Mark Yon
@markyon.bsky.social
Fairly retired educator, constant reader, regular reviewer and marathon sleeper. Reviewer at SFFWorld (https://www.sffworld.com/), Hugo-nominated Galactic Journey (https://galacticjourney.org/) and Concatenation (http://www.concatenation.org/index.html)
Latest review at sffworld.com: The third 'cosy fantasy' book by Travis Baldree, which is a sequel to the first book, using a character from the second (which was a prequel!) www.sffworld.com/2025/11/brig...
November 14, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Latest review at sffworld.com: The third 'cosy fantasy' book by Travis Baldree, which is a sequel to the first book, using a character from the second (which was a prequel!) www.sffworld.com/2025/11/brig...
Very pretty book arrived for review. Thank you, @panmacmillan.bsky.social !!
November 13, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Very pretty book arrived for review. Thank you, @panmacmillan.bsky.social !!
Sometimes history can be as strange as fantasy fiction... new article by Cristin Williams at sffworld.com . www.sffworld.com/2025/11/cris...
November 8, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Sometimes history can be as strange as fantasy fiction... new article by Cristin Williams at sffworld.com . www.sffworld.com/2025/11/cris...
Stunning photography book from the movie "Dune: Part 2" reviewed at sffworld.com. www.sffworld.com/2025/11/dune...
November 1, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Stunning photography book from the movie "Dune: Part 2" reviewed at sffworld.com. www.sffworld.com/2025/11/dune...
November 1, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Happy Halloween, everyone! One of my favourite days of the year.
Today for Halloween I am reading Scuttler's Cove by David Barnett. Think 'Doc Martin' meets 'The Fog' with a touch of 'The Wicker Man' thrown in for good measure...
Today for Halloween I am reading Scuttler's Cove by David Barnett. Think 'Doc Martin' meets 'The Fog' with a touch of 'The Wicker Man' thrown in for good measure...
October 31, 2025 at 7:40 AM
Happy Halloween, everyone! One of my favourite days of the year.
Today for Halloween I am reading Scuttler's Cove by David Barnett. Think 'Doc Martin' meets 'The Fog' with a touch of 'The Wicker Man' thrown in for good measure...
Today for Halloween I am reading Scuttler's Cove by David Barnett. Think 'Doc Martin' meets 'The Fog' with a touch of 'The Wicker Man' thrown in for good measure...
And Alastair Reynolds' 'film-noir detective on a spaceship' novel has been reviewed at sffworld.com. The cover pretty much gets it! Thanks to gollancz.bsky.social for this one. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/halc...
October 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
And Alastair Reynolds' 'film-noir detective on a spaceship' novel has been reviewed at sffworld.com. The cover pretty much gets it! Thanks to gollancz.bsky.social for this one. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/halc...
Today a review of Alix E Harrow's The Everlasting over at @sffworld.com. "In short, this book exceeded my initial expectations. The Everlasting is a Fantasy adventure story, yes, but also one that makes you think, with characters that resonate and a clever plot that never fails to engage."
October 25, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Today a review of Alix E Harrow's The Everlasting over at @sffworld.com. "In short, this book exceeded my initial expectations. The Everlasting is a Fantasy adventure story, yes, but also one that makes you think, with characters that resonate and a clever plot that never fails to engage."
Afternoon, Womble! hope all's good with you. Just surfaced from reading Alastair Reynolds' latest. A private detective reassembled from Yuri Gagarin, investigating a murder (or possibly more than one!) on a generational spaceship. Great cover, too.
October 19, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Afternoon, Womble! hope all's good with you. Just surfaced from reading Alastair Reynolds' latest. A private detective reassembled from Yuri Gagarin, investigating a murder (or possibly more than one!) on a generational spaceship. Great cover, too.
Great coffee-table book reviewed today @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/batm...
October 18, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Great coffee-table book reviewed today @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/batm...
Another lovely art book from @titanbooks.bsky.social for review. It may not come across too clearly in the photo, but the cover of this is a metallic gold. Looks fantastic!
October 10, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Another lovely art book from @titanbooks.bsky.social for review. It may not come across too clearly in the photo, but the cover of this is a metallic gold. Looks fantastic!
"Think The Sopranos, Goodfellas, The Godfather, even, but with magic." Marie Lu's Red City reviewed at sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/red-...
October 10, 2025 at 11:52 PM
"Think The Sopranos, Goodfellas, The Godfather, even, but with magic." Marie Lu's Red City reviewed at sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/10/red-...
Review of a classic for the Halloween Countdown at sffworld.com: I reread 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/sffw...
October 8, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Review of a classic for the Halloween Countdown at sffworld.com: I reread 'Something Wicked This Way Comes' by Ray Bradbury. www.sffworld.com/2025/10/sffw...
Arrival for review today. Due February 2026. Can't see how this one will fail - "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather Fawcett (author of the 'Emily Wilde' series) involves cats and magic... Thank you, #OrbitBooksUK.
October 8, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Arrival for review today. Due February 2026. Can't see how this one will fail - "Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter" by Heather Fawcett (author of the 'Emily Wilde' series) involves cats and magic... Thank you, #OrbitBooksUK.
More big coffee-table goodness for review! Another one of those big (and heavy!) books that #TitanBooks does so well. Looking forward to reading this one. Out on the 20th October.
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 AM
More big coffee-table goodness for review! Another one of those big (and heavy!) books that #TitanBooks does so well. Looking forward to reading this one. Out on the 20th October.
New @sffworld.com review: www.sffworld.com/2025/10/alch...
October 3, 2025 at 11:38 PM
New @sffworld.com review: www.sffworld.com/2025/10/alch...
I've reviewed Stephen Baxter's latest SF novel at @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/09/hear...
October 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
I've reviewed Stephen Baxter's latest SF novel at @sffworld.com www.sffworld.com/2025/09/hear...
Please don't think I'm complaining, but we were talking about big books today in the Monday group. Here's my current pile... from the top, 728 pages, 590 pages (small print), 408 pages, 882 pages, 570 pages, 780 pages and a mere 342 pages.
September 29, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Please don't think I'm complaining, but we were talking about big books today in the Monday group. Here's my current pile... from the top, 728 pages, 590 pages (small print), 408 pages, 882 pages, 570 pages, 780 pages and a mere 342 pages.
Over at @sffworld.com I've reviewed the newest Witcher novel - a prequel. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/cros...
September 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Over at @sffworld.com I've reviewed the newest Witcher novel - a prequel. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/cros...
Very pleased to offer an exclusive book extract over at sffworld.com today: www.sffworld.com/2025/09/extr...
September 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Very pleased to offer an exclusive book extract over at sffworld.com today: www.sffworld.com/2025/09/extr...
Latest sffworld.com review: a post-apocalyptic story where the journey is as important than the destination. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/salt...
September 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Latest sffworld.com review: a post-apocalyptic story where the journey is as important than the destination. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/salt...
Review up today at sffworld.com. (I know: not my usual day, but we've got a lot to get through at the moment!) A chivalric fantasy that manages to balance the romantic element with more traditional Fantasy fare: politics, battles etc. A very pleasant surprise. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/the-...
September 18, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Review up today at sffworld.com. (I know: not my usual day, but we've got a lot to get through at the moment!) A chivalric fantasy that manages to balance the romantic element with more traditional Fantasy fare: politics, battles etc. A very pleasant surprise. www.sffworld.com/2025/09/the-...
John Scalzi back on form? I reviewed his much-awaited return to the world of the "Old Mans War" series at sffworld.com .
September 13, 2025 at 10:17 AM
John Scalzi back on form? I reviewed his much-awaited return to the world of the "Old Mans War" series at sffworld.com .
Morning, Womble! Today I am reading Red City by Marie Lu.
September 7, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Morning, Womble! Today I am reading Red City by Marie Lu.
Today's sffworld.com review is a Fantasy book from an author known for writing about spiders... www.sffworld.com/2025/09/spid...
September 6, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Today's sffworld.com review is a Fantasy book from an author known for writing about spiders... www.sffworld.com/2025/09/spid...