ALSO OUT

here’s plenty more books we couldn’t squeeze in. Isabel Sterling’s paranormal romance (out now, Hodder) centres on Elise, whose curse is that when she touches someone book, (4 January, Del Rey), survivors fleeing the Nihil’s attacks have gathered at cultural hub Starlight Beacon. But Nihil mastermind Marchion Ro is preparing his most daring attack yet, the scamp. In Una McCormack’s (11 January, Titan), Mal’s crew take a job in a Vegas-style city: guarding a costly shipment. When it’s pinched, the owner kidnaps Zoë and Book. Can Mal scrape together the ransom before they’re killed? Turning to continuing series: (out now, Orbit) is book two of the trilogy, in which a con artist, a vigilante, and a crime lord must unite to save their city from dark magic. We quite liked opener , praising its worldbuilding and engaging characters. There’s also a follow-up to HL Long’s epic fantasy : (18 January, Titan). After brokering peace, High Priestess Hessa must venture into enemy territory, where a sinister cult is on the rise… eek. Finally, (out now) is the latest in the BFI’s Screen Guides series. Expect chin-stroking write-ups of everything from DW Griffith’s to .