What better time to read? And, as such, Aurealis is continuing our deep dive into the SF/Fantasy of the past, those books that have been sitting at the back of bookshelves for ages awaiting a re-read. Why not these give a try?

• Overlooked: The Prestige by Christopher Priest, 1995 . Imaginative, intelligent, gripping .
• Underrated: Star Gate by Andre Norton, 1958. Engaging, robust, brisk.
• Forgotten: The Devil’s Elixirs by E T A Hoffmann, 1815 in German, 2009 Oneworld Classics English translation. Macabre, disorienting, labyrinthine.