In a post nuclear apocalypse world, everyone is born a twin. One twin is perfect, strong and healthy; the Alpha. The other is infertile, prone…
Every so often, a book comes along that is radically different to anything you’ve ever read, and completely absorbs you. The Chimes for me is one of…
Seven strangers awaken in what appears to be a school, unsure of how they got there. Their last memories are of near death experiences –…
At a glance A Darker Shade of Magic treads familiar urban fantasy ground. The setting is a series of alternate Londons, a popular choice for…
Kami is a little abrasive, a little obtuse and a lot smart. She’s into martial arts and science, and prefers to see the world in…
Any book that markets itself as “in the tradition of Neil Gaiman” is setting the bar very high. It’s a bar Robert Levy’s debut novel…
I’m never sure how I feel about diary-style narration in books. On the one hand, it allows the author to convey a very particular voice,…
In high school, I was a big fan of Matthew Reilly’s, especially the action-packed Hover Car Racer. As an Australian, it’s nice to read other Australian…
Jo Walton’s The Just City is a novel that rides its philosophical premise to its conclusion and no further. As an experiment, the ancient Greek…
I know I complain about annoying straight, white teenage boy protagonists all the time, and you’d think I’d learn to simply stay away from books…