The sins of the father are to be laid upon the children. Dr Victor Frankenstein thought he had seen the last of his monsters when they promised to stay away from humanity, but in the twilight years of his life his hopes are shattered. Years after their departure, news of a horrific and seemingly inhuman massacre reaches him and he fears it is his 'children' who are responsible. With his natural son Vincent by his side, he vows to discover the truth and if necessary, to destroy his monstrous creations once and for all. When Vincent becomes separated from his father, he meets Mary, an idealistic and free-thinking peasant, and John Idaho Thatcher, an enigmatic explorer-cum-cowboy with a strange cogged and wired waistcoat and steed like no other. Together, they must battle not only Frankenstein's monsters who look to wage war on the living with their warped perceptions of humanity, but also their own fears and personal demons.

The Diary of V. Frankenstein

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Guscott, Steven J.

Fantasy

Kristell Ink, Grimbold Books

Autonomy

Balmoral Murraine works in a Battery, assembling devices she doesn’t understand for starvation pay. Pasco Eborgersen is the pampered son of an Elite, trying to navigate the temptations of the Pleasure Houses, the self-sacrifice of the Faith, and the high-octane excitement of Steel Ball. They are two strangers, who never should have met, and now they will rip apart the world. What happens when ninety percent of the world lives on skaatch – a jellyfish and insect composite? What happens when mankind spends more time in alternative life sims instead of in the “real” world? What happens when economic interest is the sole determinant of global decision making? What happens when a single secret is discovered that calls into question everything we have ever believed? Welcome to the Autonomy. Welcome to your future.

Houghton, Jude

Science Fiction

I am the Heir to the North." Malessar's curse is broken, the wards around Caenthell destroyed. The Warlock lies, exhausted and gravely wounded, in the rubble of his own house. And while the dire spirits that have been trapped behind his wards for centuries are unleashed into the world once more, Cassia is confined to a cell, deep in Galliarca's grand palace. Yet Caenthell calls to her, and Cassia must answer. As Heir to the North, the throne and the power behind it belong to her. But the twisted hunger of Caenthell's spirits appals her, and Cassia vows to do everything she can to defeat them. Now, Cassia must convince both Galliarca and Hellea that they have to stand against the resurrected High King of Caenthell. She must raise an army from nothing, forge uncertain alliances with princes and dragons, and fight her way into the heart of the North. And, if she is lucky, someone may live to tell her tale. "Fear Me."

The High King's Vengeance

Poore, Steven

Freedom from slavery should have meant a peaceful life for Morgan, but fate has other plans. Rescued by the Outcasts, Morgan escapes a Nestine attack only to be bound to the task of retrieving a lost chalice by the Outcast god. Unable to fight the pull of the chalice, she is drawn toward the vessel and all its unearthing will herald. Only her rescuer knows he must get her to the Brethren Haven where they will be safe. With familiar players of stories past moving into place, from the leader of the Nestines to Shadow and Ector of Avalon, only one thing is certain: Morgan is at the center of it all. In this third instalment, following Shadow Over Avalon and Sword of Shadows, C.N. Lesley takes us on another epic adventure, once again immersing readers in her alternate universe based on Arthurian legend and twisted into richly detailed science fantasy.

Chalice of Shadows

Lesley, C.N.

He saw dragons everywhere, and that was why they’d put him in a secure unit. They told him there was no such thing as dragons. But he’d seen unprovoked attacks on the street, violence break out in an apparently quiet bar, rage overtake people on crowded pavements, and supposed peace-keepers use shocking degrees of force. In such moments, the beasts revealed themselves. They could be glimpsed louring from beneath ridged brows, snarling in the corner of your eye and leering between your rapid and confused blinks. You had to be quick, mind, and know what to look for. But once you knew about them, it was somehow harder for them to convince you that you’d imagined what you’d seen, that you’d been mistaken, or that it had all been some trick of the light. Once you knew about them and properly believed in them, it seemed they had less power over you, less ability to blind you to them and less general impossibility. What really worried him, though, was whether they suspected he saw them. And if they began to suspect, what might they then do to him?

The Book of Dragons

Literature & Fiction

Dalton, A J

Genre Fiction

Non Compliance: The Compendium The stories behind the stories... Revisit the world of Non-Compliance in this illustrated collection of short stories. In Beginnings, learn what life was like in the compound before Shea and Wynne arrived, and how Shea appeared on Boss's radar all from Quinn's point of view. A Very Compliant Christmas is a Christmas tale only Shea could tell about how the sector celebrates the season. Awakenings catches up with Shea and Quinn shortly after the events of the first book. They are coming to terms with the demons that haunt them and their feelings about each other. In The Excursion Shea will stop at nothing to find a cure for her flu-stricken friend, Wynne, even if that means venturing to the Compliant side.

Non-Compliance: The Compendium

Comics & Graphic Novels

Daniels, Paige

Graphic Novels

The Storm-Forged Throne

Cornah, Joel

"Contains secret lore, forbidden magicks and exquisite seductions. At last!" - Kate Sultrow What if I offered you the words to conjure a demon? And what if that demon could provide you with everything you'd ever wanted? Shall I whisper the words now? Come on. What harm can it do? This new collection brings together the writing talents of prize-winning fantasy author A J Dalton, Nadine Dalton-West (friend to gods and demons), Isabella Hunter (champion of the unchampioned), Michael Conroy (scion of the Ninth House), Matt Beeson (right hand of the Guardian of Mizeroth), Nozomi Okumura (disembodied dramaturge), Gabriel Wisdom (High Lord of the Lower Realm), JES Simpson (eldritch scribbler), Elyn Joy (First Handmaiden of the Proto-cosmos) and J.McDonald (Canadian). "Dangerous, delicious and delightful devilry!" - Carl Rhinebeck

The Book of Demons

Wisdom, Gabriel

JOY, Elyn

Conroy, Michael

Dalton-West, Nadine

Hunter, Isabella

Beeson, Matt

Okumura, Nozomi

Simpson, JES

McDonald, J.

Mythology & Folk Tales

Swashbucklers in space and superhero grandmothers. Mountain magic and generation ships. War poets and the music of the abandoned. Inscrutable aliens and deals with the Devil. Isolated islands and the bureaucracy of futures. The mechanical possessed and the secrets of stately homes. These are a few of the stories that have passed through the Milford Science Fiction Writers' Conference over the years, scrutinized and pulled apart and put back together again before finding a place they call home. We have gathered them together, along with reflections of their journeys, into this collection to support the Milford Bursary Scheme which provides funding for writers of colour to attend. We hope you enjoy them as much as we have.

Eclectic Dreams

Langford, David

Gaiman,Neil

Williams, Liz

Baldry, Cherith

Bedford, Jacey

ANDERSON, J.W.

Jeapes, Ben

Ocampo, Victor Fernando R.

Angus, Tiffani

Nolan, Val

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