Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Fourth Fall
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
June is here, and so is another round of cuts in this year's Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we are saying goodbye to three more books
Daughter of Crows by Mark Lawrence – Review & Interview
Stuart Cripps-Schnoor
Daughter of Crows is an unrelenting, naked depiction of humanity at its worst, but also a fierce reminder of what survives it. It is a story of stolen innocence, brutal…
Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies by David Green – Review
Charms, Charts, and Conspiracies is cosy fantasy doing exactly what the genre does best: creating a world so warm and full of good people that you feel the loss of…
Devouring Fortune by Oleander Craw – ARC Review
Angela Boord
It’s easily the best book I’ve read this year, trad or indie, and I hope we see a lot more from Craw in the future. If you’re in the mood…
Blood of Liscor by Pirateaba – Review
When a series makes you care this much about this many characters, a few weaker threads are easy to forgive. Blood of Liscor is exactly why this series is so…
The Last War by Mike Shackle – Series Review
Tom Joyce
It’s a brutal analysis of the oppressed under the choke of occupation, and what happens when victory stops being a possibility. We Are the Dead explores the shock and resulting…
Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off #11: The Third Five Fall
Jennie Ivins
One more week of May, and one more month for Round One of this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO)! Today we will be saying goodbye to another five books: our…
Widow’s Bay – TV Series Review
Colleen McMillan
Widow’s Bay, airing on Apple TV, is like Jaws with more supernatural teeth. It’s as if Stephen King guest-wrote for Northern Exposure. Even the town’s name screams King, who loves…
The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle – Review: Or Why You Should Read The Last Unicorn
Summer Hanford
The Last Unicorn, at the story’s heart, has a universality that transcends time, cultures, and genre. Yes, it is most certainly a story about a unicorn, a magician, and a…
The Resurrectionist: The Lost Work of Dr. Spencer Black by E. B. Hudspeth – Review
If you love fictional non-fiction, scholarly characters going gloriously off the rails, or just something that feels genuinely unlike anything else on your shelf, this one is worth your time.
Dogs of War by Adrian Tchaikovsky – Review
Christopher Keene
This book is not a cozy read; it is a pessimistic look at the future of humans through the eyes of a creature who doesn’t fit in but desperately wants…
Between Earth and Sky by Rebecca Roanhorse – Series Review
Aly Noel
The Between Earth & Sky series by Rebecca Roanhorse deserves a spot at the top of your TBR (to-be-read) list and to be the center of more conversation in the…