Straya

What an amazing sci-fi/horror novel about a dystopian Sydney after Australia or 'Straya' as its pronounced by us Aussies has been destroyed. It follows our protagonist Franga who is a mutant and considered second class by the normal folk of New Sydney. There is a great devide between the rich, poor,......more

Blisteringly funny, hyper-violent and relentlessly irreverent romp through post-apocalyptic Sydney. Young mutant Franga is used to fighting for survival on the mean streets of the Innasiddy but now finds himself battling for the future of the human race against a monstrous threat born out of the sor......more

I'm an old-as-the-hills video gamer who's no stranger to dystopian hellscapes. That said, I still found this post-calamity Oz to be equal parts horrifying, bloody and bloody hilarious. Not since “Trent From Punchie” (or possibly “Damo and Darren”) has the bogan essence of this country been as thorou......more

I read this book straight after reading Dune, and I still thought this was great. It’s not Dune, but then what is? What it is though, is a whole lot of fun. Mad laughs. An even madder plot. The joy of reading a book in pseudostrine. Buckets and buckets of social commentary. A compelling world. Charac......more