by NRB | 11 Mar 2021 | Fiction, SFF |
Dan Frey’s novel is both a critique of Silicon Valley and an exploration of what it might mean if we really could see into the future. Time travel is one of the most persistent and fun tropes in science fiction. The list of time travel books, TV shows and movies...
by NRB | 10 Nov 2015 | SFF |
This science fiction epic combines cutting-edge science and technology with strong characters and high stakes. Neal Stephenson came to the fore with his third book Snow Crash, which gave William Gibson a run for his money in the cyberpunk stakes. Since then he’s...
by NRB | 5 Nov 2015 | Fiction |
This is a collection to return to, to fully explore the ideas and themes and revel in the boldness of the writing. When I read The Orphan Master’s Son by Adam Johnson (winner of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize) I was convinced that I had been given an insight into the bizarre...
by NRB | 14 Jul 2015 | SFF |
Which is more dangerous? Aliens bearing gifts? Or human nature? Paul McAuley is a multi-award-winning speculative fiction author whose Quiet War series, which spawned four novels and a collection of short stories, is one of the most enjoyable space-based speculative...
by NRB | 10 Feb 2015 | SFF |
The father of cyberpunk returns with a new novel that deals in corporate wars, time travel and murder. William Gibson is one of the most famous science fiction authors of the modern age. His now classic Sprawl Trilogy, Neuromancer, Burning Chrome and Mona Lisa...
by NRB | 6 Aug 2013 | Fiction, SFF |
This is fiction on the edge of the now – a contemporary thriller that moves backwards and forwards in time. Wil Parke prays it’s a case of mistaken identity when he’s waylaid in an airport toilet by a couple of guys who stick a needle in his eye and propose radical...
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