In broad strokes, there has been first contact, and two humans have ended up on Station Eternity, with the rest of the inhabitants of the sentient space station being various alien races. The central conceit is that Mallory, the main character, has many murders just happen around her and then she invariably solves them Continue reading
The Night Shift by Natalka Burian takes place in New York, where we find Jean Smith, setting out on a new nocturnal way of life (bartending and bakery) after abruptly leaving her 9-5. Continue reading
A short, easy YA novel without a whole lot of plot. Continue reading
ea of Tranquility takes places across several periods in time, following a set of interconnected characters (a little bit like The Glass Hotel). I really enjoyed the central physics-y question at the heart of the book, which is basically are we living in a simulation. Continue reading
A Prayer for the Crown Shy is the second in the Robot and Monk series by Becky Chambers, and just like the first book, it is just absolutely delightful. Continue reading
Impress of the Seventh Surge starts in a very familiar world, as the story centres around a pandemic Continue reading
It’s not really alternative history, but it’s using history to tell another story of the mysterious Kibsu – women with incredible strength and knowledge but who are apparently stranded on earth. Continue reading
The Hidden Palace is the sequel to the wonderful The Golem and the Djinni, and is itself, utterly delightful. Continue reading
mining system orbiting Jupiter. However, after a battle with ‘aliens’ it is captured and everything it thinks it knows slowly unravels throughout the course of the novel. Continue reading
I’m not sure how Becky Chambers does it, but in such a compact little book, she built a world that was at once familiar and very new. Continue reading
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