Index

All the books I've reviewed on this blog. Plus interviews and other things are listed at the bottom of the page. If you're looking for a particular book or author, I suggest making use of your browser's find function (cmd+f for Mac, ctrl+f for Windows, at the bottom of the ordinary search box in iOS). Otherwise, they're listed alphabetically by title.

Books reviewed in... 
2021 are marked with %
2020 are marked with +
2019 are marked with @
2018 are marked with ~
2017 are marked with #
2016 are marked with †
2015 are marked with a §
2014 are marked with ‡
2013 reviews are marked with a *
and unmarked reviews were posted in 2012.


Book and novella reviews:

The 57 Lives of Alex Wayfare by M G Buehrlen
172 Hours on the Moon by Johan Harstad
80,000 Totally Secure Passwords That No Hacker Would Ever Guess by Simon Petrie ~
Abducticon by Alma Alexander §
An Accident of Stars by Foz Meadows 
Across the Green Grass Fields by Seanan McGuire %

Short Stories and Magazines (most recently reviewed at the top):

Short Stories #6–10, mostly Hugo shortlisted +
Short stories (1–5), a seemingly slow start, amidst much hidden reading +
Short stories after a long break (111 to 115) @
Hugo Novelette Round-up @
#ReadShortStories all over the place (106–110) @
#ReadShortStories 101 - 105 @
#ReadShortStories until you reach 100 (96–100) @
#ReadShortStories to stave off anxiety (91–95) @
#ReadShortStories because you can't put a book down (82–90) @
#ReadShortStories all over the place (76–80) @
Hugo Novella Roundup @
#ReadShortStories in context (71–75) @
#ReadShortStories and travel in mind as well as body (66-70) @
#ReadShortStories on trains in other countries (61- 65) @
Hugo Short Story Round-up (for 2019 awards) @
#ReadShortStories, even if only because they're Hugo nominated (55-60) @
#ReadShortStories for whatever reasons (51–55) @
#ReadShortStories (46 to 50) @
#ReadShortStories (41 to 45) @
#ReadShortStories (36 to 40) @
#ReadShortStories (41 to 45) @
#ReadShortStories (46 to 50) @
#ReadShortStories (31 to 35) @
#ReadShortStories from varied sources (26 to 30) @
#ReadShortStores while travelling (20 to 25) @
#ReadShortStories that are technomagical (16 to 20) @
#ReadShortStories that almost all come from the same book (11 to 15) @
#ReadShortStories in mixed batches (6 to 10) @
#ReadShortStories to kick off 2019 (1 to 5) @
#ReadShortStories, that are intersectional, as the year draws to a close (211 to 215) ~
#ReadShortStories that are mostly poems (206 to 210) ~
#ReadShortStories (up to 205) ~
#ReadShortStories in another direction (186 to 190) ~
#ReadShortStories with slightly more variety (181 to 185) ~
#ReadShortStories which are still fairytale retellings (176 to 180) ~
#ReadShortStories which are fairytale retellings (171 to 175) ~
#ReadShortStories about all sorts of things(166 to 170) ~
#ReadShortStories in unplanned bursts (161 to 165) ~
#ReadShortStories from an upcoming collection (156 to 160) ~
#ReadShortStories about AIs and magic oh my (151 to 155) ~
#ReadShortStories to milestone quantities (146 to 150) ~
#ReadShortStories of various provenances (141 to 145) ~
#ReadShortStories about philosophical concepts in science fictional contexts (136 to 140) ~
#ReadShortStories about stories. Sort of. (131 to 135) ~
#ReadShortStories about feminist robots (126-130) ~
#ReadShortStories and poems that are more varied (121 to 125) ~
#ReadShortStories or poems from Uncanny (116 to 120) ~
#ReadShortStories and a poem (111 to 115) ~
#ReadShortStories (106 to 110) ~
#ReadShortStories about horrible things (101 to 105) ~
#ReadShortStories about all sorts of creatures (96 to 100) ~
#ReadShortStories highlighting colonialism and other things (91 to 95) ~
#ReadShortStories that are flashy (87 to 90) ~
Hugo Ballot Discussion: Novelettes (for 2018 awards) ~
#ReadShortStories... about underwater ballrooms and bloody revolutions (76 to 80) ~
#ReadShortStories (71 to 75) ~
Hugo Ballot Discussion: Short Stories (for 2018 awards) ~
#ReadShortStories (65 to 70) ~
Hugo Ballot Discussion: Novellas (for 2018 awards) ~
#ReadShortStories ...That Are Mostly Poems (61 to 65) ~
#ReadShortStories (56 to 60) ~
#ReadShortStories (51 to 55) ~
#ReadShortStories (46 to 50) ~
#ReadShortStories (41 to 45) ~
Short stories 36 to 40 ~
Short Stories 30 to 35 ~
Short Stories 26 to 30 ~
Short stories 21 to 25 ~
Short stories 16 to 20 ~
Reading stories 11 to 15 ~
A second batch of stories ~
Some short stories to start off the year ~
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 91 to 100 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 81 to 90 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 71 to 80 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 61 to 70 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 51 to 60 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 41 to 50 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 31 to 40 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 21 to 30 #
100 Short Story Challenge: Stories 11 to 20 #
100 Short Stories Challenge: Stories 1 to 10 #
Hugo Novelette Reading (for 2017 awards) #
Hugo Short Story Reading (for 2017 awards) #
Singleton Short Stories †
Some comics (from FCBD 2016) †
Random One-shots and misc from Marvel Unlimited (comics) §
A pocketful of issues (comics) §
Some spin-off short stories
A semi-random selection of short stories
Short stories on the Hugo 2014 ballot
Novelettes: three from the 2014 Hugo ballot
Short Stories, an assortment of two
Dimension6, Issue 1
ASIM Issue 55
Short Stories (2)
Short Stories (1)

