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
Humanagerie Ed. Sarah Doyle & Allen Ashley 176 pages Eibonvale Press Reviewed by Megan Turney I read a paper a few months ago by professor and author Bryan L. Moore on the ‘Evidence of Decadent Humanity’. In the essay, Moore discusses the evolution of ecocentric science fiction, a sub-category that he likes to call ‘eco-tastrophe’
The Mammoth Book of Halloween Stories Edited by Stephen Jones Skyhorse Publishing 528 pages Reviewed by Ian Hunter From the UK’s Mr. Horror, Stephen Jones, winner of shed loads of awards for his editing and contribution to the field of horror, comes another of his “mammoth” horror anthologies. He’s given us Mammoth collections in
Origamy by Rachel Armstrong Paperback: 256 pages Publisher: NewCon Press Reviewed by Steve Ironside There’s a point in every good roller-coaster ride where the anticipation gives way to acquiescence – that you are no longer in control but are hanging on in there until the end. If it’s a great ride, then that is quickly replaced
Worlds and Beings – Romanian Contemporary Science Fiction Stories Reviewed by Eris Young Worlds and Beings, published in 2015 by the Romanian Cultural Institute, is a large collection by any standard. Weighing in at 25 authors and even more stories, the book offers a huge range of voices, which might come as a surprise to
The Unicorn Anthology (ed. Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman) Tachyon Publications Reviewed by: Lucy Powell A collection of short stories all in some ways about unicorns, this anthology offers readers a variety of different fresh, exciting perspectives and engaging prose on the ages-old, and well known, mythical animal. Whilst there are a myriad of