The 2013 Gemmell Awards are finally over. I think the Gemmells are a more accurate than other awards like the Hugos because it seems like the fans and readers actually have an impact. Everyone gets to vote in each category. Nobody has to pay to vote. Then again, many people have pointed out that authors…
Speculative fiction is a term given to genres of fiction that explore the more imaginative side of story creation such as science fiction, horror, and fantasy. In addition to these well-known genres, speculative fiction also encompasses more obscure brands of fiction such as alternate history fiction, supernatural, dystopian, and post-apocalyptic fiction. In my opinion, speculative…
Having been caught up with work and schoolwork, I haven’t had as much time to write in-depth reviews, so here are mini-revies of two books that I’ve read recently – Dream London and The Violent Century. Tony Ballantyne’s Dream London jumped out in Solaris’s catalog instantly with its cover. The blurb was also interesting – a London…
‘Attack someone from behind? There’s no honor in fighting like that!’ ‘There’s no honor at all in killing someone, lad. No matter how you strike. There’s no glory to be had in taking a life.’ General Dun-Cadal Daermon was one of the most famous generals of the Empire. In the years since the Empire’s fall,…
Picture this: an incredibly powerful race of aliens known as the Gdaba halted the human exploration in space and all but wiped humanity out. The remainder of the human fleet splits up – one half cloaks and stops moving, the other continues flying to draw the Gdaba away. The half of the fleet that cloaked…
