Tag: Science Fiction
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THE OLD DRIFT by Namwali Serpell (BOOK REVIEW)
“Indeed, the workings of animal biology seemed to mirror the workings of human society. Joseph’s ecology lecturer introduced the students to three terms for how organisms ... -
ALL SYSTEMS RED by Martha Wells – 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 ... -
THE EVIDENCE by Christopher Priest (BOOK REVIEW)
“Then it suddenly struck me that what I was doing to my novel draft was similar to what I knew of mutability. The original text, the ... -
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 ... -
To Sleep In A Sea Of Stars by Christopher Paolini—Book Review
Published by: Tor Genre: sci-fi, space opera Pages: 878 Format: Hardback Review Copy Courtesy of Tor and Stephen Haskins. Thanks! A hardback copy of Christopher Paolini’s ... -
NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson THE UNSEEN ACADEMIC
This is the second in an occasional series of posts drawing on my excursion into the academic side of creative writing. Having taken a career break ... -
THE DROWNED WORLD by J. G. Ballard (BOOK REVIEW)
Ballard’s debut novel The Drowned World was published in 1962 after he had already enjoyed some years of success with short stories. In a later interview ... -
GREENSMITH by Aliya Whiteley (BOOK REVIEW)
“It was so very upsetting to think she was incapable of seeing difference properly. It would be pointless to travel a universe if all the sights, ... -
CHINA MOUNTAIN ZHANG by Maureen F. McHugh (BOOK REVIEW)
“But I am only free in small places. Government is big, we are small. We are only free when we slip through the cracks.” Maureen F. ... -
Chaos Rising (Thrawn Ascendancy #1) by Timothy Zahn — Book Review
Synopsis: Beyond the edge of the galaxy lies the Unknown Regions: chaotic, uncharted, and near impassable, with hidden secrets and dangers in equal measure. And nestled ...
