Review: Legends of Windmere: Beginnings of a Hero – Charles E. Yallowitz
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...
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Review: The Red Queen – Victoria Aveyard
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...
Review: Nexus
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...
Review: The Buried Life
In a distant, post apocalyptic future, civilisation has returned to the surface. The city state of Recoletta remains mostly underground, buried with its secrets....
Review: The Fire Sermon
In a post nuclear apocalypse world, everyone is born a twin. One twin is perfect, strong and healthy; the Alpha. The other is infertile,...
Review: The Chimes
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...
Review: Modern Rituals
Seven strangers awaken in what appears to be a school, unsure of how they got there. Their last memories are of near death experiences...
Eben Venter’s novel “Wolf, Wolf”: We talk porn addiction and masculinity
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,...
Review: A Darker Shade of Magic
At a glance A Darker Shade of Magic treads familiar urban fantasy ground. The setting is a series of alternate Londons, a popular choice...
Review: Wolf, Wolf
“Does anyone know anything about porn? How does it affect a relationship?” Wolf, Wolf isn’t afraid to ask questions about some of the more...
