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Review: The Old Lie, by Claire G. Coleman

January 9, 2020 by Rebecca Bowyer 5 Comments

The Old Lie by Claire G. Coleman

The Old Lie, by Claire G. Coleman is one of those brilliant but infuriating novels that you really want to tell other people to read, but is really hard to describe properly without including at least a couple of almost-spoilers. I can tell you that it’s a wonderfully imaginative, dark novel set in the future (mostly in […]

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10 Fabulous Dystopian and Speculative Fiction Books

December 15, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer 4 Comments

10 Fabulous Speculative Fiction Books For Lovers Of Dystopia

2019 has seen an absolutely bumper crop of dystopian, post-apocalyptic and other speculative fiction stories which don’t fit neatly into either category. With the real world as tumultuous as it is, I can’t help but wonder if it’s making science fiction authors’ jobs that bit harder to imagine a dark and scary “other” world. With […]

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Review: Revelation, by Mikaeyla Kopievsky

December 2, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Revelation by Mikaeyla Kopievsky

Revelation is the novella prequel to the Divided Elements series by Australian author Mikaeyla Kopievsky. Set in a future Paris after the Singularity and Emancipation, citizens now revel in a veritable utopia of ubiquitous drugs, alcohol, and entertainment, washed down with full employment, universal healthcare, and affordable housing. All made possible by the Orthodoxy—a new […]

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Review: Beyond – A Short Story Collection, by Alanah Andrews

November 5, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Beyond - A Short Story Collection, by Alanah Andrews (1)

I’ve become a big fan of short story collections in recent years. They’re fabulous to dip in and out of, and great for when you’re tired and can’t focus on a novel-length narrative. Beyond, by Alanah Andrews, is aimed at YA level but is very enjoyable for adults as well. The stories range in length […]

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Review: Eve of Eridu, by Alanah Andrews

September 19, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

Eve of Eridu by Alanah Andrews (sq)

Emotions are dangerous; restraint of feeling is necessary for a peaceful society. ~ Book of Eridu Nuclear fallout and and biological warfare have driven the few remaining people underground to try to keep the human race alive in a new society they call Eridu. Several generations later, Eve is entering her final cycle before the […]

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Review: The Shining Wall, by Melissa Ferguson

September 9, 2019 by Rebecca Bowyer Leave a Comment

The Shining Wall by Melissa Ferguson (sq)

LeaderCorp didn’t care about people. Everything was a transaction to them. If the cost exceeded their benefit, there was no point. The Shining Wall, by Melissa Ferguson, imagines a future dystopia that mashes together all the worst possible scenarios from a deeply humanised perspective – climate change, human destruction (increased radiation levels are mentioned), exploitation […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Australian Women Writers Challenge, book reviews, dystopia, speculative fiction

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