November 26, 2019 The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North Review by David Harris A new book by Claire North is always a very special event in my reading calendar, and William Abbey didn’t disappoint. In…
November 20, 2018 Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik Reviewed by David Harris This was the first time I’d read a book by Novik. Her Temeraire series and Uprooted (reviewed for Shiny by Sakura here) have received lots…
November 13, 2018 Early Riser by Jasper Fforde Reviewed by David Harris Skinny Pete went to sleep, underfed and bonySkinny Pete went to sleep, and died a death so lonely. The enemy…
September 27, 2018 By the Pricking of Her Thumb by Adam Roberts Reviewed by David Harris Roberts seems to have been very busy lately so I’m glad he managed to include a return to the world of The Real-Town…
September 4, 2018 I Only Killed Him Once by Adam Christopher Reviewed by David Harris Ray was first introduced – as detective – in Made to Kill (reviewed here), where, apart from cracking the case, he discovered his…
November 14, 2017 Gnomon by Nick Harkaway Reviewed by David Harris This has been a hard book to review. I find this is surprisingly often of true the very best books,…
October 27, 2016 The Gradual by Christopher Priest Reviewed by David Harris This was the first of Christopher Priest’s books that I’d read. While I gather from other reviews that it’s particularly…
October 18, 2016 Revenger by Alastair Reynolds Reviewed by David Harris Alastair Reynolds has a reputation as a prolific writer of SF and made waves a few years ago when he…
April 8, 2016 Nod by Adrian Barnes Reviewed by David Harris At first sight this book is (post)apocalyptic fiction in the classic vein, meaning, of course, John Wyndham. We are introduced…
December 8, 2015 Made to Kill by Adam Christopher Reviewed by David Harris Made to Kill is the first volume of a projected trilogy featuring a PI (ostensibly) who is also the last robot…
October 22, 2015 Witches of Lychford by Paul Cornell Reviewed by David Harris I’d been eagerly waiting for this book. Cornell has recently published two volumes in an urban fantasy series, The Shadow Police,…
October 21, 2015 The Killing Kind by Chris Holm Reviewed by David Harris At first sight, this book was surprisingly different from the previous books of Holm’s that I had read: his Collector series was a…
August 19, 2015 The Seed Collectors by Scarlett Thomas Reviewed by David Harris This book is very different from Thomas’s last, Our Tragic Universe. We see events from several viewpoints, mostly members of the…
July 15, 2015 Seveneves by Neal Stephenson Reviewed by David Harris The first thing to say about this book – and it’s the first thing you will notice – is that…
April 7, 2015 The Vagrant by Peter Newman Reviewed by David Harris ‘The Vagrant is his name’ runs the strapline for this book. ‘He has no other.’ In fact, the titular character…
