A post-apocalyptic, sort of zombie road trip that is so much more. Ling Ma’s Severance takes on consumerism, millennials, capitalism and the power of memory.
The final book of Yoon Ha Lee’s Machineries of Empire trilogy, Revenant Gun, is just as beautiful and mind boggling as the first two as he effortlessly reinvents his main characters and the genre.
Tade Thompson’s debut Rosewater is set is an alien invasion/ post first contact story set in Nigeria.
Becky Chambers gives her unique spin on the ever popular generation ship subgenre in Record of a Spaceborn Few.
John Scalzi returns to the world of Lock In and continues to explore issues of disability and welfare in Head On.
Honourable Mentions
- Elysium Fire by Alastair Reynolds – a return to Revelation Space Universe
- The Consuming Fire by John Scalzi – second in the Collapsing Empire series
- Space Opera by Catherynne M Valente – Douglas Adams meets the Eurovision Song Context
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