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Category Archives: Reviews
Burning Paradise by Robert Charles Wilson
As similar as the reality in Robert Charles Wilson’s new novel Burning Paradise may seem to ours, it’s actually very different. The world is preparing to celebrate a Century of Peace since the 1914 Armistice that ended the Great War. There was … Continue reading
Parasite by Mira Grant
In Mira Grant’s new novel Parasite, a major new scientific development has transformed the medical world: the Intestinal Bodyguard is a genetically engineered parasite that lives in your bowels and can secrete drugs directly into your digestive tract. It’s nothing … Continue reading
Range of Ghosts by Elizabeth Bear
This review turned out a bit rambly, but I’m too lazy to self-edit today, so I’m going to cut to the chase and place my overall opinion right up front for anyone who doesn’t feel like reading over a thousand … Continue reading
The Highest Frontier by Joan Slonczewski
It’s been about a decade since Brain Plague, Joan Slonczewski’s last novel, came out, but I’d bet good money that more people remember the author for a novel that’s by now, unbelievably, already 25 years old — the wonderful and memorable A … Continue reading
Jewels in the Dust by Peter Crowther
I’d never read anything by Peter Crowther before Jewels in the Dust, a new collection of thirteen stories published between 1996 and 2006 and collected here for the first time. I was, however, very familiar with Crowther’s name, mainly as one … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Peter Crowther, Subterranean Press
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Memoirs of a Con Man: Being a Review of The Republic of Thieves (sort of)
I’m extremely grateful that my editors at Tor.com agreed to go with my slightly batty idea for this “review” of what’s probably one of the most anticipated fantasy releases of the last few years, and definitely a book where a … Continue reading
Antigoddess by Kendare Blake
I’ll start out by making an admission: the main thing that drew my attention to Antigoddess, the first installment in Kendare Blake’s new series The Goddess War, was its title. The book didn’t really look like my cup of tea, but, … Continue reading
How the World Became Quiet by Rachel Swirsky
Just the most basic book description should be enough to set some people running to their preferred purveyor of books to purchase this new title from Subterranean Press: How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present and Future is … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fiction, Short Story Collections
Tagged Rachel Swirsky, Subterranean Press
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The Red: First Light by Linda Nagata
There are many possible reasons why I’ll choose certain books for review. Most often it’s simply because they look promising. Occasionally it’s because I’m a fan of the author, series, or (sub-)genre. Sometimes I just get drawn in by something … Continue reading
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Breq used to be a spaceship, or at least a fragment of the spaceship known as Justice of Toren. The ship controlled innumerable human bodies, known variously as “ancillaries” to the people of the interstellar Radchaai Empire and as “corpse … Continue reading
Far Beyond Reality 