LAUREN BEUKES The Shining Girls. Reviewed by Jean Bedford
This intriguing and original time-travelling thriller is not for the faint-hearted. Lauren Beukes is known for her genre-bending. Her first …Continue reading →
View ArticleDUNCAN LAY Valley of Shields: Empire of Bones Two. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
This fast-paced epic fantasy has plenty of Machiavellian twists and poses some deeper questions. Book Two of Duncan Lay’s Empire …Continue reading →
View ArticleM JOHN HARRISON Light: Book One of the Kefahuchi Tract. Reviewed by Keith...
Hallucinatory, worldly and entertaining science fiction with a lot to say about the human condition. Michael Kearny is a particle …Continue reading →
View ArticleEMMA NEWMAN Any Other Name: Book Two of The Split Worlds. Reviewed by Folly...
Mirrored worlds of urban and traditional fantasy meet in this richly intriguing and inventive series. In all good fantasy it …Continue reading →
View ArticleMAX BARRY Lexicon. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson
This is fiction on the edge of the now – a contemporary thriller that moves backwards and forwards in time. Wil …Continue reading →
View ArticleTERRY PRATCHETT and STEPHEN BAXTER The Long War. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
Humans, trolls, bad governments and parallel worlds: Pratchett and Baxter offer a rich cast of characters and provocative ideas in …Continue reading →
View ArticleSAMANTHA SHANNON The Bone Season. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
The Bone Season offers a parallel future of clairvoyants and alien races in a complex and vibrant thriller. This is …Continue reading →
View ArticleHUGH HOWEY Dust. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson
A huge and occasionally chaotic canvas does not diminish the achievement of this dystopian trilogy. Dust is the long-awaited conclusion …Continue reading →
View ArticleSTEPHEN BAXTER Proxima. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson
Alien technology, interplanetary travel, Artificial Intelligence and the origin of the universe are among the many ideas explored in this …Continue reading →
View ArticleJO SPURRIER Black Sun Light My Way: Children of the Black Sun, Book Two....
The second volume of this epic fantasy is a clever and engrossing tale exploring cruelty, enslavement, magic and power. In …Continue reading →
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