I don’t know what it is lately, but I’ve read like 4 novellas in a row where i hadn’t really read any in the past two. ANYWAY. The Only Harmless Great Thing is not what you might consider a normal novel. It combines the perspectives of two different eras and two different species (elephants and … Continue reading
Artificial Condition is the sequel to All Systems Red (in the Murderbot Diaries). In the sequel novella, we follow our favourite freed Murderbot on a mission to find out about something that happened in its past. Continue reading
This month we talk to none other than Ann Leckie about her new book Provenance. And after that we have Paul Craddock, materials scientist from the British Museum to talk about what makes a historical object authentic. Plot of Provenance Following her record-breaking debut trilogy, Ann Leckie, winner of the Hugo, Nebula, Arthur C. … Continue reading
A brilliantly quick read with a delightful lead character. Continue reading
I really should give up on reading older novels, I never tend to like them. Ice by Anna Kavan was written in 1967 and was supposed to be about the advancing glacial ice consuming the world. However, it was mostly about an obsessive man chasing after a woman. But also imagining different violent ways she … Continue reading
I bought Marie Lu’s Warcross at the same time as The Last Man. It felt a little bit Ready Player One meets Infomocracy. Basically, it sounded good and fun. And to a large extent it was – it was a good fictional romp. However, it’s not something that we haven’t seen before, and that’s its weakness. So, the plot. The world is our … Continue reading
Last year it felt that Annalee Newitz’s first novel Autonomous was on every must read list. For some reason it was always in a very expensive hardback, so I didn’t pick it up on a random whim (I came very close when I was in Oslo because holiday money isn’t real money). However, it was on … Continue reading
I picked up The Last Good Man by Linda Nagata at the end of last year. It sounded pretty interesting – the world of war has changed with fewer soldiers and a lot more automation. We follow True Brighton and Requisite Operations – a private military contractor. So, I kind of liked it. I liked … Continue reading
The sequel to Infomocracy takes us to the margins of the micro-democratic system and of Information’s reach. Continue reading
The second book by Paige Orwin is as rich and thoroughly engrossing as her first. Continue reading
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