Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama – Manga vs Anime
Dori
One of this season’s anime sensations is based on Hajime Isayama’s manga with the same title, Attack on Titan. The series has been called a “one-in-a-decade hit” with its extremely…
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Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
Lisa Taylor
Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie is a very well crafted debut novel. I think the major component that sets it apart is the truly alien feel that you get from…
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Samuel S. B.
A few weeks ago, I picked up my paperback copy of Alice in Wonderland and smiled, but then I saw another version of this tale that I have read countless…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2013: Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Our theme for December was Award Nominees from this year, and our members voted to read Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway. Award List: – Arthur C. Clarke Award Nominee for Best…
The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell
A. E. Marling
If you want your Arthurian legend splattered with mud and blood, read The Winter King by Bernard Cornwell. I love Arthurian tales for the nobility, the tragedy, the love that…
The Wide Window by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler)
Karl Wolfenden
Why am I reviewing this book for a fantasy site? Because it’s fantasy, Jim, but not as you know it. Let me go back a few steps: I’m the father…
All Is Fair by Emma Newman
Phil Norris
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for the previous books. Read with caution if you have yet to finish Between Two Thorns and Any Other Name. The Duke of Londinium…
Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Joie
The conclusion to a very popular YA dystopian trilogy, Allegiant takes a different road to wrap up the series. Unlike the first two books written in Tris’s point of view,…
A Dance of Cloaks by David Dalglish
Nicholas Schmiedicker
Editor’s Note: This review contains some spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. More than anything else A Dance of Cloaks is novel that takes…
The End of Mr. Y by Scarlett Thomas
KJ Braxton
“We make reason, and only dream of creators.” There’s something about this line that I found both profound and disturbing, I also feel it pretty much sums up the central…
Curtsies and Conspiracies by Gail Carriger
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After the delightful impression that Etiquette and Espionage left me with, of course I had to follow up with Curtsies and Conspiracies. Set in the same story universe as the…
World Fantasy Con 2013 Review
Victoria Hooper
This last weekend (31st Oct – 3rd Nov) was World Fantasy Con 2013. This year it was being held in Brighton – only the third time it’s been hosted in…