Rosewater by Tade Thompson
L. A. Young
The description of Rosewater sounds more like a thriller than a science fiction novel, and that is one of the many appeals surrounding this novel. A government agent with a…
science fiction
METAL WORLD – Role-playing Game Review
Richard Marpole
* First Disclaimer * I received a digital copy of the most recent version of this role-playing game (RPG) book in return for an honest review. * Second Disclaimer *…
C. T. Phipps – Interview
A. M. Justice
What do C. T. Phipps and Stephen King have in common? They’re prolific. They explore the darker sides of human nature. King has a few decades on Phipps and is…
Numenera: Role Playing in the Ninth World
Geoff Matthews
A billion years have passed, and civilisations have risen and fallen leaving evidence of their presence across the world. Wonders that no one can understand; obelisks that float in the…
Vigilance by Robert Jackson Bennett
Rakib Ahmad Khan
Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the authors whose writing, I eagerly look forward to whenever something new is announced. I was a bit skeptical about this title though, as…
Waste Tide by Chen Qiufan
Pippa
Originally written in Chinese and published in 2013, this edition of Waste Tide is translated by Ken Liu and published by Tor Books. It is also Chen Qiufan’s debut book.…
One Way by S. J. Morden
Jessica Juby
Frank Kittridge is a middle-aged convict, doing time for killing his son’s drug supplier. His wife has divorced him and moved away with their son; he hasn’t heard from either…
One Word Kill by Mark Lawrence
Toby Frost
In January 1986, 15-year-old Nick is told that he has cancer. He begins chemotherapy and struggles to maintain as much of a normal life as he can. But a girl…
Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant
Jo Niederhoff
When I first said I wanted to review this book, I mentioned the prologue as what drew me in. That wasn’t entirely true. While I did enjoy the prologue (and…
40 Years of The Perfect Organism: Does Alien Hold Up?
Spoiler Warning! This article contains many spoilers! When I was about 15, Aliens had a reputation among my friends as a great film. It was part war movie, part science…
Gene Wolfe 1931 – 2019
Jonathan Thornton
“…that is to say, in all of this, I think, I believe in some sense much akin to the belief of faith, that I noticed, felt, or underwent what I…
Silent, Simple, Trouble: Corin Hayes Omnibus by G. R. Matthews – Cover Reveal
Jennie Ivins
Corin Hayes Omnibus is out today! You can get your copy here! Fantasy-Faction is pleased as pop to announce that our own G. R. Matthews is putting out an omnibus…