When the mining colony on Kerenza IV is attached by the BeiTech mega-corporation, only three ships escape carrying civilian refugees as well as their own crew – the Alexander, the Copernicus and the Hypatia. Overcrowded and damaged, the ships are chased towards the nearest hyperspace jump point by the BeiTech… Read more »
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Review: Zeroes, Scott Westerfeld, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti
Meet the Zeroes: five American teens who have unusual abilities. Scam has this voice that helps him to get exactly what he wants. Crash can take down any electrical device. Anonymous is instantly forgettable. Flicker’s own eyes may be blind, but she can see through other people’s. And their Glorious… Read more »
Review: Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean, Kirsty Murray
Eat the Sky, Drink the Ocean is a collection of short, speculative stories written and illustrated by Australian and Indian authors. Some are collaborations, while others were written independently. There are several stories that use pictures but most are in the usual short story format. Some of the Aussie authors… Read more »
Review: This Shattered World, Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner
I loved These Broken Stars when I read it last year, and I couldn’t wait to get my hands on this second book. I was a little surprised when it introduces new characters on a new world, but it is so worth getting to know Jubilee and Flynn. The world… Read more »
Review: You Are the Music, Victoria Williamson
Have you ever wondered how we get earworms? Or whether unborn babies really hear the Mozart played to them? If you’re curious about how music affects us throughout our lives, you might find You Are the Music an interesting read. It’s been a while since I’ve read a non-fiction book… Read more »
Review: Save Yourself, Kelly Braffet
Ok, so if you read the jacket blurb on this book it sounds like nothing much happens. I will try to sum it up without giving too much away. Patrick turns his alcoholic father in to the police after he is involved in a hit and run, killing a young… Read more »
Review: These Broken Stars, Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner
She comes in on an angle, heading for a mountain range beyond the plains. Debris the size of skyscrapers goes flying, and one side begins to shear away as the friction becomes too much for her. Smaller shards of fire stream off of her as she goes, arcing across the… Read more »