New Releases by Chris Wooding

A BAND OF REBELS. A TRAITOR IN THEIR MIDST. A REVOLUTION ABOUT TO BEGIN. It''s been three years since Aren seized the Ember Blade. Three years since they struck the spark they hoped would ignite the revolution. But the flame has failed to catch. The Krodans have crushed Ossia in an iron grip of terror. The revolution seems further away than ever. Far in the north, the Dawnwardens seek to unite the fractious clans of the Fell Folk and create a stronghold from which to retake their land. But even if they can overcome the danger of treachery from within, they still have to contend with the dreadknights. Only the druidess Vika can resist these near-unstoppable foes, and there''s only one of her. But what if there was a weapon that could destroy the dreadknights? A weapon of such power it could turn the tide? A weapon that, if it fell into the wrong hands, might mean the end of all hope? The Shadow Casket has returned from out of the past, and it will save or damn them all. ''The Ember Blade is Lord of the Rings for the modern generation - an epic world full of history, depth and adventure'' Ed McDonald, author of Daughter of Redwinter

The Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy meets Guardians of the Galaxy in this intergalactic middle-grade adventure by Chris Wooding. If he had it his way, Jack would spend his days drawing aliens and epic space battles. But it seems Jack''s daydreams of action and adventure will remain just that: daydreams.Until his 12th birthday, that is. That''s when Thomas, the annoying kid from school, stumbles upon a weird machine that sends a beam of light into the sky. Suddenly, Jack''s world is turned upside down when intergalactic beings appear on Earth and try to kill him. His only hope for survival is a ragtag team of alien bounty hunters: Boston Sark, Mazzy, Dunk, and Ilara. Through his new companions, Jack learns of the mysterious Gradius Clench, a precocious superspy and the universe''s most wanted kid. And he looks just like Jack! Now, the race is on to find this elusive Gradius Clench -- through fantastic landscapes, seedy pirate hideaways, and worlds Jack could only imagine -- and maybe, just maybe, figure out how Jack fits into all of this...

''The Ember Blade is hands down the best fantasy novel I''ve ever read'' Grimdark Magazine Empires rise, civilisations fall and one culture comes to subsume another. It''s the way of the world . . . sometimes ways of life are improved, sometimes they are not. But the progression of change is huge and - usually - unstoppable. In this story, the Ossian way of life is fading and the Dachen way is taking its place and Aren is comfortable with that. Even when his parents are accused of treason he supports the establishment and maintains there''s been some mistake . . . which is all it takes to get himself and his best friend arrested . . . Thrown into a prison mine they plan their escape - only to be overtaken by events when they''re rescued, and promptly find themselves in the middle of an ambush. By the time they''ve escaped, they''re unavoidably linked to Garric - their unwelcome saviour - and his quest to overturn to Dachen way of life. If they leave Garric now, they''ll be arrested or killed by their pursuers. If they turn him in, Garric will kill them. If they stay with him, they''ll be abetting a murderous quest they don''t believe in. There are no good options - but Aren will still have to choose a path . . . Designed to return to classic fantasy adventures and values, from a modern perspective, this is a fast-moving coming-of-age trilogy featuring a strong cast of diverse characters, brilliant set-pieces and a strong character and plot driven story. Readers can''t put down The Ember Blade: ''I am absolutely in love with this book! . . . I was on the edge of my seat a few times. I laughed and I cried . . . I loved the characters, loved the story'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''One of the best in the genre for a very long time . . . a masterful balancing of new and old . . . a rather grand first instalment in a trilogy that could be one of the best epic fantasy has ever seen'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''The island of goodness and hope for humanity in the sea of grimdark'' Ed McDonald, author of The Daughter of Redwinter ''Clever and challenging, but also funny . . . The explosive finale has more than enough bang for anyone . . . a group forged in blood and betrayal, bonded by their oaths do what needs to be done against any and all odds'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''One of the best fantasy books I''ve read in years. An instant classic!'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Strikes a magnificently fine balance between classic epic fantasy and grimdark fantasy, making this an amazing start to a new trilogy'' Novel Notions ''What classic fantasy is all about - a slow build-up and an exciting pay-off - and I think this book as exactly that'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''The world is big . . . Different cultures, magics, demons, politics - a whole new world to explore! . . . I was hooked from the start to the very last line'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ''Wooding is a master of worldbuilding . . . it''s so rich and complex and I drank all of it in . . . refreshingly written, full of thought and provoking themes'' The Fantasy Hive

