by M. John Harrison
If given the choice between Science fiction and fantasy, 9 times out of 10 I'll go for Fantasy. It's hard to explain why; perhaps it's something to do with the aesthetic, but I suppose that's a discussion for another time. However, sometimes I'll look up from decapitating another loathsome Orc, se...
I very much enjoyed this novel. It is undoubtedly one of those novels that screams out to be re-read, which I intend to do at the earliest opportunity. I found it to be complex at times and yet it all comes together quite well at the end. I'm moving straight onto Nova Swing now in the hopes it'll be...
Now this is one of the weirdest ass books I've read in a long while. This is not a criticism, just an observation. It's really defying me to encapsulate the story and themes in 50 words or less, but I'll try to give it a whirl. Three different plots lines follow three different people in three diffe...
FAIR WARNING: There are spoilers galore below and for the "faint of heart" I do get a bit more sexually graphic in describing parts of the book than is my wont, so take care if you like to read these things with your kids :-)I liked this book...I think.All right, I won't be so namby-pamby: I liked t...
Gorgeous prose, interesting structure, have no idea why it won the Tiptree as am bugged by background world-building gender and cultural details and by tendency of Harrison's women to be self-destructive, anorexic, and literally turned into birds.
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