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Category Archive: Serials

The Vela: Salvation

The Vela Salvation (cover art detail - illustration, two figures in spacesuits stand on a rock gazing at a red building on a hill covered in red plants)
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I really enjoyed my recent reread of space opera thriller The Vela, so I’ve been excited to pick up season two to find out what happens to its conflicted characters in the wake of the battle of Gan-De. The Vela: Salvation sees a new writing team take up the reins as humanity struggles to save itself from disasters of its own making.

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February 20, 2021 Bite-size Books, Reviews, The Vela

Bookburners: the greatest trick the devil ever pulled

Bookburners Season One
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Sal Brooks has been getting her little brother out of trouble all his life, but she never expected to have to face down literal demons for him. When Perry is seduced by a stolen book, Sal finds herself teaming up with a mysterious team of specialists to get it – and, with luck, Perry – back…

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January 22, 2021 Bookburners, Reviews, Serials

Twelve Days of Bookmas: Orphan Black – The Next Chapter

Book cover: Orphan Black - The Next Chapter (SerialBox)Orphan Black is one of my all-time favourite TV shows, a complete tale well-told in five seasons. Imagine my surprise and delight when Serial Box announced they had cooked up a sequel – narrated by none other than Clone Queen Tatiana Maslany herself.

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December 26, 2020 Reviews, Serials

The Vela: Gravity

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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As the Khayyami fleet races towards Gan-De, General Cynwrig and her forces capture Asala and Niko. With no cards left to play, Asala and Soraya must make impossible choices. But Uzochi Ryouta still has tricks up her sleeve, and less care for the lives at stake…

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April 24, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

The Vela: The Traitor

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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Asala and Niko are trapped on the surface of Gan-De, desperate to get themselves – or at least the vital information they carry – off-planet. But they haven’t been careful enough. General Cynwrig has started to put together the pieces…

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April 20, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

The Vela: The Heart of the Web | Fortress World

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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The secret to human survival is laid bare as Asala and Niko confront the underground aboard Camp Ghala. But who will be saved?

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April 12, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

The Vela: Camp Ghala

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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For the second time in her life, Asala flees Hypatia on a spacefaring death trap. Armed with new information that changes everything about The Vela‘s disappearance, she and Niko find themselves trapped in a Gandesian refugee camp with no way to get the word out – and no-one to trust but each other.

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March 27, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

The Vela: The Death-Cold

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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Asala and Niko have made it to Hypatia – but can they survive the death-cold and find out what happened to The Vela?

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March 20, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

The Vela: The Third Passenger

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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The solar system is dying. A ship of refugees has disappeared en route from Eratos to Khayyam. And a hardbitten mercenary – once a refugee herself – together with the privileged child of an Inner System president are the odd couple tasked with bringing The Vela safely home…

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March 13, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

Welcome to The Vela #sneakpeek

An orange spaceship zips past a blue-grey planet surrounded by asteroids
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There’s a new series about to start over at Serial Box, and oh my word I’m so excited I could dance (I don’t dance. Ever). A line-up of the best new SF authors writing political space opera? Can I get a HELL YES? And it gets better – they let me have a sneak peek, so I can give you the lowdown on the first episode…

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February 20, 2019 Reviews, The Vela

Tremontaine: the future starts here

Header image: Tremontaine - The Final Season (copyright Serial Box: two figures swordfighting, seen from above)
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In a break with tradition (although I did something similar for Season Three), I’m going to talk about the final three episodes of Tremontaine at once. It’s been emotional, folks. And now it’s over… until I pick up Swordspoint for a reread, anyway. Be warned: there will be spoilers.

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January 25, 2019 Reviews, Tremontaine

Tremontaine: After the Flood

Header image: Tremontaine - The Final Season (copyright Serial Box: two figures swordfighting, seen from above)
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Gird your feelings. Grab a tissue. It’s time to confront (some of) the deepest wounds of our protagonists’ hearts and start wrapping up our loose ends.

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December 21, 2018 Reviews, Tremontaine

Tremontaine: A City in Crisis

Header image: Tremontaine - The Final Season (copyright Serial Box: two figures swordfighting, seen from above)
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The Hill perches above the raging River. Riversiders scurry for top-floor shelter. At the Ambassador’s Residence, Rafe appeals to Reza to help him shelter the needy at the Academy. And in the Middle City, Kaab takes advantage of the chaos to go hunting…

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December 12, 2018 Reviews, Tremontaine

Tremontaine: What the River Wants

Header image: Tremontaine - The Final Season (copyright Serial Box: two figures swordfighting, seen from above)
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As the weather improves, the River is still running high. Up on the Hill, Diane is finding her latest affair unexpectedly satisfying; but in the City, Rafe is given cause for concern by his new lover. In Riverside, Kaab and Tess make peace, former lovers finally able to be just good friends.

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November 17, 2018 Reviews, Tremontaine

Tremontaine: What Light in the Houses Beneath the Earth?

Header image: Tremontaine - The Final Season (copyright Serial Box: two figures swordfighting, seen from above)
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The weather is finally showing signs of improving, but feelings are running as high as the river. As we reach the middle of the season, the waters are poised to rearrange everything we know…

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October 28, 2018 Reviews, Tremontaine

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