Book Reviews
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TOWER by Bae Myung-hoon, translated by Sung Ryu (BOOK REVIEW)
“A little bit of civilization and barbarism go hand in hand in any society. When the power of the civilized world drives an individual to desperation, ... -
CRUISING THE COSMERE: Rhythm Of War (BOOK REVIEW)
With each volume of the Stormlight Archives it is getting harder to review without giving spoilers, and whilst I’ve tried my hardest to keep plot details ... -
FREEWARE by Rudy Rucker (BOOK REVIEW)
“All my Silly Putters have turned into fucked-up aliens. They’ve been taken over by some kind of rogue software from outer space – I didn’t ask ... -
THE END WE START FROM by Megan Hunter THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break from secondary schooling ... -
THORN by Intisar Khanani (BOOK REVIEW)
Content warning: Heroine’s family vary from emotionally to physically abusive. I first read Thorn in 2018, as a self-published novel, and I loved its smart, wry, ... -
Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence – Book Review
Series: Impossible Times Previous Book in Series: One Word Kill Published by: 47North Genre: Sci-Fi, YA, Time Travel Pages: 222 Format: ebook Purchased Copy from Amazon’s ... -
LUCKENBOOTH by Jenni Fagan (BOOK REVIEW)
A Gothic Walk on the Wild Side In the eighteenth century, Edinburgh was home to the Scottish Enlightenment – the rule of reason, humanism, progress – ... -
Pawn’s Gambit by Rob J. Hayes – Book Review
And here’s the text-based review, for all of you who prefer the written word to the outrageous madness of editing and internet memes that is my ... -
WETWARE by Rudy Rucker (BOOK REVIEW)
“’We’re going to start making meat bodies for ourselves, Cobb,’ said Loki. ‘So we can all go down to Earth, and blend in. It’s fair. Humans ... -
THE LICANIUS TRILOGY by James Islington (BOOK REVIEW)
A GREAT DIVE INTO FANTASY The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington is an adventure fantasy trilogy published by Orbit Books. Book One, The Shadow of What ...
