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GORDON PARSONS recommends an entertaining account of the years between Germany’s defeat in WWI and Hitler’s seizure of power
Near-future fantasies mirror contemporary concerns
Science fiction round-up with Mat Coward
MIGUEL YOSHIDA explains the evolution and influence of the Cuban Casa De Las Americas in joining culture to the revolutionary struggle
ANDY HEDGECOCK is charmed by a skilful adaptation of Tove Jansson’s lyrical portrait of three generations of a family, overcoming grief
ALEX HALL treads warily through a messy, dialectical struggle fought in the mundane machinery of driving licences, criminal law, and birth registries
MICHAL BONCZA, FIONA O’CONNOR, JAMES WALSH and ANGUS REID review Atlas of Disappearance, Love Me Tender, Bouchra, and This Tempting Madness
Flitting between myth and the modern world, Medusa is determined to steer clear of human affairs. When her resolve crumbles, the result is petrifying in every sense
“THERE is no Planet B,” they say. But in Yen Ooi’s debut novel Sun: Queens of Earth (Spectacle Publishing, £7.85) an uninhabited and previously undetectable Earth-like planet has been found in our own solar system.
In a near future where humanity is struggling to recover from yet another “Great War,” the chance to start afresh is irresistible — but can we do so without repeating the same mistakes?
Thought-provoking and strange, this short novel is overflowing with invention. The writing style is rather unadorned, reminiscent of a fable, against which the ideas and the human conflicts stand out in contrast.
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SYLVIA HIKINS welcomes a an in-depth study of environmental activism that shows how governments work against citizens who put community before profit
Looking for moral co-ordinates after a tough year for rational political thinking and shared human morality
CARL DEATH introduces a new book which explores how African science fiction is addressing climate change
Timeloop murder, trad family MomBomb, Sicilian crime pages and Craven praise