I have a weird one today. The Voidverse is the proclaimed first novel set in an entire Voidverse extended universe. The series aims to tell a collection of stories about a strange society trapped in a strange bubble with rules and norms very different from our own. The origin of this voidverse is left very…
If 2024 was my year of diving into whatever the hell I wanted, 2025 is the year I become completely unhinged about climate change in fiction. Having grown up in the late nineties and early 2000s, I thought maybe, just maybe, the governments of the world would figure this shit out. But instead, we’re being…
Continue reading ➞ All The Water In The World – The Levees Will Break
For a while now, I've been stewing on a project—a deep dive into post-apocalyptic sci-fi futures. The categories I am diving into will be pretty broad, but let this next review give you a sneak peek at what I have been thinking about in these concerning times. The Ancients, by John Larison, is a meditation…
Outside of Catriona Ward’s new releases, I feel like I am always playing catch-up when it comes to horror. I have been recommended a bunch of stories, and I just like science fiction too much to really dive as deep as I’d like into horror specifically. October feels like the perfect remedy to the situation,…
Station Eleven has made waves since its 2014 publication. It was nominated for a National Book Award and lauded by readers of lit-fic and SFF alike—a true rarity! Following the events of 2020 and beyond, Emily St. John Mandel’s pandemic story took on new meaning. Ever the untimely and perpetually-behind reader, I nabbed Station Eleven…
If there is something we always wish there was more of, it is the role of religion within science fiction stories. Neither of us is at all religious, but religion is nigh inescapable within the human experience. For it to just disappear, or not have a meaningful place within a world that is far beyond…
Continue reading ➞ We Shall Sing a Song Into the Deep – Glory, Partially Submerged
When I first started reading Octavia Butler’s Earthseed duology, it seemed like some sort of cruel practical joke by the friend who recommended it to me. “Set in an apocalyptic 2020s where society has largely collapsed due to climate change, growing wealth inequality, and corporate greed, these books tell the story of Lauren Olamina. She…
I’m not a huge fan of post-apocalyptic stories. I don’t read them because they often have similar set ups and I usually come away with the feeling that I’m reading someone’s version of “here is what I would do.” I have read a couple that make me think there are still some diamonds in the…
I am always on the lookout for stories about America, especially when it comes to speculative fiction. I find the myths about the United States, its formation, and expansion fascinating especially when they so often cover up many complicated and horrific histories. Its simplicity is enchanting to me and constantly begs deconstruction to find what…
Continue reading ➞ Anthropocene Rag – It Is What You Make Of It
