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Julia: A Retelling of George Orwell’s 1984 by Sandra NewmanI hesitated to put up this review of Julia by Sandra Newman since I recently indicated that my reviewing time, limited due to illness, would be...
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Re-Reading Foundation and Empire by Isaac AsimovUp next in my re-read of Isaac Asimov’s original Foundation trilogy is Foundation and Empire. First published in book form in 1952, the novel...
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Menewood by Nicola GriffithAs Nicola Griffith, author of Menewood, second in her Hild series, said in a recent interview, she expects to be writing about this seventh...
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A Few Thoughts about Foundation by Isaac AsimovGiven the lavish production of Apple TV’s Foundation series, I thought it would be interesting to look back at the original Foundation trilogy....
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The Circumference of the World by Lavie TidharThe Circumference of the World by Lavie Tidhar is even grander in scope than its title at first suggests. Like many Tidhar novels, it is uniquely...
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These Burning Stars by Bethany JacobsBefore getting into the gripping debut novel, These Burning Stars, by Bethany Jacobs, I need to mention a few things about this blog. After four...
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David Mogo Godhunter by Suyi Davies OkungbowaIn David Mogo Godhunter by Suyi Davies Okungbowa (author of Son of the Storm) the end of the world has come to Lagos. After a war among orishas,...
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The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by Malka OlderI’m way ahead of the publication date for this one, but I couldn’t resist jumping right into The Imposition of Unnecessary Obstacles by the...
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The Last Gifts of the Universe by Rory AugustThe Last Gifts of the Universe by Rory August is the winner of the second Self Published Science Fiction Competition, and it’s easy to see why it...
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The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. RaoHaving been blogged out, read out, burned out and whatever else I can think of as down and out recently, I was determined to give myself a long...
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Ethera Grave by Essa Hansen (Part 3 of The Graven Trilogy)Essa Hansen’s Ethera Grave may be the conclusion of her Graven trilogy (following Nophek Gloss and Azura Ghost), but it does far more than bring...
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The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen LordThe Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord, the latest in her Cygnus Beta novels, is unlike any science fictional work I’ve recently read. It depicts...
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The Mountain in the Sea by Ray NaylerI was late coming to Ray Nayler’s The Mountain in the Sea, partly because it seemed too Earth-bound a story, partly because I thought it might be...
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Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi – #WyrdandWonderIn Wole Talabi’s exciting fantasy adventure, Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, the spirit world has fallen on hard times. With dwindling...
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Strange Encounters – 3 Science Books for SFF ReadersStrange encounters with alien places and intelligences are the staple of science fiction and fantasy, yet it’s not only in fiction where these can...
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Favorite Fantasy Characters – #Wyrd&WonderThanks to imyril, I wanted to pick up on her tag, Fantasy Characters of the Year, which she first saw at Space & Sorcery. I’m adapting it to...
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Translation State by Ann LeckieAnn Leckie has written a strange and compelling story in Translation State that is set in a part of her Imperial Radch universe different from...
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Lords of Uncreation by Adrian TchaikovskyAdrian Tchaikovsky’s Lords of Uncreation is the third and final volume of the Final Architecture series, including Shards of Earth and Eyes of the...
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Contingency Plans for the Apocalypse by S.B. DivyaContingency Plans for the Apocalypse and other Possible Situations by S.B. Divya, author of Machinehood and Meru, is a deeply interesting...
