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Absolution (Southern Reach, Book 4)

Jeff VanderMeer

Ten years after the publication of Annihilation, the surprise fourth volume in Jeff VanderMeer’s blockbuster Southern Reach Trilogy.

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The Great Library of Tomorrow (The Book of Wisdom, Book 1)

Rosalia Aguilar Solace

A stunningly original epic fantasy that follows a band of heroes and a powerful enemy. Created by Tomorrowland, the worldwide phenomenon beloved by fans everywhere.

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The Courting of Bristol Keats

Mary E. Pearson

Filled with rich worldbuilding, heart-pounding action and searing romance, The Courting of Bristol Keats is Mary E. Pearson's thrilling adult fantasy debut. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Sarah…

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The West Wind

Alexandria Warwick

From the author of The North Wind comes a dark and beguiling tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam…

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The Thinning

Inga Simpson

A powerful literary page-turner about two young people in a race against time to reach a monumental solar eclipse, from famed Australian novelist Inga Simpson

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The Black Orb

Ewhan Kim, Sean Lin Halbert (trans.)

A piercingly dark and surreal speculative novel on mass panic, disaster response and modern masculinity

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Feast While You Can

Mikaella Clements, Onjuli Datta

A terrifying-yet-sexy LGBTQ+ horror about messy lesbians fighting a grotesque monster, for fans of OUR WIVES UNDER THE SEA and PATRICIA WANTS TO CUDDLE.

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Blood Like Mine

Stuart Neville

The thrilling and terrifying story of a mother’s love, a daughter’s devotion, a man’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all.

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Lightlark: Collector’s Edition (The Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1

Alex Aster

This stunning collector's edition of the #1 national bestseller-and first book in the beloved Lightlark Saga-from award-winning author Alex Aster includes a suite of sensational features:

Premium metallic slipcase Satin…

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Januaries

Olivie Blake

Januaries is a collection of new and existing short stories from the internationally bestselling author Olivie Blake.

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The Great When

Alan Moore

A propulsive tour through a fantastical London, where history and myth collide, murder stalks the streets and the mundane becomes very magical indeed...

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Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3): Volume 3

Alex Aster

The pulse-pounding third novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, The Lightlark Saga, by acclaimed author and #BookTok sensation, Alex Aster

Love kills kingdoms...

Back in Grim's castle…

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The Third Realm

Karl Ove Knausgaard, Martin Aitken (trans.)

The third novel in global bestseller Knausgaard's astonishing new Morning Star series. Experience a major literary universe in the making...

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The Whale’s Last Song

Joanne Fedler

A touching, tender and lyrical fable about what we do for the ones we love, and the beauty and mystery of being alive in a world in which we are…

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Napalm in the Heart

Pol Guasch, Mara Faye Lethem (trans.)

The arrival of a blistering debut voice in international literature, and a radical work of literary fiction-poetic, provocative, artful and singular.

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Blood of the Old Kings (Blood of the Old Kings, Book 1)

Sung-il Kim, Anton Hur (trans.)

Blood of the Old Kings begins an epic fantasy adventure in which three strangers fight back against an all-powerful Empire, from award-winning author Sung-il Kim and translated by the highly-acclaimed…

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A Tide of Black Steel (The Age of Wrath, Book 1)

Anthony Ryan

A Tide of Black Steel begins a new blockbuster epic fantasy series from international bestseller Anthony Ryan, whose books have sold more than a million copies worldwide.

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Fear the Flames

Olivia Rose Darling

An exiled princess teams up with the last man she thought she could trust in the start of an immersive debut fantasy series filled with a sizzling reluctant allies-to-lovers romance…

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Matia

Emily Tsokos Purtill

A woman in my village gave me four prophecies...they have all come true, so far. Sia is a young Greek woman who has emigrated from Greece to Perth, Western Australia…

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The Sunforge (Endsong, Book 2)

Sascha Stronach

Sascha Stronach’s queer, Maori-inspired Endsong trilogy reopens on a city in flames, where a magic-wielding pirate crew uncovers an age-old fight between the gods that threatens their world.

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Skysong

C.A. Wright

A beautiful, lyrical retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Nightingale

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Six Scorched Roses

Carissa Broadbent

Achingly romantic, moving and enthralling in equal measures, Six Scorched Roses is a short novel set in the world of Carissa Broadbent's bestselling Crowns of Nyaxia series. Perfect for fans…

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Somewhere Beyond the Sea (House in the Cerulean Sea, Book 2)

TJ Klune

This is the hugely-anticipated sequel to TJ Klune's The House in the Cerulean Sea, an international bestseller and one of the best loved fantasy novels of the past decade.

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Toward Eternity

Anton Hur

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…

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The Voyage Home

Pat Barker

The exhilarating follow-up to Pat Barker's The Women of Troy and The Silence of the Girls

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Bringer of Dust (Talents, Book 2)

J M Miro

A breathtaking sequel to Ordinary Monsters, delving even deeper into the rich worldbuilding and darkly sparkling tale of The Talents.

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The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, Book 1)

James S. A. Corey

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees humanity fighting for its survival in a war as old as the…

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The Oxenbridge King

Christine Paice

Tender, endearing, lyrical, surprising, and magical - think Hilary Mantel meets Sarah Winman with a dash of Neil Gaiman - The Oxenbridge King is a delight, a true original.

