Lavie Tidhar is a prolific author whose work transcends genre boundaries, celebrated for his ability to weave literary techniques with science fiction and fantasy elements. His narratives often delve into themes of identity, memory, and the impact of history on the present, characterized by a distinctive style and fresh perspectives on familiar archetypes. Tidhar's stories are noted for their raw atmosphere and a profound engagement with cultural and social contexts, offering readers a unique and thought-provoking experience.
The anthology features a diverse collection of two dozen science fiction stories from British and British-based authors, showcasing a wide range of subjects and styles. Curated by editor Donna Scott, it highlights the best works published in 2022, drawing from magazines, anthologies, webzines, and lesser-known sources. This compilation reflects the vibrant landscape of contemporary British science fiction, offering readers a rich tapestry of imaginative narratives.
THERE IS NO LAND WITHOUT BLOOD, AND I WATER THIS LAND WITH THE BLOOD OF MY
MEN. Ruth's family were in Budapest when the Nazis came. Now Ruth is in
Palestine, amid the bare hills inland from Haifa, breaking the rocky soil of
an unyielding land before it breaks her. With her comrades, her fellow
kibbutzniks, she will build a better world. There will be green grass, orange
trees and pomegranates, a land that is their own and no one else's. So they
till their fields, dig their wells, build their homes and forge a new way of
living, fiercely proud of their shared pursuit of a dream. But as one
generation begets another, the dream unravels, twisted into a dark tapestry of
secrets and lies; sacrificed for revenge, forbidden love and murder. A
sweeping historical epic following four generations of a single family as they
struggle to hold on to their land and each other. 'Tidhar [is] fast emerging
as the leader of a new wave of Israeli literature' Daily Mail 'Adama is an
unstoppable masterpiece... If history is a nightmare we're all trying to wake
up from, then Adama is a trumpet blast that rings out the past and into the
future' Junot Diaz 'Word by word I was drawn deeper and deeper into this
incredible book - a story of inheritance, loss, longing and what could have
been. Lavie Tidhar's prose is beautiful, his characters lacerating and
heartbreaking by turns. I loved it.' Catriona Ward
Machines roam the desert in search of purpose; works of art can be deadlier than weapons, and improbable love transcends the sands of time. From the multiaward-winning universe of Central Station, a complex desert-city of the future’s inhabitants rediscover passion while at the brink of revolution.“Can we just all admit now that Lavie Tidhar’s a genius?”—Daryl Gregory, award-winning author of SpoonbendersThe city known as Neom is many things to many beings, human or otherwise. Neom is a tech wonderland for the rich and beautiful; an urban sprawl along the Red Sea; and a port of call between Earth and the stars.In the desert, young orphan Saleh has joined a caravan, hoping to earn his passage off-world from Central Station. But the desert is full of mechanical artefacts, some unexplained and some unexploded. Recently, a wry, unnamed robot has unearthed one of the region’s biggest mysteries: the vestiges of a golden man.In Neom, childhood affection is rekindling between loyal shurta-officer Nasir and hardworking flower-seller Mariam. But Nasu, a deadly terrorartist, has come to the city with missing memories and unfinished business.Just one robot can change a city’s destiny with a single rose—especially when that robot is in search of lost love.
"Lavie Tidhar's novel A Man Lies Dreaming introduced Adolf Hitler as a down-at-heels private detective, forced to eke out a miserable living in 1930s London. Forgotten by history, the man now calling himself Wolf is the lowest of the low, suffering fresh humiliations at every turn. Now Wolf is back, in five darkly comic new stories that see him take on blackmail, murder, and theft - not to mention his old comrades."--Provided by publisher
Airship battles, Frankenstein monsters, alien tripods and Houdini: The Great Game is a cranked-up steampunk thriller in which nothing is certain - not even death.
An enthralling anthology of 20 CWA Dagger Award-shortlisted gripping and
thrilling stories for the most hardened crime fan. Featuring bestselling
authors such as Neil Gaiman, Ann Cleeves, Christopher Fowler and Val McDermid.
The collection features twenty-six standout science fiction stories from 2020, curated by editor Donna Scott. Each tale explores diverse themes such as heroism, loss, and wonder, showcasing a range of voices and styles from various authors. This anthology highlights the richness of contemporary sci-fi, offering readers a glimpse into imaginative worlds and thought-provoking narratives.
A Children's Book of the Future is a narrative nonfiction book that will offer an inclusive and hopeful vision of the future, with a diverse, multicultural approach that will appeal to children of all backgrounds and further appeal to the foreign market audience.The book will consist of approximately eighteen chapters that each take inspiration from current scientific research. They'll present engaging, optimistic futures that could result from the real-world science, with insets delving into how that science works. The book will be highly illustrated throughout to make complex ideas more accessible, as well as to better depict the wondrous futures that could be ahead. There will also be a preface, afterword and an activities section.Some of the diverse visions explored include underwater cities; the solar system and space travel; green technologies and sustainability; robots and artificial intelligence; the future of cities; and much more!In short, the book sets out to reclaim the future for current and future generations of children.
