Survivor by Octavia E. Butler (book review).
Octavia Butler wrote five Patternist novels. The earlier books explore the long history that eventually leads to the Patternist society,
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Scion by James Islington (book review).
‘Scion’ by James Islington is standalone Science Fiction thriller. Azure is an enhanced human with revs, cogs and somatics, one
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The Eclipse Of 2044: a short story by GF Willmetts.
‘You’re going to make the sun disappear, just like that?’ ‘Is that a problem?’ ‘I think people will notice. Darkness.
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The Infinite State (The Decurion Saga book 1) by Richard Swan (book review).
The Infinite State by Richard Swan is the first novel in the Decurion Saga. This is a dystopian space opera
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Starshadows by Pamela Sargent (book review).
In his introduction to Starshadows, editor Terry Carr describes his working relationship with author Pamela Sargent. He rejected her first
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Hugos in Anaheim, a Balrog voiced by Shaun of the Dead, and T. Kingfisher’s suspiciously good week (news roundup).
Somewhere in Anaheim this weekend, several thousand people who own more books than shelf space are shuffling between function rooms
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The Dog Stars: Mark Kermode’s scifi film review (video).
If you have watched Mark Kermode’s video review above, you will already know that The Dog Stars did not exactly
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Exodus: The Helium Sea by Peter F. Hamilton (book review).
# Exodus: The Helium Sea review Peter F. Hamilton is well known as a crafter of sprawling space opera, and
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WSFA Names Its 2026 Small Press Finalists: Billionaire’s Tears and Teleporting Fairies (award news).
The Washington Science Fiction Association has announced the eight finalists for its 2026 WSFA Small Press Award, proving once again
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Space Cops, Stolen Books and the End of the World: SF & Fantasy News Round-Up (17 Aug 2026).
The science fiction, fantasy and horror worlds have been unusually busy over the past ten days, presumably because everyone realised
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