Frankie Mulvaney-Webb likes Pearl Jam, playing guitar in her band and her best friend Kessie. She’s much more ambivalent on politics, especially since her mother, Rowena…
A few weeks ago, I read an essay which expressed exhaustion with the generic fantasy realms that so many fantasy books are set in. Using the…
There seem to be trends in fiction – a while ago it was vampires, and right now, dystopian young adult fiction sells. That’s not to say…
Ramez Naam’s debut novel Nexus is an exemplary piece of hard science fiction. Naam, a self described “professional technologist” (a developer of Microsoft Internet Explorer…
In a distant, post apocalyptic future, civilisation has returned to the surface. The city state of Recoletta remains mostly underground, buried with its secrets. Inspector…
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 –…
In the lead up to its launch, we caught up with South African author Eben Venter to have a chat about his dark discussion of masculinity, Wolf, Wolf.…
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…