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I am Legend by  by Richard Matheson
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I am Legend is a post apocalyptic vision by Richard Matheson, created in 1954 it tells the story of Robert Neville, the last surviving human in the world, surrounded by bloodthirsty vampires - both living and undead. Part of the Gollancz SF Masterworks collection, the novel has received critical...

Article by Ant on 3rd April 2011
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I, Robot by  by Isaac Asimov
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I, Robot is a collection of nine short stories by Isaac Asimov, which originally appeared in Super Science Stories and Astounding Science Fiction between 1940 and 1950. The fictional character Dr Susan Calvin (robopsychologist for U.S. Robots and Mechanical Men Inc) relating these stories to a...

Article by Ant on 21st October 2016
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Ice and Fire by  by David Wingrove
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The great world-spanning City of Chung Kuo see's the "War that wasn't a war" being fought between it's levels as the ruling seven T'ang struggle to maintain calm and prevent change.

But this War isn't being fought on a battlefield, instead these combatants are employing a degree of...

Article by Ant on 26th April 2013
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Ilium by  by Dan Simmons
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Dan Simmons can write just about any genre he takes a stab at and be good at it. Carrion Comfort for horror, Crook Factory for War/thriller and of course the Hyperion Saga for some of the best SF ever written. Ilium is a meta-literary meta-historical science fiction story. That's a lot of meta....

Article by TC on 1st June 2004
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Ill Wind by  by Kevin J Anderson
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The largest oil spill in history prompts the oil company to release an untested designer virus to break down the oil spill. This designer virus is an oil eating microbe designed to consume and break down anything made from petrocarbons like oil, petrol... and plastic. Before long the microbe has...

Article by Ant on 13th November 2008
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Imperial Earth by  by Arthur C Clarke
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Imperial Earth is a novel written by Arthur C. Clarke, and published in time for the U.S. bicentennial in 1976 by Ballantine Books. The plot follows the protagonist, Duncan Makenzie, on a trip to Earth from his home on Titan, ostensibly for a diplomatic visit to the U.S. for its 500th birthday,...

Article by Ant on 29th January 2009
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In a Right State by  by Ben Ellis
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It's a fact that following the explosion of technology we now give away vast amounts of information freely and often unknowingly. Big companies have got smart at figuring out just how best to get such information. Many sell that data on without compunction. Fast forward to the year 2066 and big...

Article by Ant on 10th November 2014
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In the Blood by  by Robert J Sullivan
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In the Blood is a science fiction novel by Robert J Sullivan. The Utu festival was only three days old when the first body was found, 22 year old Gloria Ashlock, naked except for her shoes, lashed to a column in a warehouse and stabbed 35 times. The discovery was a shock but not a surprise to...

Article by Ant on 23rd December 2010
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In the Garden of Iden by  by Kage Baker
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Nobody knows her name, not even her. Thus, she's called Mendoza. She's the latest operative to be recruited away from horrible circumstances (in Mendoza's case, she was imprisoned by the Spanish Inquisition) to serve Dr. Zeus Incorporated in its eternal quest to make money and preserve some...

Article by Hist on 18th August 2010
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In the Hall of the Martian King is the third volume in the Jak Jinnaka series by the American author John Barnes. This is the third book in the Jak Jinnaka series. Jak, has gotten him self an easy job administrating the Hive base on Deimos. Noting much is supposed to happen, but of cause...

Article by TC on 7th March 2002
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In the Lives of Puppets by  by T J Klune
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I am all for a retelling of a classic story, but some of them are not that close to the source material. Pinocchio is having a renaissance with two recent film adaptations and now a new cyber future take in T J Klune’s In the Lives of Puppets. I can see a puppet like creature,...

Article by Sam Tyler on 28th April 2023
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I first read one of Paul J McAuley's novels over 20 years ago, picked up completely at random for reason's that are shrouded in the midst of time. The book was Secret Harmonies and it became one of the most memorable novel's I have read before or since, managing to evoke a powerful...

Article by Ant on 19th January 2012
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Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman is a science fiction novel by Angela Carter. It seems some editor thought War of Dreams is a better title for the Americas than The INFERNAL DESIRE MACHINES OF DOCTOR HOFFMAN which is the UK title...stupid editor!! My copy says "WAR OF DREAMS" but I am...

Article by Anonymous on 2nd May 2002
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Infernal Devices by  by K W Jeter
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Infernal Devices is a steampunk fiction novel by K W Jeter. INFERNAL DEVICES-K.W. Jeter. Oh dear reader, the book I have just read flamed the mind with it's fancy and mystery to make the fragile bones of my pudenda quiver with delicate joy such that I have never felt afore! Goddam what a book....
Article by number 6 on 19th August 2010
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Infernal Sky by  by Dafydd ab Hugh
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After saving the world twice, the fight continues for Flynn "Fly" Taggart and Arlene Sanders!

