Talon steps into the fire.
David Wayne just wanted to repair his battle-scarred mech, Raven One—but life had other plans. A remote colony on Therasis begs for rescue, thieves and pirates plague the galaxy's shadows, and a brilliant scientist's research could save millions . . . or become a weapon that topples empires.
His secret weapon? A fiercely protective, sometimes sarcastic AI named Tabitha. Together, they skirt the law with forged sedation logs, bribe corrupt officials, and hack Federation databases—all while rushing headlong into a war that corporate giants would rather keep hidden.
Every skirmish earns Talon new allies—and new enemies. From Nexus City to the dunes of Therasis, David's ragtag crew goes where no legitimate mercenary outfit dares to tread. But how many rules will he break to shield those left behind by the system?
And can Talon's newfound unity withstand betrayal from within?
The galaxy's underdogs have one last hope: a mercenary team brave enough to fight for what's right. Will David's unstoppable bond with Tabitha spark a new era of freedom, or will it draw the ire of forces far more powerful than they can handle?"
"A scrawny pilot vows to master the art of mech combat . . .
The Wolverines thought David Wayne was too scrawny to pilot a mech. They laughed in his face, telling him he needed more muscle and, hell, maybe a mustache to be worthy.
But they underestimated the furious spark of ambition that burned inside.
Driven by the sting of their ridicule, David teams up with his sarcastic AI, Tabitha, and a crew of overlooked society rejects, transforming scrap into a weapon that defies all expectations.
He'll forge his own path by creating a mech unlike anything they've ever seen: fast, deadly, and fueled by the pure, unadulterated fury of being told he couldn't.
Talon is a high-octane ride, where one pilot will obliterate the notion that you have to be a hulking brute to dominate in combat.
The bigger the mechs, the harder they will fall, and David is ready to make them all crash and burn or DIE TRYING."
"From the USA TODAY bestselling author of The Splinter in the Sky comes a pulse-pounding science fiction adventure following the daughter of rebel instigators and the heir of a power-drunk ruler who team up to save their empire…or destroy it in the process.
Fen's world is crumbling. Newearth, a once-promising planet gifted by the all-powerful alien Makers, now suffers from failed terraforming, leaving its people on the brink of collapse. Fen has spent her life working as a mercenary bodyguard for a cunning magistrate, entangled in the politics of the empire that shattered her family. But then her fathers—her last remaining tether to hope—are executed by the ruthless Sovereign, who marks Fen for the same fate.
With nothing left to lose, Fen escapes with a single map and an old quarterstaff, embarking on a dangerous quest to seek out the last remnants of her parents' rebellion. But the underground insurgents she finds may be even more dangerous than the Sovereign's army. At the center of it all stands Alekhai, the Sovereign's heir—a brutal, power-hungry force of destruction. Though he embodies everything Fen despises, his dangerous plans might be the empire's last chance at survival…or the final push to its doom.
Perfect for fans of fast-paced dystopian adventures, intergalactic intrigue, and morally complex heroes, The King Must Die weaves an unforgettable story of rebellion, survival, and impossible choices. Will Fen save her world—or ensure its destruction?"
"Collected together in one neat volume—three electrifying futuristic adventures that let loose the Robotech Defense Force against the most fearsome conquerors in the universe.
Three ROBOTECH novels for the price of one. Genesis, Battle Cry, and Homecoming from the Macross Saga collected together in one neat volume.
GENESIS
The Global Civil War was about to make Humankind extinct, when the stupendous Super Dimensional Fortress, dispatched to Earth by a dying alien genius, changed all that forever. Humanity's only hope lay in a corps of untried young men and women gifted with powers they didn't fully understand. Then the most feared conquerors in the universe attacked, determined to destroy them for no reason they could comprehend.
BATTLE CRY
Henry J. Global is in command of the Super Dimensional Fortress. But a massive enemy force led by Khyron the Backstabber is hot on his trail…
HOMECOMING
For over a year, the humans aboard the Super Dimensional Fortress fought and eluded a millions-strong armada of alien warships. Now the SDF-1 would have to slug her way through the massed enemy fleet to return to blue-white Terra. But villains come in human form as well as alien 6 and the evil of power-hungry men may be the most lethal threat of all…"
