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SF round-up: Iron Age aggro, occult imbroglios and Tory-baiting fun
Mat Coward flips through Age of Iron, The Revolutions, Zenith Phase One and The Hive Construct in his latest science-fiction round-up
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
According to London journalist Angus Watson, in a postscript to his debut novel Age of Iron (Orbit, £8.99), “almost nothing” is known about Britain’s Iron Age.
This virtually blank canvas has allowed Watson, a fan of both historical fiction and epic fantasy, to let his well-read imagination run freely within pretty broad parameters.
The result is a southern Britain which, in 61 BC, knows that the all-conquering Romans are on their way. Many argue that resistance is futile, while others insist that a united island could see off the imperialists. Some are preparing to welcome the invaders, believing they’ll bring with them a modern, technological life of leisure and plenty.
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