Boudica Marginalia

Reading, writing, and other things

Category: Reviews

  • Devices and Desires

    Devices and Desires by K. J. Parker Published by Orbit in 2005 Sentenced to death for innovating in a country that tightly controls its industry, an engineer, Ziani Vaatzes, escapes…


  • The Gifts of Reading

    I was at a book reading (of The Rent Trap by Rosie Walker and Samir Jeraj) at David’s Bookshop in Letchworth recently, and because I have poor impulse control in…


  • Necrotech

    Necrotech by K. C. Alexander Published 2016 by Angry Robot This was a lot of fun. Riko is a street thug, the muscle in a gang of criminals clinging to…


  • Singularity Sky

    Singularity Sky by Charles Stross Published by Orbit in 2005 Singularity Sky is Charles Stross’s debut novel. Humanity has spread out among the stars and fractured into societies with different…


  • Four Ways to Forgiveness

    I love the title of Four Ways to Forgiveness by Ursula Le Guin. It’s a short story collection and normally I would steer clear of short stories as I don’t…


  • The Exile Waiting

    First of all, apologies for not posting for months. I’m taking a diploma in life coaching and all I’ve been reading are coaching books. Some of which have been excellent.…


  • Huysman’s Pets

    Huysman’s Pets by Kate Wilhelm Published by Gollancz in 1986 Drew Lancaster is asked to write the biography of the recently deceased Huysman. He’s not convinced he wants to do…


  • SF Mistressworks publish my reviews!

    SF Mistressworks has accepted my reviews! The project celebrates 20th Century sci-fi written by women and aims to make women writers more visible among what is perceived to be a male…


  • Swords of Good Men

    Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson Published 2013, Jo Fletcher Books Ulfar arrives in Stenvik with his cousin Geiri, thinking this is the last stop before returning home for…


  • Starfarers

    Starfarers, by Vonda N. McIntyre Published 1989 by Ace Books Starfarers is the story of a group of people who find themselves on a journey across the stars. For some…


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