EILEEN ORMSBY Silk Road. Reviewed by Lou Murphy

EILEEN ORMSBY Silk Road. Reviewed by Lou Murphy

A toxic mix of timing and questionable ethics: the fascinating true story of the dark web’s most famous site. Silk Road is a story about a trade route, a trade route equivalent to the Silk Road network established during the Han dynasty of China, which linked the...
JOAN LONDON The Golden Age. Reviewed by Robyne Young

JOAN LONDON The Golden Age. Reviewed by Robyne Young

At its heart The Golden Age is about transformation, both for its characters and their culture. Joan London’s first novel, Gilgamesh, delivered a remarkable reading experience and a master class in writing. Inspired by the world’s oldest known poem of the same name,...

HANNAH RICHELL The Shadow Year. Reviewed by Jody Lee

The second novel from the author of Secrets of the Tides explores the sinister legacy of an idealistic experiment.  It is 1980 and five university students coming to the end of their studies are facing the uncertainty of their future. In the haze of summer they decide...