Collects: Retribution Falls, The Black Lung Captain, The Iron Jackal, The Ace of Skulls Frey is the captain of the Ketty Jay, leader of a small, highly dysfunctional band of layabouts. An inveterate womaniser and rogue, he and his gang make a living on the wrong side of the law, avoiding the heavily armed flying frigates of the Coalition Navy. With their trio of ragged fighter craft they run contraband, rob airships and generally make a nuisance of themselves. In Retribution Falls, a hot tip on a cargo freighter loaded with valuables seems like a great prospect for an easy heist and a fast buck. Until the heist goes wrong, and the freighter explodes. Suddenly Frey isn''t just a nuisance anymore - he''s public enemy number one, with the Coalition Navy on his tail and contractors hired to take him down. Times are tough for the crew in The Black Lung Captain, Enter Captain Grist. He''s heard about a crashed aircraft laden with the treasures of a lost civilisation, and he needs Frey''s help to get it. There''s only one problem. The craft is lying in the trackless heart of a remote island, populated by giant beasts and subhuman monsters. The Iron Jackal takes them deep into the desert heart of Samarla, the land of their ancient enemies. To a place where the secrets of the past lie in wait for the unwary. Secrets that might very well cost Frey everything. The Ace of Skulls: the last stand of the Ketty Jay. They''ve been shot down, set up, double-crossed and ripped off. They''ve stolen priceless treasures, destroyed a ten-thousand-year-old Azryx city and sort-of-accidentally blew up the son of the Archduke. Now they''ve gone and started a civil war. This time, they''re really in trouble.

The Fast and the Furious meets The Hunger Games in acclaimed author Chris Wooding''s blistering vision of the future. Buckle up for a fast-paced, high-octane thrill ride!Cassica and Shiara are best friends. They couldn''t be more different, but their differences work to their advantage -- especially when they''re drag racing. Cassica is fearless and determined, making her the perfect driver for daring, photo-finish victories. Shiara is intelligent and creative, able to build cars out of scrap and formulate daring strategies from the passenger''s seat.Now they''ve set their sights on the Widowmaker -- the biggest, most anticipated, and most dangerous race of the year. The winners get a pass to a life of luxury and fame. The losers, more often than not, die in fiery explosions. And even if Cassica and Shiara survive the deadly three-day challenge... their friendship might be roadkill.This breathless reimagining of extreme sports is perfect for fans of Mad Max: Fury Road and NASCAR.

The intrepid crew of the Ketty Jay have been shot down, set up, double-crossed and ripped off. They’ve stolen priceless treasures, destroyed a 10,000-year-old Azryx city and sort-of-accidentally blown up the son of the Archduke. Now they’ve gone and started a civil war. This time, they’re really in trouble. As Vardia descends into chaos, Captain Darian Frey is doing his best to keep his crew out of it. He’s got his mind on other things, not least the fate of Trinica Dracken. But wars have a way of dragging people in, and sooner or later they’re going to have to pick a side. It’s a choice they’ll be staking their lives on. Cities fall and daemons rise. Old secrets are uncovered and new threats revealed. When the smoke clears, who will be left standing?

Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Tim Burton, this is no ordinary fairy tale. When Poison''s baby sister is stolen by phaeries, Poison sets off on an incredible and dangerous journey to get her sister back from the Phaerie Lord. But as Poison travels to the Realm of Phaerie, she discovers that her story - and her destiny - is not in her control, and that she will need all her wits about her to survive. A fantasy where the power of story maybe the only thing that will save you, and where imagination knows no bounds.

Perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Michael Grant, this darkly thrilling novel is a powerful blend of fantasy and science-fiction. Rail and Moa are two teenage thieves. Vago is a golem of metal and flesh. All three are denizens of Orokos, a city scoured by chaotic storms that rearrange streets and turn children into glass. No one can enter the city, or leave. Until one day Rail finds a mysterious artifact that may hold the key to the secrets of the city - and the chance of escape. And so begins an impossible quest. Get ready for a breathtaking adventure.

A big slice of non-stop, action-packed, wise-cracking fun from the Ketty Jay, and Captain Darien Frey. Things are finally looking good for Captain Frey and his crew. The Ketty Jay has been fixed up good as new. They''ve got their first taste of fortune and fame. And, just for once, nobody is trying to kill them. In fact, she''s offered them a job - one that will take them deep into the desert heart of Samarla, the land of their ancient enemies. To a place where the secrets of the past lie in wait for the unwary. Even Trinica Dracken, Frey''s ex-fiancée and long-time nemesis, has given up her quest for revenge. Secrets that might very well cost Frey everything. Join the crew of the Ketty Jay on their greatest adventure yet: a story of mayhem and mischief, roof-top chases and death-defying races, murderous daemons, psychopathic golems and a particularly cranky cat. This time, Frey''s in a race against the clock for the ultimate prize: to save his own life.

In un remoto futuro, Frey è il capitano della Ketty Jay e il capo di una piccola, sgangherata ciurma di perdigiorno. Inveterato spaccone e simpatica canaglia, Frey si guadagna da vivere insieme alla sua banda frequentando il lato sbagliato della legge, tra furti e contrabbando, sfuggendo ogni volta per un pelo alle aeronavi corazzate della Coalizione della Marina. Così quando gli arriva una soffiata su un cargo carico di preziosi, Frey la vede subito come un’occasione di guadagno facile. Ma il colpo va storto, il cargo esplode e improvvisamente Frey diventa il nemico pubblico numero uno del governo, con la flotta della Coalizione alle calcagna. Ma lui sa qualcosa che loro non sanno: il cargo era programmato per esplodere e Frey è stato solo incastrato. Se vuole provarlo, deve mettere in campo tutto il suo talento criminale per dimostrare che… non è lui il criminale che cercano! Dalla penna di un giovane, geniale autore, un romanzo che trasporta i lettori in un futuro rivisitato, o meglio, preso all’arrembaggio dallo spirito dei bucanieri, tra cospirazioni, battaglie e inseguimenti in cielo aperto.

Acclaimed author Chris Wooding''s first graphic novel -- fun fantasy-adventure with a macabre twist! Seifer''s life is about to become a royal pain.As captain of the local skullball team, Seifer Tombchewer is the envy of his peers. He''s fast, he''s strong, and he flies circles around the competition. But Seifer''s always dreamed of more--of leaving his tiny, remote village for a new life beyond the mountains.He just never dreamed it would happen like this. Knocked unconscious and abducted, Seifer awakens in the royal palace to learn that Prince Talon Pandemonium has gone missing. And since Seifer is a ringer for Talon, it''s his duty to replace the missing royal in his roles of diplomat, warrior, and Lord Defender of the Realm.He might fool Talon''s sisters. He might fool Talon''s army. But Seifer has little hope of fooling Talon''s enemies. . . .Chris Wooding and debut artist Cassandra Diaz team for a classic tale of mistaken identity set against the breathtakingly original backdrop of the Darkling Realm.

Who will turn silver next? When a boy is bitten by a strange silver beetle, he becomes the first victim of a terrifying virus. It turns flesh into metal and humans into machines. The whole world to sparkling, bloodthirsty silver...

