Embassytown by China Mieville
i suppose this book is excellent?
Tag: sci-fi
Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
med free and hating life lol 😜
Ancillary Mercy by Ann Leckie
Ann Leckie’s Ancillary Trilogy ends with a whimper (I wanted a bang)
Children of Dune by Frank Herbert
maybe walking blind into the desert is the bravest thing to do
Fireship/Mother and Child by Joan D. Vinge
a novella as boring as my life rn then a novella that’s good
Recursion by Blake Crouch
very fun, very trashy, contemporary time travel novel
Ancillary Sword by Ann Leckie
August 1st, 2022, Tottenham Ok so I’ve let myself get behind on this by several weeks again & I’ve alsoContinue Reading
micropost – Planet of Exile by Ursula K Le Guin
an excellent novella from le guin
My Volcano by John Elizabeth Stintzi
a failure of intent
Zone One by Colson Whitehead
a literary zombie novel. does it work? oh yes it works!
Bloodchild by Octavia E Butler
exceptionally good short story collection
MICROPOST: Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
tiny review of a space opera that’s perfect for a holiday read
Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer
a big book about mushrooms that are magic (not magic mushrooms)
Canopus by Dave Chisholm
quick read, a fun sci-fi psychological thriller!
Grievers by adrienne maree brown
great speculative fiction; scott visits quebec city
Dune by Frank Herbert
yes it’s a book for incels, but it’s not bad!!!
The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai
a super engaging contemporary sci-fi novel that sacrifices characterisation for an excess of plot
Old Sci-Fi (Keyes, Wells, Pohl, Aldiss) & Mass Graves
they keep finding mass graves of children
Nnedi Okorafor
three genre books
Canopus in Argos: Archives by Doris Lessing
doris lessing’s sci-fi quintet
Documents Relating to the Sentimental Agents in the Volyen Empire by Doris Lessing
the final book in Doris Lessing’s sci-fi quintet
Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta by Doris Lessing
part one of lessing’s sci-fi quintet
The Secret Commonwealth by Philip Pullman
forget the infamously sleazy page-and-a-half and enjoy!
Clay’s Ark by Octavia E. Butler
an excellent short genre piece
The Seep by Chana Porter
very gen x “internet is bad” vibes
Out of Time by James P Hogan
descends into a rant about frottage
the heads of cerberus by Francis Stevens
early sci-fi and smh so sad
The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin
a fun book but not a real one, y’know
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
a blog from when the [first?] lockdown eased
this is how you lose the time war by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone
more mediocre writing slash “lauded genre writing”
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
i read escapist fiction and attempt escapist walking
fledging by Octavia E. Butler
vampires yes please and too long sentences
Lilith’s Brood by Octavia E. Butler
read a massive book about aliens like a nerd
Always Coming Home by Ursula Le Guin
impressive experimental speculative fiction
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
a stupid person’s idea of a clever novel; fun but flimsy
Selected Short Stories by H.G. Wells
some classic sci-fi
Fury by DB Waters
i read something supernatural and realise why i’m not into the genre
The Man In The High Castle by Philip K. Dick
pleasantly surprised by what I expected to be trash
The Blind Assassin by Margaret Atwood
very booker prize winnery booker prize winner
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
in a world without books, why can everybody read???
The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
This dystopian novel feels a bit too 2016…
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (The Omnibus Edition) by Alan Moore and Kevin O’Neill
I hadn’t read a graphic novel/comic book in a while, so thought I’d have a go with one of theContinue Reading
The Atrocity Exhibition by JG Ballard
This is the first book I have ever read by JG Ballard. I haven’t read any of his famous ones,Continue Reading
Destination X by John Martz
Another original book from my local graphic novel publishing house, Nobrow, Destination X is a short science fiction piece about interstellarContinue Reading
Triumph Of The Now 