Magdaléna Musichina Books

500 YEARS IN THE FUTURE, EARTH IS A PARADISE... WITHOUT US.

Another action-packed apocalyptic thriller from the co-screenwriter of Marvel's Doctor Strange

The cult classic that inspired the new wave of transgender fiction - published in the UK for the first time.

A loyal warrior in a crisis of faith must fight to regain her place and begin her life again while questioning the events of her past. This gripping science-fantasy novel from a Nebula and Locus Award-winning debut author is a complex, action-packed exploration of the costs of zealous faith, brutal war, and unquestioning loyalty. Five gods lie mysteriously sleeping above the city of Radezhda. Five gods who once bestowed great technologies and wisdom, each inspiring the devotion of their own sect. When the gods turned away from humanity, their followers built towers to the heavens to find out why. But when no answer was given, the collective grief of the sects turned to desperation, and eventually to war. Zenya was a teenager when she ran away from home to join the mechanically-modified warrior sect. She was determined to earn mechanized wings and protect the people and city she loved. Under the strict tutelage of a mercurial, charismatic leader, Zenya became Winged Zemolai. But after twenty-six years of service, Zemolai is disillusioned with her role as an enforcer in an increasingly fascist state. After one tragic act of mercy, she is cast out, and loses everything she worked for. As Zemolai fights for her life, she begins to understand the true nature of her sect, her leader, and the gods themselves.

Coldtown was dangerous, Tana knew. A glamorous cage, a prison for the damned and anyone who wanted to party with them. Tana lives in a world where walled cities called Coldtowns exist. In them, quarantined monsters and humans mingle in a decadently bloody mix of predator and prey. And once you pass through Coldtown's gates, you can never leave. One morning, after a perfectly ordinary party, Tana wakes up surrounded by corpses. The only other survivors of this massacre are her exasperatingly endearing ex-boyfriend, infected and on the edge, and a mysterious boy burdened with a terrible secret. Shaken and determined, Tana enters a race against the clock to save the three of them the only way she knows how: by going straight to the wicked, opulent heart of Coldtown itself.

In 1944, at the Amersfoort Concentration Camp in Holland, two young lovers, Saskia and Frans, navigate the horrors of war while trying to keep hope alive. As Nazi soldiers round up prisoners in their village, they witness the despair of innocent lives being torn apart. When Saskia's father's shop is raided due to suspicions of his Jewish identity, the couple's fears deepen. Frans is compelled to enter the camp daily to collect scraps for his family's farm animals. Amidst this growing terror, a prisoner pleads with Frans to send a letter to his beloved, prompting the couple to take a dangerous risk by smuggling messages out of the camp. They become a lifeline for many, delivering hope through letters, despite the peril it brings to their own lives. Each letter exchanged increases their danger, especially when Saskia is forced to wear a yellow star and is drawn into the suffering of the prisoners. As they confront the guards' scrutiny, the couple realizes that they must act decisively. With the odds stacked against them, they cling to their love, knowing that escaping the camp may be their only chance for survival. Will their bond be strong enough to endure the trials ahead?