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Category Archives: Fantasy
The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby (includes giveaway!)
Here’s my review of The Corpse-Rat King by Lee Battersby, out last week from Angry Robot. Thanks to the publisher, I have two copies of the novel to give away to readers in the US, Canada and EU. Details on … Continue reading
The Woman Who Married a Cloud by Jonathan Carroll
I read my first Jonathan Carroll novel shortly after discovering Graham Joyce. I’d read everything Joyce had written up to that point and was desperate for more. The top recommendation I kept hearing at that time was Jonathan Carroll, probably … Continue reading
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Tagged Jonathan Carroll, Subterranean Press
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Whispers Under Ground by Ben Aaronovitch
The 2012 Olympic Games in London just came to a close, and sadly, most of us didn’t get to go. So, why not take this opportunity to read some fantasy set in present day London? It’s almost as good as … Continue reading
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
It’s been twenty years since Tara Martin disappeared without a trace. The police conducted fruitless searches in the dense forests where she was last seen. Her boyfriend was a suspect, which drove a rift between him and Tara’s grieving family. … Continue reading
Sharps by K.J. Parker
The last war between the neighboring countries of Permia and Scheria ended when Scheria’s greatest general redirected the course of a number of rivers and flooded one of the enemy’s cities, thereby killing tens of thousands of people and gaining … Continue reading
How to Make Friends with Demons by Graham Joyce
Next week sees the US release of Some Kind of Fairy Tale, the new novel by one of my favorite authors, Graham Joyce. I just received my copy, so the review will be coming in a bit later. Meanwhile, as … Continue reading
False Covenant by Ari Marmell – includes giveaway!
Giveaway time! Thanks to the kind people at Pyr, I have one copy of False Covenant and one complete set (Thief’s Covenant AND False Covenant) to give away to two lucky readers. Details on how to enter this worldwide giveaway … Continue reading
The Shadowed Sun by N.K. Jemisin
Last month, N.K. Jemisin treated the world to The Killing Moon, a brilliant new fantasy novel set in a strikingly original world and populated by some of the most fascinating characters I’ve met in years. Now, barely a handful of … Continue reading
The Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard
Lucius Shepard’s classic story “The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule” introduced the world to Griaule, a huge (as in six thousand feet long) paralyzed dragon who shapes the lives of the people living around, on and in some cases … Continue reading
Princeps by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
If you haven’t done so yet, you still have a few days left to enter my giveaway of Princeps by L.E. Modesitt Jr.! To whet your appetite, here’s my Tor.com review of the novel. Princeps, the newest novel by L.E. … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 