When Swords Fall Silent: An Assassination Anthology – Review
As so often with anthologies, When Swords Fall Silent has some stories I loved, some I liked, and one that didn't really work for me.
As so often with anthologies, When Swords Fall Silent has some stories I loved, some I liked, and one that didn't really work for me.
It's a battle between his upbringing and indoctrination, against a truth that might be utterly different.
If Jane Austen meets paranormal murder mysteries, with a serious super slow burn romance, that's actually just a side plot and doesn't take over sounds good to you, this 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…
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…
In really enjoyed how the darker bits of the book were handled. Traumatic experiences actually have repercussions, and loss isn't just forgotten two seconds later.
A queer epic fantasy that held me hostage from page one.