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From a beloved fantasy author comes Briarheart, a fresh feminist retelling of Sleeping Beauty about one girl destined for greatness—and the powerful sister ready to protect her by any means necessary. Summary: Miriam may be the...

Synopsis: The artificially intelligent Gods that ruled the galaxy, fearing heresy and chaos, have become the planet’s jailers. Tiv Hunt once trusted these Gods absolutely, but now her world has changed and her allegiance has shifted. Now...

If anyone deserves an ode it’s Winston Smith! Even for those who’ve not read it, George Orwell’s 1984 conjures terror and horror. As a book, it’s a massive contribution to culture, perhaps one of the most...

Synopsis: World War III took place in 2025. As a result of it already scarce resources (fuel, electricity, etc.) were decimated. The environment was also devastated, leaving a bare and broken world. Now, twenty years later...

Peacock’s first big project, a much-awaited adaptation of Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World was recently reviewed by Sci-fi Pulse. Fair to say that we weren’t blown away by it. From it. We’ve identified some of what...

Synopsis: Following on from the pilot episode, reviewed separately, last week, brand new streaming service Peacock went with the plan to drop the whole series of its first big “Peacock Original”, its take on Brave New...

A Mound Over Hell by Gary Morgenstein Published by Indigo, and imprint of BHC Press, March 29, 2019. Softcover of 520 pages at $18.95. Ebook available at $7.99.  Note: I was sent an electronic version of...

The Machine Society by Mike Brooks Published by Cosmic Egg Books, an imprint of John Hunt Publishing, on October 28, 2016. Paperback of 218 pages at $16.95. Also available as an ebook for $7.99.  The cover:...