Book Reviews
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Writing The Future: Essays on Crafting Science Fiction (2023) edited by Dan Coxon and Richard V. Hirst (BOOK REVIEW)
“Whatever our very real future might hold, one thing is certain: so long as there are humans, the fire of the imagination will not go out, ... -
THE WISTERIA SOCIETY OF LADY SCOUNDRELS by India Holton (BOOK REVIEW)
“A lady stays tranquil and poised under all circumstances. Instead of panicking, she squares her jaw, protects her heart, and ensures that she has enough ammunition ... -
DESERT CREATURE by Kay Chronister (BOOK REVIEW)
“The high desert was as she remembered. All the vegetation looking either hungry or glutted, plants with ribs and collarbones and heavy, pendulous bellies … Only ... -
MIRRORS OF THE APOCALYPSE by Donald L. Moore (BOOK REVIEW)
“We’ve been hearing a lot about how immortal we are […] but no one has been around long enough to prove it” Donald L. Moore, ... -
PLAYTIME’S OVER by James Kinsley (BOOK REVIEW)
Kinsley’s first novella, Playtime’s Over, was published by Propolis in 2021. His second book, Greyskin is now out from Deixis Press. Greyskin is a fantasy western, a collection of interwoven settlers tales that paint a ... -
HOUSE OF ODYSSEUS by Claire North (BUDDY READ BOOK REVIEW)
Beth and Nils return to Claire North’s Greek isles in House of Odysseus, the sequel to Ithaca. We’ve done our very best to avoid major spoilers, ... -
THE HOUSE ON THE OLD CLIFFS by Adrian Tchaikovsky (BOOK REVIEW)
The Doors were there again… Adrian Tchaikovsky is an award-winning and highly acclaimed science fiction and fantasy author with works published at home in the UK ... -
STARTER VILLAIN by John Scalzi (BOOK REVIEW)
“I don’t know how to deal with striking dolphins, or torpedo whales, or evil conspiracies. You know all of this better than I do. I don’t ... -
THE POISON SONG by Jen Williams (BOOK REVIEW)
This review may contain mild spoilers for all three books. Well here we are at the end of The Winnowing Flame trilogy and once again Jen ... -
COUNTERWEIGHT by Djuna, translated by Anton Hur (BOOK REVIEW)
“Behold, the fruits of fifteen years of labor. In the earlier days of the space elevator, a robot the size of a suitcase grabbed hold of ...
