Tag: Science Fiction
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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 ... -
The Hive Reads… Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Welcome to the ninth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky as our next read, ... -
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 ... -
The Lore of Prometheus by Graham Austin-King – EXCERPT
A few weeks ago, our friends at Fantasy Faction revealed the cover for Graham Austin-King’s upcoming The Lore of Prometheus, and shared an extract from the ... -
Interview with Tade Thompson
Tade Thompson is an exciting and vital voice in current genre fiction. His novel Rosewater (2016) is a bracingly original mix of cyberpunk and alien invasion ... -
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 ...