Comics, Manga and Graphic Novels

A-Force Vol 0: Warzones by G Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett §
Abbott Vol 1 by Saladin Ahmed @
Avengers Assemble by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Bitch Planet Book 1: Extraordinary Machine by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Black Panther, Volume 1: A Nation Under Our Feet by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze #
Black Widow Vol 1: The Finely Woven Thread by Nathan Edmondson †
Black Widow Vol 2: The Tightly Tangled Web by Nathan Edmondson †
Black Widow Vol 3: Last Days by Nathan Edmondson †
Batgirl Volume 1: Batgirl of Burnside by Cameron Stewart and Brenden Fletcher †
Captain Marvel Vol 1: In Pursuit of Flight by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Captain Marvel Vol 2: Down by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
(Captain Marvel Vol 3) Avengers: The Enemy Within by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Captain Marvel, Vol 1: Higher, Further, Faster, More by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Captain Marvel Vol 2: Stay Fly by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Captain Marvel Vol 3: Alis Volat Propriis by Kelly Sue DeConnick § 
Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps by Kelly Sue DeConnick and Kelly Thompson §
The Dreaming (Volume 1) by Queenie Chan
The Dreaming (Volumes 2 and 3) by Queenie Chan
Fearless Defenders Vol 1 & 2 by Cullen Bunn § 
Fence issue 1 by CS Pacat and Johanna the Mad ~
Gotham Academy Vol 1: Welcome to Gotham Academy by Becky Cloonan and Brenden Fletcher §
Gotham Academy Vol 2: Calamity by Becky Cloonan †
Gwenpool Holiday Special by Gerry Duggan
Harley Quinn Vol 1: Hot In The City by Amanda Conner
Hawkeye Vol 1: My Life As a Weapon by Matt Fraction §
The Infinite Loop by Pierrick Colinet and Elsa Charretier §
Invisible Republic Vol 1 by Gabriel Hardman and Corinna Sara Bechko §
Kaptara Vol 1: Fear Not, Tiny Alien by Chip Zdarsky †
Lumberjanes Vol 1: Beware the Kitten Holly by Noelle Stevenson § 
Lumberjanes Vol 2: Friendship to the Max by Noelle Stevenson §
Lumberjanes Vol 3: A Terrible Plan by Noelle Stevenson †
Lumberjanes Vol. 4: Out of Time by Noelle Stevenson ~
Lumberjanes: Bonus Tracks ~
Monstress Vol 1: Awakening by Majorie Liu #
Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu +
Ms Marvel (Carol Danvers) Vols 1 & 2 by Brian Reed §
Ms Marvel Volume One "No Normal" by G Willow Wilson §
Ms Marvel Volume Two "Generation Why" by G Willow Wilson §
Ms Marvel Vol 3: Crushed by G Willow Wilson §
Ms Marvel Vol 4: Last Days by G Willow Wilson §
Ms Marvel Volume 5: Super Famous by G Willow Wilson †
Ms Marvel Vol 6: Civil War II by G Willow Wilson #
Ms Marvel Vol 7: Damage Per Second by G Willow Wilson ~
Ms Marvel Vol 8: Mecca by G Willow Wilson @
Mystic by G Willow Wilson §
Nimona by Noelle Stevenson §
ODY-C Vol 1: Off to Far Ithicaa by Matt Fraction §
Paper Girls by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang #
Paper Girls Volume 2 by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang ~
Paper Girls Volume 3 by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang ~
Paper Girls Vol 4 by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang @
Paper Girls Vol 5 by Brian K Vaughan and Cliff Chiang @
Patsy Walker aka Hellcat! Vol 1: Hooked on a Feline by Kate Leth †
