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Debris
Veiled Words, Book One

In a far future where technology is all but indistinguishable from magic, Tanyana is one of the elite. She can control pions, the building blocks of matter, shaping them into new forms using ritual gestures and techniques. The rewards are great, and she is one of most highly regarded people in the city. But that was before the “accident”. Stripped of her powers, bound inside a bizarre powersuit, she finds herself cast down to the very lowest level of society. Powerless, penniless and scarred, Tanyana must adjust to a new life collecting “debris”, the stuff left behind by pions. But as she tries to find who has done all of this to her, she also starts to realize that debris is more important than anyone could guess.

Published by Angry Robot Books.

Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel

Chosen for the Locus Best First Novel of 2011 list

Shortlisted for the Ditmar award for Best Novel

“A compelling first novel.”
– Locus

“Australian first-time novelist Anderton has created a refreshingly original and complex far-future society and uses Tanyana’s fall, and subsequent investigation into who was behind it, to examine issues of privilege and poverty, loyalty and betrayal. The first book in The Veiled Worlds trilogy marks an accomplished debut.”
– Eric Brown, The Guardian

“Anderton demonstrates a mastery of storytelling and world building in this series opener that is reminiscent of the visionary works of China Miéville. This accomplished debut novel should enjoy a wide readership.”
– Library Journal

UK/Rest of World
October 2011, 464pp paperback
£7.99
ISBN 978 0 85766 153 1

US/Canada
October 2011, 464pp mass-market paperback
$7.99 US, $8.99 CAN
ISBN 978 0 85766 154 8

eBook – available here
October 2011
£4.49 / $5.99 ePub ISBN 978 0 85766 155 5

Read a couple of sample chapters here

Suited
Veiled Words, Book Two

Shortlisted for the Aurealis Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

Shortlisted for the Ditmar award for Best Novel

Suited doesn’t suffer from Flat Middle Book Syndrome – while it can’t stand alone withoutDebris, it moves the overall arc of the trilogy along at a great pace. If you enjoyed Debris and haven’t yet got your hands on Suited – what are you waiting for?”
– Mandy Wrangles, reviewing for Marianne de Pierres, author of the Parrish Plessis andSentients of Orion series

With a surprisingly realistic heroine, flawed to the hilt as we are in real life, [Suited] is an intriguing story with a protagonist that is as compelling as she is frustrating, and a world that is as rife with danger as it is with misunderstanding.”
– Elloise Hopkins

Suited is a dizzying tour de force that’s not really like anything out there. And that suits me just fine.”
– Keith West, Adventures Fantastic

Jo Anderton has written a unique series in The Veiled Worlds, on a world that has taken technology to the extreme. Suited continued to hold my interest every bit as much as Debris did. In other words, I couldn’t put it down.”
– MK at Popcorn Reads

“I’ve completely enjoyed the plot development and character background information. Similarly to Debris, the story moves in waves and waves, leading up to the final climax.”
– Upcoming4.me

Suited is a very good book. It packs in a lot of plot, but doesn’t leave the reader behind. There are well written action scenes as well as subtly inserted exposition … Characterisation is strong and generally involving.”
– Aussie Spec Fic in Focus

UK/RoW

5 Jul 2012
432pp B-format paperback
£7.99 UK
ISBN 9780857661562

US/CAN
26 Jun 2012
416pp mass-market paperback
$7.99 US $8.99 CAN
ISBN 9780857661579

eBook – available here
26 Jun 2012
£5.49
ePub ISBN 9780857661586

Read a couple of sample chapters here!

Guardian-Cover

Guardian
Veiled Worlds Book Three

The grand city of Movoc-under-Keeper lies in ruins. The sinister puppet men have revealed their true nature, and their plan to tear down the veil between worlds. To have a chance of defeating them, Tanyana must do the impossible, and return to the world where they were created, on the other side of the veil. Her journey will force her into a terrible choice, and test just how much she is willing to sacrifice for the fate of two worlds.

