Fiction

The breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula.

Themes: discussion questions, teen/YA fiction, KS3, gothic horror, LGBTQ+

A gripping new psychological thriller, for fans of The Girl on the Train, The Girl Before and The Wife Between Us. Claire Westcott tries to be the perfect wife to Byron but fears she will never measure up to his ex, Colleen. After all, it’s hard to compete with the dead. Colleen went missing eight years ago. Her […]

‘Fiction at its finest’ Liane Moriarty, Number One bestselling author She has never approved of you. But it’s when her body is found the secrets really start to come out… From the moment Lucy met her husband’s mother, Diana, she was kept at arm’s length. Diana was exquisitely polite, and perfectly friendly, but Lucy knew […]

  On 6th September 2018, Virago publish The Incendiaries, a powerful, darkly glittering debut novel about violence, love, faith, and loss by R. O. Kwon, in hardback. The ebook edition will be available early in July so add it to your summer reading wish list and watch this space for early proofs, extracts and more. To read […]

We are delighted to welcome Peter Higgins back to the Gollancz Blog for a special interview. Peter Higgins is the author of the forthcoming Wolfhound Empire. Find out what books Peter has been reading recently, his favourite author, his writing rituals, most recommended book and much more! Who is your favourite author? David Bowie. Jack […]

Welcome to Down Station. Next stop, the White City. Please stand clear of any open doorways – they might lead you to a land of possibilities, of monsters, and of secrets you hoped would never be revealed. . . THE WHITE CITY is Simon Morden’s follow-up to the sublime DOWN STATION, and we’ve once again […]

We’re delighted to reveal the cover for Peter Higgins’ incredible Wolfhound Empire, which is adorned with an illustration by the ridiculously talented Jeffrey Alan Love. This omnibus edition contains all three books in the trilogy – Wolfhound Century, Truth and Fear and Radiant State. Set in the Vlast, a superbly imagined ‘other’ Russia, between these […]

We’re delighted to be able to present an exclusive extract from Tom Toner’s fantastic debut novel; the wild and wonderful space opera that is The Promise of the Child. Scott Lynch meets Gene Wolfe anyone? Or how about Tom’s own description? “It’s a blend of space opera and fantasy, set in the 147th century, with […]

Tom Toner’s wonderful SF debut The Promise of the Child is coming in November so we thought it was high time we showed you the cover and gave you a chance to win a proof. But we also wanted to share with you the fantastic early word Tom’s book has been getting from his fellow […]

TRUTH AND FEAR, the sequel to the sensational WOLFHOUND CENTURY. I’m delighted to be able to give you a sneak (and, if you’ve not read WOLFHOUND CENTURY, spoilerific) preview of the blurb for Peter Higgins’ explosive sequel to his first novel. I was so thrilled to read TRUTH and to realise that Peter’s new book […]

Welcome to the next free extract from Peter Higgins’ wonderful Wolfhound Century. Short chapters aren’t they? I think there’s an interesting essay to be written on chapters and their various lengths in novels, how and why they break the book up, how they group intent and theme, how they affect the flow, but here and […]

Today continues our part-serialization of our book of the month Dreams and Shadows. We are delighted to be able to share with you an introduction from Simon, the book’s editor. How to introduce to the most exciting new American writer I have read in ten years? Perhaps by telling you how he introduced himself to me. C. […]