Patsy Walker, aka Hellcat Vol 2: Don't Stop Me-ow by Kate Leth #
Pretty Deadly Vol 1: The Shrike by Kelly Sue DeConnick §
Private Eye (Deluxe Edition) by Brian K Vaughan
Rat Queens Vol 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe §
Red Sonja Volume 1: Queen of Plagues by Gail Simone
Runaways (Deluxe Vol 1) by Brian K Vaughan §
Runaways (Deluxe Vols 2 & 3) by Brian K Vaughan §
Runaways Vol 8: Dead End Kids by Joss Whedon §
Runaways: Battleworld by Noelle Stevenson †
Saga Volume One by Brian K Vaughan
Saga Volume Two by Brian K Vaughan
Saga Volume Three by Brian K Vaughan
Saga Volume Four by Brian K Vaughan §
Saga Volume Five by Brian K Vaughan §
Saga Vol 6 by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples #
Saga Volume Seven by Brian K Vaughan and Fiona Staples ~
Sex Criminals Volume 1 by Matt Fraction
Sex Criminals Volume 2 by Matt Fraction § 
Sex Criminals Vol 3: Three the Hard Way by Matt Fraction †
She-Hulk Vol 1 and 2 by Dan Slott §
She-Hulk Vol 3 & 4 by Dan Slott § 
She-Hulk by Charles Soule § 
SHIELD Vol 1: Perfect Bullets by Mark Waid
Shutter Vol 1: Wanderlost by Joe Keatinge § 
Silk Vol 0: The Life and Times of Cindy Moon by Robbie Thompson and Stacey Lee §
Silk Vol 1: Sinister by Robbie Thompson †
Spider-Gwen Vol 0: Most Wanted? by Jason Latour §
Radioactive Spider-Gwen Vol 1: Greater Power by Jason Latour †
Spider-Woman: Agent of SWORD by Brian Michael Bendis §
Spider-Woman Origin by Brian Michael Bendis § 
Spider-Woman Vol 1: Spider-Verse by Dennis Hopeless §
Spider-Woman Vol 2: New Duds by Dennis Hopeless †
Spider Woman: Shifting Gears Vol 1: Baby Talk by Dennis Hopeless ~
Supurbia Volume 1 by Grace Randolph
Supurbia Vol 2 by Grace Randolph
Supurbia Vol 3 by Grace Randolph
Supurbia Volume 4 by Grace Randolph
Thor Vol 1: Goddess of Thunder by Jason Aaron §
Thor Vol 2: Who Holds the Hammer? by Jason Aaron §
Trees Vol 1: In Shadow by Warren Ellis §
Trees Vol 2: Two Forests by Warren Ellis #
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 1: Squirrel Power by Ryan North §
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 2: Squirrel You Know It's True by Ryan North §
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 3: Squirrel, You Really Got Me Now by Ryan North †
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 4: I Kissed a Squirrel and I liked it by Ryan North #
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 5: Like I'm the Only Squirrel In The World by Ryan North @
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 6: Who Run the World? Squirrels! by Ryan North @
The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl Vol 7: I've Been Waiting for a Squirrel Like You by Ryan North @
The Unbelievable Gwenpool Vol 1: Believe It by Chris Hastings #
The Unbelievable Gwenpool Vol. 2: Head of M.O.D.O.K. by Christopher Hastings @
The Vision Volume 1: Little Worse Than A Man by Tom King #
Wayward Vol 1: String Theory by Jim Zub §
Wayward Vol 2: Ties That Bind by Jim Zub §
The Wicked + The Divine Vol 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen §
The Wicked + The Divine Vol 2: Fandemonium by Kieron Gillen §
The Wicked + The Divine Vol 3: Commercial Suicide by Kieron Gillen †
Young Avengers Vol 1: Style > Substance by Kieron Gillen §
Young Avengers Vol 2: Alternative Culture and Vol 3: Mic Drop at the Edge of Time and Space by Kieron Gillen §

