Fortean Times UK: Reviews - Books http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/ The latest Books from Fortean Times UK en-GB Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:54:43 +0100 Tue, 13 Aug 2013 04:54:43 +0100 webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk webmaster.bizarre@dennis.co.uk SF Round-up http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/6271/sf_roundup.html David V Barrett reviews new writing from Christopher Priest, Leon Jenner, Lauren DeStefano, Peter F Hamilton and Connie Willis Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:35 +0000 Fiction Round-up http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5977/fiction_roundup.html New novels from Elspeth Cooper, Adam Roberts and Félix J Palma Thu, 06 Oct 2011 16:37:00 +0100 Fiction round-up http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5752/fiction_roundup.html Dragons, coincidences, pirates, a mean grandmother, and Webmind Mon, 22 Aug 2011 12:58:57 +0100 Embassytown http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5599/embassytown.html Breathtaking tale of an alien race high on Language Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:45 +0100 Strange New Worlds: The search for alien planets and life beyond our solar system http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5653/strange_new_worlds_the_search_for_alien_planets_and_life_beyond_our_solar_system.html An out-of-this-world introduction to exoplanets Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:45 +0100 Hermits and Recluses in English Society 950-1200 http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5635/hermits_and_recluses_in_english_society_9501200.html Exemplary study reveals anchorites as powerful intermediaries between this world and the next Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:40 +0100 Forged: Writing in the Name of God http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5638/forged_writing_in_the_name_of_god.html Rigorous biblical scholarship for the general reader Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:34 +0100 Geoffrey of Monmouth's Life of Merlin http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5641/geoffrey_of_monmouths_life_of_merlin.html Merlin as depressive, and a reluctant wonderworker Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:31 +0100 Casa Pia: The making of a modern European witch hunt http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5644/casa_pia_the_making_of_a_modern_european_witch_hunt.html Terrifying demonstration of the power of the mob Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:29 +0100 Real Monsters, Gruesome Critters, and Beasts from the Dark Side http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5647/real_monsters_gruesome_critters_and_beasts_from_the_dark_side.html Sensationalist, lurid round-up Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:26 +0100 Antiquaries and Archaists: The past in the past, the past in the present http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5650/antiquaries_and_archaists_the_past_in_the_past_the_past_in_the_present.html The past is not necessarily another country to people who engage with it Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:48:22 +0100 Paranormality: Why we see what isn't there http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/5656/paranormality_why_we_see_what_isnt_there.html Debunking done with panache Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:47:47 +0100 The Great Fear of 1857: Rumours, conspiracies and the making of the Indian uprising http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4522/the_great_fear_of_1857_rumours_conspiracies_and_the_making_of_the_indian_uprising.html First rate, with implications for a variety of subjects Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:29:36 +0100 The End of Discovery http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4534/the_end_of_discovery.html Posits a theory of everything that isn't... Fri, 08 Oct 2010 17:29:36 +0100 Angels: A History http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4528/angels_a_history.html Pithy, succinct and a great antidote to new-age loopiness Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:31:47 +0100 Overmodeled Skulls http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4537/overmodeled_skulls.html Unique look at a dispersed but mystifying funerary custom Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:26:41 +0100 A Cabinet of Roman Curiosities: Strange tales and surprising facts from the world's greatest empire http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4525/a_cabinet_of_roman_curiosities_strange_tales_and_surprising_facts_from_the_worlds_greatest_empire.html Great collection of classy classical curiosities Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:25:44 +0100 Packing for Mars: The curious science of life in the void http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4531/packing_for_mars_the_curious_science_of_life_in_the_void.html Puke, zero-gravity porn, faecal popcorn and flash-frozen rats Fri, 08 Oct 2010 11:22:51 +0100 The Devil's Children: A history of childhood and murder http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4408/the_devils_children_a_history_of_childhood_and_murder.html The history behind the red tops' devil children headlines Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:37:36 +0100 A New Science: The discovery of religion in the age of reason http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4411/a_new_science_the_discovery_of_religion_in_the_age_of_reason.html A vital compass for students of religion Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:33:46 +0100 The Real History of the End of the World http://www.forteantimes.com/reviews/books/4414/the_real_history_of_the_end_of_the_world.html Doomed! We're all doomed! Or not, as the case may be Fri, 01 Oct 2010 16:32:42 +0100 0