We Are All Ghosts in the Forest by Lorraine Wilson
Published by Solaris in November 2024 Review by Veronika Groke We Are All Ghosts in the Forest is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel with fairytale overtones by
Published by Solaris in November 2024 Review by Veronika Groke We Are All Ghosts in the Forest is a post-apocalyptic science fiction novel with fairytale overtones by
Indie published in September 2024 Review by Stephen McGowan Early on, in the introduction, I’m told this isn’t your “usual collection.” I say early, but
Published by Outland Entertainment in April 2024 Review by Elizabeth Ryder Somewhere, deep in the English countryside, stands the Mallory Thorne School of Excellence. Founded in
Published by Solaris in September 2024 Review by Veronika Groke It is 1786. Near the Cornish village of Mirecoombe, a young man’s body is pulled from the
Teika Marija Smits’ short story collection Umbilical could just as easily have been titled Labyrinthian, as much for its twisting, maze-like structure as for its frequent references to the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur.
Life, both animal and vegetable, from the Garden of Eden—the literal Garden of Eden—is still around and scattered throughout the modern world. That’s the premise of Birds of Paradise: that the rose of Eden has been forever blooming through the ages, that “Owl” and “Pig” and “Rook” survive in perpetuity, and that Adam, full of scars and old bullet wounds, can still remember the garden if he stretches his mind to its limits.
What might, in the wrong hands, be elevator-pitched as just another space opera starring a prefabbed complement of misfits (a cyborg, a test-tube baby, a crablike alien, a few wayward humans) is really a triumph of worldbuilding, plot, and tension.
Lucy Holland’s historical fantasy novel Song of the Huntress takes us back to the English West Country that was also the setting for her previous novel, Sistersong, in an epic, gender-swapped reimagining of the story of King Herla, leader of the Wild Hunt.
Elizabeth Ryder’s review of CL Lauder’s “The Quelling” critiques its complex world and winding plot, which obscure ethical questions about bodily autonomy amidst bodysnatching alien dynamics.
Set in near-future Japan, the novel opens in a typical hardboiled noir style. It’s a real page-turner, with an unrelenting pace and high stakes.