Diverse BooksReview A Book TodayKazakh-based SF: Liz Williams - Nine Layers of Sky - Review- January 26, 2007 Markus reviews Nine Layers of Sky, an SF story set in the former Soviet Union and permeated by Central Asian Myth by Liz Williams, and, despite of some gaps in the story and a 'clunky' ending, seems to be rather taken by it. Modern (aka Post-Soviet-Union) times, in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Elena Irinova, a former Astrophysicist on the Soviet Space Programme, is eking out a living by working as an office cleaner, dreaming of old space-faring glories in the past, and of a new live in Moscow, or...http://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/26/1326223 Victorian-era space pirate adventure: Philip Reeve's Larklight - Review- January 18, 2007 Markus reviews Larklight, the first book in the series of the same name by Philip Reeve, and is loving it: "Charming, to say the least. And excellently executed, from the story, the Victorian references, the illustrations, through to the packaging and little extras!" The story follows Art Mumby, 11, when he and his sister are displaced from their home orbiting the moon by giant white spiders, and hook up with an infamous space pirate, Jack Havock... Read the full review on Diversebookshttp://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/18/1255221 Alan Cash - The Janus Effect - Review- January 11, 2007 Markus reviews The Janus Effect, the debut novel by Alan Cash from the Birmingham SF Writers Group, and considers it to be a "ok effort for a debut novel, with some strange changes in style and topic halfway through." Overall an OK book, and an enjoyable read. A promise for the future we look forward to the next book Alan! The book plays in a dystopian near-future suffering from Global Warming, with the UK as an isolated Dictatorship, experimental time travel available to a select few, and...http://news.diversebooks.com/article.pl?sid=07/01/08/1544231 |