It’s December 2023, which means it’s time for me to take a look back at all the SFF books I’ve read this year and pick out a few of my favourites. I’m sticking with the same format as I went with for last year’s Best SFF post, so I’ve chosen ten fantastic SFF books that I’ve loved this year and listed them in the order I read them (so don’t think of this as a ‘top 10’). As always with these articles I’ve selected only books that were published this year, so some of my absolute favourites didn’t make the list – but even so, it was tough narrowing things down to just 10 books! What’s interesting this year is that quite a lot of these books are relatively low-key and not-very-fantastical – which I love, as it just goes to show the breadth of SFF as a whole!
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Frances White Talks Voyage of the Damned
Hello and welcome to this Track of Words author interview; today I’m absolutely delighted to be joined by author Frances White to talk about her debut novel Voyage of the Damned, which is out on the 18th January 2024 from Penguin Michael Joseph. I’m lucky enough to have read an advance copy of Voyage of the Damned, and I can confirm that it’s a joy to read – I loved everything about it! I’m really excited to talk about this book, so I couldn’t be happier to welcome Frances to the site to give us the lowdown and explore some of the characters, ideas and themes waiting within its pages. So read on, and I hope you enjoy this as much as I enjoyed the book!
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