OK, fine, maybe not official LEGO sets, but they’re made with Lego bricks… Last year our editorial assistant, Nick, had too much free time (an error swiftly corrected) and built a scale model of the incredible Will Staehle designed cover of A Man of Shadows. Somehow he’s found time to re-create Amazing 15‘s mindblowing The […] Announcing the Jeff Noon’s Nyquist Mysteries LEGO sets! Published April 19, 2018
Time for a freebie! Get started on Lost Gods by Micah Yongo for free – check out the first three chapters of Micah’s lush action-packed fantasy novel right here. Neythan is one of five young warriors trained and raised together by a mysterious brotherhood of assassins known as the ShedaÃm. When Neythan is framed for […] Lose Yourself in a Free Excerpt of Lost Gods Published April 18, 2018
WE BRING GOOD NEWS, MEATSACKS!! Alex Wells (or Acks, as you might know them) took home The Kitschies Golden Tentacle for Best Debut award last night!! The Red Tentacle was awarded to Nina Allan for The Rift and the Inky to Jack Smyth for his cover illustration for The History of Bees. The Kitschies, sponsored […] Hunger Makes the Wolf, Winner of The Kitschies Golden Tentacle Award! Published April 10, 2018
For everyone who has run out of Easter chocolate we’re bringing you a brand new chocolatey treat! Our tastiest upcoming book, Free Chocolate, from debut author Amber Royer now has a cover, shown off by our friends at Unbound Worlds. Free Chocolate follows Latina culinary arts student, Bo Benitez, as she tries to steal precious […] Cover Reveal: Free Chocolate Published April 04, 2018
Robots!! Join with us and celebrate the wonders that are Jeannette Ng and Foz Meadows! Why, do you ask? Well, in case you’ve missed it, both authors have been shortlisted in this year’s Hugo Awards! The brilliant Jeannette has been nominated for a John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her debut novel […] Hugo(ish) Nominations! Published April 04, 2018
Why should moviegoers have all the fun? The worlds of SF and fantasy on the big screen have long benefitted from the extra dimension that being shown in 3D has brought, and it’s high time we book people did the same. For too long, it’s only been the stories that have taken readers to new […] Big news – Angry Robot’s books are going 3D!1 comment Published April 01, 2018
While the UK mob are descending on Follycon for Easter, Stateside have the joy and the pleasure of Norwescon41 at SeaTac, WA, which kicks off today! Our man with a sword Joseph Brassey, author of the glorious Skyfarer and its upcoming sequel Dragon Road will be slashing wildly all weekend – you should definitely catch […] Robots Smash Norwescon 2018! Published March 29, 2018
IT IS ALMOST TIME. The Robot Army is mobilising and heading to FollyCon, in numbers greater than ever seen before. That’s right, the legion will be out in force, and not only that we’ll be selling books, too! Drop by the dealer’s room Monday – Friday to pick up some wonderful novels and get yourself […] Follycon: Eastercon 2018 Published March 28, 2018
Foz Meadows is going to be Guest of Honour at Australia’s longest running SFF convention Swancon 2018! Swancon, Australia’s longest running science fiction, fantasy and spec fic convention will run between 29th March and 2nd April at the Pan Pacific Perth hotel in Perth, Western Australia. Foz is the author of wonderfully diverse and beautifully […] Foz Meadows Guest of Honour at SwanCon 2018! Published March 27, 2018
Break up your day with a spot of steampunk mystery: The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar. Enjoy the first three chapters on us, right here. When his beloved is killed in a terrorist atrocity committed by the sinister Bookman, young poet Orphan becomes enmeshed in a web of secrets and lies. His quest to uncover the […] Book in a Free Read of The Bookman by Lavie Tidhar Published March 20, 2018
MORE GOOD NEWS FROM ROBOT TOWERS! *Brass band breaks into song, confetti falls from impossible heights* Smoke Eaters by Sean Grigsby has been setting the book world alight (heh), described as “an exciting story that breathes new life into the urban fantasy genre” in a Publishers Weekly starred review and “a treat” by Jason M. […] NEW BOOKS! Sean Grigsby’s ON FIRE Published March 20, 2018
WE have really rather exciting news, Robot pals! We’ve signed excellent human (now turned Robot) Lauren Teffeau for a novel! Implanted is a vibrant sci-fi cyberpunk adventure featuring a hopeful and compelling future in the aftermath of climate apocalypse (and a bit of romance, too). Sounds great, right? We’re so excited for you to read […] NEW AUTHOR: Lauren C Teffeau Published March 19, 2018
OMFG, you guys! We’re so excited to announce that Alex Wells’ splendid novel Hunger Makes the Wolf has been shortlisted for The Kitschies’ Gold Tentacle Award! *Glitter cannons pop* The Gold Tentacle is awarded to debut novels which best fit the criteria of progressive, intelligent and entertaining. Previous winners include Tade Thompson’s Making Wolf and […] Hunger Makes the Wolf Kitschies Shortlisted! Published March 19, 2018
Ready for something extraordinary? Read the first two chapters of the brilliant hard SF debut Quietus by Tristan Palmgren which mashes up the black death with an awesome intergalactic conspiracy… aww hell – ya gotta read it! In medieval Italy, Niccolucio, a young Florentine Carthusian monk, leads a devout life until the Black Death kills […] Read Quietus by Tristan Palmgren for Free – It’s Contagious! Published March 16, 2018
First came Quietus but as these things go it had to be followed by Terminus. That’s right, we loved Tristan Palmgren‘s inter-dimensional space opera Quietus so much that we had to have a second book! That book is Terminus and it will be available for your eyeholes this November! Below is a sneak peek, but […] Cover Reveal & Announcement: TERMINUS Published March 15, 2018
Author of The Red Men, If Then and The Destructives: Matthew De Abaitua will be taking part in the Essex Book Festival by holding a creative writing workshop! But what’s even cooler than seeing Matthew spill forth wisdom, is that it’s taking place in a creepy, Cold War, underground nuclear bunker which just screams dystopia […] Author Appearances: Matthew De Abaitua Published March 12, 2018
