Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
From the Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood is an electrifying eco-thriller grounded in a provocative and sly exploration of some of … Read more
Category Archives: Suspense/Thriller
Madukka the River Serpent, Julie Janson
Madukka the River Serpent is a striking novel about family and resistance from Australian Darug Burruberongal writer and playwright Julie Janson. Read more at The … Read more
Moon of the Turning Leaves, Waubgeshig Rice
There’s not much out there yet about the sequel to Moon of the Crusted Snow. I recently interviewed Waub Rice, who said that the sequel … Read more
Sordidez, E.G. Condé
Vero has always felt at odds with his community. As a trans man in near-future Puerto Rico, he struggles to gain acceptance for his identity … Read more
The Last Resort, Michael Kaufman
It’s March 2034, six months after D.C. police detective Jen Lu and Chandler, her sentient bio-computer and wannabe tough guy implanted in her brain, cracked … Read more
The Marigold, Andrew F. Sullivan
In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past.
Read moreBlack River, Nilanjana S. Roy
For the most part, Delhi turns its back on her, staining her swollen body with its ashes and garbage and sewage, choking her with the … Read more
Camp Zero, Michelle Min Sterling
In a near-future northern settlement, a handful of climate change survivors find their fates intertwined in this mesmerizing and transportive novel in the vein of … Read more
The Deluge, Stephen Markley
“This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you’ll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting.” -Stephen King From the bestselling author … Read more
Tipping Point/Counterpoint, Michelle Cook
From Crooked Cat & Darkstroke Books: Tipping Point What would you risk to turn back the tide? Essie Glass might have been a typical eighteen-year-old—had … Read more
Venomous Lumpsucker, Ned Beauman
The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help … Read more
Winds of Change, Sassor, Rothenberg, et al.
Announcing the 2nd edition! Visit Dragonfly Publishing for more. In the 2nd edition, you’ll find a brand new cover–now shown here—as well as an updated … Read more
Indie Corner – Aleksandar Nedeljkovic
Back to the Indie Corner series I’m happy to reboot our Indie Corner this month with a spotlight on Aleksandar Nedeljkovic and his novel ALT … Read more
The Devil’s Dictionary, Steven Kotler
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more
Mad Honey, Katie Welch
Katie Welch reminds us that we are a very small part of a massive and complex non-human world and that, where we heed the lessons … Read more