SPFBO Finalist Review: Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson
My first review of this year’s SPFBO finalists is for a detective story that might be fantasy, might be science fiction, or might be something else entirely. What it is,…
My first review of this year’s SPFBO finalists is for a detective story that might be fantasy, might be science fiction, or might be something else entirely. What it is,…
As it happens the examination of the past provides as many twists as the winding hazardous trail of the present. Ichiro has to come to terms not just with his…
Each year we ask the members of our Facebook Group (currently 186500 of them!) what their favoruite books published over thr course of the year were.
If you like fast paced urban fantasy, without a focus on romance, instead all about friendships and (found) family as well as plenty of action, banter and intrigue, you have…
Even works of brass and steel fell to pieces in time. Flesh followed that path more swiftly. Not only did their task seem hopeless, but she could think of no…
My favourite bit of the book is the back and forth in my own mind, about who I actually want to see win, or not. Because some of the "heroes"…
The main themes are not just a gripping new world with lots of magic and a university, but also misogyny, colonialism, racism, exploitation, faith, guilt, injustice, and more.
This story handles grief and loss in a raw and powerful way. It's both quiet and subtle and yet also deep and profound. I have no idea how, but this…
A queer epic fantasy that held me hostage from page one.
Let me tell you: I LOVED this book! It has everything.
It has been a while since I read the first book, but from memory, this sequel is even bloodier than the first, if only a bit. However, it also had…
This was an amazing experience, a spectacle to rival an England game at Wembley, an American Football game with all its pageantry, excited commentary, little between play skits and events…