“Tidhar changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells.” –Library JournalThe daughter of a legendary card player with skills of her own, Claire doesn’t want to go into the family business. She’s heard the call, and she desperately wants to become a nun. But when her convent comes under financial threat, Claire must leave what she loves to save what she loves–and enter an international poker tournament.Both a poker novella and a meditation on faith, The Big Blind is a taut, heartfelt and compelling new book from multiple award winner Lavie Tidhar.“Lavie Tidhar is one of the great writers of my generation.” –Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Mexican Gothic“An utterly original voice in contemporary fiction.” –Daniel Polansky, author of The Seventh Perfection“In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius.” –Ian McDonald, author of Time Was
This anthology presents 32 science fiction short stories inspired by the prophetic dystopias of J. G. Ballard, a titan of 20th-century literature. Featuring contributions from notable authors like Will Self, Iain Sinclair, Christopher Fowler, Chris Beckett, and a new Jerry Cornelius story by Michael Moorcock, it pays homage to Ballard’s unique vision of a bewildering and alienating world. Ballard’s works, including Empire of the Sun, Crash, and Cocaine Nights, explore the disjointed nature of contemporary reality and classic dystopias such as The Drowned World and High Rise, leaving an indelible mark on literature. This groundbreaking collection, edited by Maxim Jakubowski and Rick McGrath, showcases the uncanny and uneasy relationship between humanity and the future, reflecting Ballard’s influence on literary and science fiction. The anthology includes stories from a diverse array of authors, such as Jeff Noon, Preston Grassmann, Toby Litt, Christine Poulson, and many more, each offering their interpretation of the themes that Ballard so masterfully explored. Through this compilation, readers are invited to engage with the unsettling visions that define our empires of concrete, seen through the warped lens of Ballard's legacy.
Containing all three Bookman History novels: The Bookman Camera Obscura The Great Game File Under: Steampunk [ Alternate History! Diabolical Anarchists! Murder Most Foul The End of Days ]
Winner of the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize. Adolf Hitler is transported to
London, 1939, where he makes a feeble living as a private eye, while in
another time and place, a man lies dreaming...
The novel by award-winning author Lavie Tidhar explores intricate themes and character dynamics within a unique narrative framework. Set in a richly detailed world, it delves into complex human emotions and societal issues, offering readers a thought-provoking experience. Tidhar's signature style combines lyrical prose with profound insights, inviting readers to reflect on the nuances of life and the human condition. This stand-alone work promises to engage both the mind and heart, showcasing the author's literary prowess.
The second book in Lavie Tidhar's ambitious Anti-Matter of Britain Quartet -
takes on the myth of Robin Hood and his merry men in a viscerally
entertaining, ominously subversive and poetically profane remixing of the
myths and legends that shaped our nation.
In this dazzling new novel evoking Westerns, surrealism, epic fantasy, and circus extravaganzas, World Fantasy Award winner Lavie Tidhar (Central Station) has created an evocative dreamscape of dark comedy, heartbreak, hope, and adventure. Chronicling a lone man's quest in parallel worlds, The Escapement recalls the epic darkness of Stephen King's The Gunslinger via the unpredictable whimsy of The Phantom Tollbooth. "Lavie Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own." --NPR Books Into the reality called the Escapement rides the Stranger, a lone gunman on a quest to rescue his son. But it is too easy to get lost on a shifting landscape full of dangerous versions of favorite things: lawless cowboys, giants made of stone, oppressed clowns, and even more sinister forces at play. The Stranger always finds new enemies in every godforsaken town. He reluctantly defends the not-always-helpless, while avoiding the deadly symbol storms of petulant gods. As the Stranger has learned, the Escapement is a dreamscape of deep mysteries, unpredictable geography, unlikely allies, and unwinnable battles. But the flower the Stranger seeks still lies beyond the Mountains of Darkness. Time is running out, as he journeys deeper and deeper into the secret heart of an unknown world.
Set in a city where candy is outlawed, 12-year-old detective Nelle Faulker delves into a mystery involving a missing teddy bear belonging to a candy gangster. As she investigates, Nelle uncovers a dangerous world of sweets smuggling, back-alley transactions, and arson. The case escalates when her client disappears, pushing Nelle deeper into the treacherous underbelly of her sugarless society.
