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Category Archives: Fantasy
Jagannath by Karin Tidbeck
Where do they keep coming from? Over the last handful of weeks I’ve read Near + Far by Cat Rambo (review), At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson (review) and Errantry: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand … Continue reading
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Tagged Cheeky Frawg, Karin Tidbeck
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Errantry: Strange Stories by Elizabeth Hand
There’s a lovely scene in “Errantry,” the title story of Elizabeth Hand’s newest collection of short fiction, in which a character finds a print of a painting she loved as a child and describes what she used to imagine about … Continue reading
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Tagged Elizabeth Hand, Small Beer Press
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Initiate’s Trial by Janny Wurts
First things first: Initiate’s Trial is the ninth book in the Wars of Light and Shadow series by Janny Wurts. I’ve tried to avoid spoilers in this review, but if you haven’t read the earlier books in the series and … Continue reading
Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky
Three years after the dramatic events portrayed in Daniel Polansky’s excellent noir fantasy debut Low Town (known as The Straight Razor Cure outside of the U.S.), the Warden is back to doing what he does best: running his slum town … Continue reading
Lex Trent versus the Gods by Alex Bell
Lex Trent leads a double life: to all outward appearances the self-assured young man is a law student and interns with a respectable law firm during the day, but at night he becomes the Shadowman, a notorious thief and burglar … Continue reading
Low Town by Daniel Polansky
This week sees the UK release of Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky, sequel to last year’s excellent debut Low Town/The Straight Razor Cure. My review of the new novel should be popping up on Tor.com soon, but just in … Continue reading
At the Mouth of the River of Bees by Kij Johnson
It’s hard to believe that it’s taken until 2012 to get an actual, printed volume of Kij Johnson’s short stories. After all, Kij has been publishing stories for a quarter of a century now, and several of them have won … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Kij Johnson, Small Beer Press
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Near + Far by Cat Rambo
Cat Rambo has published over a hundred science fiction and fantasy short stories to date, in places like Asimov’s, Weird Tales, and on Tor.com. The field of short genre fiction is quite crowded nowadays—which is wonderful, don’t get me wrong—but … Continue reading
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Tagged Cat Rambo, Hydra House
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Stormdancer by Jay Kristoff
The Shima Isles are on the brink of ruin. The empire practically runs on chi, a substance extracted from the bloodlotus plant which fuels its engines but also poisons its soil, kills its animals, and keeps its people addicted with … Continue reading
Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig
Here’s my review of Mockingbird by Chuck Wendig. Thanks to the publisher’s generosity, I have two copies of this excellent novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada and the EU. Details on how to enter the giveaway … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 