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Category Archives: Reviews
The Hydrogen Sonata by Iain M. Banks
Has it really been 25 years since Consider Phlebas, the first novel in Iain M. Banks’ Culture series, came out? My goodness. Does this make anyone else feel old at all? Not to worry though: a new novel in this … Continue reading
Lex Trent versus the Gods by Alex Bell
Lex Trent leads a double life: to all outward appearances the self-assured young man is a law student and interns with a respectable law firm during the day, but at night he becomes the Shadowman, a notorious thief and burglar … Continue reading
Low Town by Daniel Polansky
This week sees the UK release of Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky, sequel to last year’s excellent debut Low Town/The Straight Razor Cure. My review of the new novel should be popping up on Tor.com soon, but just in … Continue reading
Pirate Cinema by Cory Doctorow
Trent McCauley is a talented teenager: his main hobby, more an obsession really, is creating movie clips by downloading, remixing and reassembling footage of his favorite actor. Problem is, those movies tend to be copyrighted, which means Trent’s innocuous pastime … Continue reading
At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson
It’s hard to believe that it’s taken until 2012 to get an actual, printed volume of Kij Johnson’s short stories. After all, Kij has been publishing stories for a quarter of a century now, and several of them have won … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Kij Johnson, Small Beer Press
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Near + Far by Cat Rambo
Cat Rambo has published over a hundred science fiction and fantasy short stories to date, in places like Asimov’s, Weird Tales, and on Tor.com. The field of short genre fiction is quite crowded nowadays—which is wonderful, don’t get me wrong—but … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Cat Rambo, Hydra House
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Clean by Alex Hughes
Adam was a successful and talented member of the Telepaths’ Guild until his drug habit got him kicked out. Now he works for the Atlanta police department as a consultant and interrogator: after all, a Level Eight Telepath like Adam, … Continue reading
Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
The Shima Isles are on the brink of ruin. The empire practically runs on chi, a substance extracted from the bloodlotus plant which fuels its engines but also poisons its soil, kills its animals, and keeps its people addicted with … Continue reading
Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald
Be My Enemy is the sequel to last year’s Planesrunner, the book that launched Ian McDonald’s first ever YA series in spectacular fashion. I dearly love both of these novels and don’t want to ruin your enjoyment of them in any … Continue reading
Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
Here’s my review of Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig. Thanks to the publisher’s generosity, I have two copies of this excellent novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada and the EU. Details on how to enter the giveaway … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 