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Shatterwing Blog Tour and Interview with Donna Hanson

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C3PO - Slave or Tool?

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Review - Seveneves - Neal Stephenson

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson My rating: 4 of 5 stars Neal Stephenson came to the fore with his third book Snow Crash, which gave William Gibson a run for his money in the cyberpunk stakes. Since then he’s established his credentials with a range of novels tackling, and often melding, diverse subjects such as cryptography, nanotechnology and cybercrime as well as a three-volume historical

The Blockchain Has You - Science to Story

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Disturbing kids TV - The Singing Ringing Tree

This article originally appeared in Beyond, my free newsletter for lovers of science and science fiction. Sign up here - http://eepurl.com/btvru1 I've blogged before about the disturbing children's television that you don't see much of any more, probably because the makers would get sued. Shows like The Owl Service and Timeslip. But there are other examples, and one that was pretty

Big Brother is Nudging You

This article originally appeared in the 'Science vs Politics Fight Club' section of Beyond, my free newsletter for lovers of science and science fiction. Sign up here - http://eepurl.com/btvru1 We’re all used (and some may say inured) to companies trying to subtly influence us and the decisions we make. Internet algorithms mercilessly track our keystrokes and ‘just happen’ to drop relevant

Mythmaker Blog Tour - Interview with Marianne De Pierres

Marianne De Pierres's latest book Mythmaker is the second in her Peacemaker series, featuring Ranger Virgin Jackson and Nate Sixkiller. I really enjoyed the first book and you can read my review of it on the Newtown Review of Books. In Mythmaker... Virgin’s in a tight spot. A murder rap hangs over her head and isn’t likely to go away unless she agrees to work for an organisation called GJIC

Review - Station Eleven - Emily St John Mandel

Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel My rating: 4 of 5 stars This review originally appeared on The Newtown Review of Books (http://newtownreviewofbooks.com.au) Station Eleven is a book that will defy your expectations. It may be set on an Earth where 99 per cent of the population has been killed by a virulent influenza, but it doesn’t focus on the inexorable dissolution of the human spirit,

Memory Bank - Out of The Unknown

This article originally appeared in Beyond, my free newsletter for lovers of science and science fiction. Sign up here - http://eepurl.com/btvru1 'Get Off My Cloud' A young boy is terrified to go to sleep because he’s plagued by nightmares. His dad comfort’s him at bedtime and puts a framed photograph of a Smith and Wesson revolver on his bedroom wall, telling him he can use it if the

Horizon Blog Tour - October 5-16

Horizon is on the move again with a blog tour organised by the nice people at HarperCollins Voyager Impulse and Goddess Fish Promotions. Running from October 5-16, the tour is visiting the following awesome sites: October 5: Vampyrlady's Fave Books, Reviews and Other Loves October 5: Long and Short Reviews October 6: BooksChatter October 7: CBY Book Club October 8: Queen of All She Reads