Periodically, I make an effort to diversify my fiction reading. It’s easy to slip into just reading authors I know, especially those that are quite prolific. My fiction reading has…
Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky is the first in a space opera trilogy. One civilization of humanity has extended out into the universe to find other planets that maybe…
The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet by Becky Chambers is about a crew of space tunnellers who are offered the biggest job they’ve ever had: to travel to…
You must read this book. This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time. The Power by Naomi Alderman explores the nature and dynamics of power. Women…
This book was given to me by the author. This summer I went on an Arvon course on Science Fiction and Fantasy writing led by Emma Newman and Peter Newman.…
Earthwind by Robert Holdstock Published by Pan Science Fiction in 1978 Humans have colonised many planets and on one, Aeran, something strange has happened. The colonists have de-evolved into a…
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 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…
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…
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.…
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