Andrea M. Pawley

Andrea M. Pawley loves the smell of Washington D.C., even in the summer. By day, she wrassles bureaucracy. By night, she writes speculative fiction. Her favorite building material is Aquia Creek sandstone. Her occasional dubious / enraged / farcical “insights” can be found at www.andreapawley.com.
19 entries by Andrea M. Pawley
Counterweight
By Djuna; translated by Anton Hur

Multiple characters and plotlines propel this futuristic Korean page-turner.
Starter Villain
By John Scalzi

Charlie struggles to be a bad guy. Maybe his cat can tell him what to do.
Counterweight: A Novel
By Djuna; translated by Anton Hur

Multiple characters and plotlines propel this futuristic Korean page-turner.
Sea of Tranquility
By Emily St. John Mandel

Time’s fungibility is used to dramatic effect in this mesmerizing tale.
Sea of Tranquility: A Novel
By Emily St. John Mandel

Time’s fungibility is used to dramatic effect in this mesmerizing tale.
The All-Consuming World
By Cassandra Khaw

Murderous clones are for hire in this vicious — and viscous — biopunk novel.
Finder
By Suzanne Palmer

Intergalactic hijinks abound in this intelligent, fun debut.
Shooting Lincoln
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor

The Civil War roots of modern photography and the mass appeal of images.
Planetside
By Michael Mammay

The fate of the galaxy shouldn't depend on one old soldier — unless he's perfect for the job.
Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century
By Nicholas J.C. Pistor

The Civil War roots of modern photography and the mass appeal of images.
The Monstrous
Edited by Ellen Datlow

This collection is not for the young or faint of heart — and ornithophobes should skip it, too.
Slow Bullets: A Novel
By Alastair Reynolds

Strong action and images can’t overcome the weaknesses in this ambitious work.
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales
Edited by Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant

Ghosts, ghouls, and teenagers share center stage in this creepy-fun story collection.
Robot Uprisings
Edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams
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A new collection of short stories reminds us to be nice to our machines – they are in control more than we think.
The Age of Ice: A Novel
J.M. Sidorova
A man strives to understand why strong emotions turn his touch to ice, moving through more than 200 years of Russian history for the answer.
The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes
A woman pursues the serial killer who tried to end her life — a killer who can also travel through time.
The Fall of the Stone City
Ismail Kadare
The heart of magical realism beats in this novel suffused with a city’s collective emotions in response to events of World War II.
Great North Road
Peter F. Hamilton
This new thriller with the suspense of a serial-killer investigation is set in a futuristic, intergalactic world.