This UK writer established himself early, publishing four volumes of stories by age twenty-one, noted for their deftness and quiet humaneness. After a period in nonfiction, he returned to fiction, using science fiction devices to more fully represent a sense of the world as inherently and tragically not a platform for transcendence. His novels explore complex societies and futures, delving into the inception of advanced travel and its complications when humanity encounters alien life. His thrillers often feature espionage in fragmented near-future settings, weaving intricate plots that reflect a profound engagement with contemporary anxieties.
Set in a post-war Parish, the story follows Adam as he anticipates a peaceful life, only to be drawn back into conflict by his superiors. Rumors swirl about Father John, a figure with a history of rebellion, who is allegedly amassing an army in Oxford and the Cotswolds. Adam is tasked with uncovering the truth behind these unsettling developments, setting the stage for intrigue and potential confrontation.
For Adam Hardy and his small Berkshire community, hardship is all they've ever known. For almost a century after the coming of The Sisters, the survivors of rainswept England have huddled in their tiny communities, scavenging the ruins of the old world. Now, finally, the Long Autumn is coming to an end, and society of a kind is starting to rebuild.
The two towns of Thornton and Cleveleys, joined together in name, have undergone an extraordinary amount of changeand development over the years. This book draws together an amazing collection of facts, old photographs and maps to bringto life the hidden history of this well-loved coastal area.
The narrative begins in a familiar, everyday setting before gradually transitioning into a surreal and unsettling realm. Award-winning author Dave Hutchinson masterfully weaves a tale that blurs the lines between reality and the bizarre, captivating readers with its unique progression and thought-provoking themes.
A thrilling science fiction masterwork of experimental disaster.
The phenomenal conclusion to the Fractured Europe sequence.
In a distant future, humanity's primal instincts resurface as the first humans hunt their offspring among the stars. Dave Hutchinson crafts an expansive science fiction narrative that explores themes of survival and the complexities of human nature in an interstellar setting. The story delves into the consequences of evolution and the harsh realities of life in a technologically advanced yet perilous universe.
A Fractured Europe. A Parallel World. A Global Threat.
In a fractured Europe, new nations are springing up everywhere, some literally overnight. For an intelligence officer like Jim, it's a nightmare. Every week or so a friendly power spawns a new and unknown national entity which may or may not be friendly to England's interests. It's hard to keep on top of it all. But things are about to get worse for Jim. A stabbing on a London bus pitches him into a world where his intelligence service is preparing for war with another universe, and a man has come who may hold the key to unlocking Europe's most jealously-guarded secret... Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke and British Science Fiction Awards
A visionary thriller of future espionage, broken borders, people smuggling, betrayal and an impossible secret The Guardian called, “a spellbinding novel of intrigue and paranoia.” Europe as we know it is gone. Devastated by a flu pandemic and crippled by economic collapse, the continent has fractured into countless tiny nations, a fragile web of shifting alliances seething with espionage and strange new technologies. In a small restaurant in Krakow, chef Rudi is drawn into a new career with Les Coureurs des Bois, a shadowy organisation that will move anything across any state line – for a price. Soon, Rudi is in a world of high-risk smuggling operations, where kidnappings and double-crosses are as natural as a map that constantly redraws itself.