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Category Archives: Fantasy
Jewels in the Dust by Peter Crowther
I’d never read anything by Peter Crowther before Jewels in the Dust, a new collection of thirteen stories published between 1996 and 2006 and collected here for the first time. I was, however, very familiar with Crowther’s name, mainly as one … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Peter Crowther, Subterranean Press
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Memoirs of a Con Man: Being a Review of The Republic of Thieves (sort of)
I’m extremely grateful that my editors at Tor.com agreed to go with my slightly batty idea for this “review” of what’s probably one of the most anticipated fantasy releases of the last few years, and definitely a book where a … Continue reading
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
I’ll start out by making an admission: the main thing that drew my attention to Antigoddess, the first installment in Kendare Blake’s new series The Goddess War, was its title. The book didn’t really look like my cup of tea, but, … Continue reading
How the World Became Quiet by Rachel Swirsky
Just the most basic book description should be enough to set some people running to their preferred purveyor of books to purchase this new title from Subterranean Press: How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present and Future is … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Rachel Swirsky, Subterranean Press
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The Incrementalists by Steven Brust and Skyler White
With certain authors, I’m reaching the point where I feel like I may as well stop reviewing them, because their books have become so reliable it verges on the predictable. Not that I’d stop reading them: I enjoy their works, … Continue reading
The Girl in the Mirror by Lev Grossman
Tor.com asked me to write a review of the short story “The Girl in the Mirror” by Lev Grossman, which will appear in the new anthology Dangerous Women, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois. Because this anthology is … Continue reading
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler
Khandar, a colony of the Vordanai Empire, has rebelled. The empire’s colonial army has been kicked out of the capital city Ashe-Katarion by a coalition of the religious fanatics known as the Redeemers and Voltarai desert tribes led by the … Continue reading
The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty
Think of The Shambling Guide to New York City by Mur Lafferty as a cozy urban fantasy novel, in the same vein as the popular “cozy mysteries” written by authors like Janet Evanovich but in an urban fantasy setting. In … Continue reading
The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez (includes giveaway!)
Before I get to the actual review, a brief side-note: the story of this book’s publication is interesting in itself. The Daedalus Incident was originally scheduled to be released a while back, but then the whole Night Shade Books situation happened, putting … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Giveaways, Reviews, Science Fiction
Tagged Michael J. Martinez, Night Shade Books
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The Blue Blazes by Chuck Wendig
If, like me, you were introduced to the wonderful and somewhat insane world of Chuck Wendig via Blackbirds, eagerly lapped up its sequel Mockingbird, and then found yourself desperately looking for more, well, there’s good news and bad news. The bad news—I’m … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 