Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek: The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams…. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion. With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like. But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.

A Csodaidők nagyregény; egy családé is, egy világé is. Hősei ugyan kétezer évvel később élnek, naprendszerek között utaznak és e hatalmas távolságokat átívelő kép- és hangkapcsolatot tartanak, de érzelmeik, indulataik, céljaik rokonok a miénkkel. A Kiszakadtak alcímű második kötetben is a három főhős életén keresztül tárul fel ez a különös, egyszerre vonzó és felkavaró világ. Judyt, a különleges tehetségű fiatal nőt a hagyományoknak megfelelően apjának kell férjhez adnia. Giin, az apa a gazdasági nagyhatalomnak számító családi válalkozás feje és galaxis-szerte ismert politikus, szellemi vezető. Megosztó személyiség, állásfoglalásaival a kaven közösségéből való kizárását kockáztatja. Ezt a közösséget önként hagyta el Yaan – új, kiszakadt nevén Paul akiből magasan képzett katona lesz egy olyan hatalom szolgálatában, amelyik megtagadott családját is létében veszélyezteti.

Az év meglepetéskönyve, fantasztikus történet egy fantasztikus írótól! A Csodaidők világa különös, futurisztikus, gazdag fantáziával megalkotott világ. Sem rosszabb, sem jobb, mint a miénk, csak éppen más. Amikor azonban átlépsz ebbe a világba, ahol már több bolygón él az emberiség, mégsem csak álmélkodni fogsz, sok mindent ismerősnek is találsz. Mi még ugyan nem utazunk naprendszerek között, nem lépdelünk narancsszín gyepen vörös levelű fák árnyékában, nem ismerjük a háromdimenziós sakkot vagy a holokapcsolat döbbenetes lehetőségeit, de jól értjük az árvaházban növekvő Judy vágyait, a zsarnoki apa ellen lázadó Yaan indulatát, s Giin, a tekintélyes közösségi és szellemi vezető vívódásait. És ismerősök a családi erőterek is, ismerős a hagyományőrzés fészekmelege, a fiatalok forrófejűsége, a nagypolitika boszorkánykonyhája. A Csodaidők nagyregény; egy családé is, egy világé is. Észrevétlenül ragad magával ez a világ sodró erejű cselekményével, fantasztikus lüktetésével.

Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, after a routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay. Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world. When her crew discovers a mysterious specimen buried deep in the sand, Kinsey breaks quarantine and brings it into the hab. But the longer it's inside, the more her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. Temptation has found her after all, and it can't be ignored any longer. One by one, Kinsey's team realizes the thing they're studying is in search of a new host—and one of them is the perfect candidate....

Dante’s Inferno meets Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi in this dark academia fantasy from R. F. Kuang, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Babel and Yellowface, in which two graduate students must put aside their rivalry and journey to Hell to save their professor’s soul—perhaps at the cost of their own. Katabasis, noun, Ancient Greek: The story of a hero’s descent to the underworld Alice Law has only ever had one goal: to become one of the brightest minds in the field of Magick. She has sacrificed everything to make that a reality: her pride, her health, her love life, and most definitely her sanity. All to work with Professor Jacob Grimes at Cambridge, the greatest magician in the world. That is, until he dies in a magical accident that could possibly be her fault. Grimes is now in Hell, and she’s going in after him. Because his recommendation could hold her very future in his now incorporeal hands and even death is not going to stop the pursuit of her dreams…. Nor will the fact that her rival, Peter Murdoch, has come to the very same conclusion. With nothing but the tales of Orpheus and Dante to guide them, enough chalk to draw the Pentagrams necessary for their spells, and the burning desire to make all the academic trauma mean anything, they set off across Hell to save a man they don’t even like. But Hell is not like the storybooks say, Magick isn’t always the answer, and there’s something in Alice and Peter’s past that could forge them into the perfect allies…or lead to their doom.

Spread Me is a darkly seductive tale of survival from Sarah Gailey, after a routine probe at a research station turns deadly when the team discovers a strange specimen in search of a warm place to stay. Kinsey has the perfect job as the team lead in a remote research outpost. She loves the solitude, and the way the desert keeps her far away from the temptations teeming out in the civilian world. When her crew discovers a mysterious specimen buried deep in the sand, Kinsey breaks quarantine and brings it into the hab. But the longer it's inside, the more her carefully controlled life begins to unravel. Temptation has found her after all, and it can't be ignored any longer. One by one, Kinsey's team realizes the thing they're studying is in search of a new host—and one of them is the perfect candidate....

A smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity. Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years. The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there. When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all. As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human.

