Lavie Tidhar 
New Atlantis 

"A complex, layered and hugely enjoyable story" -Bestsf"Lovely work" -Locus When a mysterious message arrives from vanished New Atlantis, a restless Mai undertakes the perilous journey to its drowned isles. But the journey is long and hard: through the Blasted Plains and the ancient cities of Tyr and Suf, through shipwreck and wilderness.For this is a world where ants develop inexplicable weapons, where a lonely robot lives surrounded by cats in the ruins of old Paris, and where floating coral islands host sleeping sentience. Mai’s journey takes her by land, sea and air to the islands of New Atlantis, and to the nightmare prison buried underneath old London.On her way she will find heartbreak and love – and a new life, awakening.PRAISE FOR NEW ATLANTIS"Excellent… not a word is wasted" -Sfcrowsnest"Amazing" -1000yearplan"A wonderful, imaginative story" -SFRevu PRAISE FOR LAVIE TIDHARWinner – The World Fantasy Award Winner – The John W. Campbell Award Winner – The British Fantasy Award Winner – The Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize Winner – The Neukom Literary Arts Award Winner – The Kitschies Award Winner – The BSFA Award"Tidhar is a genius at conjuring realities that are just two steps to the left of our own." -NPR"Tidhar changes genres with every outing, but his astounding talents guarantee something new and compelling no matter the story he tells." -Library Journal"In a genre entirely of his own, and quite possibly a warped genius." -Ian Mc Donald, author of River of Gods"One of the foremost science fiction authors of our generation." -Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of Gods of Jade and Shadow"Already staked a claim as the genre’s most interesting, most bold, and most accomplished writer." -Locus "One of science fiction’s great voices." -Starburst