Tag Archives : alastair reynolds

It’s a Space Pirate’s Life for Me:  A Review of Revenger


Revenger (2017) Written by: Alastair Reynolds Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 432 Publisher: Orbit Why I Chose It: Christopher Walken needs more cowbell, I need more Alastair Reynolds. The premise: The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And…

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Blogging the Philip K. Dick Award (Again!)


Award season is upon us once again! By now, we here at Speculative Chic have come to the conclusion that when major awards are happening within the genre, we want to be informed. We have previously covered the Hugos, the Nebulas, and of course, the Philip K. Dick Award. Not familiar with this one? From the award’s website: The Philip…

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Yours In Calendrical Heresy: A Review of Yoon Ha Lee’s Ninefox Gambit


…aka, the book that makes a SpecChic with a phobia of math really like math. Ninefox Gambit (2016) Written by: Yoon Ha Lee Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 384 (Kindle) Series: Book One of The Machineries of Empire Publisher: Solaris Books Why I Chose It: The first editorial review on Amazon is a glowing endorsement by Alastair Reynolds, who writes some…

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