A tale with more rip-roaring revenge than anything from Quentin Tarantino. The Stars My Destination, written by Alfred Bester, was first published in the UK under the title ‘Tiger! Tiger!’ after the poem by William… Read More »The Stars My Destination Book – Review
Neuromancer is a book you experience rather than read. William Gibson’s Neuromancer is the quintessential cyberpunk novel, epitomizing its ‘high-tech low-life’ ethos. If you haven’t read it by now, or if you’ve read it but… Read More »Neuromancer – Book Review
Snow Crash has split audiences since it was first published. While some consider it a classic, others view it as a poorly written mess. However, I believe Snow Crash to be one of the best… Read More »Five Reasons To Read Snow Crash
Cyberpunk is one of my favourite sub-genres of sci-fi and here is my list of must-read cyberpunk novels. If you think I’ve missed any, let me know. Vurt by Jeff Noon Vurt is unreliably narrated… Read More »Eight Cyberpunk Novels You Need to Read
Inspector Hobbes and the Blood is a cosy rural fantasy mystery. It’s also the first of the Unhuman series of books by Wilkie Martin. All these books are set in a sleepy Cotswolds town. A… Read More »Inspector Hobbes and the Blood – Book Review
Released late in 2018, Fallible Justice, by Laura Laakso, is still one of the best urban fantasy novels I’ve read. Ever. As such, I thought it the perfect book to be the first review to… Read More »Five Reasons to Read Fallible Justice
This week’s recommendation comes from the city of Liverpool, where the undead walk among us and are a bit weird. The novel is called “Red & Dead’ by Violet Fenn and is one of the… Read More »Red and Dead Book Review