Books tagged with: post-human

  • Evening's EmpiresPaul McAuley
    Evening's Empires
    by Paul McAuley
    Science Fiction

    Evening's Empires is the fourth novel set within the Quiet War series, although it is pretty much a stand-alone story in that universe and can be enjoyed without any prior knowledge of McAuley's works. The story follows Hari, a young man who has narrowly escaped kidnap (or worse) and as we join him...

  • In the Mouth of the WhalePaul McAuley
    In the Mouth of the Whale
    by Paul McAuley
    Science Fiction

    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 feeling of travel...

  • The Cassini DivisionKen Mcleod
    The Cassini Division
    by Ken Mcleod
    Science Fiction

    The Cassini Division the third volume in the Fall Revolution series which began with the Star Fraction, written by Ken Mcleod. My second read by Ken MacLeod (how do you pronounce that?). Humanity has come a long way since the Star Fraction and the struggles of Moh Kohn. Humanity has split into a pos...

  • The Fractal PrinceHannu Rajaniemi
    The Fractal Prince
    by Hannu Rajaniemi
    Science Fiction

    The Fractal Prince is the follow-up to the hit début novel The Quantum Thief that was released to a great deal of acclaim last year. Like the Quantum Thief, The Fractal Prince follows two distinct threads, which while written in a vividly descriptive and disarming style offers a vision that is so di...

  • The Killing GroundGraham McNeill
    The Killing Ground
    by Graham McNeill
    Science Fiction

    The Killing Ground is the first novel in the newly released second Ultramarines Omnibus, which also includes several additional short stories and even a nice graphic short. The story see's the Two Ultramarines Pasanius Lysane and Uriel Ventris escaping from the Eye of Terror after the events of Dead...

  • Ecko RisingDanie Ware
    Ecko Rising
    by Danie Ware
    Fantasy

    Ecko Rising is the début novel from Danie Ware, publicist and events organiser for that famous retailer Forbidden Planet. You've got to admire her ambition, not content to just write her first novel within a standard science fiction or fantasy setting, with Ecko Rising she attempt's that which often...