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A Darkness Returns

Raymond E. Feist

As worlds collide...

Hatushaly, last scion of the Firemane dynasty, his beloved Hava, and their dubious friend Donte have been transported across space and time from the war-torn world of…

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A View from the Stars

Cixin Liu

A View from the Stars features a range of short works from the past three decades of New York Times bestselling author Cixin Liu's prolific career, putting his nonfiction essays…

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The Three-Body Problem (gift edition)

Cixin Liu

Read the award-winning, critically acclaimed, multi-million-copy-selling science-fiction phenomenon now a major Netflix Original Series from the creators of Game of Thrones.

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Mistress of Amber and Flame

Maria Linwood

Centuries ago, a kingdom was torn apart by old magik long forgotten. It caused a rift separating the lands into one of peace and one of torment.

Now, as the…

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Brothersong (Green Creek, Book 4)

TJ Klune

In the ruins of Caswell, Maine, Carter Bennett glimpsed the truth of what had been right in front of him the entire time. And then it was ripped away from…

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The Book of Elsewhere

Keanu Reeves, China Mieville

The legendary Keanu Reeves and inimitable writer China Miéville team up on this genre-bending epic of ancient powers, modern war, and an outcast who cannot die.

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Walking Practice

Dolki Min, Victoria Caudle (trans.)

Squid Game meets The Left Hand of Darkness meets Under the Skin in this radical literary sensation from South Korea about an alien's hunt for food that transforms into an…

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The Spellshop

Sarah Beth Durst

Perfect for fans of Travis Baldree and TJ Klune, The Spellshop by Sarah Beth Durst is a cosy fantasy tale full of stolen spellbooks, unexpected friendships, sweet jams and even…

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The Bright Sword

Lev Grossman

No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians trilogy returns with a triumphant reimagining of the King Arthur legend for the new millennium.

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The Stars Too Fondly

Emily Hamilton

Part space odyssey, part Sapphic romcom and all spaceship-stealing fun, Emily Hamilton's breathtaking debut is a wild tale of galaxy-spanning friendship, improbable love, and wonder as vast as the universe…

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Jumpnauts

Hao Jingfang, Ken Liu (trans.)

A first contact SF novel, from the Hugo Award winning author of Folding Beijing.

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Navola

Paolo Bacigalupi

High renaissance politics, black vengeance and dragon magic, Navola is a towering fantasy landmark from the award-winning author of The Windup Girl.

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The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, Book 5)

Deborah Harkness

Diana Bishop journeys to the darkest places within herself - and her family history - in the highly anticipated fifth novel of the beloved Number One Sunday Times bestselling All…

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Queen B

Juno Dawson

The next enchanting instalment of the sensational #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestselling HER MAJESTY'S ROYAL COVEN fantasy series takes us back to the reign of Henry VIII and the origins of…

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Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction

Ann Leckie

Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available…

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The Wren in the Holly Library

K.A Linde

Set in an alternate day New York filled with monsters, The Wren in the Holly Library is a dark, spicy romantasy loosely inspired by Beauty and the Beast - perfect…

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When the Moon Hatched

Sarah A. Parker

Magic. Dragons. Romance. The fantasy phenomenon of the year.

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The Silence Factory

Bridget Collins

The whole world disappears when you enter

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Dragon Rider

Taran Matharu

An epic new fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Taran Matharu, where dragons fly and empires fall.

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Hurdy Gurdy

Jenny Ackland

A powerful and important novel with a crucial and timely feminist message, from the Stella Prize-shortlisted author of Little Gods.

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New sci-fi, dystopia & fantasy books

Absolution (Southern Reach, Book 4)

The Great Library of Tomorrow (The Book of Wisdom, Book 1)

The Courting of Bristol Keats

The West Wind

The Thinning

The Black Orb

Feast While You Can

Blood Like Mine

Lightlark: Collector’s Edition (The Lightlark Saga Book 1): Volume 1

Januaries

The Great When

Skyshade (The Lightlark Saga Book 3): Volume 3

The Third Realm

The Whale’s Last Song

Napalm in the Heart

Blood of the Old Kings (Blood of the Old Kings, Book 1)

A Tide of Black Steel (The Age of Wrath, Book 1)

Fear the Flames

Matia

The Sunforge (Endsong, Book 2)

Skysong

Six Scorched Roses

Somewhere Beyond the Sea (House in the Cerulean Sea, Book 2)

Toward Eternity

The Voyage Home

Bringer of Dust (Talents, Book 2)

The Mercy of Gods (The Captive’s War, Book 1)

The Oxenbridge King

A Darkness Returns

A View from the Stars

The Three-Body Problem (gift edition)

Mistress of Amber and Flame

Brothersong (Green Creek, Book 4)

The Book of Elsewhere

Walking Practice

The Spellshop

The Bright Sword

The Stars Too Fondly

Jumpnauts

Navola

The Black Bird Oracle (All Souls, Book 5)

Queen B

Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction

The Wren in the Holly Library

When the Moon Hatched

The Silence Factory

Dragon Rider

Hurdy Gurdy