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The front cover for The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson. The page is divided by a diagonal line running from the middle of the left hand side up the to the top quarter of the right. The bottom slice is white with four figures walking on it. Two are clear as they are wearing dark clothes. The other two are wearing white and harder to define. Behind them is a green forest.

The Lost War

THE LOST WAR by Justin Lee Anderson from @orbitbooks #BookReview #fantasy THE LOST WAR by Justin Lee Anderson. Orbit Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. Home, back in Haven in the shadow of Greytown Castle, the king’s envoy and his faithful bodyguard enjoy a moment’s peace. Only a moment,… Read More »The Lost War

The front cover for the Magician's Daughter. There is the white outline of a woman's profile. She has yellow spike like rays coming out of her head. There is the image of a bird in flight around her hair which is tied up in a bun. At the bottom of the page is the black outline of a rabbit.

The Magician’s Daughter

THE MAGICIAN’S DAUGHTER by H.G. Parry from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Fantasy THE MAGICIAN’S DAUGHTER by H.G. Parry.  Orbit Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. 1912. Biddy has lived on the island of Hy-Brasil as long as she can remember, with only the magician, Rowan, and his rabbit familiar, Hutchinson, for… Read More »The Magician’s Daughter

The front cover for translation State by Ann Leckie. The cover is red and transitions through the colours to green. At the top of the page there are a series of green lines around the image of a triangle. The same lines are at the bottom around the image of a person

Translation State

Translation State by Ann Leckie from @OrbitBooks #BookReview #SciFi Translation State by Ann Leckie Orbit books, £20.00, hardback Reviewed by Nadya Mercik “The funny thing about having a name is that you begin to think of yourself as something that continues to exist, instead of just a stream of experiences.”… Read More »Translation State

The front cover for The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O'Keefe. The lower half of the page shows a dead planet. A man is knelt examining the soil, a woman stands over him with a gun. In the sky there are three planets.

The Blighted Stars

The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe from @orbitbooks #BookReview #SciFi #CliFi The Blighted Stars by Megan E. O’Keefe Orbit Books, pb, £9.99 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Naira Sharp believes that the Mercator family is responsible for the destruction of cradle worlds, Earth-like worlds that can support human life. Every… Read More »The Blighted Stars

The front cover for Boys in the Valley. The cover is white with the title covering most of the page in big red capitals. Beneath the title is a small building with some birds flying overhead.

Boys in the Valley

Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Horror #DemonicPossession Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi Orbit, pb, £8.79 Reviewed by Sarah Deeming Peter lives at St. Vincent’s Orphanage for Boys in a remote Pennsylvanian valley. Raised by the priests after his father shot his mother and… Read More »Boys in the Valley

The front cover for The Sword Defiant by Gareth Hanrahan. In the foreground is a man in armor holding a sword with a blade. Behind him is a battle scene with people on horseback and flags. The background is faded.

The Sword Defiant

The Sword Defiant Review by Gareth Hanrahan from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Fantasy The Sword Defiant Review by Gareth Hanrahan Orbit, pb, £8.99 Reviewed by John Dodd Aelfric (Alf) was one of the nine great heroes who defeated the forces of darkness long ago, and in doing so, because custodian of Spellbreaker,… Read More »The Sword Defiant

The front cover for Paradise 1 by David Wellington. The page is black and there is a space helmet in the middle. There is a crack in the middle of the helmets visor.

Paradise 1

Paradise 1 by David Wellington from @orbitbooks #BookReview #SciFi #Horror Paradise 1 by David Wellington Orbit, pb, £8.99 Reviewed by John Dodd A colony has gone dark, and a rescue ship is sent to find out what has happened there; it’s an age-old trope and for a good reason.  No… Read More »Paradise 1

Some Desperate Glory

Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh from @orbitbooks #BookReview #SciFi Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh Orbit Books, pb, £8.79 Reviewed by John Dodd In advance, I love Space Opera, always have.  It doesn’t have to be a long story, but it does have to be epic, not just in… Read More »Some Desperate Glory

The front cover for Perilous Times from Thomas D. Lee. There is a red dragon's tail wrapped around a tree in the middle of the page. There are bare roots at the bottom of the page and bare branches at the top. In the background are factories with thick black smoke coming out of their chimneys

Perlious Times

Perilous Time by Thomas D. Lee from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Fantasy #Mythology Available for Pre-Order Perilous Times by Thomas D. Lee Orbit Books, pb, £8.99 Reviewed by Rym Kechacha It didn’t even take me to the end of the first chapter to know I was in trouble. Context: I’m the mum… Read More »Perlious Times

The front cover for Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel. The cover is orange. There is the head and shoulders of a black woman in the middle. She is looking to the left of the page. She is wearing a lot of white and gold jewelry.

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel

Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel from @orbitbooks #BookReview #Fantasy #StrongWomen Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel Orbit, pb, £8.99 Reviewed by Mikaela Silk When their mother leaves unexpectedly and abruptly, Kaikeyi steps up to the plate and takes over many of her duties. Behind the scenes of the bustling palace, she helps to… Read More »Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel