Tag: Science Fiction
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Binti by Nnedi Okorafor
‘None of you have ever seen anyone like me,’ I said. ‘I come from a people who live near a small salty lake on the edge ... -
Too Like the Lightning by Ada Palmer
“Some books have to be sad to get across the ideas the author wants to talk about. Victor Hugo is describing a very sad part of ... -
All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
“One day the Singularity would elevate humans to cybernetic superbeings, and maybe then people would say what they meant. “Probably not, though.” All The Birds In ... -
Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
“By its own reality, ecstasy makes people see that suffering is real. And without purpose. Ecstasy is a light that illuminates pain.” In Unquenchable Fire (1988), Rachel Pollack ... -
Dune by Frank Herbert
I know everyone raves about this book… but for me, Dune was a mixed bag. On one hand, I enjoyed the desert setting, the fantasy elements, ... -
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Ancillary Justice won about a million SFF awards in 2014. While I never read enough of the other contenders’ work to judge whether this one truly ... -
Abaddon’s Gate by James S.A. Corey
I’m starting to feel like a stuck record when it comes to The Expanse. Having just finished the third instalment, Abaddon’s Gate, I can do little but repeat what I’ve ... -
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey
The protomolecule, a mysterious and dangerous alien entity, has landed on Venus and is doing god-knows-what on the surface of the planet. Earth, Mars and the ... -
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey
For my first ever science fiction reading experience, I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by Leviathan Wakes. I wasn’t sure what to expect – 600 pages ... -
Blindsight by Peter Watts
Imagine you are Siri Keeton. So begins this hard science fiction novel from Canadian author Peter Watts. It is 2082. It is the day of the ...
