16 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: space, the future
8 Stars
2 Comments
For years humans had thought themselves alone in space. But then the Tampies made themselves known. And they, unlike humanity, had the ability to jump through space. Where humans were trapped into a small section of space the Tampies could … Continue reading
8 May 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: economic fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: France, the future
8 Stars
9 Comments
In the near future the economy has collapsed. Money is pretty much useless. Matt and his family have been lucky, they can grow some food and have been sensible, trading and bartering for what they need. But now the raids … Continue reading
27 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: contemporary fiction, sff
Setting: C21st, London
8 Stars
1 Comment
Part of my Once Upon a Time reading. George is an American ex-pat living in England. He has been there for so long that, and is so unlike the stereotypical “loud American” that most people require convincing of that fact. … Continue reading
15 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: Dhamsawaat
8 Stars
4 Comments
Book one of The Crescent Moon Kingdoms In the city of Dhamsawaat Doctor Abdullah Makhslood is the last real ghul hunter left. He and his assistant Raseed have destroyed many ghuls and the men who created them over the years. … Continue reading
7 April 2013
Call no: 800
Genre: sff
Setting: Goredd
8 Stars
2 Comments
Seraphina has lived her life hiding the truth about who she is; a half-dragon. Her mother died in childbirth, and until that moment her father never knew that the woman he loved was a dragon in human form. Interbreeding is … Continue reading
Short story published in Apex Magazine Issue 41 Eva is a witch, and a researcher into the Fae. As Weaving dreams begins she is helping Giancarlo with his research. He is an historian, interested in meeting a Fae as a … Continue reading
6 November 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: historical fiction, horror
Setting: 1880s, Britain - Victorian, London
8 Stars
4 Comments
The last of my RIP reads, and my All Hallows Swap book. What if Van Helsing had lost? What if Dracula had won that battle, married Queen Victoria, and taken power? What would Victorian England make of vampires coming out … Continue reading
8 October 2012
Cast: Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Script: Rian Johnson
Genre: sff
Setting: 2040s, the future
8 Stars
4 Comments
Its 2044 and time travel hasn’t been invented yet. But in thirty years time it will be. And then promptly criminalised, which means of course that only the criminals use it, and mainly they use it to send people they … Continue reading
6 October 2012
Call no: 800
Genre: sff, short stories
Setting: alternate world, England
8 Stars
Comments Off
Read online : Clarksworld Magazine issue 73 After the War came the Empress in the North. England was preoccupied with recovery. With dealing with rebellion throughout its empire. And the discontented in England were prepared for a change. But the … Continue reading
Read for the Coursera online course, Carl’s 2012 Science Fiction Experience, the Not Just for Stormtroopers Sci-Fi challenge, & the Gender in Fantasy & Sci-Fi 2012 Genly Ai has been on Gethen for two years. He is the First Mobile, … Continue reading
