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Book review: Ravenfold by Kath Middleton
A darkly entertaining tale of medieval times! This is an engaging and confident first book from a natural storyteller. Kath Middleton was already well-known as a reviewer of fiction and a champion of...
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Book review: 21st Century Dodos by Steve Stack
An exhibition of cultural artefacts from simpler times If you want to feel prehistoric while simultaneously reliving the joys of your childhood, this book is for you! That’s assuming that you were...
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Book review: FAG by Jonathan Hill
An important, challenging work from a powerful author. There is nothing wrong with a book designed purely for entertainment, but every so often you read one that really means something as well. This is...
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Top five books of 2014
It’s been a long time since I’ve written any book reviews. Partly because I now read and edit books every day for a living, so I don’t read for pleasure as often I used to! But I have managed to find...
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Book review: No Way Home anthology
No Way Home is an anthology of speculative fiction containing novella-length stories from eight writers. This collection has been curated by Lucas Bale and edited by Alex Roddie, both accomplished...
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Book review: Two Shades of the Lilac Sunset by Rosen Trevithick
As a fan of Rosen Trevithick‘s work, it’s unlikely I was going to miss out on this book. But I must admit that I had some reservations. Knowing this novel was Rosen’s response to Fifty Shades of Grey,...
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Book review: Pride by Jonathan Hill
For long-term fans of Jonathan Hill, Pride comes across as a thematic halfway house between his light-hearted Maureen stories and his much harder-hitting novel released in 2014. For newcomers, this...
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Book review: Top Banana by Kath Middleton
Showing no signs of ever being constricted by genre, Kath Middleton has turned her attention to comedy with the novel Top Banana. And it feels a very natural fit! This is the story of how confidence...
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Book review: Revolver by Michael Patrick Hicks
For a really shocking and memorable view of the future, Revolver by Michael Patrick Hicks is a winner. I previously reviewed this story as part of the No Way Home SF anthology, which has a number of...
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Book review: Alt. History 102 anthology
Alt. History 102 is the second ‘alternative history’ anthology from the same stable as the bestselling Future Chronicles series. Curator Samuel Peralta has compiled a range of stories from twelve...
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