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Neom (a novel from the world of Central Station) by Lavie Tidhar (book review).
Set in the world of Lavie Tidhar’s ‘Central Station’ novel, ‘Neom’ shares the same rich and varied history, multiple cultures, traditions and strange…
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November 2022
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Redspace Rising (Ten Thousand Thunder series book 2) by Brian Trent (book review).
‘Redspace Rising’ is Brian Trent’s action-packed SF thriller brought to us by relative newcomers Flame Tree Press. I was surprised to discover on…
October 2022
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Cixin Liu’s For The Benefit Of Mankind: A Graphic Novel (The Worlds Of Cixin Liu) by Sylvain Runberg and Mike Montlló (graphic novel review).
‘For The Benefit Of Mankind’ sees the arrival of an alien race in the skies of Earth, whose orbiting ships light up the…
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Cixin Liu’s The Devourer: A Graphic Novel (The Worlds of Cixin Liu) by JD Morvan and Weilin Yang (book review).
One of the recurring themes in Cixin Liu’s short stories is the arrival of an enormous alien artefact in the skies of Earth.…
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Cixin Liu’s The Butterfly: A Graphic Novel (The Worlds Of Cixin Liu) adapted by Dan Panosian (graphic novel review).
It’s been a year since the first four Cixin Liu graphic novels were released, so the arrival of the next four is very…
August 2022
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Skyward Flight by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson (book review).
‘Skyward Flight’ is the omnibus edition of three ‘Skyward’ novellas: ‘Sunreach’, ‘ReDawn’ and ‘Evershore’, all of which are related to Brandon Sanderson’s ‘Skyward…
May 2022
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Eversion by Alastair Reynolds (book review).
Alastair Reynolds was a little-known contemporary of Jonathan Swift and Daniel Dafoe. His only novel of note was the seagoing adventure ‘Eversion’, which…
March 2022
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The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories edited and collected by Yu Chen and Regina Kanyu Wang (book review).
‘The Way Spring Arrives And Other Stories’ is a brand-new collection of stories translated from Chinese, with essays and a couple of stories…
February 2022
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Seven Mercies: TikTok Made Me Buy It (book 2 of 2) by Elizabeth May & Laura Lam (book review).
‘Seven Mercies’ is the sequel to last year’s ‘Seven Devils’ and the concluding part of this duology. It continues the action-packed, entertaining, fast-paced…