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Legion by Brandon Sanderson
Stephen Leeds, the main character in Brandon Sanderson’s new novella Legion, has a unique mental condition. It resembles multiple personality disorder but is much stranger and infinitely more useful: he has a group of imaginary personae who “live” with him … Continue reading
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
vN by Madeline Ashby (includes giveaway!)
Here’s my review of Madeline Ashby’s debut novel vN, 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 how … 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
The Hollow City by Dan Wells
Michael Shipman, the main character of Dan Wells’ newest novel The Hollow City, suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and lives with horrible hallucinations and delusions. He is convinced that Faceless men are following him everywhere. They can monitor him through any … 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
Far Beyond Reality 