Science Fiction
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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 ... -
Frontera by Lewis Shiner (Book Review)
“’Kane, man, this is not a myth. This is happening. Real Russians, real lasers, real corpses, real soon.’ “’But what if the other was real, too? ... -
Skyward by Brandon Sanderson (Book Review)
In December 2017, I saw Brandon Sanderson speak in Glasgow as part of his Oathbringer tour. Two important things happened that night. My then-11-year-old daughter was ... -
Rosewater by Tade Thompson (Book Review)
The Good: I can’t even attempt to summarise the good in a line or two – all I can say is that Rosewater blew my expectations ... -
Poor Man’s Fight by Elliott Kay
Poor Man’s Fight opens by introducing us to a group of spaceborne pirates led by the affable and charismatic Captain Casey, a charming scoundrel who initially ... -
Snapshot by Brandon Sanderson
Snapshot is a convincing sci-fi mystery novella by master of the craft Brandon Sanderson. In a near-future America, the city of New Clipperton has some amazing ...
