![]() But nothing is simple for Gorel of Goliris… When Gorel forms an uneasy alliance – and ménage à trois- with an Avian spy and a half-Merlangai thief, things only start to get complicated. Add a murdered merchant, the deadly Mothers of the House of Jade, the rivalry of gods and the machinations of a rising Dark Lord bent on conquest, and things start to get out of hand. What do they hide? For Kai, finding the answer might mean his death – but how far will you go to realise your dreams? Set against the breathtaking vista of a world filled with mystery and magic, Cloud Permutations is a planetary romance with a unique South Pacific flavour, filled with mythic monsters, ancient alien artefacts, floating islands and a quest to find a legendary tower…whatever the cost.” And the crazily lush fantasy: “There is only one truth Gorel of Goliris – gunslinger, addict, touched by the Black Kiss – is interested in: Finding a way back home, to the great empire from which he had been stolen as a child and from which he had been flung, by sorcery, far across the World. It started out simple: Get to Falang-Et, find the mirror, find what truth it may hold. ![]() But flying is the one thing forbidden on Heven – a world dominated by the mysterious, ever present clouds in the skies. ![]() It is a peaceful, quiet world – yet it harbours ancient secrets. Kai just wants to fly. First up, the sf: “The world of Heven was populated, centuries ago, by Melanesian settlers from distant Earth. While he’s turned his novel-length attention lately to the more noir-ish and alternate history side of things ( Osamaand The Violent Century) these two earlier works showcase his science fiction ( Cloud Permutations) and uniquely imaginative fantasy ( Gorel and the Pot-Bellied God) storytelling modes. There’s plenty more coming next week, so get listening! PICKS OF THE WEEK: Two short novels by Lavie Tidhar provide glimpses into two sides the many-faceted coin of his imagination: Cloud Permutations (narrated by David Thorpe) and Gorel and the Pot-Bellied God (narrated by Jeff Harding). Plenty to see in the “seen but not heard” listings, including (finally back from the printers) The Last Weekend by Nick Mamatas, out in a limited hardcover release from PS Publishing. And! I was very happy to see that an audiobook edition Nnedi Okorafor’s Lagoonis both going to happen and is now available for pre-order, which I’m in for despite the narrator being the ever-chimeric “to be announced”. Riddle’s The Atlantis Gene, the latest self-published Kindle best-seller to get a pro audiobook treatment, this time from Audible Frontiers. ![]() Kornbluth’s short science fiction, Piers Torday’s middle grade novel The Last Wild, as well as A.G. ![]() Dick Award winning King of the Morning, Queen of the Day, Matt Forbeck’s Vegas Knights, Ian Doescher’s William Shakespeare’s The Empire Striketh Back, a new unabridged narration (by Simon Vance as “Lestat”) of Anne Rice’s Memnoch the Devil, a collection of C.M. Update: Also out now and available exclusively as part of the current Humble eBook Bundle, Cory Doctorow’s Homeland, bestselling sequel to Little Brother, is read by Wil Wheaton - at Skyboat Media no less, directed by Gabrielle de Cuir who captured Wheaton’s reaction to name-dropping himself early on in the book. Also out this week: Daniel Levine’s Hyde, Adrianne Harun’s mythoipoetic debut A Man Came Out of a Door in the Mountain, Ismael Kadare’s Albanian magical realism Spring Flowers, Spring Frost, Chris Terrill’s All Our Yesterdays, more Ian McDonald including his Philip K. MARCH 12-18, 2014: A jam-packed week straddes the Ides of March, bringing a fantastic haul of audiobooks led by two short novels from Lavie Tidhar, the latest steam-powered Discworld novel from Terry Pratchett, and Scott Meyer’s Off to Be the Wizard read by Luke Daniels. ![]()
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