MASSIF by Garth Nix
Though originally best known for Sabriel and his Old Kingdom young fantasy series, recently Garth has expanded his written repertoire. His most recent books…
Category: Book Reviews
THE FIFTH ELEMENT – A Visual Retrospective – Edited by PATRICE GIROD and ARNAUD GRUNBERG
In my latest “OMG – how-old-am-I?” revelation, the arrival of this book reminds me that Luc Besson’s film was released 29 years ago, with…
SFFWorld Classic Review : HAWKSBILL STATION by Robert Silverberg
For the record: I quite like Robert Silverberg’s books. Lord Valentine’s Castle is one of my favourite books of all time, for example, and…
SCION by James Islington
SCION: a young member of a rich and famous family. From the publisher: My job, when you think about it, isn’t so different from a lot of people’s. The more old-fashioned…
THE STAR TREK ARCHIVE: 100 OBJECTS AND STORIES FROM THE FINAL FRONTIER by Ben Robinson
So: it has been a bit of a shock (to me, anyway) that Star Trek is celebrating it’s 60th anniversary of the first television…
THE WINTER FOLK by Jen Julian
Appalachia is a region in the United States rife with ghost stories, folk tales, hauntings, and legends. It is here that Jen Julian sets…
UNPREDICTABLE MAGIC by Faith Hunter (Everhart Investigations #1)
Faith Hunter’s Jane Yellowrock series is one of the most popular, long running urban fantasies on the shelves. I read the first one, Skinwalker,…
HE WHO FIGHTS WITH MONSTERS, Volume One by Travis Deverell (Shirtaloon)
From the publisher: It’s not an easy career jump, going from retail assistant manager to interdimensional adventurer. Jason doesn’t have much of a choice,…
A TRADE OF BLOOD by Robert Jackson Bennett (Ana and Din Mysteries #3)
Once again, the Empire of Khanum calls upon Ana and Din to solve a mystery that is much more layered than it initially appears…
FILMING THE ODYSSEY by James Mottram
One of the biggest movies of the year – and most anticipated – has undoubtedly been Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer’s The Odyssey. The…
A DROP of CORRUPTION by Robert Jackson Bennett (Ana and Din Mysteries #2)
A Drop of Corruption is the second novel following investigators Ana and Din as they attempt to solve another crime. While Ana and Din…
THE INFINITE STATE by Richard Swan
In these current times of seemingly endless global turmoil, I have found myself being reminded that science fiction often looks at the events of…
THE SEA HIDES ITS DEAD by Megan Bontrager
H.P. Lovecraft’s impact on the horror genre cannot be escaped. The tendrils of especially his aquatic horrors are far reaching, despite the problematic nature…
CARRY ME TO MY GRAVE by Christopher Golden
Reading a Christopher Golden novel is always a welcome experience for me, he spins an addictive, page-turning tale, populates the story with engaging characters,…
TIME TO BURN by Ellery Lloyd
One of my favourite tropes of science fiction is the ability to time-travel and the consequences of such activities. I think that it is…
WHY I LOVE HORROR: Essays on Horror Literature, Edited by Becky Siegel Spratford
“Horror isn’t just a genre, it’s a calling. A secret handshake in the dark.” – Sadie Hartmann, introduction “Since the turn of this century…
THE TINDER BOX by M R Carey
In recent years M R (Mike) Carey has steadily built up a reputation for writing a range of story. Science fiction, epic fantasy, horror…
THE SUMMER FUN MASSACRE (Slasher Season, Book 1) by Craig DiLouie
It is safe to say in this point in his writing career, Craig DiLouie is one of Canada’s top horror writers*… he publishes about…
IN JOY STILL FELT by Isaac Asimov
In a recent review, I wrote of Isaac Asimov (1920 – 1992) and his importance to my own science fiction reading. In the last…
THE CAPTAIN’S DAUGHTER by Peter F Hamilton
This is the second book of the Arkship Trilogy. The first book, A Hole in the Sky, was published in paperback in January 2026.…
