This debut novel, originally self-published via a kickstarter campaign, has since become a critically acclaimed series, totalling four novels and a short story. Unusual in its tone and pacing, the story follows the multi-species crew of The Wayfarer, a tunnelling ship, contracted to build wormholes in space. Books in this Read more…
It’s halloween, and watching from an upper window, Jen sees her son kill a man. Her loving teenage boy barely looks at her, as tight-lipped and apparently indifferent, he is cuffed and taken away. At some point later that evening, shell-shocked and devastated, Jen falls asleep, and when she wakes, Read more…
I knew nothing about this book and had no idea what to expect, which made it all the more fun! I therefore won’t stray into any spoilers here. The story opens with the first person narrator crashing into consciousness, to find themselves in the middle of a foreboding wood. We Read more…
One of the most unexpected reads of my life – not an exaggeration. I thought I was picking up a novel, felt very hard done by after the first couple of pages which felt like slippery, stream of consciousness poetry, and then got wrapped up in one of the most Read more…
An impressive debut novel about four young women battling to hold their own in the ultramodern, image-obsessed city of modern day Seoul. Frances Cha, a former journalist, has lived and worked across the US, Hong Kong and South Korea, giving her a unique perspective on the plight of women at Read more…