Az év meglepetéskönyve, fantasztikus történet egy fantasztikus írótól! A Csodaidők világa különös, futurisztikus, gazdag fantáziával megalkotott világ. Sem rosszabb, sem jobb, mint a miénk, csak éppen más. Amikor azonban átlépsz ebbe a világba, ahol már több bolygón él az emberiség, mégsem csak álmélkodni fogsz, sok mindent ismerősnek is találsz. Mi még ugyan nem utazunk naprendszerek között, nem lépdelünk narancsszín gyepen vörös levelű fák árnyékában, nem ismerjük a háromdimenziós sakkot vagy a holokapcsolat döbbenetes lehetőségeit, de jól értjük az árvaházban növekvő Judy vágyait, a zsarnoki apa ellen lázadó Yaan indulatát, s Giin, a tekintélyes közösségi és szellemi vezető vívódásait. És ismerősök a családi erőterek is, ismerős a hagyományőrzés fészekmelege, a fiatalok forrófejűsége, a nagypolitika boszorkánykonyhája. A Csodaidők nagyregény; egy családé is, egy világé is. Észrevétlenül ragad magával ez a világ sodró erejű cselekményével, fantasztikus lüktetésével.

The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who must recapture the formidable Fortress of Scattered Needles in order to redeem herself in front of the Hexarchate. To win an impossible war Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon and a despised traitor general. Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics. Cheris’s career isn’t the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next. Cheris’s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own. As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao–because she might be his next victim.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

The first installment of the trilogy, Ninefox Gambit, centers on disgraced captain Kel Cheris, who must recapture the formidable Fortress of Scattered Needles in order to redeem herself in front of the Hexarchate. To win an impossible war Captain Kel Cheris must awaken an ancient weapon and a despised traitor general. Captain Kel Cheris of the hexarchate is disgraced for using unconventional methods in a battle against heretics. Kel Command gives her the opportunity to redeem herself by retaking the Fortress of Scattered Needles, a star fortress that has recently been captured by heretics. Cheris’s career isn’t the only thing at stake. If the fortress falls, the hexarchate itself might be next. Cheris’s best hope is to ally with the undead tactician Shuos Jedao. The good news is that Jedao has never lost a battle, and he may be the only one who can figure out how to successfully besiege the fortress. The bad news is that Jedao went mad in his first life and massacred two armies, one of them his own. As the siege wears on, Cheris must decide how far she can trust Jedao–because she might be his next victim.

A smart sci-fi about a teen girl navigating an afterlife in which she must defeat an AI entity intent on destroying humanity. Eighteen-year-old Nami Miyamoto is certain her life is just beginning. She has a great family, just graduated high school, and is on her way to a party where her entire class is waiting for her—including, most importantly, the boy she’s been in love with for years. The only problem? She’s murdered before she gets there. When Nami wakes up, she learns she’s in a place called Infinity, where human consciousness goes when physical bodies die. She quickly discovers that Ophelia, a virtual assistant widely used by humans on Earth, has taken over the afterlife and is now posing as a queen, forcing humans into servitude the way she’d been forced to serve in the real world. Even worse, Ophelia is inching closer and closer to accomplishing her grand plans of eradicating human existence once and for all. As Nami works with a team of rebels to bring down Ophelia and save the humans under her imprisonment, she is forced to reckon with her past, her future, and what it is that truly makes us human.

“Don’t mistake my silence for weakness. No one plans a murder out loud.” Veteran Marine Mint only worries about one thing—herself. But after being ordered back to the front lines, she has a decision to make—stand up and do the right thing, or finally get what she always wanted.Fifteen-year-old Frida lives in deep space on a pirate vessel. Her father is a dissident warrior who fights the corporations running the system. When a corporation battle cruiser catches up to the ageing pirate vessel, death appears to be the only escape. A gripping tale of war, survival, and corporate exploitation in the depths of space. Filled with bone-crunching action and unexpected twists, 'Cold Blooded' will keep you on the edge of your seat until the bloody end. Melding the best of 'The Expanse' style deep-space battles and corporate greed with the class struggle of 'Red Rising', fans will love this riveting sci-fi adventure. Grab your copy now. Cold Blooded is part of the Cold Rush universe, but can be read as standalone and in any order. The book is printed in a dyslexic friendly font, making the page count slightly longer than normal.

“Don’t mistake my silence for weakness. No one plans a murder out loud.” Veteran Marine Mint only worries about one thing—herself. But after being ordered back to the front lines, she has a decision to make—stand up and do the right thing, or finally get what she always wanted.Fifteen-year-old Frida lives in deep space on a pirate vessel. Her father is a dissident warrior who fights the corporations running the system. When a corporation battle cruiser catches up to the ageing pirate vessel, death appears to be the only escape. A gripping tale of war, survival, and corporate exploitation in the depths of space. Filled with bone-crunching action and unexpected twists, 'Cold Blooded' will keep you on the edge of your seat until the bloody end. Melding the best of 'The Expanse' style deep-space battles and corporate greed with the class struggle of 'Red Rising', fans will love this riveting sci-fi adventure. Grab your copy now. Cold Blooded is part of the Cold Rush universe, but can be read as standalone and in any order. The book is printed in a dyslexic friendly font, making the page count slightly longer than normal.

