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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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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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SAMANTHA SHANNON The Bone Season. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

October 3, 2013

The Bone Season offers a parallel future of clairvoyants and alien races in a complex and vibrant thriller. This is …

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EMMA NEWMAN Any Other Name: Book Two of The Split Worlds. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

July 9, 2013

Mirrored worlds of urban and traditional fantasy meet in this richly intriguing and inventive series. In all good fantasy it …

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M JOHN HARRISON Light: Book One of the Kefahuchi Tract. Reviewed by Keith Stevenson

June 25, 2013

Hallucinatory, worldly and entertaining science fiction with a lot to say about the human condition. Michael Kearny is a particle …

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DUNCAN LAY Valley of Shields: Empire of Bones Two. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

May 28, 2013

This fast-paced epic fantasy has plenty of Machiavellian twists and poses some deeper questions. Book Two of Duncan Lay’s Empire …

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LAUREN BEUKES The Shining Girls. Reviewed by Jean Bedford

May 21, 2013

This intriguing and original time-travelling thriller is not for the faint-hearted. Lauren Beukes is known for her genre-bending. Her first …

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HUGH HOWEY Wool. Reviewed by Folly Gleeson

January 22, 2013

Inventive and page-turning, this dystopian tale turns on a society’s clash of values. This is the kind of science fiction …

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