Octavia Butler Rises Again
Octavia Butler passed away in 2006, but her work continues to engage and inspire readers everywhere, so much so that her Parable series (Earthseed)…
Year: 2019
News: BSFA 2018 Awards Announced
The BSFA Awards are awarded each year to the Best Novel, Short Fiction, Artwork and Work of Non-Fiction as voted for by the members…
Sunfall by Jim Al-Khalili
If you’ve been following my reviews for a while, you may know that I do like a good techno-thriller. I tend to think that…
NO COUNTRY FOR OLD GNOMES (Tales of Pell #2) by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne
Humor and fantasy come together again in No Country for Old Gnomes, the second installment of Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne’s epic Tales…
Earthman Come Home by James Blish
Of the books that make up The Cities in Flight series, this is the longest and perhaps the one most widely recognised today. My…
Survival Game by Gary Gibson
Survival Game is the second novel in Gary Gibson’s Apocalypse trilogy, following on from events in the first book, Extinction Game (review). I really…
SEVEN BLADES IN BLACK by Sam Sykes
Revenge, one of the most powerful driving forces in story. In Seven Blades in Black, the first installment of The Grave of Empires, Sam…
Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor
“History is just one damned thing after another.” Arnold Toynbee I’ve often said on the SFFWorld Forums that there are two elements that can…
SERAPHINA’S LAMENT by Sarah Chorn
Grimdark is a genre that requires a deft hand, the story has to be suitably dark, but it shouldn’t alienate the reader with the…
News: 2019 Hugo and 1944 Retro-Hugo Nominees
Announced on the Hugo Awards website (http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/04/2019-hugo-award-1944-retro-hugo-award-finalists/) The finalists for the 2019 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and John W.…
Wakenhyrst by Michelle Paver
The Gothic novel is one of the classic genre tropes of our genre – think Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, or more recently…
The Light Brigade by Kameron Hurley
Hugo Award-winning author Kameron Hurley has been blazing a trail in recent years in writing gritty, fast-paced, visceral science fiction. The Light Brigade is…
Way Station by Clifford D Simak
I’ve mentioned before how much of a fan I am of Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988). This quiet and unassuming writer spent most of his…
POLARIS RISING by Jessie Mihalik
A young princess escaping an arranged marriage may be a familiar idea, though typically this might be associated with a fantasy story. Jessie Mihalik…
An Unofficial History of the Hugos by Jo Walton
So, this is one I’ve been meaning to get to for a while since it was published last July, around the time of the…
Distaff Cover Reveal: Women in SF Anthology
To celebrate International Women’s Day we’re sharing the cover of Distaff, an all-female Science Fiction Anthology featuring some SFFWorld regulars, Juliana Spink Mills, Susan…
Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
Minimum Wage Magic is the first novel in Rachel Aaron’s new series, titled DFZ, a recognisable place for fans of her Heartstrikers books. As…
BINTI: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
There are certain authors with gravitas, you know when they publish a book or story, then it is worthy of attention simply by the…
Master of Sorrows by Justin Call
This Fantasy novel is the latest debut here in the UK that is being highly promoted. It has a lot that you may recognise,…
THE RUIN OF KINGS by Jenn Lyons
Every year in the SFF publishing world, one book, one author seems to stand out as the debut of the year. Of course, much…
