#56 Sex In The System, edited by Cecilia Tan

(Belatedly) read for review for SF Site. Discussion of the individual stories here.

#57 The Apple by Michel Faber

This is a sort of rarities and B-sides collection to accompany The Crimson Petal And The White. I've often been curious about such a thing and Crimson is the kind of novel which deserves ( Read more... )

Oryx And Crake isn't about Oryx or Crake, or even their Children: it's about Jimmy ( Read more... )

John Mullan has just finished a four part examination of Margaret Atwood's Oryx And Crake in the Guardian.

Part One: Disorientation
Part Two: Words
Part Three: Atwood's view
Part Four: Readers' responses *

My own review of Oryx And Crake for The Alien Online.

* There seem to be tantalising hints that Atwood plays World Of Warcraft.

My review of Margaret Atwood's Oryx And Crake is now up at The Alien Online. Part of the review touches on Atwood's notorious remarks about science fiction so, as a special treat, I have assembled a collection of links to what she has actually said.

1)Q: It's hard to pin down a genre for this novel. Is it science fiction?A: No, it certainly isn't ( Read more... )

Firstly, what I have been writing is a comparision of two editions of Tennyson's poetry which, whilst not exactly riveting, I've managed to get into the flow of. As for the other:

Jigsaw Men by Gary Greenwood

Fun but unexceptional. I smell sequel so it may come out bundled as a normal paperback at some point in the future. Here's my review. (My ( Read more... )