“Deeply imaginative – a vivid fusion between science fiction and fantasy.” — Tansy Rayner Roberts, author of the Creature Court and Mocklore books

Print RRP: AU$16.99
ISBN: 978-0-9922844-4-2

Unfortunately Guardian is out of print, but please contact me if you’d like to grab a copy as I have a few left.

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    • Ray Steele on July 8, 2012 at 4:40 am
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    Read both Debris and Suited, am wondering when the last book in the series will be published? I enjoyed both books very much and can’t wait for the last book. Keep up the good work.

    1. Hi Ray,

      Thanks so much for your comment, and I’m thrilled you enjoyed the books! The fate of book three currently lies in the hands of my Angry Robot Overlords… 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • dr. susan emans on July 9, 2012 at 9:40 am
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    I bought Suited last week and have delayed reading it for fear I would not love it as much as Debris. Now I am on pp.326 and scared to keep reading because a lot of the sequels that have come out this summer have killed off characters that I am attached to. I will find some gumption soon. Thanks so much for the enjoyment your books have given me.

    1. Hi Susan,

      Oh dear. You can find that gumption, I’m sure! And I hope you enjoy the rest of Suited when you do 🙂

      Thanks for your message!

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • dr. susan emans on July 9, 2012 at 3:39 pm
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    Do you know how cool it is to have an author I admire take time to reply to a comment I made? 🙂 By the way, I am a vet, and your cat isn’t dumb, it is very smart and acts dumb so you won’t expect anything from it.

    1. Thank YOU for taking the time to comment! 🙂

      Hahaha usually I would totally agree with you about cats. But our dear little Chess is… special. She’s loving and cuddly, but she’s not altogether there. She’s also the only cat I’ve met who doesn’t actually land on her feet. We love her anyway!

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • dr. susan emans on July 10, 2012 at 2:41 am
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    So you are saying she is Lad in a cat body? 🙂 It does happen- I have an autistic dog patient.
    I finished Suited, and must say I did not expect any of it! And I do love it, though it made me sad. I can’t wait til Unbound comes out!

    1. I hope she’s not Lad! Wouldn’t want the fate of any world to rest on her little shoulders. (Poor cat, I do love her, really!)

      I’m so glad you enjoyed the rest of Suited! Although, yeah, it makes me sad too…

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • dave on July 24, 2012 at 4:50 pm
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    Read both of your novels and they were really good. hope to see the next one soon

    1. Thank you Dave! I’m so glad you enjoyed them 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • sam tweed on July 26, 2012 at 4:40 am
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    im a trucker only just listened to debris LOVED IT!!!!!! have ordered suited an i think we should send tanyana after yer publishers…….i wanna see a book three thanks 🙂

    1. Hi Sam,

      Thanks for your comment! So glad you enjoyed Debris (and the audio version! That’s so cool!) I hope you enjoy Suited too 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Melson V on August 7, 2012 at 8:37 pm
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    Dear Ms. Anderton: LOVE the first novel. Similar to Sam below, I’m an avid audiobook consumer and was wondering when (if ever) an audiobook version of Suited will come out. (Listening to Kindle’s text-to-speech is such a chore…) Looking forward to supporting you and your future adventures!

    1. Hi Melson,

      Thank you for your comment, I’m so glad you enjoyed Debris! I don’t know for certain, but I’m sure they will put out an audio version of Suited too. It took a couple of months for the CD of Debris to be released, so maybe it will just take a bit of time?

      Thanks again!

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Falan on September 28, 2012 at 2:58 pm
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    I think it is safe to say you are one of my new favorite authors!!!! I loved debris and suited so much! Anxiously waiting for your next book!!!!! 😀

    1. Oh thank you! You’ve absolutely made my day 🙂

    • Tiffany on January 9, 2013 at 11:23 am
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    Just finished Debris. So so good! So creative and a refreshing change from other books! Wonderful! Can’t wait to read Suited!

