NO COUNTRY FOR OLD GNOMES (Tales of Pell #2) by Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin HearneSFFWorld - Rob B Humor and fantasy come together again in No Country for Old Gnomes, the second installment of Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne’s epic Tales of …
James Blish Earthman Come Home by James BlishSFFWorld - Mark Yon Of the books that make up The Cities in Flight series, this is the longest and perhaps the one most widely recognised today. My first copy had a …
Survival Game by Gary GibsonSFFWorld - Mark Chitty Survival Game is the second novel in Gary Gibson’s Apocalypse trilogy, following on from events in the first book, Extinction Game (review). I really …
Sal SEVEN BLADES IN BLACK by Sam SykesSFFWorld - Rob B Revenge, one of the most powerful driving forces in story. In Seven Blades in Black, the first installment of The Grave of Empires, Sam Sykes spins a …
Time Travel Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi TaylorSFFWorld - Mark Yon “History is just one damned thing after another.” Arnold Toynbee I’ve often said on the SFFWorld Forums that there are two elements that can make or …
Cover Art SERAPHINA’S LAMENT by Sarah ChornSFFWorld - Rob B Grimdark is a genre that requires a deft hand, the story has to be suitably dark, but it shouldn’t alienate the reader with the overbearing grimness. …
Hugo Awards News: 2019 Hugo and 1944 Retro-Hugo NomineesSFFWorld - Mark Yon Announced on the Hugo Awards website (http://www.thehugoawards.org/2019/04/2019-hugo-award-1944-retro-hugo-award-finalists/) The finalists for the …
The Haunting of Hill House Wakenhyrst by Michelle PaverSFFWorld - Mark Yon The Gothic novel is one of the classic genre tropes of our genre – think Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, or more recently Shirley …
Idealism The Light Brigade by Kameron HurleySFFWorld - Mark Yon Hugo Award-winning author Kameron Hurley has been blazing a trail in recent years in writing gritty, fast-paced, visceral science fiction. The Light …
Way Station by Clifford D SimakSFFWorld - Mark Yon I’ve mentioned before how much of a fan I am of Clifford D. Simak (1904-1988). This quiet and unassuming writer spent most of his life writing sf …
POLARIS RISING by Jessie MihalikSFFWorld - Rob B A young princess escaping an arranged marriage may be a familiar idea, though typically this might be associated with a fantasy story. Jessie Mihalik …
An Unofficial History of the Hugos by Jo WaltonSFFWorld - Mark Yon So, this is one I’ve been meaning to get to for a while since it was published last July, around the time of the Hugo Worldcon. (I know, I’ve been …
Distaff Cover Reveal: Women in SF AnthologySFFWorld - Shellie Horst To celebrate International Women’s Day we’re sharing the cover of Distaff, an all-female Science Fiction Anthology featuring some SFFWorld Regulars, …
Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel AaronSFFWorld - Mark Chitty Minimum Wage Magic is the first novel in Rachel Aaron’s new series, titled DFZ, a recognisable place for fans of her Heartstrikers books. As I hadn’t …
BINTI: The Complete Trilogy by Nnedi OkoraforSFFWorld - Rob B There are certain authors with gravitas, you know when they publish a book or story, then it is worthy of attention simply by the fact that the …
Master of Sorrows by Justin CallSFFWorld - Mark Yon This Fantasy novel is the latest debut here in the UK that is being highly promoted. It has a lot that you may recognise, at least at the start. Annev …
THE RUIN OF KINGS by Jenn LyonsSFFWorld - Rob B Every year in the SFF publishing world, one book, one author seems to stand out as the debut of the year. Of course, much of this is from the …
Hobbit’s 50 at 50 ReduxSFFWorld - Mark Yon It is with great surprise that it is five years since my post of the 50 genre novels I have enjoyed most so far in my lifetime. (LINK HERE.) I am …
Magefall by Stephen AryanSFFWorld - Mark Chitty Magefall is the second novel in Stephen Aryan’s Age of Dread trilogy, preceded by Mageborn and to be followed later this year by Magebane. I very much …
MJ-12: ENDGAME by Michael J. MartinezSFFWorld - Rob B Michael Martinez begins the conclusion to Majestic 12, his Spies and Superpowers series with nothing less than the death of Joseph Stalin. This …
The Black Hole: Enigma of Space and Cinema by Anthony BrumSFFWorld - Anthony Brum Black holes: awe-inspiring phenomena of deep space. Capable of devouring planets, stars, entire galaxies, they wield such power even light cannot …
News: BSFA Shortlist AnnouncedSFFWorld - Mark Yon The British Science Fiction Association has announced the finalists for the BSFA Awards for works published in 2018. The Awards will be presented at …
The Stars, Like Dust by Isaac AsimovSFFWorld - Mark Yon As part of our ongoing commitment to reading older Science Fiction at SFFWorld, my latest read is one of Isaac Asimov’s earliest novels. In terms of …
Interview with Tom EdwardsSFFWorld - Mark Yon Tom Edwards is a freelance illustrator and concept designer. He has created concept art for racing and mobile games, but his true passion is sci-fi …
THE GUTTER PRAYER by Gareth HanrahanSFFWorld - Rob B An urban fantasy of a different flavor, Gareth Hanrahan’s The Gutter Prayer is set not in our world, but in a dark city where ghouls roam the streets, …
Methuselah’s Children by Robert A. HeinleinSFFWorld - Mark Yon Here’s the latest in my re-read of Heinlein’s Future History series. This one is slightly different, in that it is more of a novel than a short story, …
Nemesis by Alex LambSFFWorld - Mark Chitty Nemesis, the second novel in Alex Lamb’s Roboteer trilogy, is a novel I’ve been meaning to get to since its release in 2017. I enjoyed Roboteer …
THE IRON CODEX by David MackSFFWorld - Rob B David Mack returns readers to a world of global tension and sorcery in The Iron Codex, the second installment of his Dark Arts series. Set in 1954, …
Revolt in 2100 by Robert A HeinleinSFFWorld - Mark Yon This is the third collection of Robert A. Heinlein’s so-called Future History. The first was The Man Who Sold the Moon (reviewed here), the second was …
Doctor Who: Scratchman by Tom Baker with James GossSFFWorld - Mark Yon So, here’s an unusual arrival for Doctor Who fans. Scratchman is a novel that, forty years ago, was the outline for a proposed movie when the …
