Dreadful Company by Vivian Shaw
Last year, Strange Practice, the first in this ongoing series, was one of my unexpected delights, so much so that it was one of…
Category: Book Reviews
The Wrong Stars by Tim Pratt
If you’re looking for a science fiction story that’s entertaining, if not particularly new, then this may be one to pick up. It feels…
KILL THE FARM BOY (Tales of Pell #1) by Delilah S. Dawson & Kevin Hearne
The farm boy, sometimes orphaned, is always destined to save the world from the Dark Lord. Except in the book by superstar writers Delilah…
EMPIRE OF SILENCE by Christopher Ruocchio (The Sun Eater #1)
Hadrian Marlowe, the first-person narrator of Christopher Ruocchio’s debut novel Empire of Silence is a monster, as he would lead us to believe. In…
Alien: The Cold Forge by Alex White
Alien: The Cold Forge is a brand new Alien story by author Alex White, and one whose synopsis promises a tale covering familiar ground:…
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
“JIM CROW MILE – A unit of measurement, peculiar to colored motorists, comprising both physical distance and random helpings of fear, paranoia, frustration, and…
‘The Harder it Gets the Softer We Sing’ Novella Review by JKA Short
Never get in long-distance relationships with muses. In fact, if you don’t possess the quintessential Hemingway-esque qualities of the serious writer-imaginarian, then, by his…
Summerland by Hannu Rajaniemi
Hannu arrived to the science fiction genre with quite a bang in 2010. His novel, The Quantum Thief, was clever, bombastic and energetic, and…
THE REIGN OF THE DEPARTED by Greg Keyes (The High and Faraway #1)
Greg Keyes has been actively publishing in Science Fiction and Fantasy for just over twenty years, with the majority of the last half dozen…
The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang
So this one grabbed my attention from the start. Initially, it sounds like an Asian Hogwarts, a story of ‘girl outsider makes good’, a…
My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
“Kids were giggling and shoving each other, and the smell of pickles drove all the oxygen out of the room. Abby forced herself to…
Review: The Synapse Sequence by Daniel Godfrey
Very few books demand I suspend my day-to-day reality to finish it in a ‘I mean now’ way as The Synapse Sequence did. I’ve…
Arthur C Clarke: A Critical Guide by Gary Westfahl
In recent times we’ve seen a number of classic SF authors no longer with us get the biographical treatment. A few years ago official…
THE QUEEN OF SORROW by Sarah Beth Durst
Spirits are on the brink of tearing apart the world, queens are sparring and warring with each other. What can be done to bring…
Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio
For those who like big, fat, immersive and meaty SF, combined with touches of Fantasy, this one ticks all the boxes.
Buying Time by E. M. Brown
Buying Time is Eric Brown’s latest novel, though this time published under the name of E.M. Brown. Known for his character-focused science fiction stories,…
BEHOLDER’S EYE by Julie Czerneda (Web Shifters #1)
Julie Czerneda has built a reputation over the past 20+ years in the Science Fiction landscape as a writer who creates fascinating alien species…
Review: The Charmed Life of Alex Moore by Molly Flatt
There’s nothing traditional about The Charmed Life of Alex Moore. We join Alex at a press event, as she attempts to hold herself together…
One Way by S J Morden
Straight away, from the cover, we can perhaps see who this book is aimed at attracting. A lone figure in a space suit, in…
SEMIOSIS by Sue Burke
Human exploration, settling on a foreign planet and making contact with an alien species are staples of science fiction. In Semiosis, Sue Burke’s debut…
