Books tagged with: cannibalism
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![We Are All Completely FineDaryl Gregory]()
HorrorCannibals ate Stan’s hands and legs. A psychopath cut Barbara open and carved pictures on her bones. They and other people with similarly intense and unbelievable experiences attend group therapy sessions at the center of Daryl Gregory’s novella We Are All Completely Fine. At the start of the story...
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![SteepleJon Wallace]()
Science FictionSteeple is the sequel to the quite brilliant novel Barricade which we reviewed back in June last year. It describes a post-apocalyptic world torn apart by a war of human against their artificial, super-human constructs, the "fiscials". As you can imagine, fighting against a superior force of artifi...
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![The GenocidesThomas M Disch]()
Science FictionThe Genocides is a classic science fiction novel by Thomas M Disch. In this post apocalyptic tale of vegetable domination, the earth has been overtaken by a strain of alpha plants... massive and imposing, they suck up all the resources and wreak major havoc on the ecosystem. In just 7 years these g...
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![The Complete Double DeadChuck Wendig]()
FantasyThe world is a terrible place to live after the zombie apocalypse, but probably for none more so than a vampire. Without humans, the blood supply is all dried up, unless you find a random animal. The buildings are decayed and in ruin, with gaping holes the sunlight streams through and providing ea...
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![The EnemyCharlie Higson]()
FantasyCharlie Higson is probably best known as part of a series that for many in the UK was one of the funniest things to watch on TV in the 90's - the Fast Show (known as Brilliant in the US). The irreverent and often off-beat humour was guaranteed to make me laugh and still does. Until this year I didn...
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![Becoming DavidPhil Sloman]()
HorrorA horror novella that sets out its stall early on, Becoming David by Phil Sloman is a carefully constructed novella that investigates the mind of a perfectionist serial killer from both the inside and the outside. To begin, we are introduced to Richard, a self-sufficient serial killer who has wor...
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![Daughters of the Forgotten LightSean Grigsby]()
Science FictionDaughters of the Forgotten Light is set in a deep space penal colony called Oubliette. Floating in space, it's home to the most savage criminals and other members of the population Earth no longer wants. To survive on Oubiette you need to join a gang and Lena "Horror" Horowitz leads the Daugh...
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![The HungerAlma Katsu]()
HorrorThe hardback version of The Hunger was originally launched last year and it drew some critical acclaim from authors including Sarah Pinborough and Joanne Harris. Both the Observer and the Guardian loved it. Stephen King said of it: Deeply, deeply disturbing, hard to put down, not recommended...
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![Inhibitor PhaseAlastair Reynolds]()
Science FictionWhen 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 diff...
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![Seven Recipes for RevolutionRyan Rose]()
FantasyThe fantasy genre is a form of comfort reading for me. The genre often follows similar tropes, and you can get into the rhythm of the story quickly. However, increasingly often in modern fantasy, authors are creating new and challenging ideas to shake up the genre. Magical systems are an area you ca...
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![ScalesChristopher Hinz]()
Science FictionWar, what is it good for? Not a lot, but depressingly it is a real driver of innovation. What better way to inspire the greatest minds in the country than to task them with more efficient ways to kill the enemy? Arms races happen all over the place from conventional gun and bullets to newer types of...
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![Songs of the SlainTim Lebbon]()
FantasyConan was a character that had a rich and long life. You may be a fan of the films and only imagine the man as a loincloth wearing barbarian, cleaving the heads of various cult leaders. That is a large part of his appeal, but he was also a bandit leader, pirate and eventually a King. In fact, he was...
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![The Door on the SeaCaskey Russell]()
FantasyWhat modern fantasy has shown is that you do not need to set your fantasy world in alternative medieval Europe. Our planet is full of varied and rich cultures that can be married with fantasy concepts to make alternative takes on the genre. The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell is the latest unique...
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