Two new books due from Orbit this month:
Sharps by K J Parker (£8.99)
“For the first time in nearly forty years,
an uneasy truce has been called between two neighbouring kingdoms. The war has
been long and brutal, fought over the usual things: resources, land, money… Now,
there is a chance for peace. Diplomatic talks have begun and with them, the
games of skill and chance. Two teams of fencers represent their nations at this
pivotal moment. When the future of the world lies balanced on the point of a
rapier, one misstep could mean ruin for all.”
Bitter
Seeds by Ian Tregillis (£7.99)
“The year is 1939. Raybould Marsh and other
members of British Intelligence have gathered to watch a damaged reel of film
in a darkened room. It appears to show German troops walking through walls,
bursting into flames and hurling tanks into the air from afar. If the British
are to believe their eyes, a twisted Nazi scientist has been endowing German
troops with unnatural, unstoppable powers. And Raybould will be forced to
resort to dark methods to hold the impending invasion at bay. But dealing with
the occult exacts a price. And that price must be paid in blood.”
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