One of the most captivating new voices in fantasy…
- March 12th, 2010
Not only is N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen for a while, it’s had some of the most stunning reviews too:
‘Jemisin’s…

"In this reviewer’s opinion, this is the must-read fantasy of the year."
—Bookpage
Read the first three chapters .
- March 12th, 2010
Not only is N. K. Jemisin’s The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms one of the most beautiful books I’ve seen for a while, it’s had some of the most stunning reviews too:
‘Jemisin’s…
- February 24th, 2010
Robert Jackson Bennett has had such incredible reviews that we just had to share…
‘Mr Shivers is a startling debut, a deft amalgam of thriller, cerebral horror and American gothic, written with a stark and artful simplicity that complements…
- December 18th, 2009
This month, Orbit is proud to release Beyond the Wall of Time (UK/US), the final instalment in Russell Kirkpatrick’s spectacular Broken Man trilogy. With Russell’s previous works earning comments such as ‘Not since Tolkien have I been so…
- December 10th, 2009
Following some great recent coverage (including an interview in SFX and a piece on the cover design in Sci-Fi Now), I thought I’d share some of the excellent…
- December 9th, 2009

Not only has Philip Palmer had a double recommendation in the Guardian recently,…
- December 5th, 2009
We were delighted to see not just one, but two fabulous Orbit books in the Guardian’s stylish Saturday supplement. The Gadgets Fiends piece presented us with a photograph of the bookshelf of the future, dripping with must-have gadgets, alcohol extraction devices (ahem,…
- November 6th, 2009
That’s how the Sydney Morning Herald has described Marianne De Pierres’ phenomenal Sentients of Orion series. Out this week is the fantastic third instalment of the series, Mirror Space (UK/ AUS), and readers are in for…
- August 13th, 2009
io9.com has a nice overview of Steampunk, along with some recent offerings, including Gail Carriger’s forthcoming SOULLESS (Sept:US)
Gail Carriger has employed some very original thinking to the alternate-history-with-monsters game. She also lampoons the vicious world of Victorian society
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- July 30th, 2009
Joe Abercrombie’s latest is just out, and we have two new endorsements from true geek royalty. Felicia Day, star of The Guild and Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog tweeted about the book:
And over at…
- June 26th, 2009
Praise for Brian Ruckley’s Fall of Thanes continues to snowball (*) around the web.
Over at the Hotlist, Pat calls it :
Dark, bloody, depressing, uncompromising, with a poignant ending that should satisfy most fans and characters that
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