The Vorkosigan Saga Project:

Interviews:

Interviews marked with "‡ss" were part of the 2014 Snapshot of the Australian speculative fiction scene and those marked with "†ss" were part of the 2016 Snapshot of Australian Speculative Fiction.

Jo Anderton (author of The Veiled Worlds trilogy)
Em Bailey (author of Shift)
KA Bedford ‡ss
Trudi Canavan ‡ss
Kim Curran (author of Shift and Control) *
Nina D'Aleo ‡ss
Jennifer Fallon ‡ss
Donna Maree Hanson ‡ss
Richard Harland ‡ss 
Edwina Harvey ‡ss
Simon Haynes ‡ss
Ada Hoffmann (author of The Outside) @
Patty Jansen †ss
Ingrid Jonach (author of When the World Was Flat (and we were in love)) *
Thalia Kalkipsakis †ss
Dani Kristoff (author of Bespelled) ‡
Jay Kristoff ‡ss
Jennifer Fallon †ss
Justine Larbalestier ‡ss
Glenda Larke (author of The Lascar's Dagger) ‡
Jason Nahrung ‡ss
Allyse Near †ss
Fiona Paul (author of Venom and Belladonna) * 
Simon Petrie ‡ss
Simon Petrie †ss
Marianne de Pierres (author of Peacemaker) ‡
Amanda Pillar ‡ss
MC Planck ‡ss
Tansy Rayner Roberts †ss
Kat Ross §
Christian Schoon (author of Zenn Scarlett and Under Nameless Skies) ‡
Jo Spurrier (author of Winter Be My Shield and Black Sun Light My Way) *
Jo Spurrier (again) ‡ss
KJ Taylor ‡ss
KJ Taylor †ss
Kaaron Warren


Posts discussing various issues: 

Gender distribution in SFFH Australian authors published in 2011 
More Gender-centred Statistics on Australian-Authored SFFH Novels in 2011 
Blogging Against Disablism
Defying Doomsday Round-up (links to many posts) §


Retro reviews: 

    The Second Sons Trilogy by Jennifer Fallon

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