Children of Time
Established online, bound for the high street
Books from other worlds
Other Worlds is a sci-fi and fantasy bookshop. We pick the shelves. You choose where to buy — from the publisher, a high-street shop, or Amazon.
This month's table
What we would put by the till this month: a mix, not a theme.
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Start here with science fiction
If someone asked where to begin, we would walk them to this shelf.
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Start here with fantasy
Doorways, not doorstops. A first fantasy novel should make you want a second.
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From the journal
All notesIf you liked The Left Hand of Darkness
Other first contacts, other winters, and books that treat the alien as a person.
This month's table
Eight books we would put by the till in August: not a theme, a mood.
Start here with fantasy
Wizards, wardrobes, and a few books that will not make you train for a trilogy.
More shelves
- First contact Meeting the alien, and discovering it was us all along.
- Space opera Ships, schemes, and civilisations large enough to get lost in.
- Cosy fantasy Low stakes, warm lighting, and a kettle on.
- Grimdark For when you want the sword to have consequences.
- Folklore and fairytale Old stories in new clothes — woods, witches, and things that bargain.