Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849978786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 865
Book Description
DAYS Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award Days is a gigastore the size of a small city, whose security are licensed to kill and whose seven owners brood in the penthouse, far removed from the desperate scramble of consumerism. But at what price commerce? Security man Frank has lost his reflection, Books are entering a localised war with Computers, and there is a riot in Third World Instruments. Time for another flash sale... UNTIED KINGDOM Nominated for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award When the village of Downbourne is raided and schoolmaster Fen Morris’s wife Moira is snatched, there are no authorities to turn to. In the absence of its government – in exile in the Caribbean following the ‘Unlucky Gamble’ – and subject to random bombings and leaflet drops, the UK is lawless and falling apart. Their marriage was a disaster, but Fen sets out to recover her anyway; but does she even want rescuing?
The James Lovegrove Collection, Volume 1
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849978786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 865
Book Description
DAYS Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award Days is a gigastore the size of a small city, whose security are licensed to kill and whose seven owners brood in the penthouse, far removed from the desperate scramble of consumerism. But at what price commerce? Security man Frank has lost his reflection, Books are entering a localised war with Computers, and there is a riot in Third World Instruments. Time for another flash sale... UNTIED KINGDOM Nominated for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award When the village of Downbourne is raided and schoolmaster Fen Morris’s wife Moira is snatched, there are no authorities to turn to. In the absence of its government – in exile in the Caribbean following the ‘Unlucky Gamble’ – and subject to random bombings and leaflet drops, the UK is lawless and falling apart. Their marriage was a disaster, but Fen sets out to recover her anyway; but does she even want rescuing?
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849978786
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 865
Book Description
DAYS Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award Days is a gigastore the size of a small city, whose security are licensed to kill and whose seven owners brood in the penthouse, far removed from the desperate scramble of consumerism. But at what price commerce? Security man Frank has lost his reflection, Books are entering a localised war with Computers, and there is a riot in Third World Instruments. Time for another flash sale... UNTIED KINGDOM Nominated for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award When the village of Downbourne is raided and schoolmaster Fen Morris’s wife Moira is snatched, there are no authorities to turn to. In the absence of its government – in exile in the Caribbean following the ‘Unlucky Gamble’ – and subject to random bombings and leaflet drops, the UK is lawless and falling apart. Their marriage was a disaster, but Fen sets out to recover her anyway; but does she even want rescuing?
The Age of Ra
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods’ influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression. As the world heads towards an apocalyptic battle, there is far more to this freedom fighter than it seems...
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979545
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The Ancient Egyptian gods have defeated all the other pantheons and claimed dominion over the earth, dividing it into warring factions. Lt. David Westwynter, a British soldier, stumbles into Freegypt, the only place to have remained independent of the gods’ influence. There, he encounters the followers of a humanist leader known as the Lightbringer, who has vowed to rid mankind of the shackles of divine oppression. As the world heads towards an apocalyptic battle, there is far more to this freedom fighter than it seems...
Redlaw
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849972958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
They live amongst us, abhored, marginalised, despised. They are vampires, known politely as Sunless. The job of policing their community falls to the men and women of the Sunless Housing and Disclosure Executive - SHADE. Captain John Redlaw is London's most feared and respected SHADE officer. But when the vampires start rioting within their ghettoes, and angry humans respond with violence of their own, even Redlaw may not be able to keep the peace. Especially when political forces are aligning to introduce a radical answer to the Sunless problem, one that will resolve the situation once and for all...
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849972958
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
They live amongst us, abhored, marginalised, despised. They are vampires, known politely as Sunless. The job of policing their community falls to the men and women of the Sunless Housing and Disclosure Executive - SHADE. Captain John Redlaw is London's most feared and respected SHADE officer. But when the vampires start rioting within their ghettoes, and angry humans respond with violence of their own, even Redlaw may not be able to keep the peace. Especially when political forces are aligning to introduce a radical answer to the Sunless problem, one that will resolve the situation once and for all...
The Cthulhu Casebooks - Sherlock Holmes and the Shadwell Shadows
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1783295937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close. Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined. Forces that can be summoned, if one is brave – or mad – enough to dare…
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1783295937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
It is the autumn of 1880, and Dr John Watson has just returned from Afghanistan. Badly injured and desperate to forget a nightmarish expedition that left him doubting his sanity, Watson is close to destitution when he meets the extraordinary Sherlock Holmes, who is investigating a series of deaths in the Shadwell district of London. Several bodies have been found, the victims appearing to have starved to death over the course of several weeks, and yet they were reported alive and well mere days before. Moreover, there are disturbing reports of creeping shadows that inspire dread in any who stray too close. Holmes deduces a connection between the deaths and a sinister drug lord who is seeking to expand his criminal empire. Yet both he and Watson are soon forced to accept that there are forces at work far more powerful than they could ever have imagined. Forces that can be summoned, if one is brave – or mad – enough to dare…
The Age of Zeus
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849971706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
The Olympians appeared a decade ago, living incarnations of the Ancient Greek gods on a mission to bring permanent order and stability to the world. Resistance has proved futile, and now humankind is under the jackboot of divine oppression. Until former London police officer Sam Akehurst receives an invitation too tempting to turn down: the chance to join a small band of guerrilla rebels armed with high-tech weapons and battlesuits. Calling themselves the Titans, they square off against the Olympians and their ferocious mythological monsters in a war of attrition which some will not survive.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849971706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
The Olympians appeared a decade ago, living incarnations of the Ancient Greek gods on a mission to bring permanent order and stability to the world. Resistance has proved futile, and now humankind is under the jackboot of divine oppression. Until former London police officer Sam Akehurst receives an invitation too tempting to turn down: the chance to join a small band of guerrilla rebels armed with high-tech weapons and battlesuits. Calling themselves the Titans, they square off against the Olympians and their ferocious mythological monsters in a war of attrition which some will not survive.
