Tag: Post-Apocalyptic
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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? ... -
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry (Book Review)
I have always enjoyed glimpsing the subtle nuances and influences by which one story’s DNA might have intruded into another, much more so than the bland ... -
A Boy and his Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher (Book Review)
The Good: A fresh take on what the ‘end of the world’ looks like, a story that is as heart-warming as it is heart-breaking, strikingly simple ... -
The Deathless by Peter Newman
It’s been just over three years since I first met Peter Newman at a Grim Gathering in Waterstones in Bristol. There, he summarised his debut novel ... -
‘No Shelter’ (Part Four) by Timandra Whitecastle
Read part one here, part two here, and part three here. “You left him?” The midwife wants to know. “You left the aelf when you went ... -
‘No Shelter’ (Part Three) by Timandra Whitecastle
Read part one here and part two here. I tell the midwife: first month I missed my period, I didn’t even realize it. Second month, I wondered about ... -
‘No Shelter’ (Part Two) by Timandra Whitecastle
(Read part one HERE) The midwife tuts. She clicks her tongue, starts rummaging around in her battered black doctor’s bag. I fear it’s going to ... -
‘No Shelter’ (Part One) by Timandra Whitecastle
The midwife is listening to my unborn child’s heartbeat through a stethoscope pressed against my belly. She looks like she’s the seventh angel’s retarded sister, smiling ... -
The Seven by Peter Newman
Seven is a magical number. Indeed, a 2014 survey found that seven is the world’s favourite number. Perhaps that is why the world of film and books has ... -
The Malice by Peter Newman
Peter Newman has followed up his remarkable debut The Vagrant with another exceptional tale: The Malice. In The Vagrant, Newman flouted convention with a present tense story of a protagonist ...
