Category Archives: Reviews

Crooked by Austin Grossman

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

Austin Grossman’s new novel, Crooked, features a very different Richard Nixon from the one you may remember from history class. To illustrate, allow me to start this review with a brief quote from the book’s opening chapter, showing Nixon in … Continue reading →

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The Library At Mount Char by Scott Hawkins

Posted on July 21, 2015 by

The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins is one of the biggest surprises of the year for me so far. A contemporary fantasy novel with strong horror elements, it sets up a wholly original fictional universe, complete with mythology … Continue reading →

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The Two of Swords (1-5) by K.J. Parker

Posted on July 14, 2015 by

I’ve made it no secret over the years that I’m a big fan of K.J. Parker, purveyor of quirky and highly intelligent fantasy, formerly a mysterious entity whose real name or even gender was unknown but recently revealed (to my … Continue reading →

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The Red by Linda Nagata

Posted on July 7, 2015 by

Note: this review was written almost two years ago, about the original, indie-published version of The Red: First Light. Since then, the novel was acquired and published by Saga Press. Please keep in mind that this review doesn’t take into account … Continue reading →

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Mini-review: The Philosopher Kings by Jo Walton

Posted on June 30, 2015 by

The Philosopher Kings is the direct sequel to Jo Walton’s excellent novel The Just City. If you haven’t read that first book yet, stop reading this now and instead check out my review. The new novel is set about twenty … Continue reading →

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Mini-review: Protector (Foreigner #14) by C.J. Cherryh

Posted on June 26, 2015 by

Protector is a 3 star book in a 5 star series. I love these books and will continue to read them as long as Cherryh writes them, but this middle book in the fifth (!) trilogy set on the atevi world was … Continue reading →

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The Affinities by Robert Charles Wilson

Posted on June 16, 2015 by

In Robert Charles Wilson’s new novel The Affinities, as in many of his other novels, the world as we know it is about to be remade. The difference with many of Wilson’s previous works is that, this time, the change … Continue reading →

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