declares Doctor Moreau to hapless narrator Edward Prendick.Moreau's highly controversial methods and ambitions conflict with the religious, moral and scientific norms of his day and Wells later called The Island...
In these 'scientific romances' H. G. Wells sees the present reflected in the future and the future in the present. His aim is to provoke rather than predict.The Sleeperfalls into...
Interest in supernatural phenomena was high during Charles Dickens’ lifetime. He had always loved a good ghost story himself, particularly at Christmas time, and was open-minded, willing to accept, and...
Three of the greatest SF novels in the world in one bumper omnibus'An astonishing science fiction phenomenon' WASHINGTON POSTHerbert's evocative, epic tales are set on the desert planet Arrakis, the...
Recasting Chinese myth and history with a fantastical twist, the follow-up to Parker-Chan's laudedShe Who Became the Sunfinds the Radiant King Zhu Yuanzhang forced into an uneasy alliance with an...
Nuanced, addictive and hugely original,A Memory Called Empireis a luminous space story, probing the themes of identity, cultural exchange and power politics. Martine’s smart, multi-layered and gorgeously crafted story is...
A prince's body-double and an outcast with forbidden magic join forces to expose a web of corruption and intrigue in the gilded city of Castellane in the enthralling adult fantasy...
Fan favourite characters return for the opening instalment of a hugely exciting new trilogy set in the Shades of Magic universe, as Schwab spins an irresistible tale of piracy, spirits...