Suffice to say, 2023 has been my best reading year by far. And not just for the quantity read, but most importantly the quality. I have read widely across the SFF spectrum, both self-published and traditionally published, reading many authors for the first time, and discovering some new favourites along the way. This year has […]
Science Fiction
Review: Cage of Souls by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Cage of Souls is a captivating work of speculative fiction of the highest order. A standalone that felt like an entire series in scope and imagination. Adrian Tchaikovsky’s world building and storytelling is off the charts in this outrageously entertaining story.
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 17 – Justin Woolley
Today I have the honour of hosting the Seventeenth author showcase focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, I got to thinking about […]
Review: Defiant (Skyward #4) by Brandon Sanderson
Synopsis Spensa made it out of the Nowhere, but what she saw in the space between the stars has changed her forever. She came face to face with the Delvers, and finally got answers to the questions she’s had about her own strange Cytonic gifts. The Superiority didn’t stop in it’s fight for galactic dominance […]
Review: A Quantum Love Story by Mike Chen
Synopsis The only thing harder than finding someone in a time loop is losing them. Grieving her best friend’s recent death, neuroscientist Mariana Pineda’s ready to give up everything to start anew. Even her career—after one last week consulting at a top secret particle accelerator. Except the strangest thing happens: a man stops her…and claims […]
Series Review: The Expanse by James S.A. Corey
If you are a fan of space-opera, space travel, colonisation, first contact, politics, war, strong characters, intricate plotting, and epic realistic space battles, then there is something for everyone in this expansively epic sci-fi series.
Preview: Theft of Fire (The Orbital Space Trilogy #1) by Devon Eriksen
At the frozen edge of the solar system lies a hidden treasure which could spell their fortune or destruction – but only if they survive each other first.
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 8 – TR Napper
G’day / Kia Ora. Today I have the honour of hosting the eighth author showcases focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, I […]
Review: The Inn At The Amethyst Lantern by J. Dianne Dotson
Synopsis Long after a climate catastrophe, when a utopian future faces an unearthed evil from our present, Gentian “Gen” Lightworth and her friends in the night-living town of Glimmerbight must stop the past from repeating itself by using all their wits and talents…and perhaps a bit of magic. Review When genre-mashes work, they really work. Such is […]
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 6 – Tim Hawken
G’day / Kia Ora. Today I have the honour of hosting the sixth the author showcases focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, […]
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 5 – Zachary Moulder
G’day / Kia Ora. Today I have the honour of hosting the third the author showcases focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, […]
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 4 – James Flanagan
G’day / Kia Ora. Today I have the honour of hosting the fourth the author showcases focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, […]