Tag: Dystopia
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THE SPLENDID CITY by Karen Heuler (BOOK REVIEW)
“How was your day?” Eleanor asked the cat when he walked in the door. She could see that he was miffed. He was always miffed. “I ... -
THE DOLORIAD by Missouri Williams (BOOK REVIEW)
“…and looking into her bruised face the schoolmaster thought to himself that the history of the world was the history of cruelty, that it had never ... -
NOW WE ARE ANIMALS by R. P. Nathan (BOOK REVIEW)
Now We Are Animals – R P Nathan – available now *Warning – Some Spoilers* Thank you to @NetGalley, BooksGoSocial and Cassiopeia Contemporary for this review copy ... -
THE BOOK OF FIRE TRILOGY by Michelle Kenney (BOOK REVIEW)
The Book of Fire Trilogy (Book of Fire, City of Dust, Storm of Ash) by Michelle Kenney Content warnings: Violence, injury, and death, including major ... -
THEY by Kay Dick (BOOK REVIEW)
Kay Dick – They (1977) “’One must never forget,’ Russel said. ‘I hold it in my mind all the time. That way I’m continually on the ... -
THE HIGH HOUSE by Jessie Greengrass – THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing, as I pursue a PhD project at Queen’s ... -
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, ... -
THE WALL by John Lanchester 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 ... -
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 ... -
Julia’s Favourite #WomenInSFF – PART 2
So here we go with Part two of my list of favourite female SF/F authors. Once again, not an exhaustive list, just the ones I personally ...
