Pile by the Bed reviews The Republic of Memory by Muhmad El Sayed, the first book in a science fiction series set on a generation ship called Safina, 200 years into its journey to a new planet.
Pile by the Bed reviews Eden Falls by Ajay Chowdhury a puzzle-based thriller which follows two women seeking to unlock a world-changing mystery while being chased across America by multiple antagonists.
Pile by the Bed reviews Gentle Things a heady mix of genres – a dark reimagining of 18th Century London with a speculative edge that deals with the documented practice of using human body parts to create medicines.
Pile by the Bed reviews Little Spark by Jess Kidd a gothic steampunk fantasy set in Victorian times which follows a young woman with some extraordinary abilities to a remote estate to work with automata.
Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Venus, Vanishing the debut novel ny art historian Rebecca Birrell which focusses on the life of a young, female Jewish artist in Berlin struggling to find her artistic voice during the rise of Nazism,
Pile by the Bed reviews A Killing in Lagos by Amen Alonge, a crime novel that explores and exposes the world of the Nigerian ultra-wealthy.
Pile by the Bed reviews Time to Burn by Ellery Lloyd a high-concept thriller which explores the exploitation of time travel tourism.
Pile by the Bed reviews The Knight Watch by Thomas D Lee the second book in his loosely connected series which draws on the premise that the Knights of the Round Table can return when Britain is in peril. This book is set in World War 2 and is a “weird, enjoyable, Nazi-punching romp”.
Pile by the Bed reviews The Tinder Box by MR Carey a more complex and satisfying reimagining of a Hans Christian Anderson fairy tale.
Pile by the Bed reviews Green City Wars by Adrian Tchaikovsky a noir detective meets biopunk science fiction novel featuring a PI racoon who is one of many engineered animals that run future human cities.
Pile by the Bed reviews Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd, the second in her Miss Marple-esque mystery series featuring ex-nun Nora Breen.
Pile by the Bed reviews First Mage on the Moon by Cameron Johnston a delightful fantasy novel about a group of rogue engineers who want to use a combination of science and magic to reach the Moon – the home of the gods.
Pile by the Bed reviews Prestige Drama by Séamus O’Reilly a tragi-comic story told by a large range of local characters centred around the production of a TV series in Derry based on an event during The Troubles.
Pile by the Bed reviews At Sea by YM Abdel-Magied a tense thriller that follows a woman sent to try and investigate issues on board a troubled oil rig.
Pile by the Bed reviews The Hollow Boys by Tariq Ashkanani a darkly compelling crime mystery set in small town America.
Pile by the Bed reviews The Faces of the Dead by Chris Nickson, the second in his histocial crime series set in Leeds during World War 2 and featuring constable Cathy Marsden.
Pile by the Bed reviews Quite Ugly One Evening by Chris Brookmyre, the ninth entry in his long running crime series featuring journalist Jack Parbalane but one that can be read and enjoyed without any knowledge of the previous 8 books.
Pile by the Bed reviews No Man’s Land by Richard Morgan, a dark fantasy set post World War I in a world that is being threatened by violent forest creatures.
Pile by the Bed reviews The Misheard World by Aliya Whitely a book that starts as a fairly traditional fnatasy novel but twists into something very different.
Pile by the Bed reviews and recommends Pretenders to the Throne of God, the fourth book in Adrian Tchaikocsky’s always thought provoking and enjoyable Tyrant Philosophers fantasy series.
