A brand new stand-alone deep space adventure from Alastair Reynolds, featuring the author’s long-running character Merlin, who has previously appeared in “Merlin’s Gun” (1999), “Hideaway” (2000) and “Minla’s Flowers” (2007). When Merlin encounters the derelict hulk of an old swallowship drifting in the middle of nowhere, he can't resist investigating. He soon finds himself involved in a situation that proves far more complex than he ever anticipated. The Iron Tactician is the first in a new series of NewCon Press novellas. The series will be issued in sets of four, with each set featuring cover art by the same artist Chris Moore - one piece of artwork divided between the four covers.

A tense drama set in the depths of space. Aboard a ship that has travelled beyond the reach of human knowledge, Corbyn discovers he may not be as alone as he ought to be An intense hard SF novella from Simon Morden (B.Sc. Hons., Sheffield, Ph.D, Newcastle), a bona fide rocket scientist with degrees in geology and planetary geophysics who also writes science fiction. Author of a dozen novels and collections, Simon won the 2012 Philip K. Dick Award. At The Speed of Light is one of his finest works to date. “Morden has a natural talent for a plot that keeps the reader guessing.” – The Guardian (on Equations of Life) “An engrossing rollercoaster of a plot winds up with a solidly satisfying climax that leaves the reader craving more.” – Publishers Weekly (on Arcanum) “Morden, against a gritty, utterly convincing backdrop, anticipates every consequence and wrings out surprise after surprise.” – Kirkus (on Arcanum) “This is British sci-fi at its hard-boiled best.” – The Guardian (on The Curve of the Earth) “Morden is a writer who delights in turning your expectations upside down.” – ScienceFiction.com At The Speed Of Light is the second release in a new series of NewCon Press novellas. The series will be issued in sets of four, with each set featuring cover art by the same artist - one piece of artwork divided between the four covers.

In a future dominated by omnipresent surveillance, why are so many powerful people determined to wipe a poignant gig by a faded rock star from the annals of history? What are they so afraid of? When Rhian is hired to write the memoirs of Elodie Eagles, former singer with politically charged electro-rock band The HitMEBritneys, she has no idea of the dangerous path she is treading, nor the implications of her discoveries, which may well alter the course of human history... Completing the first set of NewCon Press novellas, "The Memoirist" is Neil Williamson's most ambitious work since his critically acclaimed debut novel The Moon King (shortlisted for the Robert Holdstock Award and runner up behind Anne Leckie for the BSFA Award for best novel). "Williamson's territories are the liminal experience and the murky corners of the psyche. He is a virtuoso of the fleeting glimpse, a laureate of loss." - Interzone "A talented writer who transcends genre, and should be bought, read and cherished." - Shaun Green, Yet Another Book Review

Set in the world of Anne Charnock’s novel A Calculated Life – shortlisted for the Philip K. Dick and Kitschies Golden Tentacle Awards – The Enclave reveals life at the bottom of the heap in late twenty-first century Britain. Advances in genetic engineering have created a population free of addictive behaviour. Violent crime is rare. But out in the enclaves it’s survival of the fittest for Lexie – embroiled in a recycling clan and judged unfit for cognitive implants – and Caleb, a young climate migrant working as an illegal, who is eager to prosper and one day find his father. The Enclave is a standalone novella. A must-read for any fan of the acclaimed novel A Calculated Life. Paperback and a Limited Edition Signed Hardback from the publisher's website: http://www.newconpress.co.uk Also available as a Kindle eBook. One of four NewCon Press novellas in a series including works by Alastair Reynolds, Simon Morden, Anne Charnock and Neil Williamson.