Alastair Reynolds enjoyed fellow British author Liz Williams’ 2008 novel Winterstrike

In a recent comment to his “Optimism and pessimism - where did it all go right?” guest post over at Babel Clash, award-winning British SF author Alastair Reynolds wrote: “One of my most enjoyable recent reads was Liz Williams’ striking and atmospheric far future Mars novel Winterstrike.” British SF&F author Liz Williams’ novel Winterstrike (2008) features the blustery city of Winterstrike on a colonized Mars governed by matriarchs.