
The Science of Monsters: Why Monsters Came to be and What Made Them So Terrifying
Book
Modern audiences do not find dragons frightening. Fascinating as mythical creatures, yes, but...
Design and Violence
Paola Antonelli and Jamer Hunt
Book
Design has a history of violence. It can be an act of creative destruction and a double-edged sword,...

Call of Mini™ Zombies
Games and Entertainment
App
a SMALL TOWN INFECTED… UNDEAD ROAM the STREETS... LOCK 'n LOAD, MAKE it BLAZE! have you SEEN what...

She Walks In Beauty by Marianne Faithfull
Album
Marianne Faithfull's new unique album - full of poetry and music. Set by Warren Ellis, starring Nick...

Lock In (Lock In #1)
Book
Not too long from today, a new, highly contagious virus makes its way across the globe. Most who get...

Shattered World
Book
Shattered World, the exciting sequel to Broken World, follows a group of survivors as they struggle...
Post Apocalyptic Apocalypse Dystopia Dystopian Zombies

Dawn of the Zeds (Third edition)
Tabletop Game
The postcards in every local drug store read, "Welcome to Fabulous Farmingdale!", an ad campaign...
Solo game
Miranda Reynolds is left to fend for herself and her teenage daughter when her husband literally drives himself off a cliff. She realises her only safe space is with the mother she hasn’t spoken to in a very long time, and the community that she has set up: Femlandia. It’s her last resort.
Now, if I were Miranda, I wouldn’t have prevaricated for so long - I would have turned up on Femlandia’s doorstep pretty fast. This is regardless of the fact that it’s nothing like the safe haven it has always sold itself as.
As I’ve said, this frustrated and gripped me in equal measure. There are plenty of things in this, that as a feminist, made my toes curl. But let’s face it: who wants to read a dystopian novel where everything is lovely, there are no problems, and everyone lives happily ever after? That’s like NO dystopia I’ve ever read about!
This looks at human nature in all it’s glory and ignominy. It looks at some uncomfortable subjects: abuse, control and prejudice (especially misandry and anti-trans). But do you know what? I raced through this, it gave me a lot to think about, and I think it’s well worth a read.

Smart Ass (The SPARK Files, #2)
Book
Ben doesn’t need anybody. Maybe he’s a little lonely sometimes. And isn’t known for making...
Science Fiction MM Transgender Romance BDSM

ClareR (5950 KP) rated The Memory of Animals in Books
Jun 8, 2023
This is a pandemic novel - but not our pandemic, not Covid. This is a dropsy-type disease, where those infected swell up, their brains swell up too, they forget - and more often than not, they die.
Neffy (Nefeli) and a group of young people volunteer to be vaccinated against, and then infected by, the virus. Something goes wrong, and it looks as though Neffy and four other test volunteers are the only ones who are alive and well. But they can’t leave the building they’re in and the food is running out.
Neffy is a Marine Biologist, an Aquarist, and my favourite parts were her letters to ‘H’ as well as her flashbacks to childhood and pre-pandemic.
This isn’t *just* a speculative, science fiction book, it’s a story about the human condition, about the human drive to survive against the odds, regret, loss, grief, memory, love and above all, hope.
I could go on and on about this. I would never have expected a novel like this from Claire Fuller after reading her previous novels, but that’s what makes it even better. I actually read this twice (unheard of for me, actually). I finished it and immediately started reading again.
So yes, I would most definitely strongly recommend this book!