Donna Scott (Author of Best of British Science Fiction 2021)

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Donna Scott

欧宝娱乐 Author

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Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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I鈥檓 like an emotional washing machine as Easter weekend approaches. This will be my first ever trip to Ireland. I had meant to go to Dublin in 2019, but instead I was in hospital, recovering from major surgery on the day that my book Best of British Science Fiction 2018 was launched without me.

Six years later, and having just forked out on flights and with the hotel bill yet to be finalised, I kin

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	Best of British Science Fiction 2021 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Paul Cornell (欧宝娱乐 Author), Liz Williams 3.99 avg rating — 105 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2020 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author), M.R. Carey (欧宝娱乐 Author), Lavie Tidhar 4.01 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2021 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2018 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Alastair Reynolds (Contributor), Lavie Tidhar 3.96 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 2019 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2016 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Peter F. Hamilton (欧宝娱乐 Author), Gwyneth Jones 4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 2017 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2017 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Ken MacLeod, Lavie Tidhar 3.77 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2018 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2019 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Ken MacLeod, Lavie Tidhar 4.09 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2020 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2022 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Lavie Tidhar, Eric Brown 3.90 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Laughs in Space by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Lavie Tidhar (contributor), David Gullen (欧宝娱乐 Author) (contributor) 4.50 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Best of British Science Fiction 2023 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Alastair Reynolds, Stephen Baxter 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BSFA Awards 2008 by Donna Scott (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Editor), Ted Chiang (Contributor), Greg Egan (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Whilst the mystery elements of this book weren't unguessable, I was hooked on the untangling stories of all the characters, their flaws, and assumptions about each other. The psychological build-up of tension, the unravelling of lives, and some very ...more
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I liked this as a quick read, and the overall story was good. I do think the writing could have been tighter, and the way Steph and Grant talk about their house, their interests, and what is on their minds in the moment is very generic and beige. At ...more
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