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Category Archives: Fantasy
The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination by John Joseph Adams (Ed.)
The Mad Scientist’s Guide to World Domination is the latest themed anthology edited by John Joseph Adams—and it’s another good one. This time, Adams has collected a set of short stories featuring the hero’s (or often superhero’s) traditional antagonist: the … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged John Joseph Adams, Tor
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The Willful Princess and the Piebald Prince by Robin Hobb
Over the years, Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings has become one of fantasy’s most beloved settings. So far, the series consists of three completed trilogies (Farseer, Live Ship, and Tawny Man), as well as the Rain Wilds Chronicles, a … Continue reading
Six-Gun Snow White by Catherynne M. Valente
It doesn’t happen to me very often, but ever so rarely I come across a book that’s so purely brilliant that it almost stuns me, a story that’s so gorgeous and rich that I feel paralyzed: not just unable to … Continue reading
American Elsewhere by Robert Jackson Bennett
Mona Bright used to be a cop. She was married. They were expecting a baby. Then, abruptly, everything fell apart and her life collapsed. Since then, she’s been drifting from town to town, taking short term jobs, drinking heavily, looking … Continue reading
Fade to Black by Francis Knight
Rojan Dizon is a bounty-hunter in the vertical city of Mahala, an ancient, towering structure where neighborhoods are built on top of neighborhoods. The rich and powerful live at the top, enjoying sunshine and fresh air, while the poor live … Continue reading
Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer
Trafalgar by Angélica Gorodischer is a wonderful and deceptively complex little book that will play havoc with your mind in general and any preconceived genre expectations you may have in particular. I highly recommend grabbing it for that reason alone, … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Angélica Gorodischer, Small Beer Press
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Shadow Ops: Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole
With last year’s Shadow Ops: Control Point, Myke Cole burst onto the scene with a bang, launching a cool, action-packed new series that combines elements of military fantasy and superhero fiction in a contemporary setting. The novel introduces a world in … Continue reading
The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
The eponymous hero of The Red Knight by Miles Cameron is the leader of a mercenary army that’s just returning to Alba after fighting a campaign abroad. His identity and even his real name are a mystery to most: there … Continue reading
Imager’s Battalion by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Imager’s Battalion is the sixth novel in L.E. Modesitt Jr.’s Imager Portfolio series, and the third one focusing on the life and times of Quaeryt, after Scholar and Princeps. The initial three novels (Imager, Imager’s Challenge and Imager’s Intrigue) had … Continue reading
The Emperor’s Soul by Brandon Sanderson
At the start of Brandon Sanderson’s latest novella The Emperor’s Soul, Emperor Ashravan has just barely survived an assassination attempt. He’s alive thanks to his healers’ skills, but his mind has been wiped completely. The ruling Arbiters have managed to keep … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 