"Jake Gigante, me leve embora..." Todo mundo já ouviu esse boato. Chame Jake Gigante e ele levará você para Malícia, um mundo que existe dentro de uma aterrorizante história em quadrinhos, de onde os garotos nunca saem. Seth e Kady acham que isso não passa de uma lenda absurda.Mas quando o amigo deles desaparece, os boatos de repente deixam de parecer tão absurdos... Parte romance, parte história em quadrinhos MALÍCIA VOCÊ NÃO VAI ESCAPAR

The Lazarus Serum can bring you back from the dead - but when you come back you''ve changed - you''re a Pale, an outcast. It''s the last thing Jed wants, but an accident changes everything and Jed''s forced to discover the true cost of living forever.

An die Maschinen, Piraten! Die Geschäfte laufen schlecht für Captain Darian Frey: Seine Crew steht kurz vor der Meuterei, sein Raumschiff kurz vor dem Absturz und selbst die einfachsten Überfälle gehen ihm nicht mehr so leicht von der Hand wie früher. Das Blatt scheint sich zu wenden, als er von einem zerstörten Raumschiff voll unberührter Schätze einer längst vergangenen Zivilisation hört. Frey ist begeistert, nur: Das Schiffswrack befindet sich auf einer abgelegenen Insel, die von riesigen Bestien und übermenschlichen Kreaturen bevölkert ist. Doch nichts und niemand stellt sich zwischen Captain Darian Frey und seinen Schatz! Chris Wooding ist nicht nur ein preisgekrönter Jugendbuchautor, sondern auch ein erfolgreicher Musiker und Drehbuchschreiber für Hollywood. Seine Romane wurden bereits in 19 Sprachen übersetzt. Piratenmond, sein erster Ausflug in die Science Fiction und der Auftakt der Romane um Captain Darian Frey, fand in Grossbritannien und den USA viel Beachtung.

Frey est le chef d''une petite bande d''aventuriers vivant chichement d''activités illégales. Son équipage s''en sort toujours avec les moyens du bord : magie noire de contrebande, lames bien affûtées ou... courir très vite. Du coup, lorsqu''il entend parler d''un navire chargé d''un trésor qui a tout d''une proie facile, Frey croit que sa fortune est faite. Or l''opération tourne mal et notre ami malfrat devient l''ennemi public numéro un, avec toutes les forces de la Coalition à ses trousses.

Chris Wooding, author of the thrilling novel Retribution Falls, returns to a fantastical world of spectacular sky battles and high-flying heroics for another epic adventure. Deep in the heart of the Kurg rainforest lies a long-forgotten wreck. On board, behind a magically protected door, an elusive treasure awaits. Good thing Darian Frey, captain of the airship Ketty Jay, has the daemonist Crake on board. Crake is their best chance of getting that door open—if they can sober him up. For a prize this enticing, Frey is willing to brave the legendary monsters of the forbidding island and to ally himself with a partner who’s even less trustworthy than he is. But what’s behind that door is not what any of the fortune hunters expect, any more than they anticipate their fiercest competitor for the treasure—a woman from Frey’s past who also happens to be the most feared pirate in the skies.

The story of an exotic oriental world. The empire of Saramyr has relied on the secretive sect of Weavers for far too long. Now the Weavers, manipulating space and time through the Weave of existence, are plotting the overthrow of the families. Their motives twisted by the Witchstones they draw their power from. As the empire crumbles the disowned abbearant daughter of the empire and a few scattered rebels must find out the secret of the true nature of the witchstones and rescue the empire from depravity and the rule of demons. Chris Wooding has an unrivalled flair for Machiavellian plotting, explosive description and memorable young characters. This is the ideal first adult fantasy for his teenage fans.

