Books tagged with: wilderness
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![Extinction GameGary Gibson]()
Science FictionExtinction Game is a clever novel that mixes a post-apocalyptic setting with parallel worlds and a thrilling plot. It all begins with Jerry Beche who believes he is the only survivor following a viral pandemic that sweeps the globe. While eking out an existence alone in the quiet wilderness that sur...
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![The Inosculation SyndromeDB Reynolds-Moreton]()
Science FictionAnother novel being published by those good people at Scifi Cafe, The Inosculation Syndrome is something of a surprise. The book tells the story of the astronaut Kal who becomes stranded on an alien planet due to a series of errors after losing touch with his star ship while charting regions of spac...
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![The Long EarthTerry Pratchett]()
Science FictionThe Long Earth follows the premise that there are an infinite number of alternative dimensions, all existing within one great "Multiverse", each universe containing a slightly different version of the Earth. A few years in the future and a device powered by the humble potato (it will make sense, tru...
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![ThreeJay Posey]()
Science FictionIt's true that I have a soft spot for a good post-apocalyptic story, there is just something about the setting that appeals to me. I'm clearly not alone in this regard either, post-apocalyptic scenarios are dominating the film world this year while in the world of books we have excellent examples li...
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![Hunt for ValamonDK Mok]()
FantasyHunt for Valamon is a fast paced epic fantasy tale that manages to portray a number of genre tropes in a fresh and exciting way. The strong authorial voice of the writing quickly draws the reader in, the almost conversational tone of delivery actually put me in mind of Terry Pratchett. The language...
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![Second SightGreg Hamerton]()
FantasySecond Sight follows on from the events of the Riddler's Gift and is the second novel in the Lifesong series by Greg Hamerton. Tabitha Serannon has not only survived the horrors brought by the shadowcasters led by the Darkmaster, but has become a miracle healer and a fledgling wizard, but already he...
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![The Return ManV. M. Zito]()
FantasyThe Return man is a post-apocalyptic Zombie novel that manages to offer a few surprises and original ideas in this rapidly expanded sub-genre. The story goes that a mass "outbreak" divides America in two, on the east the untouched survivors remain safe while the west has become truly wild - a ravage...
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![AfraidJack Kilborn]()
HorrorThis is the first book I’ve read by this author. I kind of stumbled across it by accident and I’m so glad I did. Jack Kilborn is a pen name for the author J.A Konrath, and this was his first novel writing under that name. It is a simple tale, wrote simply and in no way completely original and yet th...
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![The Girl Who Loved Tom GordonStephen King]()
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon is a novel by Stephen King. Probably one of the shortest novels by Stephen King that I've ever read. Two hundred and twenty five pages in the hardcover edition is a lot less that we are used to, but King manages to do, what he set out to do, in those pages and he does i...
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![The Wolves of WinterTyrell Johnson]()
FantasyOn the surface, this post-apocalyptic tale of infection, nuclear fallout and scattered, savage humanity is no different from the many others that have gone before it. But what saves it from being just another drop in the great maelstrom of dystopian novels is the author’s taught and affecting story-...
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![The Seventh DecimateStephen Donaldson]()
Science FictionA new fantasy series from Stephen Donaldson, the author of the Thomas Covenant chronicles and the two Mordant’s Need novels. The first book, The Seventh Decimate tells the story of the war between the nations of Amika and Belleger that has raged for generations. Its roots lie in the distant past, be...
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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 readin...
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![Map's EdgeDavid Hair]()
FantasySince the days of The Lord of the Rings the fantasy genre has had a close relationship with the idea of a fellowship of characters. A group of disparate people o f all races brought together to fight for a common cause. This produces a sense of shared responsibility and brotherhood. Map’s Edge...
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![Ten LowStark Holborn]()
Science FictionThe best Science Fiction will tell a story, but also build a world. I prefer my tales to hint about the wider world and what happened to land the protagonists in their current position. Take Ten Low for example, a medic who roams a dusty moon. Her only goal in life is to survive and help others that...
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