“Consider Phlebas” by Iain M. Banks
I’ve heard a lot about Iain M. Banks’ Culture universe, but hadn’t read any of his books for a long time. I was inspired by the start of the new…
Read more“Burning Paradise” by Robert Charles Wilson
Burning Paradise follows Cassie Klyne and various members of her family, who are members of a secret organisation that knows the truth about humanity’s history. They are in hiding; since…
Read more“Ancillary Justice” by Ann Leckie
I’ve been hearing rave reviews of Ancillary Justice everywhere, so when I finally got my copy, I pounced on it and finished it that very night. Despite the sky-high expectations,…
Read more“Fortune’s Pawn” by Rachel Bach
Another short review so I can catch up with reviews faster. Warning: mild spoilers. Fortune’s Pawn follows Devi Morris, an armoured mercenary who is impatient about the pace that her…
Read more“The Android’s Dream” by John Scalzi
I’m very behind on reviews, so I’m going to make this one short. I got this book for Christmas, and as a huge Scalzi fan, I was excited to read…
Read more“Twenty-First Century Science Fiction” edited by David G. Hartwell and Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Twenty-First Century Science Fiction features stories from sci-fi authors that have risen to prominence since 2000. All of these stories are new to me (apparently I don’t read enough short…
Read more“The Republic of Thieves” by Scott Lynch
I just want to say “YAY, GIMME MORE!”, but I don’t think that would be a very good review, so I’ll try and extract some coherence from my general happy…
Read more“The Best of All Possible Worlds” by Karen Lord
I started writing this review over a month ago, and I still don’t think I can do a good job summarising my thoughts about this book, so I’m just going…
Read more“Agent to the Stars” by John Scalzi
I’m a big fan of John Scalzi, and I’ve been wanting to read his first novel, Agent to the Stars, for a while and I finally got the opportunity to…
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