Chris Wooding ist der Joe Abercrombie der Raumschiffe Frey ist stolzer Besitzer und Kapitän der Ketty Jay und seines Zeichens Luftschiffer und Kaperer - zugegeben, Luftpirat wäre angemessener. Sein nächster Auftrag: Er soll die Ace of Skulls abfangen und sie um ihre wertvolle Ladung erleichtern. Doch als das Schiff vor seinen Augen explodiert und Frey erfährt, dass der Sohn des Erzherzogs an Bord war, weiss er, dass er sich gerade um Kopf und Kragen gebracht hat. Zusammen mit seiner Crew schlittert Frey in ein unglaubliches Abenteuer.

Having escaped from the comic book world of Malice alone, Seth must decide whether to remain there, or return to Malice, where his best friend Kady is trapped and plotting to overthrow Tall Jake with the help of a rebel group called Havoc.

The second book in the acclaimed new fantasy trilogy The grip of the Weavers on Saramyr''s rulers has grown ever tighter. And all the while the blight that they have brought to the land grips ever more harshly. This cannot last and, sure enough, the land is slipping into civil war. In the growing chaos Kaiku and the orphaned heir-Empress must fight for their destiny and their survival as Saramyr succumbs to the twisting of the Weave and the unknowable ambitions of the secretive Weavers. Chris Wooding has created a vivid and turbulent world with an authentic oriental air and its own rich and ancient history. Across this world plays an action packed plot of politics, violence and betrayal. This is an extraordinary fantasy for the 21st century.

The final part of the critically acclaimed Braided Path trilogy The war that is tearing apart the ancient Empire of Saramyr is reaching its apocalyptic conclusion. The Weavers have stepped from the shadows and taken control, the capital is a demon-haunted nightmare, the land ridden by pestilence. New, terrifying demons, immune to all but magic, have been unleashed on the cities and armies of the resistance movement. And the Aberrant hordes are seemingly without end. As the madness of the weavers takes hold their tactics become even more crazed and bloody, and thousands are dying on both sides. Someone must stop the weavers, someone must discover the secrets of what lies at the bottom of the massive pits they have dug across Saramyr. This is the final volume of what has proved to be one of the most original, exotic and exciting epic fantasies of the 21st century. Chris Wooding melds an extraordinary imagination with deft characterisation and a flair for gripping plots.

A richly textured, darkly evocative fantasy set in a beautifully realised fantasy world, the Saramyr trilogy tells the story of an empire that rules over a land being overwhelmed by evil. An evil that comes from within the empire''s centre, a sect of magicians close to the throne intent on killing any child born with magical powers. But now the empress has given birth to just such a child and revolution is brewing. Akin to the works of Robin Hobb, this is a hugely involving fantasy set in a world with an enticing oriental flavour.

Au lycée, tout le monde en parle ! Il suffirait d''invoquer le mystérieux Tall Jake pour être emporté dans la BD Malice. Kady et Justin ont tenté l''expérience et sont depuis coincés dans cet univers cauchemardesque. Leur seul espoir : rejoindre une bande d''audacieux guérilleros qui cherche à prendre le contrôle de Malice. De cette mystérieuse organisation, ils ne connaissent encore que le nom : Ravage.

Getting into the sinister comic-book world of "Malice" is just the beginning. Getting out of it is much, much harder.

Cinq ans après le soulèvement de Saramyr, la résistance contre la caste des Tisserands s''organise autour de Lucia, la fille de l''Impératrice assassinée. Kaiku est devenue une véritable guerrière mais toujours du mal à accepter ses pouvoirs. Mishani les a rejoints et fait preuve d''une efficacité redoutable en matière de complots politiques. Enfin, les mystérieuses et puissantes Sœurs de l''Ordre rouge détiennent de précieuses connaissances sur la magie des Tisserands. Parviendront-elles, ensemble, à découvrir les secrets que renferment les masques et surtout les étranges pierres qui confèrent le pouvoir des Aberrants ?

Malice is a secret, horrifying, comic book world, if you gather the right things and say the right words, you''ll be taken there. Seth and Kady think it''s a myth until their friends disappear.