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From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Devils 'A
gripping, fast-paced high tech thriller' - Guardian She can uncover
the truth, if she defeats her demons Ex-neuroscientist Carina
struggles with a drug problem, her conscience, and urges to kill.
She satisfies her cravings in dreams, fuelled by the addictive drug
'Zeal'. Now she's heading for self-destruction - until she has a
vision of a dead girl. Sudice Inc. damaged Carina when she worked
on their sinister brain-mapping project, causing her violent
compulsions. And this girl was a similar experiment. When Carina
realizes the vision was planted by her old colleague Mark,
desperate for help to expose the company, she knows he's probably
dead. Her only hope is to unmask her nemesis - or she's next. To
unlock the secrets Mark hid in her mind, she'll need a group of
specialist hackers. Dax is one of them, a doctor who can help
Carina fight her addictions. If she holds on to her humanity, they
might even have a future together. But first she must destroy her
adversary - before it changes us and our society, forever. Laura
Lam's Shattered Minds stars a female 'Dexter' with a drug problem
and a conscience, in a terrifying near-future where technology
rules our lives and haunts our dreams. 'A taut page-turner
chock-full of thrills' - Speculative Herald
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Devils 'A
fantastical, richly drawn, poignant take on a classic coming-of-age
story' - Leigh Bardugo In a land of lost wonders, the past is
stirring once more . . . Gene's life resembles a debutante's dream.
Yet she hides a secret that would see her shunned by the nobility.
Gene is both male and female. Then she displays unwanted magical
abilities - last seen in mysterious beings from an almost-forgotten
age. Matters escalate further when her parents plan a devastating
betrayal, so she flees home, dressed as a boy. The city beyond
contains glowing glass relics from a lost civilization. They call
to her, but she wants freedom not mysteries. So, reinvented as
'Micah Grey', Gene joins the circus. As an aerialist, she discovers
the joy of flight - but the circus has a dark side. She's also
plagued by visions foretelling danger. A storm is howling in from
the past, but will she heed its roar? 'A lyrical, stunningly
written debut novel' - Amy Alward
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP FIVE BESTSELLER 'Moves at a cracking
pace and, with neat plot twists and cliffhangers, is page-turning
fun' Guardian Seven resistance fighters will free the galaxy from
the ruthless Empire - or die trying. After Eris faked her death,
she thought she had left her old life as Princess Discordia - heir
to the galaxy's most ruthless empire - behind. But joining the
Novantaen Resistance, an organisation opposed to the Empire's
voracious expansion, throws her right back into the fray.
Resistance fighter pilot Clo has been given a mission: infiltrate
an Empire spaceship ferrying deadly cargo to gain vital
intelligence. A task made all the more difficult when she's forced
to partner with an old enemy - Princess Discordia herself, Eris.
They discover more than they bargained for on the ship: fugitives
with first-hand knowledge of the Empire's inner workings. With this
information, these women might just bring the Empire to its knees.
But the clock is ticking: Eris's brother Damocles, new heir to the
throne, plans to disrupt a peace summit with the only remaining
free alien people, ensuring the Empire's total domination. Unless
this band of unlikely rebels stops him, millions will die . . .
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Devils Old magics
are waking. But will the world survive their return? Micah Grey
almost died when he fled the circus with Drystan - now he and the
ex-clown seek to outrun disaster. Drystan persuades his old friend
Jasper Maske, a once-renowned magician, to take them in. But when
he agrees to teach them his trade, Maske is challenged to the
ultimate high-stakes duel by his embittered arch-nemesis. Micah
must perfect his skills of illusion, while navigating a tender new
love. An investigator is also hunting the person he once seemed to
be - a noble family's runaway daughter. As the duel draws near,
Micah increasingly suffers from visions showing him real magic and
future terrors. Events that broke the ancient world are being
replayed. But can Micah's latent powers influence this deadly
pattern? Praise for the series 'A fantastical, richly drawn,
poignant take on a classic coming-of-age story' - Leigh Bardugo 'A
fable-like story as beautifully unique as its main character' -
Malinda Lo
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF SEVEN DEVILS 'GOLDILOCKS
GRABS YOUR ATTENTION AND DOESN'T LET GO - A THOUGHT-PROVOKING,
IMAGINATIVE CALL-TO-ARMS' Katie Khan, author of Hold Back the Stars
'BOLD, FEMINIST SCI-FI FROM A SINGULAR, VISIONARY TALENT'
Waterstones Online This is The Martian by way of The Handmaid's
Tale - a bold and thought-provoking new high-concept thriller
Despite increasing restrictions on the freedoms of women on Earth,
Valerie Black is spearheading the first all-female mission to a
planet in the Goldilocks Zone, where conditions are just right for
human habitation. It's humanity's last hope for survival, and
Naomi, Valerie's surrogate daughter and the ship's botanist, has
been waiting her whole life for an opportunity like this - to step
out of Valerie's shadow and really make a difference. But when
things start going wrong on the ship, Naomi starts to suspect that
someone on board is concealing a terrible secret - and realises
time for life on Earth may be running out faster than they feared .
