My reviews are totally subjective, independent and without a fee. I read what I like, and I review only what I’d recommend to friends for reading. But perfection is no precondition for a good read, so I will likely point out a few things I didn’t like.
Of the vast and fast-expanding body of SF literature, it is not always easy to find the books which most deserve attention. I’m planning to also review self-published SF: if you would like to recommend such books read and review, feel free to get in touch!
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Herve Le Tellier: The Anomaly
The Anomaly is a good reminder how artificial genre divisions are. It ticks all the boxes for a thriller: it is a dark, high stakes, suspenseful plot-driven story. It has tonnes of the common tropes: mysterious turbulence, arrogant Pentagon general, inexplicable stranger, nerdish math prodigy, prim FBI agent, double life contract killer. It is a
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Rosa Montero: Bruna Husky Series
Titles in the series: Tears in Rain, Weight of the Heart, Los Tiempos del Odio Recently struggling to create lists of outstanding female SF authors and great non-English SF, having Rosa Montero on my radar has been a piece of good fortune on both counts. Montero, a Spanish mainstream author whose SF books are limited
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S. K. Vaughn: Across the Void
It’s hard to imagine a more intriguing opening scene than an all-dark exploration vessel drifting in deep space, with the tune Silent Night reverberating on empty corridors, and the ship’s commander suddenly waking up buried in hypothermic gel in an intensive-care cocoon. Unremitting suspense is among the best qualities of Vaughn’s novel. Mysteries are everywhere