Shaman by Kim Stanley Robinson
CptNemo
Kim Stanley Robinson’s latest novel is a foray into the scarcely read world of prehistoric fantasy. It is a raw story, stripped of knights and kingdoms, cities and armies. Instead…
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The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
KJ Braxton
Now let’s be honest, as a fantasy author having the leading quote on your novel from none other than George R.R. Martin is a good indication that you’ve done something…
The Straight Razor Cure by Daniel Polansky
Steff Humm
Eloquence goes a long way towards making amends for selfish immorality, which is why the protagonist of Daniel Polansky’s The Straight Razor Cure makes the book enjoyable despite his general…
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
Alister Davison
The Hobbit is a book that needs little introduction. It’s assumed that all fantasy fans have read it – sometime before our teenage years – before moving on to The…
A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin
Phil Norris
Fifteen years ago a civil war known as Robert’s Rebellion rocks the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and brings about the downfall of the powerful Targaryen family, who had ruled for…
The Raven’s Shadow by Elspeth Cooper
Mike Shackle
The desert of Gimrael is aflame with violence, and in the far north an ancient hatred is about to spill over into the renewal of a war that a thousand…
Doomsday Book by Connie Willis
Hierath
Please be aware that this review contains spoilers. Doomsday Book is widely regarded as an SF classic, the first book in the acclaimed Oxford Time Travel series. First published in…
Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Chapters 9-12
Overlord
Welcome to Week 3 of our Lies of Locke Lamora Read Along. I hope you had a great bank holiday (if you are in the UK) and that you are…
Sci-Fi/Horror Book Club – September 2013: I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
Lisa Taylor
Our Sci-Fi Book Club honors the memory Richard Matheson, a true legend of the genre, with our September book Club read. Matheson received the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement…
Fantasy Book Club – September 2013: The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker
In September, we will be reading The Folding Knife by K. J. Parker. In case you missed it last week, Jared Shurin wrote up a wonderful and persuasive plea on…
Gentleman Bastard Read Along – Chapters 5-8
Welcome to the second week of our incredibly in-depth Read Along of The Lies of Locke Lamora. Last week was great fun, there were some really intelligent answers to the…
Cold Steel by Kate Elliott
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
The last installment of the Spiritwalker trilogy, Cold Steel follows the further adventures of Catherine Bell Barahal as she tries to save her cousin Bee who walks the dreams of…