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  • Ghost Syntax

    Ghost Syntax

    We’ve just put together a new preview of Eugenia Byney’s forthcoming collection ‘Ghost Syntax’. It includes the Prologue and the complete opening story, ‘The Silent Epoch’, presented as they will appear in the book, together with four of Eugenia’s original illustrations. You can read the preview here:https://www.amaurea.co.uk/amaureapress/p/ghost-syntax-eugenia-byney Ghost Syntax is a collection of ten science-fiction… Continue reading

  • Reading Olga Ravn’s The Employees

    Reading Olga Ravn’s The Employees

    The Employees describes itself as “a workplace novel of the 22nd century.” It consists of statements from employees on the Six Thousand Ship. Some are human, while others are humanoid. They interact with strange alien forms known as “objects.” These objects come from a colonised planet called New Discovery. The crew places them in various… Continue reading

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  • Reading Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police

    Reading Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police

    Some books welcome you in by explaining their worlds. Others, like Yoko Ogawa’s The Memory Police, sweep you off your feet. You only realise the world you’ve entered after you start falling. When I began reading, the ideas felt so strange. For the first twenty-five pages, I felt lost in an unanchored universe. It was… Continue reading

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