Another Life by Peter Anghelides - F
A storm is brewing - the water levels of the Bristol Channel are inexplicably rising, and Cardiff Bay is under threat from the worst flooding in years. In the midst of the climate chaos, Torchwood is called to investigate a series of murders - vagrants found dead around Cardiff with their heads partially eaten.

Children of the company by Kage Baker - SF
Meet Executive Facilitator General Labienus, arch-conspirator who is relentlessly ambitious. From being a junior god in Sumeria, Labienus has climbed almost to the top of the greasy pole. Now, he has time to clear up a few loose ends, before taking complete control of the world.

Matter by Iain M Banks - F
There was nobody of her own kind within several thousand light years of where Djan Seriy Anaplian sat. However, news from her home world of Sursamen would still reach her. But would the news be good or bad?

Scar Night by Alan Campbell - SF
This colourful epic of urban fantasy opens up an intricate new world of unforgettable characters and thrilling events, in the best tradition of Gormenghast.

Stealing Light by Gary Gibson - SF
In the 25th century, only the Shoal possess the secret of faster-than-light travel, giving them absolute control over all trade & exploration throughout the galaxy. Mankind has operated within their influence for two centuries, establishing 12 human colony worlds scattered along Shoal routes.

Renegade's Magic by Robin Hobb - SF
Nevare Burvelle, the second son of a noble Gernian family, once looked forward to a future as a cadet soldier, and then an officer in the King's Cavalry. However, his entanglement with the magic of the Speck people has robbed him not only of his dream, but also of any hope he might have clung to for any kind of life among his own people.

The Execution Channel by Ken MacLeod - SF
As the European bloc and the US play games of brinkmanship which bring them closer to war, Britain finds itself on the political fence. Recent policy binds it to the US but history and geography tend it towards Europe. A decision one way or another is becoming imperative. Unfortunately for Britain, not everyone is prepared to wait.

The Vengeance of Rome by Michael Moorcock - SF
Pyat's extraordinary luck leaves him after he witnesses Hitler's massacre of Rohm and the SA. At last he is swallowed up in Dachau concentration camp. 30 years later, having survived the Spanish Civil War, he is living in Portobello Road and telling his tale to a writer called Moorcock.