Reviews

  Sealed by Naomi Booth Paperback: 150 pages Publisher: Dead Ink Review by Teika Marija Smits   For some reason, Dead Ink, Sealed’s publisher, billed Naomi Booth’s debut novel an ‘eco horror’ on social media. Put firmly in the literary fiction camp it most likely evaded the eyes of readers who would’ve been keen to

The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts 192 pages Tachyon Publications Reviewed by Lucy Powell   How do you outwit a mind that is your own? How do you dupe someone who sees with your eyes, and hears through your ears? How do you outlast someone who never sleeps? These are the questions posed by Peter

Improbable Botany Gary Dalkin (ed) Wayward London 605 pages Reviewed by Katy Lennon Improbable Botany, edited by Shoreline’s own Gary Dalkin and published by Wayward London, shows immediately it is not taking its botanical theme lightly. It is integral to the collection; opening with an introduction showcasing the tangible effects Wayward have continually had on

The Church of Latter-Day Eugenics by Chris Kelso & Tom Bradley Journalstone 102 pages Reviewed by Steve Ironside Centuries away, the minstrel steels himself for his audience with the King. Based on what he is going to say, will he survive it?   Meanwhile, amongst The Church of Latter-Day Eugenics’ streets of London, Fulton, a

Learning How to Drown – Cat Hellisen New Con Press 185 pages Review by Samantha Dolan   Learning How to Drown is an arresting title. On the front cover, Hellisen is described as one of the most accomplished writers of African SFF’ by Geoff Ryman and that might provide an insight for some but it