More reviews & British Fantasy Society

by | Jun 16, 2023 | Reviews | 0 comments

If you didn’t know, I’ve been writing regular reviews for the British Fantasy Society for about eight months now. I must say it is real fun. Some of my top-list books came through the BFS. I can’t help mentioning The Coral Bones by E. J. Swift, or the Quirk and Moth series by Robin C.M. Duncan I’ve discovered only last month. There were also The Surviving Sky by Kritika N. Rao with the most vivid worldbuilding and brilliant Terraformers by Annalee Newitz.

It was my greatest pleasure and honour to review those and quite a few other books. They made me think about so many things; they taught me stuff about crafting stories as well. But I realise that there is no point in reposting all those reviews here. Especially, since the BFS website looks simply gorgeous now.

I will just leave you some links to follow if you’d like to read more of my book reviews.

The Mandroid Murders by Robin C.M. Duncan: https://britishfantasysociety.org/the-mandroid-murders/

And Put The Childish Things Away by Adrian Tchaikovsky: https://britishfantasysociety.org/and-put-away-childish-things-by-adrian-tchaikovsky/

The Coral Bones by E. J. Swift (now nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke award 2023): https://www.britishfantasysociety.org/reviews/the-coral-bones-by-e-j-swift-from-unsungtweets-bookreview-cli-fi/

The Terraformers by Annalee Newits: https://britishfantasysociety.org/26459-2

The Surviving Sky by Kritika N. Rao: https://britishfantasysociety.org/the-surviving-sky/

The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty: https://britishfantasysociety.org/26617-2/

Reluctant Immortals by Gwendolyn Kiste: https://britishfantasysociety.org/reluctant-immortals-by-gwendolyn-kiste/

Wayward by Hannah Mathewson: https://britishfantasysociety.org/wayward-by-hannah-mathewson-from-titanbooks-bookreview-fantasy/

Burrowed by Mary Baader Kaley: https://britishfantasysociety.org/burrowed-by-mary-baader-kaley-from-angryrobotbooks-bookreview-scifi-dystopian/

Ion Curtain by Anya Ow: https://britishfantasysociety.org/ion-curtain-by-anya-ow-from-rebellion-bookreview-sf/

Tread of Angels by Rebecca Roanhoarse: https://britishfantasysociety.org/tread-of-angels-by-rebecca-roanhorse-from-solaris-bookreview-fantasy-crime/

Follow the links, read the reviews, and then read those books if you haven’t already! Because they are great!

 

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