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Dreaming Towers, Hidden Mansions

@JaineFenn

Just walked into a bookshop for the first time in 17 months. Even through my mask the smell was intoxicating and I barely resisted the urge to press myself against the shelves and burble joyfully. #bookgasm, Jul 30
There are many things I like about my new Mac keyboard. The tendency for random keys to bring up the Flags of All Nations isn't one of them., Jul 26
One thing this week has brought is the ability to easily identify selfish arseholes in a crowd., Jul 23
With enough adults fully vaxxed that the death toll is deemed 'acceptable' the Tories are hoodwinking us back to the herd immunity 'strategy' - despite the fact that neither being vaxxed nor surviving infection guarantee long-term immunity, even to the current variants., Jul 22
Scrapping the #NHSPayRise announcement is yet another kick in the teeth for NHS workers. @BorisJohnson @RishiSunak @SajidJavid when will you give NHS staff the pay rise they deserve? #WhyAreWeWaiting, Jul 21

Books

Principles of Angels

Khesh City floats above the surface of the uninhabitable planet of Vellern. Topside, it's extravagant, opulent, luxurious; the Undertow is dark, twisted and dangerous. Khesh City is a place where nothing is forbidden ...

Consort of Heaven

Damaru is ‘skytouched’ – he appears simple, but he is able to affect matter. All skytouched are tested by the Beloved Daughter, the living goddess who rules the world from the City of Light. If he’s found worthy, Damaru will become a Consort of the skymothers, the Gods of this world.

Guardians of Paradise

Most people believe the Sidhe are long dead, exterminated centuries ago when the males of the race rose up and fought alongside the humans subjugated and enslaved by the female Sidhe. But Jarek Reen knows better ...

Bringer of Light

Jarek Reen is trying to save a lost world. He discovered the primitive theocracy of Serenein by accident, and now he wants it to take its place in human-space. To do this he needs the Sidhe. Most people think the Sidhe are long dead, but Jarek knows better ...

Queen of Nowhere

The Sidhe look like us. They live amongst us. What they lack in numbers they make up with their fearsome mental abilities and the considerable physical resources at their disposal. But no one believes they exist. Almost no one.

Downside Girls

With a foreword by Alastair Reynolds (author of 'Revelation Space' and the recent 'Blue Remembered Earth', as well as 'On the Steel Breeze'), 'Downside Girls' is a standalone collection of interlinked stories, that also shines new light on characters from 'Principles of Angels', first novel in the 'Hidden Empire' series.

Hidden Sun

Rhia Harlyn is a noble in Shen, one of the dozens of shadowlands which separate the bright, alien skyland. She has a missing brother, an unwanted marriage proposal and an interest in science considered unbecoming in her gender. Her brother's disappearance coincided with a violent unsolved murder, and Rhia impulsively joins the search party headed into the skyland - a place whose dangers and wonders have long fascinated her. The dangerous journey brings her into conflict with a young rebel stuck between the worlds of shadow and light, and a charismatic cult leader who believes he can defeat death itself.

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