Recursion by Blake Crouch
very fun, very trashy, contemporary time travel novel
Tag: sci-fi
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 