    1. Hi Tiffany,

      Thanks so much for your message! I’m thrilled you enjoyed Debris, and I hope you like Suited too. Thanks so much for reading 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Hugh on March 28, 2013 at 10:51 am
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    Love your wild imagination, and happy that your writing skills are well equal to communicating it to us.
    Loved Debris and Suited, so please twist the arms of your vetch lords to get #3 out.

    1. Hi Hugh,

      Thank you! I can’t tell you how much that means to me. I’m so glad you enjoyed the books.

      Hmmm, I’m not all that good at arm-twisting, but I’ll do my best 😀

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Heidi Ericson on April 9, 2013 at 9:42 am
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    I just finished Debris and loved it. I just couldn’t put it down. Hubby wasn’t happy that I ignored him for the three days it took me to finish it. I stumbled upon it at the Library and I need to buy it via Audible. Can’t wait to read Suited. Keep writing, please you have a great way with words.

    1. Hi Heidi,

      Thanks so much for your message! I’m so glad you enjoyed it (but please say sorry to your hubby from me!) 🙂

      I hope you enjoy Suited too!

      Very many thanks again,
      Jo

    • Arthi on June 25, 2013 at 4:50 am
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    I loved Debris and am waiting to get my copy of Suited. Do you know when you will write the last book of this series?

    1. Thank you Arthi! I’m so thrilled you enjoyed Debris, and I hope you like Suited too.

      The third book is currently looking for a home, but hopefully it will find one soon 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Jenefer Fraser on July 22, 2013 at 8:15 am
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    Hi Jo,

    Loved the two books. Any news on the third yet?

    1. Hi Jenefer,

      Thanks for your message, I’m so glad you enjoyed them. Watch this space, news on the third book coming soon 🙂

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Mike on August 11, 2013 at 3:23 pm
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    I stumbled across Suited and was intrigued enough that I bought both books. It was one of the best decisions I made last year. Ever since, I have checked this page at least each month in hopes of finding out when the third would finally come out. You have created a world that I think is every bit as vivid, as unique and a memorable as Middle Earth. I await your next creation impatiently, wanting to be there the day, the minute that it is finally available. I pray that we do not have much longer to wait. 😀

    1. Hi Mike!

      Thank you for your message, that means so much to me! What a wonderful way to start the day 🙂

      I’m sorry about the delay with book three, believe me it’s been frustrating me too. But I will have some news about it very soon!

      Thanks again, and I’m so thrilled you’ve enjoyed the books!

      Cheers,
      Jo

    • Claire on August 13, 2013 at 9:17 pm
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    Hi Jo

    I really enjoyed books 1 and 2, can’t wait for the third book! I keep checking this page to see if its arriving yet but it looks like I’ll have a little longer to wait…

    Keep up the great work!

    Claire

    1. Hi Claire,

      Thanks so much for your message! It means the world to me to know there are folks out there who have enjoyed the books.

      Hopefully not too much longer before I can talk more about book three. Trust me, I hate waiting for books in series too 🙂

      Cheers!
      Jo

    • Randi on September 13, 2013 at 1:06 pm
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    Any word on book three??? Hope it is soon.

  1. Hi everyone, I can finally announce that book three will be available in early 2014! More info here: http://bit.ly/15ZKJVX

    • Glen Farnsworth on April 25, 2014 at 1:58 am
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    Thank you for both books, finished them in a week, now my sister is chasing me to get the third, soooo loved them both. Anxious my awaiting number three, you have two new devoted fans, on here to see what else we can get while waiting … Thanks again.

