Call for submissions to our 2024 SpecFicNZ anthology! Submissions close May 31, 2024. Kia ora and thanks for...
The Rediscovery of Hardlac
The Rediscovery of Hardlac, by Mike Reeves-McMillan An ill-assorted team must find a way to work together if...
Review: Alkaline Dawn by Piers Furney
Review by S R Manssen Set in a distant future where humans have ravaged planet Earth, the lucky...
New Release: The Recycled Earth #3 – Survivors
Survivors: The Recycled Earth #3 by J. J. Mathews Year 998 P.E. (Post Earth) They say that each...
Review: Bloodalcohol: Ten Tales by Michael Botur
Review by Nikky Lee Michael Botur returns for a tour de force of NZ horror with his latest...
Review: Emergency Weather by Tim Jones
Reviewed by Nicky Taylor Step into the world of a near-future Aotearoa, where global warming and the climate...
New Release: The Recycled Earth #2 – Droppers
Droppers: The Recycled Earth #2 by J. J. Mathews Year 998 P.E. (Post Earth) The Earth is dead....
Review: Songbird: Griffin Song #1 by J Victoria Micheal
Review by Melissa Gunn This novel started well; after a prologue giving some backstory of the main character,...
Review: Despatches by Lee Murray
A Review by Deb E. Howell One might say that war doesn’t need monsters weaved into its fabric...
Review: You Are My Sunshine and Other Stories by Octavia Cade
Review by Robinne Weiss This collection of short stories by Octavia Cade is a pull-no-punches imagination of a...
New Release: Road Trip Z book 2
Nearly three years and I have finally finished my second novel. Coming soon 22nd August 2023 and ready...
Book Review: Remains to be Told: Dark Tales of Aotearoa edited by Lee Murray
A review by Piper Mejia There is an art to crafting a short story, and the skill of...
Book Review: The Devil Took Her
The Book: The Devil Took Her: Tales of Horror by Michael Botur Reviewed by Deb Howell The Devil...
Other Worlds – Sci-fi and Fantasy Fiction in New Zealand
Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival 13 May, 2023 – The Royal Hotel, Featherston, Wellington Region Science fiction hasn’t always...
Book Review: Mirror Mirror, Who’s the Killer?
The Book: Mirror Mirror, Who’s the Killer? Reviewed by Denika Mead Talking cats, carnivorous pumpkins, and sassy old...