Biography

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Born the same year as the Russians launched Sputnik, I confidently expected that by the time I reached adulthood, the human race would have a pioneer colony on the Moon and be heading off towards Mars. So I was at a loss to know what to do once I realised the Final Frontier wasn’t an option and rather lost my head - I tried a lot of jobs I didn’t and married a totally unsuitable man.

Now I've finally come to terms with the fact that I’ll never leave Earth, I have a lovely time writing science fiction novels and teaching Creative Writing at Northbrook College in Worthing. I live in Littlehampton on the English south coast with a wonderful husband and a ridiculous number of books.

Recent Blog Posts

Review of NETGALLEY arc The Tomb of Dragons – Book 3 of The Cemeteries of Amlo series by Katherine Addison

16 May

I’m a huge fan of Addison’s writing – see my review of The Witness For the Dead – and this series follows the fortunes of Thara Celehar, who has been able to communicate with the recently dead, particularly if they have died unexpectedly. So I was thrilled when I saw this offering available on Netgalley and even more delighted when I managed to get hold of a copy.
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Can’t-Wait Wednesday

14 May

Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted at Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. This week’s Can’t-Wait offering: Bad Moon – Book 4 of the Elizabeth Cage series by Jodi Taylor
release date 2nd May 2025
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Idolfire by Grace Curtis

13 May

I was attracted by the blurb – and the fact that I thoroughly enjoyed the last book Curtis wrote – see my review of Floating Hotel, though I was less enthusiastic about Frontier. Would I enjoy this offering?
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Dream Hotel by Laila Lalami

12 May

It was the blurb that caught my attention. The idea of someone being scooped up while going about their daily life is gripping and horrific. So I was intrigued to discover if this dystopian sci fi tale was able to sustain the tension throughout – especially as this is an author I haven’t read before.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

10 May

Whenever I pick up a book in the SFF genre, I expect to be swept into a world very different from this everyday one. And most of the time, that’s exactly what happens. What I don’t expect is to find the book breaks many of the rules that makes a story successful and then triumphantly redefines them to give me a read that remains in my memory for the rest of my life. Yet that is what occurred with This is How You Lose the Time War. So of course I want to read anything else written by one of the co-authors.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc The Case of the Elusive Bombay Duck – Book 6 of the Vish Puri series by Tarquin Hall

29 April

I was delighted to spot this offering on the Netgalley gallery as I’m a solid fan of this series – see my reviews of The Case of the Reincarnated Client and The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken. These definitely fall into the cosier end of murder mysteries. Vish Puri is an established and successful private investigator, operating in India – though this time around, his investigation takes him to London.
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Review of NETGALLEY arc Days of Shattered Faith – Book 3 of The Tyrant Philosophers series by Adrian Tchaikovsky

25 April

I can’t think of another SFF author who matches Tchaikovsky for sheer inventiveness and scope in his writing. Not only does he slide between science fiction and fantasy with effortless ease – he is also quite happy writing novellas as well as doorstoppers like this offering that comes in at over 500 pages. And to prove just how prolific and wide-ranging he is.
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