Science Fiction
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Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton – Book Review
Everything was so much clearer in space: stars, sounds, the entire electromagnetic spectrum coming alive all around her, like seeing fireflies dance in a dark meadow ... -
To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Christopher Paolini—Book Review
Published by: Tor Genre: sci-fi, space opera Pages: 878 Format: Hardback Review Copy Courtesy of Tor and Stephen Haskins. Thanks! A hardback copy of Christopher Paolini’s ... -
NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is the second in an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break ... -
THE DROWNED WORLD by J. G. Ballard (BOOK REVIEW)
Ballard’s debut novel The Drowned World was published in 1962 after he had already enjoyed some years of success with short stories. In a later interview ... -
GREENSMITH by Aliya Whiteley (BOOK REVIEW)
“It was so very upsetting to think she was incapable of seeing difference properly. It would be pointless to travel a universe if all the sights, ... -
CHINA MOUNTAIN ZHANG by Maureen F. McHugh (BOOK REVIEW)
“But I am only free in small places. Government is big, we are small. We are only free when we slip through the cracks.” Maureen F. ... -
Chaos Rising (Thrawn Ascendancy #1) by Timothy Zahn — Book Review
Synopsis: Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled ... -
A MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE by Arkady Martine (BOOK REVIEW)
High-grade sci-fi performs a tricky balancing act: inventing a world that is different to ours in important respects but at the same time providing a narrative ... -
ONE LOVE CHIGUSA by Soji Shimada (BOOK REVIEW)
“He felt cold. There was an unpleasant metallic noise, a ringing coming from somewhere. He saw everything in a flash. The cliff behind him was in ... -
The Doors of Eden by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Book Review
Blurb: They thought we were safe. They were wrong. Four years ago, two girls went looking for monsters on Bodmin Moor. Only one came back. Lee ...
