The central conceit that makes the plot work is weird space anomaly that brings a ship from the past to meet a ship from the future. So in a way, you know things should work out – though the way the plot unfolds that never feels guaranteed, which is no small feat. Continue reading
The premise sounded fun, there’s a part of the government which is basically a coven of witches, who deal with supernatural threats to the realm. There’s something on the horizon, but clearly that just turns out to be prejudice. Continue reading
There were lots of nuggets of interesting things, like the protocols set up to have independent networks and weighted decision making to take the environment into consideration. And while this all made up the world building, it felt like it never really lead to anything Continue reading
This was a retelling of the Island of Doctor Moreau, from the perspectives of one of the origial characters (Montgomery) and a new character, Carlota Moreau, who you can guess who she is from the title. Continue reading
his was such a delightful, cozy little mystery. It reminded me very much of Becky Chambers (in the hopeful, yet flawed future of humanity) but also P. Djèlí Clark’s series with Fatma el-Sha’arawi , the intrepid inspector from an alternative Cairo. Continue reading
In this novel, we keep following Mia, and now her daughter Lola. The space race element of it centres around the journey of Voyager 1 and 2, the years passing as the small probes get built and then make their grand tour through the solar system. Continue reading
Beryl herself is a complicated character. There was a chapter at the beginning that discussed makes the most elite of elite athletes. Not just people who win once, but those who are constantly at the top of their field for years. There’s an element of early life trauma, but also just being driven to the detriment of everything else. Continue reading
The Cage of Dark Hours is the sequel to the fantastic The Helm of Midnight. Both several of the main characters from that book take centre stage again in this one – namely Thibaut (casual thief, male companion and sometime spy) and Krona, now captain of the Regulators (the magical police force.) Continue reading
Every 50 years or so, the Witch descends upon the town of Blumwald to take a companion. Mina, the lonely daughter of the duke, impulsively volunteers after years of being forgotten in her own home. Continue reading
Mindwalker takes place at some unspecified time in the future, after some sort of cataclysmic event that has resulted in depopulation and irradiated zones Continue reading
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