The Colorado Kid by Stephen King
As we roll around towards another Summer here at Hobbit Towers, it’s time to pick the now-traditional “Stephen King Summer Read”. I wasn’t exactly…
Category: Book Reviews
Orphans of the Sky by Robert Heinlein
In the latest of my Heinlein reviews we look at what is regarded as another addition to Heinlein’s Future History series, but one that…
THE LUMINOUS DEAD by Caitlin Starling
Spelunking in Space! That could be a cheesy tagline for Caitlin Starling’s claustrophobic debut, The Luminous Dead, in which a young cave diver maneuvers…
Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber
With the nominations for the 2019 Hugo Awards being recently announced, I was also pleased that this year’s Worldcon in Dublin also nominated books…
THE EMPIRE OF GRASS by Tad Williams (Last King of Osten Ard #2)
After setting up the new status quo of Osten Ard in The Witchwood Crown, Tad Williams metaphorically blows it up from a character perspective,…
Random Acts of Senseless Violence by Jack Womack
So, this is one (another one!) that I was inspired to read by Jo Walton. To paraphrase her comments, this is one of her…
Frozen Hell by John W. Campbell
Another oddity from the ‘Can’t Believe it’s True’ Department. This is another recent ‘discovery’ of an earlier version of what is regarded as a…
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…
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…
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…