Hugh and Linaweaver do a lot of things right with the series. As an obvious fan of the franchise since childhood, I will do my best to highlight the best aspects of the novel. Despite my...

Article by D. L. Denham on 25th November 2014
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Infinity Gate by  by M R Carey
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There is a reason that you should avoid tackling the multiverse in a story as the very nature of them means that the possibilities are infinite. Every decision ever made split off to make two different pathways and so on. A story that spans multiple Earths will have to pick which ones to visit....

Article by Sam Tyler on 6th April 2023
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Inhibitor Phase by  by Alastair Reynolds
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When I talk to readers who do not like Science Fiction, I have found they say their minds just cannot get around the fantastical nature of the ideas contained within. They cannot understand sentient spaceships or aliens that think...

Article by Sam Tyler on 31st August 2021
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Inish Carraig by  by Jo Zebedee
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A dystopian future novel set in Belfast after an alien invasion is a premise that immediately appeals and suggests a whole host of imaginative ideas.

Inish Carraig is the second book from Jo Zebedee and sets humanity as a conquered plaything between two spacefaring alien civilisations;...

Article by Allen Stroud on 14th October 2015
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You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. For years, the Jedi have been considered a paragon of virtue, everything that is good to the Sith’s bad. But there must be a reason so many Jedi fall. The path to the Dark Side is not pathed with sex, drugs,...

Article by Sam Tyler on 31st July 2023
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Inscape by  by Louise Carey
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A lot of the political hustle and bustle in today’s world has its roots in how far you think capitalism should go. Some countries are all for state control, others are far more laissez faire. Do private companies already have too much...

Article by Sam Tyler on 25th January 2021
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Inspiration by  by David Churcher-Muria
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There are all diverse types of people that make a successful working environment. If everyone were the same, we would all be doing the same thing and loads of stuff would not get done. Some people like to stand out in the crowd and pitch ideas, others are happy to lead. Engineer may be the...

Article by Sam Tyler on 12th August 2024
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Insurgent by  by Veronica Roth
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In Insurgent, we rejoin Tris Prior as she and the friends and family she has left run to Amity (the kindness faction). Throughout the novel, she must continue trying to save those she loves—and herself—while grappling with grief and forgiveness, identity and loyalty, politics and love. War...

Article by Vanessa on 19th May 2014
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I enjoy it when the publishing community gets together and decides to proclaim there is a new subgenre. These are a collection of books that have already been written but are now herded into a common bracket. Romantasy and Cosy Fantasy are doing great, and I have read a few of these. Low stake...

Article by Sam Tyler on 15th November 2024
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Inversions by  by Iain M Banks
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Inversions is a Culture series novel by the noted British author Iain M Banks.

If I had to sum up Inversions with one word it would probably be "Different". It's released under Iain M. Banks which usually means that it's a Science Fiction story. You have to look really closely to find...

Article by TC on 2nd May 1999
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Invisible Planets by  by Ken Liu
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There is a much bigger speculative fiction scene within China than most people realise. The main barrier to these stories for the western reader is of course language.

It's wonderful to see writers such as Ken Liu translating important Chinese works so that a wider audience can...

Article by Ant on 12th December 2016
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Iron Gold by  by Pierce Brown
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Being an author there are hard decisions to be made. Do you stick with the same characters or try to be someone who writes about different times and places in each book? After the original Red Rising trilogy, author Pierce Brown had the option to stop writing about Darrow’s...

Article by Sam Tyler on 7th February 2019
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Iron Warriors by  by Graham McNeill
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On the dark and bloody battlefields of the Warhammer 40k universe few enemies incite more dread than the merciless Chaos Space Marines. Spreading terror and destruction in their wake, they have fought against their hated Space marine brethren for a millennia. The Iron Warriors are brutal even...

Article by Ant on 20th April 2012
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Is Death really necessary by  by Judi Moore
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Is Death really necessary is a science fiction novel by Judi Moore. It's the year 2038 and the potential of Nanites are finally being realised, with the power to heal the terminally ill quickly and safely the technology could be seen to be a breakthrough in humanities ever elusive quest for...

Article by Ant on 30th April 2011
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Utopia takes place five years into the reign of Alvar Kresh as the governor of Inferno, who is now married to robotisist Fredda Leving. The re-terraforming effort is doing fairly well, but many believe still doomed to failure. The plot centers around a plan created by an Infernal named Dalvo...

Article by Ant on 25th August 2008
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Isle of the Dead by  by Roger Zelazny
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Isle of the Dead is a classic science fiction novel by Roger Zelazny. This book never really took off for me. It kept reminding me of I. Bank's AGAINST A DARK BACKGROUND, but it was no where near as nutty and multi layered as the Bank's book. This was only about 190 pgs and took an afternoon to...

Article by TC on 1st March 2001
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