There’s plenty more books that we couldn’t fit in. In 2022, podcaster/Big Finish writer Tom Salinsky embarked on a mission to watch every Star Trek episode, from TOS to Enterprise. STAR TREK: DISCOVERING THE TV SERIES (30 March, White Owl) documents the first part of that marathon. Every episode gets a write-up, with a star rating (and he’s quite hard pleased – 67 get two stars or less). Pitched as “for fans of Philip K Dick’s Ubik and Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind”, Nathan Tavares’s WELCOME TO FOREVER (out now, Titan) focuses on a “memory editor” who wakes up in a Centre for Memory Reconstruction, told he’s the victim of a terrorist bombing. Now he remembers nothing about his past – including his husband. After retelling the Medusa myth in 2021, Rosie Hewlett tackles another formidable female in MEDEA (21 March, Bantam): the sorceress who avenged her betrayal by husband Jason by killing their children. Bernardo Esquinca’s short story collection THE SECRET LIFE OF INSECTS (28 March, Dead Ink) blends horror and noir as it explores the legacy of Mexico’s blood-drenched history; expect devils, ghouls and old gods. Turning to continuing series: Peter V Brett’s Nightfall Saga – set 15 years after the conclusion of his popular Demon Cycle – hits book two with THE HIDDEN QUEEN (out now, HarperCollins). Finally, Hadeer Elsbai follows up her Egyptian-inspired debut The Daughters Of Izdihar – centred on two women who can magically “weave” elements – with the second book in the duology, THE WEAVERS OF ALAMAXA (28 March, Orbit).
