Monthly Archives: February 2011

Seeing beyond the edge – Jonathan Strahan’s Engineering Infinity

Posted on February 27, 2011 by Iain

Jonathan Strahan‘s Engineering Infinity has been sitting on my to read pile for too long but I think rates as an excellent and necessary read. In his introduction he mentions that it started out as a Hard Sf anthology, adding … Continue reading →

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Salvaging the Flotsam – Julie Hearn’s Wreckers

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Iain

I’ve been reading a proof copy of the forthcoming Julie Hearn novel, Wreckers, which marks a slight change in direction for her. The last few novels (Ivy, Rowan the Strange) have, amongst other things, covered the idea of remaking identity … Continue reading →

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Approaching God – Stephen Hunt’s Secrets of the Fire Sea

Posted on February 12, 2011 by Iain

Stephen Hunt‘s Secrets of the Fire Sea is a mash up of a Dan Brownesque thriller, steampunk and adventure. I don wonder if there is a little Jules Verne in there as well. Hunt continues mashing up genres in the … Continue reading →

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A season of Buffy and mellowness

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Iain

I’ve just read the finale of the Buffy Season 8 comic which Dark Horse have been publishing. I’ve got to admit that it did bring me back into the Buffy universe (to the point of re-watching the Season 2 DVD … Continue reading →

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