SFFWorld Best of 2017 Part 1 – Fantasy
Best of 2017 – Part 1 It’s that time of year when, as we have done for the last decade or so, we have…
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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.*…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
News: World Fantasy Awards 2017
Announced this evening (5th November) at the World Fantasy Awards Convention, this year held at the Wyndham Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas. The winners are…
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…
Fatemarked by David Estes
Birthmark Powers, Zombie-like Disease, and Inter-Family Killing. Fatemarked is fun epic fantasy that hits all the genre-expected points: Prophecy, bloody coups, war, magic, a…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2017: The Land of Laughs by Jonathan Carroll
Our last review for Hallowe’en 2017, again by Randy M., is a classic that may not initially strike you as particularly ghostly. But stay…
Countdown to Halloween 2017: A FEAST OF SORROWS by Angela Slatter
As we get to Hallowe’en 2017, here’s the first of two reviews from Randy to give you something to read (and possibly keep you…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2017: THE TRAVELLING GRAVE AND OTHER STORIES by L. P. Hartley
Today’s Countdown to Hallowe’en is another forgotten classic, reviewed by Randy. Here is a candle to light you to bed, And here comes a…
Interview with Angel’s Truth author A.J Grimmelhaus
A. J. Grimmelhaus debuts with Angel’s Truth, an epic fantasy quest that takes the reader across icy territories. In it we follow Tol Kraven…
