MARC-UWE KLING QualityLand. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Marc-Uwe Kling’s satirical dystopia QualityLand is set in a world uncomfortably close to our own, where algorithms rule. Welcome to QualityLand by Marc-Uwe Kling...
Read MoreLEIGH BARDUGO Ninth House. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
This adult novel from the bestselling YA author delivers fantasy on the dark side, inspired by real places. There are so many magical-academy-style books that they...
Read MoreCLAIRE G COLEMAN The Old Lie. Reviewed by Michael Jongen
The award-winning author of Terra Nullius returns with an ambitious new novel melding speculative fiction, war and history. The Old Lie is probably the most satisfying...
Read MoreLAVIE TIDHAR The Violent Century. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
What makes a hero? Lavie Tidhar’s novel explores another history behind the one we know, one peopled by those with superpowers. Superheroes are pretty much...
Read MoreKATE MASCARENHAS The Psychology of Time Travel. Reviewed by Amelia Dudley
In this debut novel Kate Mascarenhas creates a world where time travel is not only possible, it could be linked to a murder … In 1967, four female scientists...
Read MoreROB HART The Warehouse. Reviewed by Robert Goodman
Rob Hart’s dystopian novel about an online fulfilment warehouse describes a world that feels disturbingly familiar. Consumerism and the American Dream are in the...
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