Archive - Through the Biblioscope

December 2023

Ancient Gods, the Devil, and Very Smart Spiders

From a strongly feminist re-telling of Greek myth and legend to a tale of humans becoming gods to another species.

Dec 24, 2023 •

Dangerous Creatures Escaping With the Loot

An excellent piece of engaging historical fiction and a fun but perhaps over-elaborate middle-school fantasy.

Dec 3, 2023 •

November 2023

Letting Go of the Past to Seize the Future

Three excellent works of fiction and one of non-fiction made up my reading over the last few weeks.

Nov 6, 2023 •

October 2023

An Unspoken Wager

Mutiny and violence on a remote island in the 18th Century, and murder in an expatriate Vietnamese community in Western Sydney.

Oct 15, 2023 •

September 2023

A Wilful March to the Cemetery

A massive work of fantasy/sf, a terrific debut thriller, and some classic non-fiction made up my reading this time

Sep 24, 2023 •

Across the Irish Sea

A really well-done mystery set in Northern Ireland during The Troubles. A locked-room mystery and an explosive climax.

Sep 10, 2023 •

August 2023

A lot of varied reading to talk about since my last issue, but the first couple of books I discuss do have a certain colour in common.

Aug 20, 2023 •

Wild Magic and a Hall of Mirrors

Magic in a 1940s college town and on one of the Autumn Isles in the 1800s. Not to mention spy games in 1980s Moscow.

Aug 6, 2023 •

July 2023

Hugo Travels Through Time and Space

From 2023 in Chengdou, China back to 1970 in Heidelberg, Germany

Jul 9, 2023 •

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