![]() 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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