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Category Archive: Fiction

Earthseed: The Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Lake Dospat, Bulgaria
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Nel’s Perspective With all the heat waves currently plaguing Europe, I think the month of June is the […]

moonchocolateandtea 08/08/2021 Dystopia, Fiction, Science Fiction

1984 by George Orwell

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George Orwell’s 1984 is one of those books everyone recommends, and is towards the top of any “read before you die” lists… Many would tell me how this is their favourite book with a mad glint in their eyes…

velswritings 03/06/2021 Dystopia, Fiction

The Slynx by Tatyana Tolstaya

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As part of our efforts to include literature from all corners of the world, it would be silly to skip Russia. Especially when discussing post-apocalyptic dystopias. Tatyana Tolstaya’s Slynx was also an interesting and wild personal experience. So, strap yourselves and let me tell you how I tried reading the same book twice. In the same month.
– Nel

velswritings 09/05/2021 Fiction, Science Fiction

Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Kindle version of Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson
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Vel’s Perspective Nalo Hopkinson’s Falling in Love with Hominids is this year’s compilation of short stories. Our overarching […]

moonchocolateandtea 01/04/2021 Fiction, Genres, Science Fiction, Short Stories

The Three-Body Problem by Liu Cixin

Liu Cixin's Three-Body Problem Bulgarian Edition
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Vel’s Perspective: Nelly had long spoken of how excited she is to be getting this book, and then […]

moonchocolateandtea 26/02/2021 #History, Fiction, Genres, Science Fiction

Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

Front 3D cover of Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
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Vel’s Perspective: As part of the extensive Christmas hamper Nelly sent me last year, I got two of […]

moonchocolateandtea 01/02/2021 Classics, Fiction, Science Fiction

Bone China by Laura Purcell

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Vel’s Perspective For a third year in a row, we have trusted ourselves to read and review a […]

moonchocolateandtea 31/10/2020 Fiction, Gothic, Historical Fiction, Horror, Mystery

Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock

Partial front cover of Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
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Nel’s Perspective Rarely do I feel the need to write down everything going through my mind whilst reading […]

moonchocolateandtea 18/10/2020 Classics, Fiction

Transki Stories and Balkan Suite by Petar Delchev

Front and back cover of Transki Stories by Petar Delchev
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Vel’s Perspective Transki Stories is used as the umbrella name for two separate sets of stories – Transki […]

moonchocolateandtea 17/09/2020 Fiction, Short Stories

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker

Dracul by Dacre Stoker and J.D.Barker next to a bowl of cherries
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Nel’s Perspective Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker’s Dracul has been on my waiting-to-be-read list for a loooong […]

moonchocolateandtea 17/06/2020 Fiction, Gothic, Horror

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