Could her dad really be at the helm of a firm that distorts the truth and covers up wrongdoing by hugely profitable corporations that have allowed innocent victims to die? Is it possible that her father is the bad guy, and that the undeniably alluring criminal who calls himself Moses - and his radical band of teen activists - is right? Alix has to make a choice, and time is running out, but can she truly risk everything and blow the whistle on the man who loves her and raised her? But then she begins investigating the disturbing claims he makes against her father. At least that’s what a mysterious young man who’s stalking her keeps saying. * Paolo Bacigalupi, THE DOUBT FACTORY (Little, Brown)Įxplores the timely issue of how public information is distorted for monetary gain, and how those who exploit it must be stopped.Įverything Alix knows about her life is a lie. Hamilton’s latest novel, which I didn’t realise is connected to his other novels, which means I may not get everything…?) This sounds interesting, although I can’t tell if it’s tied-in with his previous novels. Will Spear finish his hunt before he himself becomes the hunted?Īn author who continues to escape the top of my reading pile… I really don’t know why. As Isobel continues to evolve into a monstrous predator, it’s clear her rage will eventually win out over reason.

But he cheats her in the process and quickly finds himself in her crosshairs. Spear hires Isobel to track Penny Royal across worlds to its last known whereabouts. Negotiating with Penny Royal, she got more than she bargained for: Turning part-AI herself gave Isobel frightening power, but the upgrades hid a horrifying secret, and the dark AI triggered a transformation that has been turning her into something far from human…

Isobel Satomi ran a successful crime syndicate, but after competitors attacked she needed power and protection. One hundred years later the AI is still on the loose, and Spear vows for revenge at any cost. Spear had been trapped on a world surrounded by hostile Prador forces, but Penny Royal, the AI inside the rescue ship sent to provide backup, turned rogue, annihilating friendly forces in a frenzy of destruction and killing Spear. Thorvald Spear wakes in a hospital to find he’s been brought back from the dead. One woman will transform herself to gain power.

One man will transcend death to seek vengeance. Neal Asher, DARK INTELLIGENCE (Night Shade/Tor UK) Aubyn, Sam Sykes, Kazuaki Takano, Lynne Truss, John Twelve Hawks, Simon Unsworth, Debbie Viguie, SJ Watson

Featuring: Neal Asher, Paolo Bacigalupi, Marie Brennan, Genevieve Cogman, Brian Cox, William Gibson, Mira Grant, Kate Griffin, John Grisham, Nicholas Kaufmann, Jasper Kent, Stephen King, Ben Lerner, Peyton Marshall, Mark Charan Newton, Anne Rice, Justin Richards, Sebastian Rotella, Patrick Rothfuss, John Sandford & Michele Cook, Wilbur Smith, Edward St.

Daughter of Necessity by Marie Brennan