Book reviews
I occasionally write book reviews.
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Stephen Palmer: Urbis Morpheos
Fungal dreams and nightmares. After finishing and really enjoying Palmer’s latest novel, Hairy London, I thought I’d give his previous…
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Ian Sales: Then will the Great Ocean Wash Deep Above
Ian Sales’ Apollo Quartet is an award-winning sequence of alternate history novellas which explore different aspects of the twentieth-century space…
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Andy Weir: The Martian
The Martian is an odd book to review. I’m giving it three stars but it could be two or four,…
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Hairy London by Stephen Palmer
In an alternate Edwardian age, three upper class gents try to win a bet about the nature of love, while…
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Paul McAuley: Confluence, in part
A word of caution for future readers of The Book of Confluence: it appears to be an easy read, but…
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Ian McDonald: Kirinya
Sequel to Chaga – McDonald’s post-colonial masterpiece.