NONESUCH by Francis Spufford
One of the trends I have noticed in recent years is the mainstreaming of science-fictional or fantasy tropes in mainstream fiction, crime novels, police…
Month: May 2026
THE DORIANS by Nick Cutter
If, on your death bed, a stranger offered you the chance to extend your life, would you? Especially after you were resigned to death…
SFFWorld Exclusive Extract: A CURSE OF BEASTS AND MAGIC by Jeaniene Frost
Here at SFFWorld we’re pleased to offer you an exclusive look at A CURSE OF BEASTS AND MAGIC by Jeaniene Frost. A CURSE OF…
DAVID STARR SPACE RANGER by Isaac Asimov
I consider myself lucky to have been reading science fiction for a long while (And since you didn’t ask, it’s over 50 years!) One…
MAKE ME BETTER by Sarah Gailey
Anybody who has read Sarah Gailey knows she crafts unflinching narratives. Make Me Better is the third novel I’ve read by Gailey and it…
PALACES OF THE CROW by Ray Nayler
So: it’s become a thing for me that Ray Nayler, with I believe only two novels, a novella and a couple of short stories…
SEEK THE TRAITOR’S SON by Veronica Roth
Veronica Roth first came to my attention, as she did many others, I’m sure, with her Divergent series of novels (2011 – 2014), a…
ALL HAIL CHAOS by Sarah Rees Brennan (The Time of Iron #2)
All Hail Chaos is the second installment of Sarah Rees Brennan’s A Time of Iron, a portal fantasy which finds a young woman named…
MORTEDANT’S PERIL by R J Barker
R J Barker’s latest fantasy novel goes into the Grimdark – a murder mystery story of steampunkish machinery, death, political manoeuvrings and corruption in…
THE LAST CONTRACT OF ISAKO by Fonda Lee
So, the introduction to the review copy of this book I received, written by Fonda, says that she was inspired to write this book…