. . FIND OUT WHY READERS CAN'T PUT GOLDILOCKS DOWN... 'Through the
novel's fascinating premise Lam gives us plenty of food for thought
about gender dynamics in our own world... Eerily prescient' USA
TODAY 'Looking for a thrilling ecofeminist sci-fi space opera to
keep you glued to your seat during this pandemic? You've found it'
MS. MAGAZINE 'INTERSTELLAR'S brain with THE HANDMAID'S TALE's
heart' Chuck Wendig, author of WANDERERS 'A perfect balance of
beauty, thrills and hope' Nick Clark Windo, author of THE FEED
To save her twin, she must take her identity One night Tila
stumbles home, terrified and covered in blood. She's then arrested
for murder, the first by a civilian in decades. The San Francisco
police suspect involvement with Verve, a powerful drug, and offer
her twin sister Taema a chilling deal. Taema must assume Tila's
identity and gather information to bring down the drug syndicate.
The police may then let her sister live. However, Taema's
investigation raises ghosts from the twins' past. The sisters were
raised by a cult, which banned modern medicine - yet as conjoined
twins, they needed life-saving surgery to replace their failing
heart. And with help from co-conspirators, they escaped. Taema now
discovers that Tila had found links between the cult and the city's
criminal underworld. The twins were once unable to keep secrets,
but will learn the true cost of lies.
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Devils 'Dark,
smart, fast-paced & sexy' - Samantha Shannon To save her twin,
she must take her identity. One night Tila stumbles home, terrified
and covered in blood. She's then arrested for murder, the first by
a civilian in decades. The San Francisco police suspect that the
drug Verve is involved, and offer her sister Taema a chilling deal
to save her sister's life. Posing as Tila, she must infiltrate the
crime syndicate running the drug to help bring it down. However,
Taema's inquiries raise dangerous questions. The sisters were
raised by a cult which banned modern medicine. Yet as conjoined
twins, they needed surgery to replace their failing heart, so had
to escape. Now Tila discovers disturbing links between the twins'
past and their present. Once unable to keep secrets, the twins now
learn the true cost of lies in False Hearts by Laura Lam. 'A
fast-paced thriller with tons of heart and soul' - Sarah Lotz
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Seven Devils The gifted
hide their talents, but dare they step into the light? Micah's
Chimaera powers are growing, until his dark visions overwhelm him.
Drystan is forced to take him to Dr Pozzi, to save his life. But
can they really trust the doctor, especially when a close friend is
revealed to be his spy? Meanwhile, violent unrest is sweeping the
country, as anti-royalist factions fight to be heard. Then three
chimaera are attacked, after revealing their existence with the
monarchy's blessing - and the struggle becomes personal. A small
sect decimated the chimaera in ancient times and nearly destroyed
the world. Now they've re-emerged to spread terror once more. Micah
will discover a royal secret, which draws him into the heart of the
conflict. And he and his friends must risk everything to finally
bring peace to their land. Masquerade is the third and final novel
in Laura Lam's Micah Grey trilogy, following Pantomime and
Shadowplay. Praise for the series 'A fantastical, richly drawn,
poignant take on a classic coming-of-age story' - Leigh Bardugo 'A
fable-like story as beautifully unique as its main character' -
Malinda Lo
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