Pile by the Bed reviews the second collection of science fiction stories by Ted Chiang.

Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends the new short story collection by Chris Womersley and finds it like a cross between Raymond Carver and Stephen King.

Pile by the Bed reviews Daughter of Bad Times by Rohan Wilson - a cautionary tale that tackles climate change and corporatisation

Pile by the Bed reviews Boxed by Richard Anderson and finds it original, atmospheric, idiosyncratic and satisfying

Pile by the Bed reviews The Farm by Joanne Ramos, a day-after-tomorrow look a the gap between rich and poor.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Devil Aspect - the new stand alone gothic serial killer thriller by Craig Russell

Pile by the Bed reviews Last Ones Left Alive, a debut zombie tale set in the emerald hills of Irelance, by Sarah Davis-Groff

Pile by the Bed reviews Outside Looking In by TC Boyle - an exploration of the 60s and the followers of Timothy Leary.

Pile by the Bed reviews Bodies of Men by Nigel Featherstone and finds it "resonant and thematically rich".

Pile by the Bed reviews Death is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa, a novel that takes readers into the heart of the Syrian civil war.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Rosewater Insurrection by Tade Thompson (Wormwood #2).

Pile by the Bed reviews Luna: Moon Rising by Ian McDonald (Luna #3). A lunar thrill ride of action, political manoeuvring and violence.

Pile by the Bed reviews Tiamat’s Wrath by JAmes SA Corey (The Expanse #8) - another top entry in a great space opera series

Pile by the Bed reviews To Kill the Truth, the latest thriller from Sam Bourne.

Pile by the Bed reviews Comeback by Lindsay Tanner, the second in his Jack Van Duyn crime series set in inner Melbourne.

Pile by the Bed reviews Eight Lives by Susan Hurley - a medical thriller that looks at the dangerous interface between business and science.

Pile by the Bed reviews The Woman in Darkness, the latest thriller by Charlie Donlea.

Pile by the Bed reviews Flowers Over the Inferno by Ilaria Tuti, an Italian procedural set in a small skiiing village in the Italian alps.

Pile by the Bed reviews A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine - a strong modern space opera debut.

Pile By the Bed reviews the Black Leopard, Red Wolf, the new fantasy novel by Booker Prize winner Marlon James