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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
MARJORIE MAYO recommends an accessible and unsettling novel that uses a true incident of death in the Channel to raise questions of wider moral responsibility
MIK SABIERS wallows in a night of political punk and funk that fires both barrels at Trump
Reasonable radicalism, death in Abu Dhabi, locked-room romance, and sleuthing in the Blitz
SIMON DUFF recommends a new album from renowned composer and oud player Anour Brahem.
JAMES WALSH has a great night in the company of basketball players, quantum physicists and the exquisite timing of Rosie Jones
A New Awakening: Adventures In British Jazz 1966 - 1971, G3, and Buck Owens
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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