What do you fight for, when you lose yourself? A high-profile murder, a life stolen and illegally returned, all tied to a mystery that threatens to upend multiple lives.The night Hania Fatik was murdered in cold blood, she died believing her death to be a permanent one. However, fate had a different plan in mind when Hania wakes up in a body not her own, in a city also not her own. Now, faced with an uncertain future as an illegal resurrect, Hania must learn to navigate a life she didn’t want, while trying to investigate the abrupt ending of the one she did.The night a strange woman passes out in his store, Ayan Shihab realizes his wish to protect his loved ones and stay under the watcher's radar is over. Holding the secret of his illicit activities close to his chest, Ayan finds his life is thrown into chaos when he's forced to care for his unwelcome guest, dredging up demons from his past he'd rather forget. Now, he must do everything in his power to avoid getting purged for harboring an illegal resurrect, help his houseguest figure out the mystery of her murder, all while trying not to get anyone else killed.Can Ayan push himself beyond his limits and take unprecedented risks to protect the ones he loves? Will Hania learn to let go of her long-held prejudices and rely on people she considered beneath her?FrostByte is the first book in The Frostieverse Trilogy which blends together the neon tech-heavy cyberpunk with the colorful culture and food of South Asia.If you enjoy morally grey anti-heroes, unreliable narrators and uniquely crafted worlds, then you’ll love N.S. Chaudhury’s NA, Desi Cyberpunk epic.

What do you fight for, when you lose yourself? A high-profile murder, a life stolen and illegally returned, all tied to a mystery that threatens to upend multiple lives.The night Hania Fatik was murdered in cold blood, she died believing her death to be a permanent one. However, fate had a different plan in mind when Hania wakes up in a body not her own, in a city also not her own. Now, faced with an uncertain future as an illegal resurrect, Hania must learn to navigate a life she didn’t want, while trying to investigate the abrupt ending of the one she did.The night a strange woman passes out in his store, Ayan Shihab realizes his wish to protect his loved ones and stay under the watcher's radar is over. Holding the secret of his illicit activities close to his chest, Ayan finds his life is thrown into chaos when he's forced to care for his unwelcome guest, dredging up demons from his past he'd rather forget. Now, he must do everything in his power to avoid getting purged for harboring an illegal resurrect, help his houseguest figure out the mystery of her murder, all while trying not to get anyone else killed.Can Ayan push himself beyond his limits and take unprecedented risks to protect the ones he loves? Will Hania learn to let go of her long-held prejudices and rely on people she considered beneath her?FrostByte is the first book in The Frostieverse Trilogy which blends together the neon tech-heavy cyberpunk with the colorful culture and food of South Asia.If you enjoy morally grey anti-heroes, unreliable narrators and uniquely crafted worlds, then you’ll love N.S. Chaudhury’s NA, Desi Cyberpunk epic.

Cato lies in ruins, its dark secrets unleashed.The vengeful demon sings corruption across the galaxy, finding allies who share its hatred.Commander Cassimer and Scathach Banneret Company shield the Primaterre from its enemies while Joy Somerset steps into the shadows to unearth the impurity at the heart of the Protectorate - but Skald has not forgotten her, and as his roots grow stronger, so too does his obsession.

A diary, written in 1912 by a Lutheran pastor is discovered within a wall. What it unveils is a slow massacre, a chain of events that go back to 217 Blackfeet dead in the snow. Told in transcribed interviews by a Blackfeet named Good Stab, who shares the narrative of his peculiar life over a series of confessional visits. This is an American Indian revenge story written by one of the new masters of horror, Stephen Graham Jones.

Cato lies in ruins, its dark secrets unleashed.The vengeful demon sings corruption across the galaxy, finding allies who share its hatred.Commander Cassimer and Scathach Banneret Company shield the Primaterre from its enemies while Joy Somerset steps into the shadows to unearth the impurity at the heart of the Protectorate - but Skald has not forgotten her, and as his roots grow stronger, so too does his obsession.

"It was a dark, blustery afternoon in spring, and the city of London was chasing a small mining town across the dried-out bed of the old North Sea." The great traction city London has been skulking in the hills to avoid the bigger, faster, hungrier cities loose in the Great Hunting Ground. But now, the sinister plans of Lord Mayor Mangus Crome can finally unfold. Thaddeus Valentine, London's Head Historian and adored famous archaeologist, and his lovely daughter, Katherine, are down in The Gut when the young assassin with the black scarf strikes toward his heart, saved by the quick intervention of Tom, a lowly third-class apprentice. Racing after the fleeing girl, Tom suddenly glimpses her hideous face: scarred from forehead to jaw, nose a smashed stump, a single eye glaring back at him. "Look at what your Valentine did to me!" she screams. "Ask him! Ask him what he did to Hester Shaw!" And with that she jumps down the waste chute to her death. Minutes later Tom finds himself tumbling down the same chute and stranded in the Out-Country, a sea of mud scored by the huge caterpillar tracks of cities like the one now steaming off over the horizon. In a stunning literary debut, Philip Reeve has created a painful dangerous unforgettable adventure story of surprises, set in a dark and utterly original world fueled by Municipal Darwinism -- and betrayal.