Welcome to my book review of Alison Goodman’s EON. This book was really impressive – a young, crippled boy with a big secret is trying to defy the odds and be selected by the rat dragon as the next Dragoneye. His household, his master, and his own future all depend on his success. And againstContinue reading “Book Review: EON”
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Book Review: FOUR DEAD QUEENS
Welcome to my review of FOUR DEAD QUEENS by Astrid Scholte. FOUR DEAD QUEENS. It’s the story of a young thief. It’s the story of Quadaria. The dipper, Keralie, steals a case containing valuable memory chips, a Eonist technology where people can give their memories to another. At gunpoint, caught in a trap between herContinue reading “Book Review: FOUR DEAD QUEENS”
Book Review: DEVOURING DARK
Alan Baxter’s DEVOURING DARK is a riveting tale of crime, guilt, death and punishment, set in London’s urban sprawl. Matt McLeod is a Scot who works in a factory, and his small guilt-wracked body contains a darkness, the power of death itself. He can choose to kill with a touch, and is on a pathContinue reading “Book Review: DEVOURING DARK”
Book Review: IRON
The next book I’m reviewing is IRON by Aiki Flinthart. As well as being a wonderful writer, Brisbane-based Flinthart is an archer, a martial artist, a painter, a musician, runs a business, and manages to find room for her family too. IRON is a sci-fi story that reads like an action-packed fantasy, and it blewContinue reading “Book Review: IRON”
Book Review: IF I WAKE
The book I’m reviewing today is IF I WAKE by Nikki Moyes. This was her debut novel, released in 2016, and it’s a really impressive debut. IF I WAKE is a powerful tale of a bullied teen in High School, Lucy. Her favourite class at school is History, but even there she isn’t safe fromContinue reading “Book Review: IF I WAKE”
Book Review: WHAT THE WOODS KEEP
Continuing my quest to celebrate the work of Australian speculative fiction authors, I’ve read and reviewed WHAT THE WOODS KEEP by Katya De Becerra. Katya has lived in Russia, America and Peru before migrating to Australia and studying cultural anthropology. Her love of science and anthropological studies are apparent throughout this novel, which added aContinue reading “Book Review: WHAT THE WOODS KEEP”
Book Review: EVE OF ERIDU
I’m all about celebrating Speculative Fiction written by Australian authors. What better way to that, to support and promote their excellent books, than to review them? Here’s my first book, EVE OF ERIDU by Alanah Andrews. But first, I’m going to let you in on a little secret. Alanah’s from New Zealand. But like PharContinue reading “Book Review: EVE OF ERIDU”
Austin P. Sheehan 