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Book Cover for: The Bloater, Rosemary Tonks

The Bloater

Rosemary Tonks
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Jonathan reviews Rosemary Tonks' lost satirical classic THE BLOATER, reissued by Vintage Classics: "hilariously witty and bracingly grotesque" Read more here: https://t.co/X7rUJz63Yc @vintagebooks @JonathanThornt2 https://t.co/N9YwPr1SoD

Paperback, 2022

$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Ten Percent Thief: Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award!, Lavanya Lakshminarayan

The Ten Percent Thief: Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award!

Lavanya Lakshminarayan
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Jonathan reviews Lavanya Lakshminarayan's speculative dystopia THE TEN PERCENT THIEF: "everything that speculative fiction at its best should be" Link: https://t.co/lJCAVHlsPG @Solarisbooks @JonathanThornt2 https://t.co/a2fhOnRRqR

Hardcover, 2023

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Shehan Karunatilaka

The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida

Shehan Karunatilaka
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Jonathan reviews Shehan Karunatilaka's Booker Prize winning THE SEVEN MOONS OF MAALI ALMEIDA: "Karunatilaka is by turns lyrical & scathing, effortlessly shifting between mystic wonder and brutal satire" Link: https://t.co/ModFgBVNC9 @ShehanKaru @JonathanThornt2 @SortofBooks https://t.co/pQGzKyGTja

Paperback, 2022

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Ten Percent Thief: Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award!, Lavanya Lakshminarayan

The Ten Percent Thief: Shortlisted for the 2024 Arthur C. Clarke Award!

Lavanya Lakshminarayan
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Today, Lavanya Lakshminarayan, author of THE TEN PERCENT THIEF, joins us with a brilliant piece on the gender biases influencing AI design Read more here: https://t.co/zYDqXPlNLM #WomenInSFF @lavanya_ln @Solarisbooks @Rebellion @JessGofton https://t.co/Jlnp33kqr5

Hardcover, 2023

$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Snowspelled: The Harwood Spellbook Volume I, Stephanie Burgis

Snowspelled: The Harwood Spellbook Volume I

Stephanie Burgis
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"As if Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell had wandered into an Austen novel to find Jasper Fforde in charge of the day-to-day running of the place." Our judges say a very reluctant farewell to #SPFBO semi-finalist SNOWSPELLED by Stephanie Burgis. ❄️https://fantasy-hive.co.uk/2019/11/snowspelled-by-stephanie-burgis-spfbo-semi-finalist-review/ https://t.co/baYww57vMY

Paperback, 2017

$10.99$5.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Children of Ruin, Adrian Tchaikovsky

Children of Ruin

Adrian Tchaikovsky
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T.O. Munro reviews the third instalment of Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Ruin trilogy, CHILDREN OF MEMORY: "Tchaikovsky’s writing is as usual, full of memorable lines, moments of insight, and sharp twists" Link: https://t.co/19XfoI6mow @TOMunro @aptshadow @UKTor https://t.co/s3xZJJNpCR

Paperback, 2019

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone, Audrey Burges

The Minuscule Mansion of Myra Malone

Audrey Burges
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Happy Publication day Audrey Burges and her magical debut THE MINUSCULE MANSION OF MYRA MALONE. To celebrate, Audrey has penned a piece about humour and speculative fiction! Read more here: https://t.co/ZC3rIHwQNT @Audrey_Burges @panmacmillan @chlodavies97 https://t.co/L4nu9grnrW

Paperback, 2023

$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales, Soman Chainani

Beasts and Beauty: Dangerous Tales

Soman Chainani
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Asha reviews Soman Chainani's collection of fairy-tale retellings BEASTS AND BEAUTY: DANGEROUS TALES "enjoyable twists stylishly told, bound in a beautiful book – perfect for fairy tale lovers" Read more here: https://wp.me/p8ZX5L-3wI @Cat_book_tea @HarperCollins #YA https://t.co/GXTxdus7i3

Paperback, 2024

$14.99$7.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Piranesi, Susanna Clarke

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke
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Nils reviews Susanna Clarke's PIRANESI, out today in paperback: "Clarke whisked me away on a surreal, magical and somewhat sinister journey." Read more here: https://wp.me/p8ZX5L-3qN @nilsreviewsit @BloomsburyBooks https://t.co/Mhlq93FagU

Paperback, 2021

$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: And Put Away Childish Things, Adrian Tchaikovsky

And Put Away Childish Things

Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Day 23 of #wyrdandwonder is Bite-Sized Fantasy @nilsreviewsit recommends And Put Away Childish Things by Adrian Tchaikovsky as this portal fantasy novella is a tad bit bonkers and so much fun! @wyrdandwonder https://t.co/ExxBenN1fG

Hardcover, 2023

$29.99$14.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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