In an alternate world without global terrorism, a private detective is hired by a mysterious woman to track down the obscure creator of the fictional vigilante, Osama Bin Laden... Joe’s identity slowly fragments as his quest takes him across the world, from the backwaters of Asia to the European capitals of Paris and London. He discovers the shadowy world of the Refugees, ghostly entities haunting the world in which he lives. Where do they come from? What do they want? Joe knows how the story should end, but is he ready for the truths he will uncover... or the choice he will have to make?
A private detective pursues a mysterious quarry - Osama Bin Laden: Vigilante -
in the 10th-anniversary edition of Lavie Tidhar's World Fantasy Award-winning
metafictional novel.
A spine-chilling new collection of short horror stories from bestselling authors including Lucy Rose, Emilia Hart and Bridget Collins
288 pages
11 hours of reading
'Outstandingly weird and memorable' GUARDIAN 'Deliciously creepy' NEW SCIENTIST Fear never dies... Featuring stories from Susan Barker, J K Chukwu, Bridget Collins, Mariana Enríquez, Michel Faber, Lewis Hancox, Emilia Hart, Ainslie Hogarth, Robert Lautner, Adorah Nworah, Irenosen Okojie, Lucy Rose, Lionel Shriver, James Smythe, Lavie Tidhar, Francine Toon, Evie Wyld and Louisa Young. These stories from eighteen master storytellers will curdle your blood, haunt your dreams and redefine terror. From a hungry young woman who is not what she seems, to a boy who has taken his mother's advice a little too seriously; from disfigured girls willing to pay any price to fit in, to an immigrant who cannot escape his tormentor in his new home country; from a new home with a sinister secret, to the discovery that a long-dead parent's corpse is perfectly preserved decades later; this collection plumbs the depths of the psyche and dredges up some very modern horrors. READERS ARE OBSESSED 'Stunning' 'Well-plotted and horrifying' 'Visceral, creepy, gory... stays in your head long after reading them' 'It's so satisfying to turn to the next story in an anthology like this and be pretty confident it's going to be a banger... bravo' 'Spine-tingling... I was gripped and it kept me up at night as I just wanted to read one more story' 'Often unusual, always unique... a wildly eclectic cornucopia of horror'
"When Boris Chong returns to Tel Aviv from Mars, much has changed. Boris's ex-lover is raising a strangely familiar child who can tap into the datastream of a mind with the touch of a finger. His cousin is infatuated with a robotnik--a damaged cyborg soldier who might as well be begging for parts. His father is terminally-ill with a multigenerational mind-plague. And a hunted data-vampire has followed Boris to where she is forbidden to return. Rising above them is Central Station, the interplanetary hub between all things: the constantly shifting Tel Aviv; a powerful virtual arena; and the space colonies where humanity has gone to escape the ravages of poverty and war"--Amazon.com.
LATE EXTRA! BOMB OUTRAGE IN LONDON! A masked terrorist has brought London to its knees -- there are bombs inside books, and nobody knows which ones. On the day of the launch of the first expedition to Mars, by giant cannon, he outdoes himself with an audacious attack. For young poet Orphan, trapped in the screaming audience, it seems his destiny is entwined with that of the shadowy terrorist, but how? His quest to uncover the truth takes him from the hidden catacombs of London on the brink of revolution, through pirate-infested seas, to the mysterious island that may hold the secret to the origin not only of the shadowy Bookman, but of Orphan himself... Like a steam-powered take on V for Vendetta , rich with satire and slashed through with automatons, giant lizards, pirates, airships and wild adventure. The Bookman is the first of a series. File Under: Steampunk [ Alternate History! | Reptilian Royalty! | Diabolical Anarchists! | Extraordinary Adventure! ]
It's the League of Extraordinary Gentlewomen, as Adler teams up with a host of
famous female faces from science, history and literature to defeat the
greatest criminal mastermind of all time!
This anthology features a selection of the finest hard science fiction stories and novellas from 2021, showcasing both established and emerging writers. Each tale explores unique themes, such as survival in alien environments, the implications of time travel, and the complexities of posthuman existence. Notable narratives include Greg Egan's glider expedition in a gas giant's forests, Nancy Kress's entangled quantum journey, and the discovery of a universe-altering artifact in Alaska. The collection promises thought-provoking insights and imaginative worlds.
CAN’T FIND A RATIONAL EXPLANATION TO A MYSTERY? CALL IN THE QUIET COUNCIL. The mysterious and glamorous Lady De Winter is one of their most valuable agents. A despicable murder inside a locked and bolted room on the Rue Morgue in Paris is just the start. This whirlwind adventure will take Milady to the highest and lowest parts of that great city – and cause her to question the very nature of reality itself.
