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February 28, 2014
The Copper Promise – Jen Williams
This post is part of the Hodderscape Review Project. Go look at what my project-mates think here! (They’re all clever folks, you’ll like what they say) Jen Williams – The Copper Promise The Copper Promise is a welcome look back … Continue reading →
February 25, 2014
Zone One – Colson Whitehead
Zone One – Colson Whitehead Mark Spitz is mediocre. He is average, in every way. He happens to use this averageness to become something special, to become that rare breed: a survivor. Tasked with cleaning ‘Zone One’ of stragglers, a … Continue reading →
February 16, 2014
Hugo Award Draft Ballot
Hugo Award Nomination (Draft) Ballot: ‘Tis the season, after all. Novel: The Machine – James Smythe Wolfhound Century – Peter Higgins The Violent Century – Lavie Tidhar More Than This – Patrick Ness Ancillary Justice – Ann Leckie Novella: … Continue reading →
February 9, 2014
Art & the Author, or the Kameron Hurley effect.
I always find it difficult to separate the author and art. I bought God’s War by Kameron Hurley on the day it came out in the UK, some time last year. I bought it for two reasons: firstly, it won … Continue reading →
February 8, 2014
I am a sexist, I am a racist, I am a homophobe
Yesterday Elise Catherine Tobler wrote a post discussing a friend of hers, Chris DeFilippis, who had not read a single woman author since 2012. This shocked me. Stunned me, in fact. His response in the comments, that he is gender-blind, … Continue reading →
February 6, 2014
The Prince of Lies – Anne Lyle
The Prince of Lies – Anne Lyle (#3 The Night’s Masque) As the conclusion of a trilogy, Anne Lyle’s The Prince of Lies pretty much does what its meant to do. We meet Mal, Ned, Coby and now-a-semi-functioning-if-half-alien son Kit … Continue reading →
January 28, 2014
Red Rising – Pierce Brown
I’m back from a land where the internet doesn’t exist. It’s a cold harsh place. I’d recommend you don’t visit. Pierce Brown’s Red Rising owes a lot to The Hunger Games and Battle Royale. By this, I mean there are … Continue reading →
January 7, 2014
Normal People, Abnormal Worlds: Young Adult Speculative Fiction as a normalising force for queer adolescents.
The following is an academic essay, written for my university course. You might find it dull and full of academese. You may not. Don’t say you weren’t warned. Speculative Fiction (SF[1]) and Young Adult (YA[2]) literature can be considered a … Continue reading →
December 27, 2013
2013 in Review – Events
2013 was a year I came of age. I’m now twenty one. I can legally do pretty much anything except rent a minibus as of this year. In celebration of becoming a fully fledged human I embarked on a year … Continue reading →
December 26, 2013
2013 in Review – Covers
COVERS Never let it be said ‘Don’t judge a book by its cover.’ On the contrary, in the priviledged world in which I live, surrounded by and mildly obsessed with books, a good cover its worth its weight in gold. … Continue reading →
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