Tag: Noir
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ENTWINED by H. M. Long (BOOK REVIEW)
Three sisters join the hunt for a stolen magical artefact in the start of this Gilded Age fantasy duology. Ottilie Rushforth hides from the mighty Sorcerer’s ... -
HALCYON YEARS by Alastair Reynolds (BOOK REVIEW)
A superb new noir/science fiction fusion from the ‘mastersinger of space opera’ (The Times) and the creator of the beloved Revelation Space universe, strap in for ... -
CLAWS OF THE COLLECTOR by Douglas Lumsden (BOOK REVIEW)
Now Donald, this is how you do the WEAVE Douglas Lumsden introduces Shade the Collector into his previous world of Alex Southerland series in a ... -
A TROLL WALKS INTO A BAR by Douglas Lumsden (BOOK REVIEW)
A Troll Walks Into A Bar by Douglas Lumsden (Alexander Southerland P.I. #01) A Troll Walks Into A Bar is quintessential noir reading. The genre’s identity, ... -
BERG by Ann Quin (BOOK REVIEW)
“A man called Berg, who changed his name to Greb, came to a seaside town intending to kill his father…” And with that iconic opening line, ... -
Interview with Iona Sullivan (THE LAST DAYS OF HONG KONG)
To celebrate the release of the final instalment of G. D. Penman’s Witch of Empire trilogy, THE LAST DAYS OF HONG KONG, Beth has been given ... -
Interview with K. W. Jeter (GRIM EXPECTATIONS)
K.W. Jeter is one of genre fiction’s pioneers, whose work crosses the boundaries of SF, Fantasy and horror. He coined the term ‘steampunk’ in 1987 to ... -
THE WOUNDED ONES by G. D. Penman (Book Review)
The Wounded Ones is the second installment in G. D. Penman’s Witch of Empire series, and I was very fortunate to be granted a copy via ... -
Hammers on Bone by Cassandra Khaw
“Please. You’re the only one who can help.” “What makes you say that?” “Because you’re a monster too.” Cassandra Khaw’s Hammers On Bone (2016) is a wonderfully inventive ... -
She Who Waits by Daniel Polansky
She Who Waits is the third instalment in Daniel Polansky’s Low Town series, and rounds off this particular trilogy about the life of Warden. It’s a thrilling ...
