“Revelation Space” by Alastair Reynolds – great ideas but the characters are hard to care about
Speculative Fiction Reviews
“Clean: Mindspace Investigation Novel #1” by Alex Hughes – gripping sf-noir
“Unseen Academicals” by Terry Pratchett – football as the magic of the masses
“Foxglove Summer” Rivers of London #5 by Ben Aaronovitch – PC Peter Grant goes to the country
” A Symphony of Echoes” by Jodi Taylor – a darker St. Mary’s emerges from beneath the muddling through
“The Rapture” by Liz Jensen -distinctly English take on the “End of Days”
“Dreamsnake” by Vonda N McIntyre – A Science Fiction classic – still as fresh and powerful as when I read it in 1980
“Crossover” Cassadra Kresnov #1 by Joel Shepherd – Cyberpunkish thriller with strong female characters
“The Last Policeman” by Ben H Winters – end of the world novel powered by a quiet desperation I can’t get out of my head
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