The Thousand Earths by Stephen Baxter
Never let it be said that Stephen Baxter does stories on a minor scale. His last novel Galaxias (reviewed HERE) dealt with the dimming…
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News: British Fantasy Awards 2022 Announced
The winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2022 were announced during FantasyCon, on September 17th, 2022 at the Radisson Red Hotel and Conference Centre in…
Classic Review: The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
Thought I’d go back to basics with this one. The Stars My Destination (also known as Tiger! Tiger! In the UK, where it was…
Expect Me Tomorrow by Christopher Priest
The latest Christopher Priest novel is a science fiction novel that combines crimes of the past with a cli-fi setting of the future. It…
Ruination by Anthony Reynolds
In the world of Fantasy books and publishing, this book is being seen as “an event”. With such a big occasion (and the fact…
Hugo Award Winners, 2022
The Hugo Awards were given at the Chicon8 Worldcon in Chicago on Sunday 4th September 2022. The nominees and winners were as follows (winners…
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
For those who don’t know The Last Unicorn is a much-loved Fantasy story first published in 1968. For lots of legal reasons, it has…
The Garden of Empire by JT Greathouse
The empire, like a garden, must be watered. With aid to the people in their time of need. With redress to their grievances in…
A Second Chance by Jodi Taylor
It’s been a while since I tackled the last of these. (Book One was reviewed HERE and Book Two was reviewed HERE back in…
The Calculations of Rational Men by Daniel Godfrey
The reveal in a novel can make or break an excellent premise, especially in thrillers. The Calculations of Rational Men doesn’t disappoint. As established…
The Fires of Pompeii by James Moran
And so onto the latest Doctor Who novelisation. After two Fourth Doctor stories (The Stones of Blood and The Androids of Tara), we’re next…
British Fantasy Society Award Nominees 2022
The nominees for this year’s British Fantasy Society Awards have been announced. They are: Here are the nominations for the 2022 awards, with the…
News: 2022 World Fantasy Award Nominees Announced
The finalists for the 2022 World Fantasy Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced at the World Fantasy Convention, November 3-6, 2022…
The Androids of Tara by David Fisher
And so to the second of these latest Doctor Who novelisations, based on the scripts of the original Doctor Who series. (My review of…
The Stones of Blood by David Fisher
As we approach the 60th anniversary of the television programme Doctor Who (next year), I got to thinking about why this particular series, out…
The Stardust Thief by Chelsea Abdullah
Neither here nor there, but long ago… Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts…
Kings of a Dead World by Jamie Mollart
Jamie Mollart’s Kings of A Dead World hits a weakness or two of mine. For those that don’t know me, I should explain. I…
Eversion by Alastair Reynolds
Although best known for his Space Opera books, in recent years Alastair has been producing material that is deliberately different. There’s his well-known Revelation…
2022 Mythopoeic Awards Finalists Announced
From the Mythopoeic Society website: The Mythopoeic Society has announced the finalists for the 2022 Mythopoeic Awards. The winners of this year’s awards will…
2021 Nebula Awards Announced
The 2021 Nebula Awards were given last night (Saturday 21st May 2022).