    1. Hi Glen,

      Thanks so much for your message! I’m so glad you enjoyed the books! 🙂

      Good news is book three is coming really soon. Looks like pub date is June 2014. You can preorder here if you’d like:

      http://fablecroft.com.au/books/unbound/pre-order-with-bonus-content-unbound-by-jo-anderton

      Cheers!
      Jo

    • Justin Kuether on June 4, 2014 at 9:34 am
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    I have always loved science fiction fantasy. When I was deployed for year in 2012 as a medic with special operations forces in Afghanistan, occasionally working with your Australian forces I’m an American, I was always searching out books to read. I found Debris and couldn’t put it down. I as soon as I could had Suited shipped out to me. I have been waiting what seems like forever now for the third novel and am very excited to read it. I have been pushing all my friends into similar books to read then as well. I hope it goes over as well as it deserves and more people start to notice your great work.

    1. Hi Justin,

      Thanks so much for your comment! I’m thrilled to hear you have enjoyed the books, and I hope you like Guardian.

      It feels a bit like forever for me too 🙂

      Thanks again,
      Jo

    • Alek on November 14, 2015 at 3:00 am
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    Hello Joanne,

    Great story- ‘Simulation Theory’ (y) …really like it…wish u all best…

    1. Thanks Alek! So glad you liked it 🙂

    • Steve on December 4, 2016 at 4:11 pm
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    I got Debris on audioCD and loved it. I’ve listened to it 3 times so far. Are they ever going to put Suited and Guardian on CD or am I done with this series?

    Sorry for the dramatics but I don’t like reading/listening to a series in more than one format.

    Thx–Steve

    1. Hi Steve, very sorry to say that’s not likely to happen any time soon 🙁 but glad you enjoyed Debris!

    • Lior on December 25, 2018 at 8:24 pm
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    hello

    where can i buy SUITED for my kindle?
    it is the only book of the series that amazon do not sell and the link in your website is not working..

    1. G’day Lior! Sorry about that, and thanks for spotting it. Try this link instead (and I will update them…) https://www.angryrobotbooks.com/shop/sf/suited-jo-anderton/

      Cheers!
      Jo

    • Maxim on December 29, 2020 at 6:01 pm
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    I can’t seem to find Guardian on Amazon or anywhere else. (Sorry, but I want a physical copy and the only one I’m seeing is supposedly for $700+. ) Is this out of print? Do you have a paperback version stowed away somewhere that I could buy from you?

    1. Hi Maxim, unfortunately Guardian is out of print, but I have a few physical copies and would be happy to work something out to send you one.
      Jo

    • Soley on February 27, 2021 at 5:17 am
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    The link for buying Guardian ebook does not seem to work anymore. Is there anywhere else I can buy it from?

    1. Hello! Unfortunately Guardian is out of print so the ebook isn’t available at the moment. I have a few physical copies left and would be happy to work something out to send you one. Let me know.

      Jo

    • Wanda Conley on July 23, 2021 at 3:17 pm
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    Dear Jo:

    I have just completed Debris and Suited and rushed to Kindle to download Guardian to find it not there 😢!
    I then came to your web site to find it is out of print😭😭! If you still have any physical copies available
    I would be extremely happy to purchase it from you 😁😁! I have to know the endings for the characters and to be sure the puppet men disappear forever!! Thank you!

    Wanda

    • Jo on July 24, 2021 at 11:25 am
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    Hi Wanda,

    I’ll try and contact you to see what we can work out!

    Cheers,
    Jo

      • Wanda on July 26, 2021 at 5:47 pm
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      THANK YOU JO!!!

      1. I’ve sent an email, let me know if it doesn’t arrive. Or email me at: anderton.joanne (a) gmail.com 🙂

          • Wanda Conley on August 11, 2021 at 7:54 am
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          I am a little slow getting back to you!! Sorry! Please resend the email. Thank you!!😀😀

    • Ces on June 1, 2022 at 4:41 am
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    Hi Jo!

    Debris, the first book in your Veiled Worlds series, just picked my interest not so long ago and i bought its digital edition in the amazon store.
    But i’ve seen that only Debris and Suited and avalaible in ebook format.
    I was guessing if it’s any chance to buy Guardian in ebook too.

    Kind regards!

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