Empire of Dust by Jacey Bedford. Space opera / psi novel, set in a future ruled by mega-corporations. The protagonist one of a highly-trained psi elite, on the run from her employers and her past. I almost abandoned this in the first few chapters, thinking it was heading in the direction of grim and sordid corporate dystopia, which isn't really my ( Read more... )

During the summer, I was forced into a massive book-cull, due to imminent cheap-and-nasty-bookcase collapse. I was ruthless. Hundreds of books which I had once loved but which I would never read again went off to the charity shops. No books were to be kept for sentimental reasons... Well, okay, maybe one or two. ( read more )