Monthly Archives: February 2011
Seeing beyond the edge – Jonathan Strahan’s Engineering Infinity
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
Salvaging the Flotsam – Julie Hearn’s Wreckers
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
Approaching God – Stephen Hunt’s Secrets of the Fire Sea
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
A season of Buffy and mellowness
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