Cet écrivain britannique s'est établi très tôt, publiant quatre recueils de nouvelles avant l'âge de vingt et un ans, remarqués pour leur dextérité et leur humanité tranquille. Après une période consacrée à la non-fiction, il est revenu à la fiction, utilisant des dispositifs de science-fiction pour représenter plus pleinement le sentiment d'un monde qui, de manière intrinsèque et tragique, n'est pas une plateforme de transcendance. Ses romans explorent des sociétés et des futurs complexes, approfondissant l'avènement de voyages avancés et leurs complications lorsque l'humanité rencontre une vie extraterrestre. Ses thrillers présentent souvent de l'espionnage dans des cadres fragmentés du futur proche, tissant des intrigues complexes qui reflètent un engagement profond envers les angoisses contemporaines.
The narrative begins in a familiar, everyday setting before gradually transitioning into a surreal and unsettling realm. Award-winning author Dave Hutchinson masterfully weaves a tale that blurs the lines between reality and the bizarre, captivating readers with its unique progression and thought-provoking themes.
Fresh out of University, young Tim Ramsay is ready to make his mark in the world. Desperate for work, he agrees to take on the low-paying thankless job of researcher for Lonesome Charley Productions -- an indendant film company putting together the definative historical documentary of Hitler's Blitz on London during WWII. Before the movie is anywhere near completion, Lonesome Charley's boss, along with his secretary, disappear without a trace. Poor Tim finds himself holding the bag, with television sponsors, bill collectors, and the police all crawling down his neck for money and explanations -- neither of which Tim has. Determined to track down his boss, Tim sets out on a search that will take him from England to Poland, where he'll stumble upon a remarkable life-altering secret in places known only as... The Villages.
The phenomenal conclusion to the Fractured Europe sequence.
In a fractured Europe, new nations are springing up everywhere, some literally overnight. For an intelligence officer like Jim, it's a nightmare. Every week or so a friendly power spawns a new and unknown national entity which may or may not be friendly to England's interests. It's hard to keep on top of it all. But things are about to get worse for Jim. A stabbing on a London bus pitches him into a world where his intelligence service is preparing for war with another universe, and a man has come who may hold the key to unlocking Europe's most jealously-guarded secret... Nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke and British Science Fiction Awards
A visionary thriller of future espionage, broken borders, people smuggling, betrayal and an impossible secret The Guardian called, “a spellbinding novel of intrigue and paranoia.” Europe as we know it is gone. Devastated by a flu pandemic and crippled by economic collapse, the continent has fractured into countless tiny nations, a fragile web of shifting alliances seething with espionage and strange new technologies. In a small restaurant in Krakow, chef Rudi is drawn into a new career with Les Coureurs des Bois, a shadowy organisation that will move anything across any state line – for a price. Soon, Rudi is in a world of high-risk smuggling operations, where kidnappings and double-crosses are as natural as a map that constantly redraws itself.
For Adam Hardy and his small Berkshire community, hardship is all they've ever known. For almost a century after the coming of The Sisters, the survivors of rainswept England have huddled in their tiny communities, scavenging the ruins of the old world. Now, finally, the Long Autumn is coming to an end, and society of a kind is starting to rebuild.
In a distant future, humanity's primal instincts resurface as the first humans hunt their offspring among the stars. Dave Hutchinson crafts an expansive science fiction narrative that explores themes of survival and the complexities of human nature in an interstellar setting. The story delves into the consequences of evolution and the harsh realities of life in a technologically advanced yet perilous universe.
A thrilling science fiction masterwork of experimental disaster.
The collection features a unique blend of poetry and storytelling, presenting three fictional short stories that delve into the darker side of golf. Through a diverse cast of characters, the author explores themes of deceit and moral corruption, culminating in a shocking act of murder on the golf course. Each verse captures the seedy underbelly of the sport, revealing the lengths to which individuals will go for victory.
Set in a post-war Parish, the story follows Adam as he anticipates a peaceful life, only to be drawn back into conflict by his superiors. Rumors swirl about Father John, a figure with a history of rebellion, who is allegedly amassing an army in Oxford and the Cotswolds. Adam is tasked with uncovering the truth behind these unsettling developments, setting the stage for intrigue and potential confrontation.