E Entertainment
The Collapsing Empire John Scalzi Tor UK, RRP $19.99
Does the biggest threat lie within? In the far future, humanity has left Earth to create a glorious empire. Now this interstellar network of worlds faces disaster. But can three individuals save their people? The empire’s outposts are utterly dependent on each other for resources, a safeguard against war, and a way its rulers can exert control. This relies on extra-dimensional pathways between the stars, connecting worlds. But “The Flow” is changing course, which could plunge every colony into fatal isolation. A scientist will risk his life to inform the empire’s ruler. A scion of a Merchant House stumbles upon conspirators seeking power. And the new Empress of the Interdependency must battle lies, rebellion and treason. Yet, as they work to save a civilization on the brink of collapse, others have very different plans.
Parting Shot
Linwood Barclay Hachette Australia, RRP $29.99
If you made a mistake that took someone’s life you’d remember it – wouldn’t you? After a tragedy rocks the community of Promise Falls, Cal Weaver is asked to investigate the threats being made against the accused’s family. He’s heard all about Jeremy on the news: the young man who drank too much, stole a Porsche and killed a girl, and who claimed afterward not to remember a single thing. It seems an open-and-shut case but, for reasons he can’t explain, Weaver accepts the job. But he soon finds himself caught up in a vicious revenge plot, and it’s only a matter of time before threats turn into action.
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Police Journal
War for The Planet of the Apes Season commences July 27
In War for The Planet of the Apes, the third chapter of the critically acclaimed blockbuster franchise, Caesar and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel. A fter the ap es suffer unimaginable losses, Caesar wrestles with his darker instincts and begins his own mythic quest to avenge his kind. As the journey finally brings them face to face, Caesar and the colonel are pitted against each other in an epic battle that will determine the fate of both their species and the future of the planet. War for The Planet of the Apes stars Woody Harrelson, Judy Greer and Andy Serkis.