V2 by Robert Harris
I am a bit of a sucker for stories that illustrate the early days of rocketry which led to the so-called Space Race of…
Year: 2021
NEWS: 2021 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced
The finalists for the 2021 World Fantasy Awards have been announced, including Lifetime Achievement recipients Megan Lindholm and Howard Waldrop. The winners of the…
THE BOOK OF ACCIDENTS by Chuck Wendig
Chuck Wendig is becoming one of the most prominent voices in modern literature of the dark fantastic. His apocalyptic tome, Wanderers (2019) is a…
The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
Ever since I read We Sold Our Souls I have found that picking up a Grady Hendrix novel is a treat. There’s something about…
THE FINAL GIRL SUPPORT GROUP by Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix has a fine-tuned author’s pen combining horrific elements and familiar elements. Whether it is demon possession and 1980s pop culture, the crossroads…
Space Station Down by Ben Bova and Doug Beason
Last year we sadly lost Ben Bova, one of my original go-to authors when I first started reading “grown-up” SF in the ‘70s and…
Seven Deaths of an Empire by G R Matthews
When it comes to Fantasy world-building there’s a number of templates that are perennially popular with authors and those who read the books. Most…
News: 2021 Locus Awards Announced
Locus Magazine announced the winners of the 2021 Locus Awards during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend yesterday (26th June 2021). Author Connie Willis served…
Artifact Space by Miles Cameron
Here’s a writer who you may already know. Miles first made his name as a historical fiction writer as Christian Cameron before publishing fantasy…
Marion Lane and the Midnight Murder by T A Willberg
One of the recent trends in publishing has been stories that are genre-related, but less genre than the traditional. This makes them popular with…
The Wood Bee Queen by Edward Cox
Edward’s last novels (The Relic Guild trilogy and The Song of the Sycamore, reviewed HERE) have tended to be on the dark and grim…
THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN by Ava Reid
Hungarian myth/folk and history serve as the backdrop for Ava Reid’s immersive debut novel, The Wolf and the Woodsman. Women in Évike’s small village…
News: Nebula Award Winners 2020 Announced
As announced on the 5th June 2021, here are the nominees and winners of the Nebula Awards 2020. The winners are highlighted in red.…
Honeycomb by Joanne M Harris
One of my favourite treats over the last couple of years has been reading the novellas that Joanne has been quietly forming that have…
Interview with Ava Reid, author of THE WOLF AND THE WOODSMAN
Today we’re very pleased to present our interview with Ava S. Reid, whose debut novel The Wolf and the Woodsman publishes on June 8th,…
PROJECT HAIL MARY by Andy Weir
Andy Weir, with just two published novels under his belt, has become a brand name. When your debut novel, The Martian, spends many, many…
THE BLACKTONGUE THIEF by Christopher Buehlman
Christopher Buehlman has made quite a respectable name for himself as a writer of horror novels, the two I’ve read I have thoroughly enjoyed…
Day Zero by C. Robert Cargill
Isaac Asimov once explained that he was inspired to create his famous Robot stories because he didn’t like what he read in the pulps.…
To Prime the Pump by A Bertram Chandler
I have reviewed Chandler before, who was a staple of the magazines in the 1960s and 70s, and particularly John W Campbell’s Astounding/Analog. Recently…
The Chimera Code by Wayne Santos
The Chimera Code is a fresh, action-rich, character deep debut that’s screaming to be read. Those who enjoy their stories in multiplayer online RPGs…
