A review by Annabelle Lee A tale of desperation, romance, misunderstanding, feminism with a dash of time travel! Jane in Love has it all! A …
Speculative fiction
Evolution of Claire
A review by Nalini Haynes Claire just finished her first year at college. She applied for several internship programs only to wait until the closing …
Qualityland by Marc-Uwe Kling
A review by Nalini Haynes Qualityland doesn’t declare its location: the story could be in any Western country in the not-too-far-distant future. Although perhaps the fact …
Institute by Stephen King
A review by Nalini Haynes Tim Jamieson is on a plane to New York when staff and security call on a passenger to give up …
Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
A review by Nalini Haynes January is a red-skinned child, an oddity in a world that likes to categorise skin colour. Ultimately, people put her …
The Fare (2019)
A review by Nalini Haynes Setting the scene Opening: black and white. A taxi driver, Harris (Gino Anthony Pesi), is heading to pick up the …
Andromeda Evolution by Michael Crichton and Daniel H Wilson
A review by Nalini Haynes In the Andromeda Strain, the US government captured a sample of toxic space matter that killed dozens of people and …
Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
A review by Nalini Haynes The story… Zachary Rawlins (never ‘Zach’) is an introvert passionate about books and computer games. During a foray into the …
Grace Year by Kim Liggett
A review by Nalini Haynes In a restrictive society where women’s appearance and every movement is restricted, Tierney is turning 16. For this year, her …
Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer
A review by Nalini Haynes Miles and Beckett Fowler, Artemis’s 11-year-old twin brothers — the Fowl Twins — are at home alone when a convergence …
Cruel Stars by John Birmingham
A review by Nalini Haynes Lieutenant Hardy is waiting among the cruel stars while she looks at her reflection, worrying about her off-the-rack dress uniform …
John Birmingham
Meet John Birmingham, author of cult book and movie He Died With a Felafel In His Hands and The Axis of Time (the Philadelphia Experiment meets War …
Warehouse by Rob Hart
A review by Nalini Haynes Gibson is the Jeff Bezos of Cloud, The Warehouse‘s version of Amazon. Gibson is dying so he’s touring his empire, …
Pan’s Labyrinth by Guillermo del Toro and Cornelia Funke
A review by Nalini Haynes Those of you who came in late may not have heard of Pan’s Labyrinth, the Del Toro movie about a …
Andrew Skinner: Our Children Will Be Strange
Editor’s Note This is a guest blog by author Andrew Skinner. Andrew grew up in South Africa’s coal-mining heartland, amidst orange dust and giant machinery. …