Fiction, Science Fiction
Novel: The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz
Having already enjoyed Autonomous, I’m happy to report that Annalee Newitz’s follow-up, The Future of Another Timeline (2019), is…
February 18, 2022-
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Fiction, Science FictionNovel: The Accidental War by Walter Jon Williams
It’s always a pleasure to dive back into the engaging cadences of Walter Jon Williams’ work, and The Accidental…
January 16, 2022 -
Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionNovel: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Given its intense focus on loss and grief, I mistook Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police for a recent work,…
December 28, 2021 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: Dead Lions by Mick Herron
If Slow Horses was the tempting bait, Mick Herron’s Dead Lions (2013) is the enthralling hook, not just a…
December 17, 2021 -
Fiction, MysteryNovel: The Trespasser by Tana French
Having completed The Trespasser (2016), I’m now caught up with Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad, a loosely connected series of…
December 10, 2021 -
Fiction, SpiesNovel: Silverview by John le Carré
John le Carré’s final published novel, Silverview (2021), does not disappoint, a superb capstone to an illustrious career. It’s…
December 1, 2021 -
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Firebreak by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Nicole Kornher-Stace’s work is new to me, but the inventive Firebreak (2021) makes a solid first impression. A bracing,…
November 23, 2021 -
Fiction, Mystery, SpiesNovel: Slow Horses by Mick Herron
It was time for some classic British spy fiction, and this time I stumbled randomly across Mick Herron’s Slow…
October 23, 2021 -
Fantasy, FictionNovel: Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
Daryl Gregory is one of the field’s most versatile and inventive writers, and Spoonbenders (2017) may be the most…
October 8, 2021 -
Fantasy, FictionNovel: Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee
One piece of insight I’ve picked up over the past several decades is that it’s not always necessary to…
September 19, 2021 -
Fiction, MysteryNovel: A Conspiracy of Tall Men by Noah Hawley
Given how whole-heartedly I’ve enjoyed Noah Hawley’s work in the past, I was expecting a similar reaction to his…
August 15, 2021 -
Fiction, Mystery, SpiesNovel: Northern Spy by Flynn Berry
Flynn Berry’s work is new to me, but based on Northern Spy (2021) I may well be back for…
July 30, 2021 -
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: Spacetime Donuts by Rudy Rucker
Rudy Rucker’s novels of the 1980s were transformative for me, so it was exciting to see that Skyhorse recently…
July 22, 2021 -
Fantasy, FictionNovel: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
The lure of N.K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth world drew me back to The Obelisk Gate (2017), the middle volume…
July 7, 2021 -
Fantasy, Fiction, Science FictionNovel: The Chimera Code by Wayne Santos
If you threw various fictional ingredients I enjoy into a blender, the result might be Wayne Santos’ debut The…
May 31, 2021