Illyria is a scientific utopia, an enclave of logic and reason founded off the Greek coast in the mid-twenty first century as a refuge from the Reaction, a wave of religious fundamentalism sweeping the planet. Yet to George Simling, first generation son of a former geneticist who was left emotion...
Carl was lying on his bed in the dark, fully dressed. He hadn’t slept or been outside since he killed Burkitt. He’d barely eaten. ‘We’ve rented a flat just off Clifton High Street, where we’ve got everything stashed. Meet us there, all right Carl? I’ll tell you the rest th...
Whole House was fretting and running about like a nest of glitterbirds that have spotted a treefox. “We’re worried she’s unwell, Father!” “She’s been up the ladders, Father!” “She made the Timekeeper blow Fourth Horn way way too early!” I pretended to frown, but inside I laughed. Only Starlight w...