ReviewScifi
The Circumference Of The World By Lavie Tidhar (book review).
‘The Circumference Of The World’ by Lavie Tidhar is a standalone Science Fiction novel that includes many sub-genres such as alternative history, space…
The SFcrowsnest archive
Scifi
Science fiction, fantasy, horror and steampunk.
September 2023
ReviewScifi
The City Of Bones by Martha Wells (book review).
The city of Charisat rises above the desolate emptiness of the Waste, a volcanic desert occupied only by poisonous animals and the strange…
ReviewScifi
Universal Language: The Airlocked Room Mystery by Tim Major (book review).
‘Universal Language: The Airlocked Room Mystery’ is a Science Fiction novella by Tim Major who has published six plus novels as well as…
ReviewScifi
The Red Scholar’s Wake/Some Love Transcends All Barriers by Aliette de Bodard (book review).
‘The Red Scholar’s Wake’ is a standalone novel by Aliette de Bodard, and is notable as a space opera written by an award-winning…
ReviewScifi
Octavia E. Butler: The Last Interview And Other Conversations (book review).
Of the 28 books in this ‘Last Interview’ series, only 4 other people belong to our genre and Octavia E. Butler (1947-2006) is…
ReviewScifi
What Happened To Monday? (2017) (film review).
In a future where families are allowed only one child, Terrance Settman, played by Willem Dafoe, finds himself the grandfather of seven siblings.…
ReviewScifi
Strange Wine: (The Harlan Ellison Collection) by Harlan Ellison (book review).
‘Strange Wine’ is a short story collection by Harlan Ellison featuring 20 pieces with introductions by the author for each one and a…
ReviewScifi
Worlds Of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe Of Science Fiction Art by Forrest J. Ackerman with Brad Linaweaver (book review).
When I saw that Forrest J. Ackerman was the co-author of ‘Worlds Of Tomorrow: The Amazing Universe Of Science Fiction Art,’ I braced…
ReviewScifi
Prey (2022) (Geoff’s film review).
Note: Contrary to the official trailer, the film is in English, with subtitles provided only for Comanche dialogue directed at the dogs. I’ve…
ReviewScifi
Fractal Noise: A Fractalverse novel book 2, by Christopher Paolini (book review).
The loss of his wife, Layla, sent Alex running away from an emptiness he couldn’t escape. Joining the survey expedition to the Talos…
ReviewScifi
Devil’s Gun by Cat Rambo (book review)
Cat Rambo and, yes, that is their real name, is an award-winning American writer of speculative fiction. I reviewed a short story collection…
August 2023
ReviewScifi
Best Of British Science Fiction 2022 edited by Donna Scott (book review).
Another year, another ‘Best Of British Science Fiction’ collection from Newcon Press, edited by Donna Scott. I think I’ve read them all and…