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  • 30/10/2025

    Red Rising – Pierce Brown: dystopian sci-fi, 2014

  • 15/10/2025

    Missing Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 from a safe distance

  • 19/08/2025

    Excited for Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 Hoping for a Press Pass

  • 18/08/2025

    A Drop of Corruption by Robert Jackson Bennett – Dystopia

  • 18/08/2025

    When the Tides Held the Moon by Venessa Vida Kelley

  • 18/08/2025

    Isabella Nagg and the Pot of Basil by Oliver Darkshire

  • 13/08/2025

    The Endless Vessel by Charles Soule – Sci fi odyssey

  • 24/07/2025

    The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shanon Chakraborty

  • 09/07/2025

    The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig – Gothic fantasy tale

  • 18/06/2025

    Mal Goes to War by Edward Ashton – A dystopian underdog tale

  • 01/06/2025

    Silver Elite by Dani Francis – A gripping sci fi dystopia

  • 24/05/2025

    Fractal Noise by Christopher Paolini

  • 14/05/2025

    Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata – A stark eco dystopia

  • 30/04/2025

    Where the Axe Is Buried by Ray Nayler – A dystopian elegy

  • 19/04/2025

    Murder by Memory by Olivia Waite – A chilling dystopia

  • 31/03/2025

    Leipzig Book Fair 2025 the good the bad the ugly and me

  • 25/03/2025

    Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins – Dystopian drama

  • 19/03/2025

    Updating book covers to help you find the right book

  • 19/02/2025

    Grimoire Grammar School PTA by Caitlin Rozakis – Magic romp

  • 16/01/2025

    Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell

  • 19/12/2024

    Tales of the Celestial Kingdom by Sue Lynn Tan

  • 21/10/2024

    Frankfurt Book Fair 2024 the good the bad security and me

  • 15/10/2024

    Toward Eternity by Anton Hur – A post apocalyptic odyssey

  • 30/09/2024

    Prophet Song by Paul Lynch – A dystopian Irish family drama

  • 09/09/2024

    Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Contact and Survival

  • 17/07/2024

    Absolution by Jeff VanderMeer – Into a sinister unknown

  • 13/07/2024

    The Mercy of Gods by James SA Corey – A science fiction epic

  • 26/06/2024

    Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky – On tech rebellion

  • 23/06/2024

    I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif Enger – On life death and meaning

  • 05/06/2024

    Baby X by Kira Peikoff explores ethics of future science

  • 29/05/2024

    The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley – Time travel peril

  • 13/04/2024

    General updates and some security thoughts

  • 25/03/2024

    Leipzig Book Fair 2024 the good the bad security and me

  • 02/02/2024

    Beautyland by Marie Helene Bertino – A speculative dystopia

  • 29/12/2023

    System Collapse by Martha Wells – AI, identity and peril

  • 18/08/2023

    The Ferryman by Justin Cronin – A utopia with dark secrets

  • 23/07/2023

    Translation State by Ann Leckie – Where language shapes fate

  • 08/07/2023

    Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

  • 30/05/2023

    Adrian Tchaikovsky Lords of Uncreation – Apocalyptic odyssey

  • 18/05/2023

    Aliette de Bodard The Red Scholar’s Wake – Intrigue with magic

  • 13/04/2023

    Infinity Gate by MR Carey – Time travel and parallel worlds

  • 06/02/2023

    Plutoshine by Lucy Kissick – On a remote alien planet

  • 18/01/2023

    Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman – A surreal dystopia

  • 26/12/2022

    The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks Dalton – Climate coming of age

  • 15/11/2022

    The Genesis of Misery by Neon Yang – AI and identity

  • 06/09/2022

    Midnight Water City by Chris McKinney – A drowned tech city

  • 26/08/2022

    The Daughter of Doctor Moreau Silvia by Moreno Garcia

  • 18/08/2022

    We Have Always Been Here by Lena Nguyen – Cultures Collide

  • 16/08/2022

    Hell Followed with Us by Andrew Joseph White – A dark epic

  • 31/07/2022

    The City Inside by Samit Basu – A tense dystopia of secrets

  • 17/07/2022

    Aurora by David Koepp – A historic space mission unravels

  • 31/03/2022

    All Thats Left in the World Erik J Brown – Teens seeking hope

  • 07/03/2022

    The Chosen Twelve by James Breakwell – Shape the world

  • 08/09/2021

    The Extinction Trials by AG Riddle – Teens versus extinction

  • 11/08/2021

    Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir – An interstellar rescue

  • 12/07/2021

    The Trials of Koli by M R Carey – New challenges await

  • 05/07/2021

    Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro – AI and empathy

  • 22/05/2021

    The Echo Wife by Sarah Gailey – Cloning, ethics and love

  • 01/05/2021

    The Queens Road by RS Belcher a rebel in enemy lands

  • 17/04/2021

    Deity by Matt Wesolowski -Ancient powers and balance

  • 07/04/2021

    The Outlands by Tyler Edwards humanity in the ruins

  • 04/12/2020

    The Midnight Library by Matt Haig – On choices and other lives

  • 02/12/2020

    The Hive Queen by Robin Kirk biotech ambition in dystopia

  • 19/11/2020

    The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier – Medical Dystopia

  • 07/10/2020

    Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron – A Feminist Dystopia

  • 21/09/2020

    Stormblood by Jeremy Szal War and Bonds Amid – Alien Threat

  • 01/09/2020

    Motherhood and survival in The New Wilderness by Diane Cook

  • 13/08/2020

    Malorie by Josh Malerman the Bird Box survival sequel

  • 11/07/2020

    The Book of Koli by M R Carey – Post collapse faith and tech

  • 09/07/2020

    Searching for Humanity in Network Effect by Martha Wells

  • 19/05/2020

    Master Class by Christina Dalcher on power and society

  • 20/02/2020

    Riot Baby power and racism stoke Americas unrest

  • 01/01/2020

    Welcome back a new blog after the fire security and more