2 w. ago The best science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup

The Devils by Joe Abercrombie; The Incandescent by Emily Tesh; Land of Hope by Cate Baum; A Line You Have Traced by Roisin DunnettThe Devils by Joe Abercrombie (Gollancz, £25) Bookish Brother Diaz is stunned to be made vicar of the Chapel of Holy Expediency, whose congregation – a necromancer, a vampire, a werewolf, and an elf – are tasked with escorting a claimant to the imperial throne to her coronation. This is Suicide Squad in a sideways medieval Europe, where instead of the son of god we have a daughter, instead of a cross, a wheel, and instead of Byzantium, Troy. The worldbuilding is one of the novel’s chief pleasures, combining the familiar – crusades, religious schisms and territorial disputes – with strange and alien elements, such as the lost empire of Carthage, which built most of the world’s major cities before succumbing to its own dark magic. Against this backdrop, the sardonic crew of the Chapel make their way through a series of elaborate, violent set-pieces, barely ...

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3 w. ago Virginia Guiffre’s dad insists she didn’t die by suicide, claims someone ‘got to’ her

Virginia Giuffre was 41 when she died in Neergabby, Australia

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew is seen for the first time since accuser Virginia Guiffre's suicide

Andrew, 65, and the Duchess of York, known fondly as Fergie, appeared solemn as they drove out of the gates of their home in Windsor -

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3 w. ago Virginia Guiffre's old social media post claiming she is not suicidal sparks conspiracy theories as she becomes Jeffrey Epstein's third victim to die

The US president's son Donald Trump Jr has been among those drawing attention to a haunting online comment by Ms Giuffre, who has died aged 41.

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3 w. ago Virginia Guiffre's heartbreaking admission in 2021 as Epstein survivor who died by suicide confessed 'I'm tired' in one of her final interviews

The mother-of-three, who accused Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein of sexual abuse, was found dead at her farm near Perth, Australia, on Friday night.

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3 w. ago Virginia Guiffre’s ‘no way’ suicide tweet resurfaces after death

Giuffre was found dead at her home in western Australia on Friday

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3 w. ago Trump devotee seizes on Virginia Giuffre car crash as she questions claim Epstein victim died by suicide

MAGA devotees of all levels are unified in their belief that Virginia Giuffre, an Epstein accuser, did not die by suicide. And they have placed the blame squarely on Pam Bondi and Kash Patel.

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3 w. ago Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Guiffre found dead aged 41

The mum-of-three was an outspoken sex trafficking survivor who settled a sexual assault lawsuit against the Duke of York who has always insisted he never met her

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4 w. ago Final photo of Virginia Guiffre is revealed before she died by suicide in a small town in Western Australia

The brother of Virginia Guiffre has shared a final photo of his sister after she died by suicide in Western Australia.

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