Synopsis To save the stars, Astra Idari must outrun her own shadow. Astra Idari is a mess. She’s an android who believes she’s human. She drinks too much, remembers too little, and barely pays for it all as a Stargun Messenger. She hunts down those who step filamentium, the fuel that allows for faster-than-light travel. […]
Author Chat: Adrian Tchaikovsky (Lords of Uncreation)
Adrian Tchaikovsky is a living legend when it comes to sci-fi. He’s won every award you can think of, and his latest book concludes a trilogy that’s nothing short of a masterpiece. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Adrian to discuss Lords of Uncreation, what went into writing it, his inspirations, his writing […]
Author Chat: Lavanya Lakshminarayan (The Ten Percent Thief)
Lavanya Lakshminarayan’s debut novel is absolutely stunning. I gave The Ten Percent Thief a 10/10 rating, and I wish there was a way I could’ve given it more. So getting to sit down with Lavanya to chat about her writing was an absolute dream. We talked about the book — about what went into writing […]
Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (Book #1 of The Library Trilogy) by Mark Lawrence
Synopsis A girl is raised in the Dust, in a tiny settlement where nightmares stalk and no-one ever goes. A boy has lived his whole life trapped in a library, older than empires and larger than cities. Their stories spiral around each other, across worlds and time. This is a tale of truth and lies […]
Review: Lords of Uncreation (Book #3 of The Final Architecture Trilogy) by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Synopsis Idris Telemmier has uncovered a secret that changes everything — the Architects’ greatest weakness. A shadowy Cartel scrambles to turn his discovery into a weapon against these alien destroyers of worlds. But between them and victory stands self-interest. The galaxy’s greatest powers would rather pursue their own agendas than stand against this shared terror. […]
Review: Eclipse (Book #1 of the Fractured Orbit Series) by Herman Steuernagel
Synopsis Django had everything he ever wanted… now he’s lost it all. When Django uncovered an unexpected truth, he didn’t know it would end the lives of nearly everyone he cares about. Left only with his sister, his best friend and an uncle who has some unhinged ideas about what might exist outside of the […]
Review: Descendant Machine (Book #2 of the Continuance Series) by Gareth L. Powell
Synopsis When Nicola Mafalda’s scout ship comes under attack, she’s left deeply traumatised by the drastic action it takes to keep her alive. Months later, when an old flame comes to her for help, she realises she has to find a way to forgive both the ship and her former lover. Reckless elements are attempting […]
Review: The Mountain In The Sea by Ray Nayler
Synopsis When pioneering marine biologist Dr Ha Nguyen is offered the chance to travel to the remote Con Dao Archipelago to investigate a highly intelligent, dangerous octopus species, she doesn’t pause long enough to look at the fine print. DIANIMA — a transnational tech corporation best known for its groundbreaking work in artificial intelligence — […]
Review: Blindspace (Book #2 of The Common) by Jeremy Szal
Synopsis Vakov Fukasawa is a Reaper. An elite soldier injected with a dangerous drug called Stormtech: the DNA of a genocidal alien race, the Shenoi. It makes him stronger, faster, more aggressive. At a price. A price that, if the House of Suns cult isn’t stopped, all of humanity will have to pay. Vakov saved […]
Author Chat: Malka Older
The Mimicking of Known Successes is a sci-fi take on Sherlock Holmes that works brilliantly as a thoughtful, hopeful, futuristic mystery, and Malka Older is the genius behind it. I got the chance to sit down with Malka and talk to her about what went into writing the book, what draws her to sci-fi, how […]
Author Chat: J. Dianne Dotson
J. Dianne Dotson is the author of The Questrison Saga — a four-book space-opera epic — and The Shadow Galaxy — a collection of short stories that range from sci-fi to horror to romance, and everything in between. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Dianne to talk about her experiences writing The Shadow […]
Review: The Ten Percent Thief by Lavanya Lakshminarayan
Summary Welcome to Apex City, formerly Bangalore, where everything is decided by the mathematically perfect Bell Curve. With the right image, values and opinions, you can ascent to the glittering heights of the Twenty Percent — the Virtual elite — and have the world at your feet. Without, you risk falling to the precious Ten […]