A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★ 4/5 stars Aimed at the layperson, Resilience is narrative non-fiction combining a brief overview of academic studies into resilience, current …
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Jump by Sean Williams
A review by Nalini Haynes ★★★★ In the future, D-mat (teleport) is the mode of transport. Similar technology called ‘fabbing’ replicates all humanity’s needs, substituting cleaning clothes …
Night Guest by Fiona McFarlane
A review by James Kennedy ★★ Extremely dark and bitchy. The Night Guest is the story of a 75-year-old widow who has a government carer arrive …
Play it again: Local Scenes and Themes on both sides of the Tasman
Digital games make up a significant but little known chapter in the history of the moving image in Australia and New Zealand. The Popular Memory …
Bruce Mutard on Comicpalooza, a comic book launch in Melbourne
Oh my god it’s another Brucey spam… Well, it’s better than the usual rubbish. In this case, I want to introduce you to another multi-book …
Comics Symposium Adelaide 2014: call for papers
Bruce Mutard, keynote speaker for the Comics Symposium, writes: Hello you Inkers and Thinkers, Rare is the chance to talk about comics in a refined, …
Wishbird by Gabrielle Wang
A review by Nalini Haynes The Wishbird is a gorgeous change of pace, a lovely children’s fantasy with an oriental setting. Boy was abandoned as …
Bruce Mutard on Cordite: Pumpkin, the poetry comics issue
G’day comics lovers around the world I’d like to draw your attention to the only poetry anthology, Cordite: Pumpkin, the poetry comics issue. It contains …
Jo Spurrier
Jo Spurrier has a Bachelor of Science but says she turned to writing because people tend to get upset when scientists make things up. She …
Lexicon by Max Barry
A review by Nalini Haynes He’s done it again: Max Barry has taken reality, mixed it with a bit of ‘what if’, spiced it up …
Eternal Flame by Greg Egan
A review by Rebecca Muir The Eternal Flame is the second book in Greg Egan’s Orthogonal trilogy. Once again, he has written an amazing book. …
Blue Dragon by Kylie Chan
A review by Nalini Haynes Dark Heavens book 3 Blue Dragon is the third in the Dark Heavens trilogy, preceded by White Tiger and Red Phoenix …
Dead Red Heart edited by Russell B Farr
A review by Nalini Haynes The review summary is at the top because most people won’t read the full review. In summary Dead Red Heart is …
Kinslayer by Jay Kristoff
a review by Nalini Haynes Kinslayer is the second in the Lotus War trilogy by Jay Kristoff. The first in this trilogy, Stormdancer, has been shortlisted for …
Sean McMullen
Sean McMullen is an internationally-recognised award-winning author who spoke to Dark Matter recently about his writing and career. This interview is available in MP4 (video) …