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…
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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…
THE UNBROKEN by C.L. Clark (Magic of the Lost #1)
Colonization, military service, loyalty, racial inequality, and a life torn between two conflicting cultures. Welcome to the potent, gripping debut novel by C.L. Clark,…
WHISPER DOWN THE LANE by Clay McLeod Chapman
Clay McLeod Chapman’s The Remaking was one of my favorite horror novels of 2019, it played with modern folklore and media and a very…
The Moonsteel Crown by Stephen Deas
You may or may not know that I have been known to grumble about some of the ‘new’ Fantasy books of late. As much…
THE TWO-FACED QUEEN by Nick Martell (Legacy of Mercenary Kings #2)
Nick Martell continues his Legacy of Mercenary Kings series with The Two-Faced Queen, picking up the story shortly after the events of the opening…
Assignment in Eternity, Volume Two, by Robert A Heinlein
I recently reviewed the first volume of this collection, admittedly a remarkably slim novel of 128 pages and a mere two stories (Gulf &…
A Hole in the Sky by Peter F Hamilton, with a short Q&A
A Hole in the Sky is the first entry in Peter F Hamilton’s latest series, the Arkship Trilogy. Releasing as an audiobook exclusive, A…
The Library of the Dead by T. L. Huchu
Ah, libraries. Are you one of those people who enter a library almost with a sigh of relief, with a feeling of “coming home”?…
THE BONE MAKER by Sarah Beth Durst
The Standalone / Single Volume Epic Fantasy novel…one of the rarer breeds of the Speculative Fiction genre. For as popular as ongoing series are,…
Assignment in Eternity, Volume One, by Robert A Heinlein
So here’s an addendum to my reread of old Heinlein novels. It’s a remarkably slim novel of 128 pages, admittedly small print, and a…
A History of What Comes Next by Sylvain Neuvel
I recently reviewed an (admittedly vintage) science fiction novel where we had the main characters covertly steering Mankind through history “for the greater good”,…
Domesticating Dragons by Dan Koboldt
Domesticating Dragons is Dan Koboldt’s latest novel, billed as Build-A-Bear workshop meets Jurassic Park where dragons are now a very real part of the world. I read Koboldt’s debut…
WE RIDE THE STORM by Devin Madson (The Reborn Empire #1)
Devin Madson’s We Ride the Storm kicks off The Reborn Empire, an epic fantasy saga with dark undertones, Asian/non-European inspiration and a three-protagonist-POV structure.…
The Black Coast by Mike Brooks
There’s something great about reading an immersive fantasy, isn’t there? A book that you can wallow in, breathe in, live in, at least for…
THE FIRES OF VENGEANCE by Evan Winter (The Burning #2)
This review contains spoilers for The Rage of Dragons the first book in The Burning series by Evan Winter. It is one impressive feat…
