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OverviewIn games of betrayal, everyone loses. Arlo and Drienne are 'mades'-clones of company executives, deemed important enough to be saved should their health fail. Mades work around the clock to pay off the debt incurred by their creation, though most are Reaped-killed and harvested for organs when their corporate counterparts are in medical need. But when the impossible happens and the too-big-to-fail company that owns them collapses, Arlo and Drienne find themselves purchased by a scientist who has a job for them. The reward: Debt paid off, freedom from servitude, and enough cash to last a lifetime. The job: Infiltrate a highly secure corporate reclamation facility in the heart of dead London, and steal a data drive. They're going to need a team. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Eddie RobsonPublisher: Tor Publishing Group Imprint: Tor Books Dimensions: Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 21.90cm Weight: 0.356kg ISBN: 9781250372062ISBN 10: 1250372062 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 October 2025 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsReviews""The Heist of Hollow London is the definitive dystopian Ocean's Eleven. A thrilling, twisty caper with sky-high stakes: a heist not just for money, but for freedom from the worst excesses of hypercapitalism."" --Oliver K. Langmead, author of Calypso Praise for Drunk on All Your Strange New Words Oprah Daily's #1 Science Fiction Book of 2022! The RUSA Science Fiction Novel of the Year 2023! A Polygon Most Anticipated Summer Read! A Goodreads Most Anticipated Summer Read! A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Selection! ""Perfect for anyone looking for a fun, thought-provoking and unintimidating foray into sci-fi, this book will have readers smiling on every page, drunk on Robson's clever words."" --BookPage ""With a darkly tongue-in-cheek comedy and soft science-fiction premise, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is a conspiracy theory gift wrapped up as an exploration of our own culture's obsession with ourselves. As Robson develops the mystery, honing in on the whodunnit at the center of the book, he also expands outwards, translating small truths about our own world through Lydia's filters. And, in some cases, without any filters at all."" --iO9 ""Eddie Robson is an exciting new fixture in British SFF, with a perspective that's charming, humane and witty. He's going to be around a long time. Read him now before you have to start lying about having done so."" --Paul Cornell ""A hell of a lot of fun for fans of locked room mysteries and near future sci-fi."" --Gareth L. Powell ""Drunk on all Your Strange New Words is a twisted murder investigation through a post-contact future full of world-building in fascinating detail."" --Django Wexler ""The truth in this story is both far simpler and far more interesting than the many lies people would like to believe, and Lydia is just the right kind of inquisitive character to keep the narrative entertaining."" --Booklist ""A memorable exploration of the power of language and technology in a post first-contact world... thoughtful, fast-paced sci-fi."" --Publishers Weekly ""The book packs in oodles of dry wit and droll self-mockery, the sort of profound and lacerating laughter that Robson's countrymen Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett perfected."" --NPR on Hearts of Oak ""Drunk on All Your Strange New Words... offers something fresh and engaging for fans of many genres."" --Toronto Star ""Drunk on All Your Strange New Words...is a surprising and compellingly eccentric narrative that integrates elements of science fiction, with aliens and futuristic technology, into a murder mystery format, filled with dysfunctional characters and red herrings."" --Aurealis ""The Heist of Hollow London is the definitive dystopian Ocean's Eleven. A thrilling, twisty caper with sky-high stakes: a heist not just for money, but for freedom from the worst excesses of hypercapitalism."" --Oliver K. Langmead, author of Calypso ""Explorations of identity, commodification, and exploitation run throughout the narrative, which toggles between the crew's multiple perspectives as they scheme their way toward victory. This works on every level."" --Publishers Weekly starred review Praise for Drunk on All Your Strange New Words Oprah Daily's #1 Science Fiction Book of 2022! The RUSA Science Fiction Novel of the Year 2023! A Polygon Most Anticipated Summer Read! A Goodreads Most Anticipated Summer Read! A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Selection! ""Perfect for anyone looking for a fun, thought-provoking and unintimidating foray into sci-fi, this book will have readers smiling on every page, drunk on Robson's clever words."" --BookPage ""With a darkly tongue-in-cheek comedy and soft science-fiction premise, Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is a conspiracy theory gift wrapped up as an exploration of our own culture's obsession with ourselves. As Robson develops the mystery, honing in on the whodunnit at the center of the book, he also expands outwards, translating small truths about our own world through Lydia's filters. And, in some cases, without any filters at all."" --iO9 ""Eddie Robson is an exciting new fixture in British SFF, with a perspective that's charming, humane and witty. He's going to be around a long time. Read him now before you have to start lying about having done so."" --Paul Cornell ""A hell of a lot of fun for fans of locked room mysteries and near future sci-fi."" --Gareth L. Powell ""Drunk on all Your Strange New Words is a twisted murder investigation through a post-contact future full of world-building in fascinating detail."" --Django Wexler ""The truth in this story is both far simpler and far more interesting than the many lies people would like to believe, and Lydia is just the right kind of inquisitive character to keep the narrative entertaining."" --Booklist ""A memorable exploration of the power of language and technology in a post first-contact world... thoughtful, fast-paced sci-fi."" --Publishers Weekly ""The book packs in oodles of dry wit and droll self-mockery, the sort of profound and lacerating laughter that Robson's countrymen Douglas Adams and Terry Pratchett perfected."" --NPR on Hearts of Oak ""Drunk on All Your Strange New Words... offers something fresh and engaging for fans of many genres."" --Toronto Star ""Drunk on All Your Strange New Words...is a surprising and compellingly eccentric narrative that integrates elements of science fiction, with aliens and futuristic technology, into a murder mystery format, filled with dysfunctional characters and red herrings."" --Aurealis Author InformationEddie Robson is a British comedy and science fiction writer best known for his sitcom Welcome to Our Village, Please Invade Carefully and his work on a variety of spin-offs from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. He has written books, comics, short stories, and for television and theatre, and has worked as a freelance journalist for various science fiction magazines. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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