The Plague Stones James Brogden Titan Books, 419 pages Review by Benjamin Thomas James Brogden’s The Plague Stones is a gothic world of horror and history. The novel follows a London family: mother, father, and son, as they leave the city following a violent break-in and become the inheritors of an isolated property in
Cognition Jacques St-Malo 342 pages Ballista Press: 2019 Review by Megan Turney Jacques St-Malo’s Cognition is a near-future technothriller revolving around the micro and macro consequences of a society that has successfully ventured into the precarious world of ‘germline manipulation’, with a particular focus on genetically modifying intellect. St-Malo’s novel is experimental in both
The Sun Song Trilogy by Moira McPartlin Ways of the Doomed, 256 pages Wants of the Silent, 256 pages Star of Hope, 280 pages Review by Samara Wright The year is 2089 and global warming, political revolutions, and a strict division of classes have created a dystopian, post-apocalyptic, future Britain that is almost
The History of Science Fiction (Second Edition) by Adam Roberts Published by Palgrave Macmillan, 548 pages Review by Teika Marija Smits Approaching a subject as tricksy as science fiction, Roberts, quite rightly, begins his history with definitions. In essence, he reviews various critics’ attempts to describe what science fiction is, but then
Instrument of Peace, Rebecca Hall Paperback: 320 pages Publisher: Elsewhen Press (26 Sept. 2016) Suki MacFarland The first instalment in the Symphony of the Cursed series, Rebecca Hall’s Young Adult Fantasy novel is set at the world-renowned but unimaginatively named Academy of Magic. Despite the Academy’s New Zealand location, this boarding school resembles a mixture
Fringe War by Rachel Aukes 199 pages Waypoint Book LLC Reviewed by Steve Ironside When Edwin Starr asked us all, “War! (hungh!) What is it good for?”, his answer was wrong. Stories. It’s good for stories. The problem is the abundance of tales told in any one war; if you’re unlucky, you’ll be stuck
Den Danske Borgerkrig 2018-24 (The Danish Civil War 2018-24) Author: Kaspar Colling Nielsen Norwegian translation: Kyrre Andreassen Cappelen Damm AS, Oslo 2018 (originally published in 2014 in Denmark by Gyldendal) 222 pages Review by Megan Turney Den Danske Borgerkrig 2018-24 (The Danish Civil War 2018-24) is an exceptional example of modern Scandinavian science fiction.
The Forgotten Girl Rio Youkers 352 pages Titan Books Review by Samantha Dolan. It’s been a lean summer for me so far when it comes to reading material. Not bad, per se, but just an average 2.5/3 stars. While I was waiting for the fifth Pierce Brown book to be released, I was hoping
The Girl in Red by Christina Henry 368 pages Titan books review by: Lucy Powell A fairytale, but not as you know it. An intriguing take on the classic Grimm fairytale “Little Red Riding Hood”, this new novel by Christina Henry is bloody and gripping in equal measure. Whilst the original fairytale is one
Storm of Locusts Saga Press 311 pages Review by Laura Gregory The Energy Wars are over and Dinétah has been a sanctuary to the Diné people since Big Water decimated the Eqsarth. But even though the water was held at bay outside the towering walls built by the gods, there are still