Book Review: The Postmortal by Drew Magary

Drew Magary's The Postmortal is an intriguing pre-apocalyptic at a world where science has finally provided the 'cure' for old age and near immortality requires only a relatively inexpensive gene therapy. Diseases are still fatal. There are still accidents and murder, but eternal life is suddenly a very real possibility. The novel takes the form...

Morte by Robert Repino

Robert Repino's Morte is a bizarre post-apocalyptic novel, part 1950s Sci-Fi, and part Animal Farm. During the course of the "war with no name" between the humans and the Colony, a race of giant intelligent ants, a chemical is released that mutates animals to human proportions and gives them human intelligence and knowledge. This is...

Book Review: The Girl With All the Gifts by M.R. Carey

M.R. Carey's The Girl With All the Gifts starts with a mystery and a slow building of tension before, unexpectedly shifting into another kind of novel altogether. Even more so than usual, this is a difficult novel to review without giving away key plot points and reveals. M.R. Carey is approaching a familiar and well-worn...