Chana Porter Review by Kris Vyas-Myall I am a great fan of brevity in my stories and think the revival of the novella has been a major boon to science fiction. However, this is one of the first times I have had to put as my criticism, it needs to be longer. The reason IContinue reading “The Seep”
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Beggars in Spain
Sometimes you end up reading not the book you expected but the book you needed. This is one of those cases.
The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2020 – Nominees
It’s that time of year again! Roll out your completely personal opinions and give up on any sense of order because The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards nominees have been announced: Fantasy Novel: The Bone Ships by RJ BarkerKingdom of Souls by Rena BarronThe True Queen by Zen ChoGilded Wolves by Roshani ChokshiThe Ten thousandContinue reading “The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2020 – Nominees”
The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2020
Yes it is that time of year for the annual Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards for 2020. As anyone who has been following along for the last few years these awards are put together by a series of bloggers to celebrate their favourite science fiction and fantasy of the prior year and have chaotic fun.Continue reading “The Subjective Chaos Kind of Awards 2020”
Our Top Books of 2019
by Kris & Nisha Vyas-Myall We are coming to the end of another year and there so many books we loved. Some we got to review, some we did not. As such here is a round-up the top books we read in 2019: Adult Novels & Novellas Terra Nullius by Claire G. Coleman A brilliantContinue reading “Our Top Books of 2019”
Where the River Runs Gold
Sita Brahmachari image credit: Amazon UK Review by Nisha Vyas-Myall It’s been a while since I last added a review, and my apologies for that. Many things have got in the way of reading- I’ve been on the same few books for the last couple of months. I managed to clear some of my TBRContinue reading “Where the River Runs Gold”
Women of the Retro Hugos: 1943 and 1944 edition
Note: Fog Magic by Julie Sayer and Child of the Sun by Leigh Brackett were both longlisted, but I have yet to read these. As such I have left them out of the article here. Best Novel 1943: The Uninvited by Dorothy Macardle It is interesting to see a work of gothic horror make theContinue reading “Women of the Retro Hugos: 1943 and 1944 edition”
200 Science Fiction Books From Authors of Marginalized Gender: The List
Last year, in honour of 200 years since Frankenstein, we attempted to tweet a daily list of 200 science fiction books from writers who are not cis-male. However, real life got in the way of completing it all. As such I am now sharing here the full list: 1. A Door into Ocean by JoanContinue reading “200 Science Fiction Books From Authors of Marginalized Gender: The List”
The Subjective Chaos Kind Of Awards 2019: Winners
The second year is complete. Our discussions are finished and the winners now have their trophies. It was quite a divided field in the end, with everyone having their own favourites and trying to narrow it down to winners was quite hard. Here are the winners: Best Fantasy Novel: The Loosening Skin – Aliya WhiteleyContinue reading “The Subjective Chaos Kind Of Awards 2019: Winners”
The Subjective Chaos Kind Of Awards 2019: Finalists
And so we come to the finalists for this year: Best Fantasy Novel: The Poppy War by RF Kuang The Loosening Skin by Aliya Whiteley In here there was one clear front runner and then a fight over the second slot. Will definitely be interesting to see what happens in the head to head Best ScienceContinue reading “The Subjective Chaos Kind Of Awards 2019: Finalists”
