Prelude to Space by Sir Arthur C Clarke
It is perhaps fitting that, on the centenary birthday of Sir Arthur, I re-read and review Sir Arthur’s first published novel, Prelude to Space.*…
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Djinn City by Saad Z Hossain
Indelbed is a lonely kid living in a crumbling mansion in the super dense, super chaotic third world capital Of Bangladesh. His father, Dr.…
The Man in the Picture by Susan Hill
As we count down to Christmas, those of us in the Northern Hemisphere like to curl up with a good ghost story. Here’s one…
The Will to Battle by Ada Palmer
Here’s a Guest Review from one of our regular Forumites. Elias is a blogger and has been a Forumite at SFFWorld for over fifteen years.…
A Fall of Moondust by Arthur C. Clarke
With the centenary of Sir Arthur’s birth being on 16th December 2017, I thought that it was an appropriate time (not that I…
Line War by Neal Asher
Finally I’ve come to the last Agent Cormac book, Line War, and up to now it’s been a ride of ups and downs. The…
The Girl From Avignon (The Arameus Chronicle)
By Praveen Arla and Bradley Compton. The financial collapse gave us the men who could fulfill the promise of rebuilding. Now the Arameus Empire…
THE DRAGON LORDS: FALSE IDOLS by Jon Hollins
Life could be good. You’ve helped to drive the dragons lording over the people of your land out, settled down with the woman you’ve…
Roadside Picnic by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
You wake up and it’s a lovely Sunday. The sun is shining and you decide to pack up the family, some food, balls, games,…
A Lot Like Christmas by Connie Willis
“Oh, Christmas isn’t just a day… it’s a state of mind…. and that’s what’s been changing. That’s why I’m glad I’m here, maybe I…
Polity Agent by Neal Asher
Polity Agent is the fourth book in the Agent Cormac series, a series I’ve been recently re-reading and thoroughly enjoying. The second and third…
Interview with S.A. Chakraborty
S.A. Chakraborty is receiving a great deal of acclaim for her debut novel, City of Brass, which published a couple of weeks ago (November…
Sherlock Holmes and the Miskatonic Monstrosities by James Lovegrove
Last year I really enjoyed the first in this series (review HERE), which seemed to capture the essence of Sherlock Holmes’ Victorian London and…
Brass Man by Neal Asher
Brass Man continues my re-read of Neal Asher’s Cormac series, following on from Gridlinked (review) and The Line of Polity (review). I remember reading…
THE DRAGON LORDS: FOOL’S GOLD by Jon Hollins
Dragons are not creatures who would seem to make fair rulers, especially if their subjects are humans. But hold down any person, or group…
Heinlein Reread: Starship Troopers
So: here’s the juvenile novel that isn’t a juvenile. Which makes it my “additional addendum” to the juveniles series that I have been reviewing…
Artemis by Andy Weir
So: this is the follow-up to the New York Times bestseller, the mega-selling, runaway-success debut novel and very profitable movie The Martian. The Martian was…
SPLIT FEATHER by Deborah A. Wolf (Audio Book review)
Siggy Aleksov is a young woman with few connections, she’s an orphan and has drifted through various foster homes. When we meet her, she’s…
Short Story Review: The Transmuted Child by Michael Reid
Our curiosity knows fathomless depths when exploring other worlds. Great stories can manifest with an Earth setting. But take the culture of that planet…
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
“It was a pleasure to burn.” Thus begins one of the most famous books in science fiction. These days, nearly 65 years after its…
