Collection: Science-Fiction (Academy Use Only)

Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction. Welcome to the Alexandrian Society. When the world's best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy ...

This fast-paced narrative by the author of 'Crash' and 'Empire of the Sun' is a stunning evocation of a flooded, tropical London of the near future and a foray into the workings of the unconscious mind.

When humanity is under threat from an alien race, Ender Wiggin, at the age of six, leaves his family on Earth to journey to the Belt. There he enters Battle School, where his life is strictly disciplined and he is prepared for war.

Summers span decades. Winter can last a lifetime. And the struggle for the Iron Throne has begun. As Warden of the North, Lord Eddard Stark counts it a curse when King Robert bestows on him the office on the Hand. His honour weighs him down at court where a true man does what he will, not what he...

The author Douglas Adams died in 2001 but his books have sold in galaxies as far away as UGC 01562! Part of the Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy sequence, Arthur Dent finds himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth.

It's an offer you can't refuse. Who would not wish to be the man in charge of Ankh-Morpok's Royal Mint and the bank next door? It's a job for life, But, as former con-man Moist von Lipwig is learning, the life is not necessarily for long.

Following Peter Newman's debut, 'The Vagrant'. This is the much-anticipated sequel. In the south, the Breach stirs. Gamma's sword, the Malice, wakes, calling to be taken to battle once more. But the Vagrant has found a home now, made a life and so he turns his back, ignoring its call. The sword c...