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Natasha Pulley
Rave The Guardian (UK) This is a delicious, often whimsical take on serious issues, with many surprising plot twists and a gentle, gender-neutral romance.
Elizabeth Hand
Rave The Guardian (UK) Far more than a mere sequel or updated rewrite ... Readers today expect more from a malevolent structure, and Hand offers plenty of fresh creepiness. In both novels, the emotional focus is on the people and their reasons for staying in the house ... Disturbing and unforgettable.
Jordan Peele
Rave The Guardian (UK) Impressive ... Every piece is strong and memorable, making this not only likely to be the best anthology of the year, but one for the ages.
Temi Oh
Rave The Guardian (UK) Drawing on ancient Greek myths and modern brain science, this is a plausible, complex vision of the future, a fascinating story that never shies away from the contradictions in human nature.
Jonathan Carroll
Rave The Guardian \"Every bit as inventive and engaging as the best of his earlier novels, and still with a sinister edge, this is more dream than nightmare, and a pure delight to read.\
Aifric Campbell
Positive The Guardian (UK) ... a suspenseful, plausible near-future road trip that is published alongside 14 essays by experts in fields ranging from robotics and artificial intelligence to law and ethics ... This book, created with the aim of raising awareness of potential social impacts of developing trends in technology, provides much to think about. It deserves attention.
Max Barry
Rave The Guardian (UK) ... one of the most interesting explorations of the many worlds theory that I’ve read in years. It is also an unusual crime story featuring two well drawn, believable and sympathetic characters: Felicity Sharp ... Original, intelligent, unputdownable.
Sarah Pinsker
Positive The Guardian (UK) Would you get a brain implant to help you multitask? What about one for your child, to help them do better at school? This is science fiction as domestic slice of life; a gripping, believable immersion in the day after tomorrow.
Rivers Solomon
Rave The Guardian (UK) ... an exhilarating journey to the outer limits of science fiction, steeped in the southern gothic tradition and grounded in the physical and social realities of being poor, powerless, black and female in America ... A furious, justified anger drives this novel, drawing on the US history of racial oppression, but it’s also joyful and wildly entertaining.
Jeff VanderMeer
Positive The Guardian (UK) This quirky, compelling book is likely to gain an even wider audience for its author, without disappointing his many SF fans. The engine that drives it is speculation about the future not only of civilisation, but of all life on this planet. Metaphysical questions about our relationship to other forms of life, and our ability to change not only the world but ourselves, run throughout the book and come to the fore in an unsettling conclusion.
Aliya Whiteley
Rave The Guardian (UK) ... combines an intriguing, character-driven plot with great splashes of science fictional weirdness. The novel grips from the start, exploring with deceptive simplicity issues ranging from the difficulties of communicating with the people we love to colonisation on a planetary scale ... I was reminded of the authors who first got me hooked on science fiction with their combination of deep humanity, brilliant storytelling and wild imagination: writers such as Theodore Sturgeon, Kate Wilhelm and Ursula Le Guin. Skyward Inn feels like an instant classic of the genre.