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Nucleation by Kimberley Unger (book review).
An intriguing blend of hard SF, corporate espionage and conspiracy theory, ‘Nucleation’ is a solidly enjoyable novel from Kimberley Unger that picks up…
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Gareth D Jones
November 2020
October 2020
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Hold Up The Sky by Cixin Liu (book review).
Cixin Liu’s second English-language shorty story collection, ‘Hold Up The Sky’, comes to us via a selection of various translators, presenting stories from…
September 2020
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The Compelled by Adam Roberts and François Schuiten (ebook review).
‘The Compelled’ is a gorgeous-looking e-book written by Adam Roberts with wonderfully atmospheric illustrations by François Schuiten that have an almost retro-Victorian look…
August 2020
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Two Tribes by Chris Beckett (book review).
There’s something comforting about starting a Chris Beckett novel. Not that the subject matter is necessarily comforting but, as soon as I delve…
July 2020
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Zodiac (The Eco-Thriller) by Neal Stephenson (book review).
Written in 1988 before the publication of his other various well-known, award-winning and huge novels, ‘Zodiac’ is Neal Stephenson’s fast-paced and irreverent eco-thriller…
June 2020
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Stormblood by Jeremy Szal (book review).
I met Jeremy Szal briefly at WorldCon in Dublin last year. That’s all there is to that story I’m afraid. ‘Stormblood’ is his…
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Dark Orbit by Carolyn Ives Gilman (book review).
It’s difficult to come up with a truly original and unique human society in which to set your story. Even when writing about…
May 2020
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Critical Point (Cas Russell book 3) by S.L. Huang (book review).
‘Critical Point’ is the third Cas Russell novel by S.L. Huang, a mathematics graduate and stuntwoman who has used her experience to create…
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Sea Change by Nancy Kress (book review).
In the not-too-distant future, the world is looking rather fragile following an economic crash, rising sea levels and massive food shortages that have…
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The Disestablishment Of Paradise by Philip Mann (book review).
A book of wonderful imagery and almost mystical storytelling, Phillip Mann’s ‘The Disestablishment Of Paradise’ takes us on a magical journey of the…
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Of Ants And Dinosaurs by Cixin Liu (book review).
Cixin Liu is well known for his big concept novels, hard Science Fiction and far-future extrapolations: ‘The Three Body Problem’, ‘Ball Lightning’ and…
April 2020
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Immobility by Brian Evenson (book review).
I’ve read quite a few post-apocalyptic tales and there are certain things you come to expect: bleak landscapes, dust, desperados eking out an…