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ANGELA MEYER (ed) The Great Unknown. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

December 24, 2013

A refreshing anthology of the macabre, the uncanny and the downright scary. Melbourne-based writer and reviewer Angela Meyer has brought …

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JO SPURRIER Black Sun Light My Way: Children of the Black Sun, Book Two. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

December 19, 2013

The second volume of this epic fantasy is a clever and engrossing tale exploring cruelty, enslavement, magic and power. In …

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RICHARD FLANAGAN The Narrow Road to the Deep North. Reviewed by Michael Richardson

December 17, 2013

Inspired by both his father’s experiences as a prisoner-of-war and the life of Weary Dunlop, Richard Flanagan’s new novel explores …

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JOHN DALE Plenty. Reviewed by Michelle McLaren

December 12, 2013

This quietly powerful novella proves there’s still a lot to add to the asylum-seeker debate. It’s been more than a …

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THOMAS SHAPCOTT White Stag of Exile and Theatre of Darkness. Reviewed by Tony Bremner

December 10, 2013

European high culture in unlikely Australian settings lies at the heart of these two novels by Australian poet Tom Shapcott. …

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KATHRYN HEYMAN Floodline. Reviewed by Robyne Young

December 5, 2013

A natural disaster provokes emotional and ethical dilemmas for the characters in Kathryn Heyman’s new novel. We each have our …

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THOMAS PYNCHON Bleeding Edge. Reviewed by Michael Richardson

November 26, 2013

The author of Gravity’s Rainbow takes on corporate greed, 9/11 and the dark unconscious of the internet; the result is …

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STEPHEN BAXTER Proxima. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson

November 21, 2013

Alien technology, interplanetary travel, Artificial Intelligence and the origin of the universe are among the many ideas explored in this …

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DEBRA ADELAIDE Letter to George Clooney. Reviewed by Kylie Mason

November 19, 2013

The author of The Household Guide to Dying delivers a collection of short stories infused with hope. Debra Adelaide is …

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HUGH HOWEY Dust. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

November 14, 2013

A huge and occasionally chaotic canvas does not diminish the achievement of this dystopian trilogy.  Dust is the long-awaited conclusion …

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