Scion
The unmissable new sci-fi thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Will of the Many perfect for fans of Project Hail Mary and Murderbot
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- Published: Sep 01 2026
- Pages: 240
- ISBN: 9781399641869
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THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER IS BACK
Scion introduces #1 New York Times bestseller James Islington's first ever sci-fi novel in an unmissable new series filled with deadly assassins, dark humour, and world-changing technology - perfect for fans of The Murderbot Diaries and complete with the breathless pace and jaw-dropping twists readers know and love from global phenomenon The Will of the Many.
My job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's.
The more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the 'killing people' part of it, I guess, but that's a them problem: it's been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live forever - limited resources be damned - there was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent.
So, sure, I have to deal with a tonne of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, I'm really only clocking in to try and crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it.
Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, really good at doing it.
Still. This next job . . . I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way.
I'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.
Fusing the dystopian cityscapes of cyberpunk with the explosive action of anime, this cinematic sci-fi thriller will enchant both veteran fans and readers entirely new to the genre.
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Scion introduces #1 New York Times bestseller James Islington's first ever sci-fi novel in an unmissable new series filled with deadly assassins, dark humour, and world-changing technology - perfect for fans of The Murderbot Diaries and complete with the breathless pace and jaw-dropping twists readers know and love from global phenomenon The Will of the Many.
My job, when you think about it, isn't so different from a lot of people's.
The more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the 'killing people' part of it, I guess, but that's a them problem: it's been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live forever - limited resources be damned - there was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent.
So, sure, I have to deal with a tonne of boring planning. Inconvenient hours. Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, I'm really only clocking in to try and crawl out from beneath my debts. But someone's got to do it.
Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, really good at doing it.
Still. This next job . . . I don't know. It's something I haven't had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties. Strange, that it got thrown my way.
I'm sure it'll all go totally fine though.
Fusing the dystopian cityscapes of cyberpunk with the explosive action of anime, this cinematic sci-fi thriller will enchant both veteran fans and readers entirely new to the genre.
Press Reviews
- The Guardian on The Shadow of What Was Lost
Fans of Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson will find much to admire
- Petrik Leo, Novel Notions
A fast-paced and action-packed cyberpunk novel about freedom, justice, and identity
- Kirkus on The Will of the Many
Fans of Pierce Brown's Red Rising will enjoy this book
- Linden Lewis, author of The First Sister
Like a quest straight out of Cyberpunk 2077, Scion has all the hallmarks of Islington's strengths, with the same twisty plots, deep characters, and stellar worlds as his fantasy works, packaged in a sharp-edged scifi
- Jeremy Szal, author of Stormblood
Full of fierce energy and razor-sharp writing, Scion sketches a terrifyingly enjoyable world to get lost in