La science-fiction est en bonne santé ! Les quatre nouvelles de ce minirecueil offert par Bragelonne vont vous le prouver. Elles vont vous emporter à travers les étoiles, vous faire visiter les confins du système solaire avant de vous ramener sur notre bonne vieille Terre pour affronter le plus terrible de nos vieux fléaux, la guerre, avec une magnifique histoire très émouvante. Et en prime, un petit article vous explique tout sur cette forme passionnante de la SF qui s’appelle la hard science… Voilà de quoi vous régaler, vous étonner et peut-être vous faire découvrir une science-fiction de plus en plus métissée et féminine ! Ce recueil de nouvelles inclut : - Une introduction de Jean-Claude Dunyach et Tom Clegg - Une nouvelle de Lavie Tidhar - Une nouvelle de Sean Williams - Une nouvelle de Kristine Kathryn Rusch - Une nouvelle de Chris Moriarty « confession d’une hardeuse de la SF»
Pasjonujące połączenie mrocznego thrillera i science fiction o podróżach w
czasie w realiach alternatywnej wizji świata Gdy autor pulpowych powieści
kryminalnych Lior Tirosh wraca do ojczyzny, przekonuje się, że wiele się tam
zmieniło. Palestyna – żydowskie państwo powstałe w początkach XX wieku na
pograniczu Kenii i Ugandy – buduje potężny mur, mający odgrodzić je od
afrykańskich uchodźców. W stolicy, Ararat City, dochodzi do gwałtownych napięć
społecznych i zamieszek... Szukając zaginionej siostrzenicy, pisarz zostaje
wplątany w serię tajemniczych zbrodni, w wyniku czego zaczynają go ścigać
bezlitośni agenci państwowej służby bezpieczeństwa. Równocześnie Lior odkrywa
groźny spisek i prawdę o naturze rzeczywistości, która go otacza. Możliwe, że
istnieje więcej niż jedna Palestyna, a bariery między światami zaczynają
pękać… „Istnieją pisarze fantastyki, dobrzy pisarze fantastyki i istnieje
Lavie Tidhar. Szuka materiału w innych gatunkach i w ruinach pozostawionych
przez stulecia, by stworzyć coś mrocznego i absolutnie niepowtarzalnego. Nie
ma na świecie drugiego podobnego autora. Ta powieść was zachwyci i wprawi w
oszołomienie”. Ian McDonald, autor książek Rzeka bogów i Luna: Wilcza pełnia
Adama ist Familien- und Generationen-Roman, chronique scandaleuse von Israel, Polit-Thriller und Kriminalroman. Ein mitreißendes historisches Epos über Liebe und Verrat, Gewalt und Tod, über Loyalität und Behauptungswille. 1946 beginnt die junge Ruth, sich in Palästina ein neues Leben aufzubauen, getrieben von jugendlichen Idealen in einem Land, das ihr feindlich gesinnt ist. Sie ist eine ungarische Zionistin, die, anders als die meisten Mitglieder ihrer Familie, den Nazis in Budapest entkommen konnte. Ruth wird das Herz des Kibbuz Trashim, und für sie ist der Kibbuz heilig, heilige Erde, also »Adama«, seine Existenz ist ihre Lebensaufgabe. Wenn dafür knallharte Entscheidungen nötig sind, dann wird sie sie treffen, inklusive Gewalt und Mord. Wir folgen Ruth und den Ihren durch die Jahre 1945 bis 2009. Und damit durch die Turbulenzen des Staates Israel – die Auseinandersetzung mit den Briten, die Vertreibung der Araber, der Sechs-Tage-Krieg und der Jom-Kippur-Krieg machen Ruth womöglich noch zäher und härter. Neben dem Porträt einer beeindruckenden Frauenfigur und ihrer Familie, schreibt Lavie Tidhar auch die Gewaltgeschichte Israels fort.
Druhá polovina 30. let 20. století. Evropa je v krizi a Velká Británie se potýká s přílivem uprchlíků. V Německu totiž došlo k Pádu, moci se chopili komunisté, a tak boháči i fašisté, nechtějí-li skončit v trestaneckém táboře, musí utéct za hranice. Většinou se rychle vzpamatují a dál se věnují tomu, na co mají talent, třeba obchodu nebo organizovanému zločinu, ale jistý pan Wolf je muž s ideály, hnusí se mu všeobecný morální úpadek, a zatímco živoří v zaměstnání soukromého detektiva, sní o tom, že už brzy vydá další část svého životního díla, knihy nazvané Můj boj.
Pravda, mezitím si ještě bude muset vytrpět něco sexuálního ponížení v rukou zdegenerovaných prostitutek či špinavé Židovky a párkrát dostane pořádnou nakládačku, ale to muže jeho formátu nezlomí. Zatím v jiném čase a na jiném místě leží muž a sní…
