Science Fiction
-
DISPEL ILLUSION by Mark Lawrence (Book Review)
I was fortunate enough, having swiftly devoured One Word Kill and Limited Wish, to blag an early electronic copy of Dispel Illusion off the author. Though to ... -
WANDERERS by Chuck Wendig (Book Review)
I’ve been following Chuck Wendig on Twitter for a couple of years now and I have to say that often, his tweets make my day. I’ve ... -
ZERO BOMB by M.T. Hill (Book Review)
“He couldn’t stop watching the news. Men and women at lecterns, frothing with ire. Falsehoods and weak pretexts. Lies and disinformation. Endless commentary and speculation, and ... -
INFINITE DETAIL by Tim Maughan (Book Review)
“Well, what did you think was going to happen? After you broke everything? Really? What did you think? That everything would magically take care of itself? ... -
Walking to Aldebaran by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Book Review)
Adrian Tchaikovsky is one of my favourite authors working today so I jumped at the chance to review this novella. If you’ve read much of this ... -
Embers of War & Fleet of Knives by Gareth L. Powell (Book Review)
Since I read the books and started this review, Embers of War has won the BSFA Award for best novel, so this is both a timely ... -
The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal (Book Review)
The Fated Sky opens in 1961 and continues the story from The Calculating Stars. Elma is an astronaut and is regularly shuttling back and forward between ... -
Limited Wish by Mark Lawrence (Book Review)
Limited Wish picks up the story of Impossible Times six months after we left the teenage Nick Hayes in One Word Kill. Bewildered, traumatised and suffering ... -
The Martian (Book and Film Review)
As a six-year-old primary school pupil in 1970 I remember the strange assembly where the headmaster led us all, as a school, in praying for the ... -
The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (Book Review)
Late last year, I finally got around to reading Mary Robinette Kowal’s novelette, The Lady Astronaut of Mars. I instantly fell in love with Elma and ...
