This is a bit of a shorter review than usual (stop cheering at the back!) for a 4½ hour dramatisation of Tim Lebbons’ Alien: Out of the Shadows. This is a bit of a strange review to write due to it not being a true review of the book – I’ve been able to scoreContinue reading “Alien: Out of the Shadows Audio Adaptation – Review”
Category Archives: Science Fiction
Lost Solace – Review
Author: Karl Drinkwater Synopsis Sometimes spaceships disappear with everyone on board – the Lost Ships. But sometimes they come back, strangely altered, derelict, and rumoured to be full of horrors. Opal is on a mission. She’s been seeking something her whole life. Something she is willing to die for. And she thinks it might beContinue reading “Lost Solace – Review”
Embers of War – Review
Embers of War is a book that ticks all the boxes – plot, worldbuilding, characters, writing style, immersion and quite simply exudes a slick, professional vibe. “They say that our remembrances shape our personalities. But what happens to us when our recollections are altered? Who do we become?” I’d been meaning to get around toContinue reading “Embers of War – Review”
Binti – Review
Author: Nnedi Okorafor Publisher: Tor Books Pages: 96 Binti is an easy read that incorporates some important themes, without feeling preachy. It’s a space adventure, and it manages to make for a fast paced and interesting read. Because of this, the word count does let down the plot – there is simply not enough spaceContinue reading “Binti – Review”
The Bitter Twins – Review
A return to Sarn with more fleshed out characters and world, Jen William’s brilliant humour and imagination, and the building blocks in place for an exciting finale When I wrote my review for The Ninth Rain, I asked readers who prefer fast paced books to stick with it as it begins slowly but heats upContinue reading “The Bitter Twins – Review”
Neon Leviathan – Review
Author: T. R. Napper Pages: 358 Publisher: Grimdark Magazine, Feb/March 2020 Synopsis A collection of stories about the outsiders – the criminals, the soldiers, the addicts, the mathematicians, the gamblers and the cage fighters, the refugees and the rebels. From the battlefield to alternate realities to the mean streets of the dark city, we walkContinue reading “Neon Leviathan – Review”
Review of the novelette, Bloodchild – Octavia E.Butler
Publisher: Headline This review does contain potential spoilers Synopsis: Years ago a group known as the Terrans left Earth in search of a life free of persecution. Now they live alongside the Tlic, an alien race who face extinction; their only chance of survival is to plant their larvae inside the bodies of the humans.Continue reading “Review of the novelette, Bloodchild – Octavia E.Butler”
This Is How You Lose The Time War – Review
Authors: Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone Pages: 209 Publication: Jo Fletcher Books, 16th July 2019 Synopsis Among the ashes of a dying world, an agent of the Commandant finds a letter. It reads: Burn before reading.Thus begins an unlikely correspondence between two rival agents hellbent on securing the best possible future for their warring factions. Now, whatContinue reading “This Is How You Lose The Time War – Review”
Parasites – Review
This is a review for Parasites by Matthew Samuels. I received a copy in exchange for a fair and honest review. I took a while just thinking how to properly describe the sub-genre of sci-fi that I feel Parasites sits in. Solarpunk is probably the closest – despite having a slight dystopian vibe in parts,Continue reading “Parasites – Review”
Countdown to Omega – Review
An intriguing and thought-provoking sci-fi venture into the origins of men and Gods. Self Published Paperback £9.00 Ebook £3.00 Amazon UK Amazon US This is a review for Robert Wingfield’s Science Fiction Novel, ‘Countdown to Omega.’ I was kindly gifted an ebook copy of Countdown to Omega from the author in exchange for a fairContinue reading “Countdown to Omega – Review”
Spells and Spaceships 