A funny, warm, inventive sci-fi comedy that lays the foundations for one of the great British comic universes. Grant Naylor’s Red Dwarf novel is essential reading for fans of Hitchhiker’s Guide and British sci-fi humour.
Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey: Space Opera Meets Noir and It Works Brilliantly
James S.A. Corey blends noir detective fiction with political space opera and a dose of genuine horror in Leviathan Wakes, the first Expanse novel. A confident, gripping start.
We Are Legion (We Are Bob) by Dennis E. Taylor: A Sci-Fi Romp That Launched a Series Worth Binging
What happens when a recently deceased software engineer wakes up as a Von Neumann probe with a mandate to explore …
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch: A Review of the Best Fantasy Heist Novel You’ll Ever Read
Sometimes a book grabs you by the collar in the first chapter and doesn’t let go until you’re blinking at …
All Systems Red by Martha Wells: The Introvert’s Guide to Being a Killing Machine
Martha Wells did something brilliant with this novella. She took a construct, half organic, half machine, built to provide security …
Eight Legs, Big Ideas: Review of Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Adrian Tchaikovsky wrote a book that made me genuinely root for spiders. If you knew me, you’d understand what an …
Alone in the Stars: Review of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
Here’s the thing about Andy Weir: the man writes science problems the way thriller writers write car chases. “Project Hail …
A Mind-Bending Search – Review of “Second Foundation” by Isaac Asimov
Salutations, esteemed interstellar bibliophiles! Our sojourn through Asimov’s monumental universe continues, and today we’re uncovering the layers of the third …
Galactic Struggles and Unforeseen Variables – Review of “Foundation and Empire” by Isaac Asimov
Hello again, cherished chrononauts of our literary odyssey! Buckle up, because today we’re delving deeper into Asimov’s cosmos with the …
A Future Shaped by Machines – Review of “The Second Machine Age” by Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee
Greetings, dear readers! Today, we’re veering slightly off our usual interstellar course. In tune with the rise of Generative AI …