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Quantum Space: Jim Baggott ***** 26 November 2018 - A slim volume showing how to check out the numbers in the headlines, giving useful tools for approximation and handy tips for avoiding misleading statistics.
Everything You Know about Planet Earth is Wrong: Matt Brown **** 2 December 2018 - The latest in the series of quirky corrections to popularly held misunderstandings takes on geography and geology. Entertaining stuff.
Hallo Robot: Bennie Mols and Nieske Vergunst *** 30 November 2018 - Lots of colour illustrations in this overview of robotics from speech handling to self-driving cars, best suited to an absolute beginner.
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Lord of the Ice Moons: Michael Carroll *** 24 November 2018 - As Earth's power supplies fail, Gwen Baré is in a race against time to recover generators from Saturn's moon Enceladus, only to discover that the former colony is occupied. Very interesting story, but in need of editing.
Skyward: Brandon Sanderson **** 19 November 2018 - Rookie starfighter pilots take on attacking aliens on a wreck of a planet in a YA crossover title that manages to appeal by adding in lots of interesting detail, a strong female protagonist and some clever twists.
Thin Air: Richard Morgan ***** 25 October 2018 - A heady mix of detective noir with seedy nightclubs, Blade Runner aesthetic and a Martian twist.
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