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,...
BRENDAN RITCHIE Eta Draconis. Reviewed by Ann Skea

BRENDAN RITCHIE Eta Draconis. Reviewed by Ann Skea

Winner of the 2022 Dorothy Hewett Award, Brendan Ritchie’s third novel is set in a dystopian Western Australia, the landscape pummelled by meteor showers. Elora closed her eyes and waited for the flashes of light to dissolve. It took longer these days. Hours...
IMBI NEEME The Spill: extract

IMBI NEEME The Spill: extract

This week we’re delighted to bring you an extract from Imbi Neeme’s debut The Spill, winner of the 2019 Penguin Literary Prize and published just last month. It’s an absorbing novel about two sisters, and how differently each remembers the past. When Nicole was 11 and...