Simon: 5480 books

Post-cyberpunk SF that recalls the darkness of M. John Harrison and the wild visual imagination of China Mieville and Hannu Rajaniemi, HEADLONG felt ahead of the curve when first published and now serves to show just why Simon Ings has remained on the cutting edge of genre fiction. Surgically...

I'll gather my breath. I'll walk out of my room. I'll know exactly where I'm going to go. The voice in my head tells me exactly where to go. In the opulent grandeur of a European city, a renowned singer abandons the opera house for the truth of the streets. A gorgeous prostitute. A tough-talking...

The first book in the TV Dectective crime series by Simon Hall. The TV Detective finds television reporter Dan Groves newly assigned to the crime beat, and in a state of angst about it. He needs a crash-course in police work; the solution is to shadow Detective Chief Inspector Adam Breen on a high-profile...

Harvard grad student Dulcie Schwartz and the ghost of her dead cat Mr. Grey return to keep the campus safe from an attacker who may not be totally human.   When doctoral candidate Dulcie Schwartz thinks she hears a wolf late one night on her way to her departmental office, she tries to dismiss it....

Introducing Blackie, an unusual feline hero, and his companion Care in this dark mystery series. The Ninth Life The past is an enigma to Blackie, the voice of Clea Simon's dark new mystery. This unusual feline hero and his pink-haired companion, Care, are two small creatures struggling to survive...

Times have changed since John Bunyan wrote his classic Pilgrim’s Progress, telling of Pilgrim’s journey up Hill Difficult and through the Slough of Despond to the Celestial City. Yet people in their millions still seek meaning in their lives and speak of journeying towards a goal. Everyone on...

The technology behind the TV show Quantum Leap is real, a black project run by the Pentagon in the 1980s to embed its spies directly into the minds of America's enemies. Shut down due to test subjects going out of control when inhabiting other bodies, the technology has been stolen by North Korea...

A play - a twentieth century short story in dialogue.Set in post civil war Spain and based on a true story. Carlos and Dr. Ferrero reflect on their lives and one strange event in Carlos' life.A warm but sinister tale of mystery that Dr. Ferrero pieces together through his curiosity....

The third in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story about why gods shouldn't meddle in human affairs, and, why they should! First paragraph: After a century in the constant oneness of the Universal Mind, Chuang Tzu was glad of the cold December...

The fourth in the Wild Edged Magic series by award winning writer, Simon J. Cooper, this is a story about finding the way out of chaos, and back to civilization. First paragraph: The lad has golden hair to his shoulders but not a bristle on his chin. He’s caught luck to be found. This...

How can you find happiness, true lasting happiness? Know anything about the Transync Monks, or the Happiness Worms on Lamm Island? Lurk on a travel forum from another galaxy and help a Gooboy find the answers. This is the fifth in the Alien Science Fiction series by Simon J. Cooper, a series...

TV producer Laura Fisher sets out to have a baby before her 30th birthday. But on the day of her son's birth, she discovers something about her child's father that shocks her to the core. Twenty years later, Laura's past begins to close in on her and she is forced to face up to a legacy of murder. Simon Brett is the winner of The CWA Diamond Dagger 2014.

Pornography is Simon Stephens' stark and shattering new play that powerfully captures a portrait of a fractured, insecure Britain. Written in reaction to London crashing from the euphoria and promise at being awarded the 2012 Olympics into the chaos and reality of the 7/7 bombings, the play...

First collection from the 2004 Pearson Award-winning playwright Simon Stephens Plays: 1 brings together four of the early plays from the winner of the 2002 Pearson Best New Play Award. Since Bluebird in 1998, Stephens has gained recognition for humane plays that display a sharp observation...