Age of Voodoo
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849974845
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Lex Dove thought he was done with the killing game. A retired British wetwork specialist, he’s living the quiet life in the Caribbean, minding his own business. Then a call comes, with one last mission: to lead an American black ops team into a disused Cold War bunker on a remote island near his adopted home. The money’s good, which means the risks are high. Dove doesn’t discover just how high until he and his team are a hundred feet below ground, facing the horrifi c fruits of an experiment blending science and voodoo witchcraft. As if barely human monsters weren’t bad enough, a clock is ticking. Deep in the bowels of the earth, a god is waiting. And His anger, if roused, will be fearsome indeed.
The Age of Odin
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Gideon Coxall was a good soldier but bad at everything else, until a roadside explosive device leaves him with one deaf ear and a British Army half-pension. So when he hears about the Valhalla Project, it’s like a dream come true. They’re recruiting former service personnel for excellent pay, no questions asked, to take part in unspecified combat operations. The last thing Gid expects is to find himself fighting alongside ancient Viking gods. The world is in the grip of one of the worst winters it has ever known, and Ragnarok – the fabled final conflict of the Sagas – is looming.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 1849979561
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Gideon Coxall was a good soldier but bad at everything else, until a roadside explosive device leaves him with one deaf ear and a British Army half-pension. So when he hears about the Valhalla Project, it’s like a dream come true. They’re recruiting former service personnel for excellent pay, no questions asked, to take part in unspecified combat operations. The last thing Gid expects is to find himself fighting alongside ancient Viking gods. The world is in the grip of one of the worst winters it has ever known, and Ragnarok – the fabled final conflict of the Sagas – is looming.
The Lord of Tears (Five Lords of Pain Book 3)
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Stoke Books
ISBN: 1781122563
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In his third duel Tom faces the Lord of Tears, who?s as fast as lightning and twice as deadly. Will Tom survive the fight to continue in the Contest? The third book in a thrilling action-packed series bound to captivate reluctant boy readers.
Publisher: Stoke Books
ISBN: 1781122563
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
In his third duel Tom faces the Lord of Tears, who?s as fast as lightning and twice as deadly. Will Tom survive the fight to continue in the Contest? The third book in a thrilling action-packed series bound to captivate reluctant boy readers.
The Lord of the Mountain
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781122525
Category : Demonology
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
First class short teen fiction. Tom faces the Lord of the Mountain. Ten feet tall, three eyes, one beast of a temper ...
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781781122525
Category : Demonology
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
First class short teen fiction. Tom faces the Lord of the Mountain. Ten feet tall, three eyes, one beast of a temper ...
Imagined Slights
Author: James Lovegrove
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 184997196X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
CLASSIC SF—NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME! An collection of previously unseen stories, favourites from Interzone magazine and contributions to numerous science fiction and fantasy anthologies, Imagined Slights showcases one of the most versatile and elegant writers on the genre scene today. Whether taking you through “Britworld™”—Britain turned into a theme park, exploring the possibilities of the lonely hearts ad in “Thanatophile Seeks Similar,” or imagining the disability of a child without wings in a world where wings are the norm in the moving short story, “Wings,” James Lovegrove is incapable of writing a dull sentence. From the author of the acclaimed Pantheon trilogy of novels, Age of Ra, Age of Zeus and Age of Odin.
Publisher: Solaris
ISBN: 184997196X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
CLASSIC SF—NOW AVAILABLE AS AN EBOOK FOR THE FIRST TIME! An collection of previously unseen stories, favourites from Interzone magazine and contributions to numerous science fiction and fantasy anthologies, Imagined Slights showcases one of the most versatile and elegant writers on the genre scene today. Whether taking you through “Britworld™”—Britain turned into a theme park, exploring the possibilities of the lonely hearts ad in “Thanatophile Seeks Similar,” or imagining the disability of a child without wings in a world where wings are the norm in the moving short story, “Wings,” James Lovegrove is incapable of writing a dull sentence. From the author of the acclaimed Pantheon trilogy of novels, Age of Ra, Age of Zeus and Age of Odin.