James Barclay

[Parmenion]

Orbit Ezine May 2007: Discover No Humans Involved, and win a year's worth of Orbit books
No Humans Involved

This month, Kelley Armstrong returns with the new volume in her acclaimed, and bestselling, series of supernatural thrillers set in the Otherworld, a dark vision of our own world where humans unwittingly co-exist with werewolves, witches and other supernatural beings. No Humans Involved is published by Orbit in hardback on 4 May.

It's the most anticipated reality television event of the season: three spiritualists gathered in one house to raise the ghost of Marilyn Monroe. For renowned medium Jaime Vegas there's just one problem. Unlike her colleagues, Jaime is the real deal: and she knows the house is truly haunted. Not by dead film stars, but by something even stranger and much more disturbing.

A tragic mystery lurks in the maze of gardens behind the house: trapped spirits that only Jaime can hear, spirits that refuse to let her rest. Distraught, she looks to her fellow supernaturals for help. As the whispers within the garden grow more frantic, Jaime - and the attractive and unobtainable werewolf Jeremy Danvers - are forced to embark on an investigation into a shocking underworld of black magic and ritual sacrifice. As events culminate in a psychic showdown, Jaime must use the darkest power she has to defeat a terrifying and previously unforeseen enemy . . .

No Humans Involved is available from good bookshops everywhere. And to mark the release of the new book, all of Kelley Armstrong's supernatural thrillers are being promoted on www.play.com - No Humans Involved is only ?8.99 delivered, and you can pick up paperbacks for only ?5.49 delivered. The promotion runs until the end of July, so don't miss this chance to stock up on any books you're missing. You can find the promotion page at www.play.com here.

Win a year's worth of Orbit books
To celebrate the publication of No Humans Involved, we're giving away a set of every book published by Orbit for the next year - imagine over sixty titles arriving on your doorstep over the next twelve months. Four runners-up can win every book published by Orbit this month.

To be in with a chance of winning one of these prizes, all you need to do is email us at orbit@littlebrown.co.uk with the answer to this question:

Q: How many full-length novels has Kelley Armstrong written set in the Otherworld?

You can find out the answer by visiting www.kelleyarmstrong.com - or of course by picking up her latest book! All entries must be received by Thursday 31 May. Full terms and conditions are available on request. Good luck!

Competition Winners
Many congratulations to Stephanie Fung, the winner of our Karen Miller competition in the last newsletter, who wins a copy of every Orbit title published for a year. Four runners-up win a copy of every Orbit title published in April. They are: Samuel Thompson, Krispian Lowe, Emily Hutchinson and Clare Davidson. Congratulations to all.

Also published this month . . .
Hinterland by James Clemens
Dark Space by Marianne de Pierres
The Right Hand of God by Russell Kirkpatrick
The Thousandfold Thought by R Scott Bakker
p.s.
Are you on Myspace? If so, you can find Orbit UK's profile at www.myspace.com/orbitbooks - come and make friends with us and an increasing number of our authors.


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