Writers of the Dark by Fritz Leiber and H. P. Lovecraft
Randy M. looks at Fritz Leiber & H. P. Lovecraft’s Writers of the Dark as the Countdown to Halloween continues. Join us in the Countdown to…
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REANIMATORS by Pete Rawlik
The Countdown to Halloween continues. This time Randy M. looks at Reanimators by Pete Rawlik. Join us in the Countdown to Halloween discussion thread…
Halloween Countdown – THE RIDGE by Michael Koryta
For the last few years here at SFFWorld, it’s become a bit of a tradition that in October we countdown to the 31st by…
UPDRAFT by Fran Wilde
A city of bone-spires, winged messengers on patrol, and monstrous mouths appearing in the sky. This merely touches the surface of Fran Wilde’s imaginative,…
The Apocalypse Ocean by Tobias Buckell
The Apocalypse Ocean is the fourth novel in Tobias Buckell’s highly entertaining Xenowealth series, following on from Crystal Rain (my review, Rob’s review), Ragamuffin (my review,…
ZERO WORLD by Jason M. Hough
Peter Caswell is an operator/special agent/assassin with little memory of his past life, except that when he wakes he has a target and mission. …
Thunderbirds: The Vault by Marcus Hearn
There are those of a certain age in the UK to whom “5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1… Thunderbirds Are GO!” is an instant…
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
If, like me, you came to Wesley Chu’s writing through his excellent Tao novels (Lives of Tao, Deaths of Tao, Rebirths of Tao), then…
THE HOUSE OF SHATTERED WINGS by Aliette de Bodard
War torn Paris is the scene, the players are fallen angels, and somebody (or something) is killing them in their opulent, decadent houses. In…
The Traitor by Seth Dickinson
Let’s start this review with a question – how many Fantasy books do you know of that have Accountants as their lead character?* I…
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie (Shattered Sea #3)
Half a War by Joe Abercrombie marks the conclusion of his Shattered Sea trilogy. Abercrombie is a perennial favourite of ours at the SFFWorld…
STAR WARS: AFTERMATH by Chuck Wendig
What happens after the second Death Star is destroyed? It is a question that has been answered in previous Star Wars stories (most notably…
Childhood’s End by Arthur C. Clarke
Some of you may know that Arthur C Clarke is one of my favourite authors. It was his books, along with those of HG…
ALIVE by Scott Sigler (Generations Trilogy #1)
I’m going to tread lightly with this review, since few books I’ve read in recent years require the reader to have such a miniscule…
Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho
From the Back Cover: THE FATE OF ENGLISH MAGIC LIES IN THEIR HANDS In Regency London, Zacharias Wythe is England’s first African Sorcerer…
TWELVE KINGS IN SHARAKHAI (The Song of Shattered Sands: Book One) by Bradley P. Beaulieu
Epic Fantasy can be the most confounding genre. At the heart of its appeal are two conflicting ideas: a wide canvas of imagination and…
The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu
It’s taken a little bit longer (about six months) to arrive here in the UK than with my colleagues in the USA, but I’m…
Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany
Ace Books first published Babel-17 by Samuel R. Delany in the United States in 1966, when the writer was 24 years old. By my…
THE PRICE OF VALOR (Book 3 of The Shadow Campaigns) by Django Wexler
Flintlock fantasy is an exploding subgenre of fantasy, thanks in part to Django Wexler’s Shadow Campaign saga, as well as Brian McClellan’s Powder Mage…
Luna: New Moon by Ian McDonald
The arrival of a new book by Ian McDonald is nearly always an event, and with good reason. In recent years his previous…
