AYESHA INOON Untethered. Reviewed by Ann Skea

AYESHA INOON Untethered. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Winner of the the ASA/HQ Fiction Prize, Ayesha Inoon’s debut novel explores the experience of moving from Sri Lanka to Australia. It was the silence that she noticed first. As they drove, Canberra unfolded in a series of stunning panoramas … The streets were empty,...
JO RICCIONI The Rising. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley

JO RICCIONI The Rising. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley

The conclusion to Jo Riccioni’s high fantasy series The Branded Season brings Nara and her sister Osha to the Shadow City of Reis. This exciting sequel to The Branded concludes a thought-provoking and fast-paced story about two sisters finding their place in a harsh,...
FERNANDA TRIAS Pink Slime. Reviewed by Ann Skea

FERNANDA TRIAS Pink Slime. Reviewed by Ann Skea

The new novel from Uruguayan writer Fernanda Trias is set in a dystopian city and has unsettling echoes of recent events. When the fog rolled in, the port turned into a swamp. Shadows fell across the plaza, filtering between the trees and leaving the long marks of...