Will Perks: 10 books

What can a cross-dressing mortician, his unbearably handsome assistant, a sex-mad chef, an angry policewoman and a bitter fish do to stop a series of grisly murders? Ebenezer Sink has always been able to see the fates of people around him, whether he likes it or not. Just a little contact with their...

"Now it's been acknowledged, now he's had to think about it, it won't go away. War Vladistov. One fucking conversation, two swigs of lukewarm beer, a crap almost-snog, the appearance of crazy Xiaoping Hathaway, and suddenly the world is way too complex for Josie to handle. "Josie...

Three qverse security experts--hackers, if you're being vulgar--have been hired to prove that you can't murder someone with the internet. Of course you can't, that would be nonsense, but one of the companies in charge of the billion dollar system needs investors and the public to be reassured. This...

Ward kept his mask on. “You said you could tell me who one of my parents was, my liege,” he said. “It’s more that I know what they were. You’re from a demonic bloodline. One of your parents was probably some sort of hell beast or interdimensional monster or soul-eating demon. I expect that’s...

Ward dug out the Duke’s letter, now much dog-eared from travel, and handed it over. Frowning, she read it in silence. “Who is Ward?” she said at length. “I am.” “I don’t understand.” “It’s my name. Ward Ramsden.” “Ward? That’s the name of a temple orphan. What about your...

Betts doesn't know why she left the theatre. Why she listened to a man she had never met, even if he was a very famous and very attractive musician. Why she had to be the one spared the horrors of the Narrows fire. Now she's spiralling out of control, plagued by guilt and confusion, watching...

Come on a journey through the darkest parts of the human psyche, the mysterious hidden corners of history, the sharp end of mythology and the silly rules of high fantasy. Meet gods, demons, escaped convicts, ghosts, missing prime ministers and disgruntled elves in this collection of short stories from all across the science fiction and fantasy spectrum.

Spirits are restless in Los Hellas. Following reports of ghosts being sighted on the island, Felix McGuiggan has been contracted by the SWIFTWATER Corporation to reassure the natives and prove their new virtual reality technology isn't responsible. Gig has never believed in ghosts, but tracking one down may be the only way he can get paid.

“I’m going to murder you,” he said. “A shame,” said Terra. “It seems we must do this the hard way. Again.” And she began to speak the words of a geas: “I command thee, by the binding of thy name, within the arms of Cataclyst, God of Numbers. Here now I recognise thee by the name--“ She...

Tiffany really, really wanted a dog for her eleventh birthday. But when she woke up that morning, it wasn't a cute, fluffy puppy that greeted her in the garden; it was a big, stern Alsatian with grey fur and a very solid handshake. And he could solve mysteries. What on Earth is a girl supposed to do with her own detective dog?