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Category Archives: Fantasy
Scholar by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Earlier this week, I posted a look back at the first three novels in L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s excellent Imager Portfolio series, and today I’m posting my review of last year’s Scholar, the fourth novel in the series and the start … Continue reading
Imager, Imager’s Challenge and Imager’s Intrigue by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Next week will see the release of Princeps, the second novel in the second arc of L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s excellent Imager Portfolio. I’ll review the novel on Tor.com and, as always, will post the review here about a week after … Continue reading
Scourge of the Betrayer by Jeff Salyards
Arkamondos has been making a decent living as a scribe. He writes letters, keeps ledgers for merchants, and generally takes any scribing work that pays the bills, even though most of it is utterly boring. When he has the option … Continue reading
The Best of Kage Baker
Kage Baker left us far too soon. Her untimely death in 2010, at age 57, was an immense loss for the science fiction and fantasy world, but she’s sure to pop up on recommended reading lists for many years to … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Kage Baker, Subterranean Press
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The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin
As is so often the case with great novels, the opening chapter of N.K. Jemisin’s The Killing Moon offers a snapshot of the conflicts and relationships that end up driving the whole story. We meet the Gatherer Ehiru as he … Continue reading
Blackbirds by Chuck Wendig
Miriam is a drifter with an unusual gift: when she touches someone skin to skin, she sees a brief vision of the circumstances of that person’s death. It could be decades into the future or later the same day. Some … Continue reading
Thief’s Covenant by Ari Marmell
Thief’s Covenant is the story of Widdershins, a young woman formerly known as Adrienne Satti, who grew up an orphan on the streets of Davillon, escaped poverty to join the city’s powerful aristocracy in a rags-to-riches story, and then shockingly … Continue reading
The Straits of Galahesh by Bradley Beaulieu
My path to Bradley Beaulieu’s writings was probably different from most people’s: I discovered him only recently through Strata, the excellent science fiction novella he co-wrote and self-published with Stephen Gaskell (reviewed here). I enjoyed Strata so much that I … Continue reading
The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts
When I first read The Curse of the Mistwraith a few years ago, it took me completely by surprise. Based on (obviously mistaken) assumptions, I expected something completely different — epic fantasy, yes, but nothing even close to the gorgeous … Continue reading
The Winds of Khalakovo by Bradley Beaulieu
Prince Nikandr of Khalakovo is betrothed to Princess Atiana of Vostromo. Atiana is beautiful, and the match will be beneficial for both houses, but Nikandr is less than happy because he lives with two damning secrets. For one, his true … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 