by Megan Leigh | July 19, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
I have been obsessed with Mary Robinette Kowal ever since I read Ghost Talkers (you can read my review here). I was blown away by the originality within a historical fantasy setting. Her characters grabbed hold of me immediately and would not let go. When I saw Mary...
by Megan Leigh | July 12, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSometimes the sheer number of sub-genres and niche areas within the SFF world can feel completely overwhelming. What do they all mean? Where does one thing become another? One of the most confusing – and most...
by Megan Leigh | July 12, 2018 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe spoke with author Anna Smith Spark, Queen of Grimdark, to try and get to the bottom of what exactly Grimdark is. “In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war.” Full episode notes,...
by Megan Leigh | July 5, 2018 | 5 Q's, Blog
My favourite part of science fiction is the philosophical quandary at the root. After all, science fiction simply asks ‘What if?’ In Rachel Heng’s new novel from Hodder, Suicide Club, she asks ‘What if we actually achieved immortality?’...
by Megan Leigh | June 28, 2018 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future have women in the same roles they occupy now, or do they have them in...
by Megan Leigh | June 28, 2018 | Uncategorised
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWith equality of pay and the drive to get more women in top executive jobs reaching the headlines in our current era, does the world of the future have women in the same roles they occupy now, or do they have them in...