by Bex Benjamin — Strong world-building, plotting and dialogue, and a love/lust romance that adds heart to this pacy post-apocalyptic thriller.
Tag: sci-fi & fantasy
Kill Them with Kindness
by Will Carver — An intelligent speculative global-epidemic thriller that blurs the lines between fiction and reality.
The Incandescent
by Emily Tesh — Set in an otherwise ordinary world but where magic and demons are an everyday reality, The Incandescent is a well-written, gripping story.
An Ethical Guide to Murder
by Jenny Morris — Intriguing speculative fiction: Thea can take life and give it to someone else. Who deserves extended life and who deserves to die sooner?
The Ravenswood Witch
by Jenni Keer — An atmospheric gothic tale oozing with mystery, madness, secrets, lust, murder and a touch of magic.
The Husbands
by Holly Gramazio — What if you could order an unending list of husbands (and lifestyles) to choose from? An imaginative, funny, philosophical fantasy novel.
The Splendid City
by Karen Heuler — The Splendid City is set in a alternative reality. It’s loads of fun but also a serious satire of a world becoming ever more dystopian.
Email from the Future
by Michael Rogers — A compelling and thought-provoking speculative novel set in a future where things ARE better, where people managed to fix the world.
Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson — There’s no magic bullet for the climate. We may need a complete rectification of our values, lifestyles and social structures.
The Mandibles: A Family, 2029–2047
by Lionel Shriver — An intelligent, beautifully written and brutally observed dystopian novel about an economic crash and the effect of money on people.