books
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror
The Republic of Memory by Mahmud El Sayed; The Rainshadow Orphans by Naomi Ishiguro; No Ghosts by Max Lury; Palaces of the Crow by Ray Nayler; Moon Over Brendle by Jeff Noon
TL;DR
- The Republic of Memory: A space opera on a colony ship exploring themes of control, revolution, and language barriers, featuring an Arabfuturism style.
- The Rainshadow Orphans: A fantasy adventure set in Rainshadow City, involving revenge, a conspiracy, magic, and robots, inspired by Japanese pop culture.
- No Ghosts: A contemporary ghost story about the absence of ghosts, loneliness, AI-generated film fragments, and emergent hauntings.
- Palaces of the Crow: A novel set in 1941 Lithuania, following survivors of a village raid and their interactions with crows in a forest setting.
- Moon Over Brendle: A magical faux-autobiography set in 1968 Lancashire, detailing a life-defining year influenced by a dying author and a mysterious dust called Greot.