In a future world that has reverted to chaos akin to the Middle Ages, there is a drug that can induce bliss - but it will kill you if incorrectly administered...
Cavendish - the Duchess of Newcastle - was attached to the exiled court of Henrietta Maria when she published her amazing proto-sci-fi novel, The Blazing World. A clever and subtle debut bio... read more
A dystopian but not unhopeful rollercoaster about civilisation and where the human race is headed. By the best-selling author whose debut The Power won the Women's Prize a few years ago.