Fiction, Science Fiction
Novella: Sea Change by Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is one of genre fiction’s most accomplished storytellers, so I was excited to get my hands on…
January 30, 2020
Fiction, Science FictionNovel: The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
Far-future science fiction is a tough sell for me. Done poorly, it can feel phony; done well, it can…
June 19, 2018
Fantasy, FictionNovella: The Asylum of Dr. Caligari by James Morrow
The best satire succeeds by getting at certain truths. Perhaps nobody working in the genre has a better grip…
April 3, 2017
Fiction, Science FictionNovella: Pirate Utopia by Bruce Sterling
Bruce Sterling is known primarily for science fiction set in the future, but in the bizarre Pirate Utopia (2016)…
December 12, 2016
Fiction, Science FictionNovella: Slow Bullets by Alastair Reynolds
Alastair Reynolds’ Slow Bullets (2015) is a solid example of far-future space opera that reflects insightfully on the intractable…
December 13, 2015
Fantasy, Fiction, HorrorNovella: We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory
Daryl Gregory has quietly become one of those writers whose output I tend to devour on sight. His latest…
November 13, 2014