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Tag: dystopias

Review of ‘One’ by Eve Smith

03/01/2024 nsford 3 Comments

A gripping dystopian thriller which has everything you could want from the genre: plausible future, well-researched details, a brisk pace,…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, Eve Smith, reviews

Review of ‘Icebreaker’ by Steven William Hannah

11/08/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A gripping dystopian sci-fi novel with a shamanism / new age element, Icebreaker is the first in the Interloper trilogy.…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Steven William Hannah

Review of ‘The Exiled’ by Sarah Daniels

31/07/2023 nsford 2 Comments

The exciting, sophisticated sequel to The Stranded sees the characters’ loyalties and motives tested as the action moves beyond the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Sarah Daniels, YA fiction

Review of ‘The Stranded’ by Sarah Daniels

24/07/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A gripping, gritty YA dystopian thriller with the unusual setting of a cruise ship. I really enjoyed this read, although…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, reviews, Sarah Daniels, YA fiction

AI authors: a poem

05/06/2023 nsford 8 Comments

We are the robots! We’ll write your next bestseller. Feed us your favourite novels, we’ll pen one even better. We…

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Posted in: Poetry Filed under: dystopias, poetry

‘After the Burning’ by N S Ford – 1 month on!

24/04/2023 nsford Leave a comment

My first collection of short stories has been out in the world for a month now. I have had lots…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: dystopias, publishing, short stories, writing

Review of ‘Chrysalis’ by Harrison Murphy

11/03/2023 nsford Leave a comment

A sophisticated dystopian / conspiracy thriller which was horribly plausible. Some of it is set only a decade in the…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, fiction, Harrison Murphy, reviews

Announcing my new book! ‘After the Burning: Dystopian Stories’ by N S Ford

24/02/2023 nsford 4 Comments

“Things did not vanish. They were cleansed away.” Five spine-chillingly plausible tales for our times. In a society without books,…

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Posted in: Writing Filed under: dystopias, publishing, short stories, writing

Film of the book: ‘The Giver’ (2014)

12/11/2022 nsford 6 Comments

Lois Lowry’s 1993 award-winning YA novel is a dystopian story which, like all scarily plausible dystopias with vitally important messages,…

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Posted in: Film & TV Filed under: books, dystopias, films, Lois Lowry, reviews, YA fiction

Review of ‘This Perfect Day’ by Ira Levin

02/06/2022 nsford 7 Comments

An unusual dystopian novel from the author of Rosemary’s Baby. I would describe it as the child of Brave New…

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Posted in: Book Reviews Filed under: books, dystopias, fiction, Ira Levin, reviews

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