Second paragraph of third chapter: 'My father was a soldier in the war, a hero,' a young recruit was saying eagerly. He was seated at the far end of the trestle where the lunch was being laid waste by himself and his twenty-four troopmates.
Probably more a reflection of my state of mind than the quality of the writing, but I've given up on this not ( Read more... )

I thought this was really tremendous. I've read a lot of really bad books where the gateway between our own planet and the Faerie Otherworld opens up; this works really well because the basic fantasy premise is overlaid with a technothriller superstructure, where our cyborg heroine gets involved with dodgy technology transfer and music. I have ( Read more... )

My review of this year's Philip K Dick shortlisted novels is up at Strange Horizons.
It may or may not be significant that five of the seven novels are published by Bantam Spectra. It may or may not be significant that five out of the seven authors are women. It is probably not significant that five of the seven have one-word titles.

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12) Living Next Door to the God of Love, by Justina Robson
13) Spin Control, by Chris Moriarty

Read for review elsewhere.

At Strange Horizons, here.

1) Mappa Mundi, by Justina Robson.

Read for review elsewhere. (Will send review to coalescent in the morning.)