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On reading: The Phlebotomist by Chris Panatier
Panatier paints a refreshing, original dystopia that’s going to get your blood pumping (sorry).
On reading: Afterland by Lauren Beukes
Lauren Beukes is back with her latest novel Afterland – a post-pandemic masterclass in pacing, with characters you’re going to want to hang out with, go for beers with, cry with.
On reading: The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawa
Beautiful and quietly disturbing, The Memory Police is a book you’ll want to linger over.
On reading: Do You Dream of Terra-Two? by Temi Oh
Oh brings us a a beautiful, touching, tragic yet hopeful journey into space, and I want more.
On reading: The Living Dead by George A. Romero and Daniel Kraus
Kraus brings Romero’s zombie novel to life, in what can’t help but be a classic of the genre.
On reading: Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay
Long story short – go read all of Tremblay’s books.
On reading: The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
The Lives of Tao drags a reluctant hero into an alien war, and I gotta say that it sounds like hard work becoming a secret agent.
On reading: My Best Friend’s Exorcism by Grady Hendrix
Hendrix gives us a brilliant, smart ode to the ’80s, a tender coming-of-age story drenched in horror, with brilliant moments of comedy.
