Orbit Books

Mr Shivers

Mr Shivers Robert Jackson Bennett

“Mr Shivers is a startling debut, a deft amalgam of thriller, cerebral horror and American gothic” —The Guardian
Read chapter one.

Death Most Definite

Blameless Gail Carriger

Alexia is back, and this time she's the scandal of the London season...
Read chapter one

Some Heart-y reviews for Glenda Larke

Heart of the Mirage by Glenda LarkeGlenda Larke’s latest book, Heart of the Mirage, has been getting some wonderful reviews of late:

This month’s Starburst gives it a five star rating and says “those looking for a ‘sense-of-wonder’ fix need look no further. Larke doesn’t conform to the cookie-cutter school of fantasy and has a talent for world building and a fondness for unstable landscapes . . . It’s also great fun”.

Graeme’s Fantasy Book Review thinks: “It is nice sometimes to break out of the typical medieval Fantasy City and go somewhere different. Larke accomplishes this by setting her tale in the equivalent of Ancient Rome and the deserts of Africa and decorates the proceedings with some stunning imagery in the process.”

And The Bookbag calls it: “highly enjoyable, this book’s got love, betrayal, skullduggery, espionage, adventure, magic, heartbreak and plenty more besides.”

Interested in taking a peek at the finest (and possibly only) book this year to feature heartbreak and skullduggery? You can check out a sample of the first chapter here, and find the book at all good bookstores and online retailers.

  1. La Gringa

    August 8, 2007
    at 2:18 am

    Reply

    Ya know, we just don’t use the word “skulldugggery” enough. :-)

  2. Karen Miller

    August 9, 2007
    at 12:58 pm

    Reply

    Yee haw! Such praise couldn’t happen to a better, nicer writer.

  3. glenda larke

    August 9, 2007
    at 5:05 pm

    Reply

    Isn’t skullduggery a lovely word, just? I think I shall put more of it into my books, so reviewers have more cause to use it…

    Nice, Karen? Me?

Post a Comment

Search

Black Prism Countdown

90 days

23 hours

36 minutes

59 seconds

The Black Prism is available now in bookstores everywhere!

More

The Black Prism Cover
Videos
Newsletter

Subscribe to email newsletters

RSS Feeds
Orbit on the Web
Archives
Orbiteers
Author Links

Blogroll

Please note that though we make every effort to ensure the suitability of links, Orbit cannot be held responsible for the content of external sites.