The Grace of Kings in the Bookshop

The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu

"Whenever you talk about Chinese dragons, emperors, palaces, concubines - they conjure up a whole colonial argle-bargle that has nothing to do with historical reality." - Ken Liu

 

Concrete Island in the Bookshop

Concrete Island by J G Ballard

"I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world, to release the truth within us, to hold back the night, to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds, to enlist the confidences of madmen." -  J.G. Ballard