by NRB | 12 May 2015 | SFF |
The second book in the Pierre Jnr trilogy is a compelling read, full of ideas and fast-flowing events. David Henley’s Pierre Jnr trilogy explores the world of the future. 2159 is a time not so far in the future, however, that it doesn’t contain many ideas and...
by NRB | 22 May 2014 | SFF |
This future world takes the ethical dilemmas and tendencies of our own time on some scary trajectories. In the earth of the far future, a world of 20 billion inhabitants who are living under domes and experiencing a life controlled by the World Union, Peter Lazarus is...
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