Science Fiction and Fantasy Comment and Reviews
Thrawn is one of Star Wars greatest characters. Spawned by Timothy Zahn back in the 90's in the expanded universe for a long time it was possible that he had been lost in the great Disney Purge. Luckily he was brought into Star Wars via Rebels and then given a new back story by Zahn... Continue Reading →
The City in the Middle of the Night is interesting foray into what it means to be human and however much you might love a person you cannot always know their true intentions. The novel is set in a far off planet which is tidally locked. Half the planet is in blistering sun and the... Continue Reading →
The Last Astronaut is a fairly run of the mill first contact science fiction story occasionally elevated by some novel ideas. The setting is the near future and our lead is a failed Mars Astronaut who is struggling with her past role as Mission Commander and her need to redeem herself. Character interaction is played... Continue Reading →
A memory called empire is a solid, standard science fiction novel. It very much has the feel of those classic yellow Golancz sci fi books of old. The plot is basically a blend of political intrigue and a murder mystery in a science fiction wrapper. We follow the arrival of a new ambassador, Mahit, from... Continue Reading →
The Bone Silence is the final book in Reynolds steampunkish far future space opera about the Ness twins. Reynolds is a master of visualising fascinating futures and mixing them with compelling stories and this trilogy was no different. What was unique was the way in which this story was set. The books take place in... Continue Reading →
Tiamats Wrath is the penultimate novel in the exceptional Expanse series of novels, which most will know has been made into an excellent TV series. As nearly the last book of the planned run one would assume that this book was a rip roaring adventure setting up for a final showdown but no. This book... Continue Reading →
The Handmaids Tale is a classic of science fiction literature and I am sorry to say that at 41 I have only just got round to reading. I am aware that a TV series has been produced and wanted to make sure I read the source material before I saw the first episode. Some people... Continue Reading →
Blood of Empire is the last book in Brian McClellans second trilogy in the excellent world of the powder mage. The trilogy has served as a kind of sequel to his first trilogy but transplanting the action to a new continent. This change of location enabled a new story to be told using a few... Continue Reading →
To say that Peter F. Hamilton's books are on the large scale is very much an understatement. He has the ability to conceptualise human development over millennia and excels in deep world building that is based narratively in the modern day. Salvation Lost is the second book in the Salvation sequence. It focuses on the... Continue Reading →
The Rise of Skywalker is set to hit the cinemas this christmas and Del Ray have published the latest Journey to book, Resistance Reborn. The book picks up after the end of the Last Jedi and explores the desperate struggle of the Resistance to try and rebuild their forces to face down the First Order.... Continue Reading →
Into the Nebula 