Book Reviews
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Red Seas Under Red Skies by Scott Lynch
So you’ve just finished reading The Lies of Locke Lamora. You loved the devilish characters, witty dialogue and clever plotting. You can’t wait to read the next instalment ... -
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan
Promise of Blood captured my attention the first time I read it largely due to how different it is: this was the first time I’d read any ... -
The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky
The Straight Razor Cure is less of a fantasy and more of a crime noir that just happens to be set in a secondary world. This is ... -
Blindsight by Peter Watts
Imagine you are Siri Keeton. So begins this hard science fiction novel from Canadian author Peter Watts. It is 2082. It is the day of the ... -
Smiler’s Fair by Rebecca Levene
Never judge a book by its cover. I went straight into Smiler’s Fair believing it to be a light YA fantasy. Instead I got one of the most ... -
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Having read several Terry Pratchett novels before I had a fairly reasonable idea of what I was getting myself into with Good Omens. I expected quirky humour, strange ... -
The Emperor’s Blades by Brian Staveley
I have to admit, I very nearly didn’t make it past the first 100 pages of The Emperor’s Blades. An intriguing prologue and opening chapter were quickly followed ... -
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
The Lies of Locke Lamora – the first instalment in the Gentlemen Bastard Sequence – belongs to that brilliant breed of fantasy that relies more on clever plotting, suspense ... -
Red Moon by Benjamin Percy
I’m not generally a huge fan of paranormal fiction, but Red Moon – a dystopian, post-apocalyptic horror-thriller – isn’t half bad. Set in something close to the present-day ... -
Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft
This is an exceedingly rich book. A depth of imagination married with a poetic turn of phrase and an engaging cast of characters (both those we ...
