Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Alister Davison
Tigana is a book that came highly recommended. The back cover claims that it ‘is breathtaking in its vision, and changes forever the boundaries of fantasy fiction.’ It has many…
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The Lives of Tao by Wesley Chu
Alex Shepherd
When out-of-shape IT technician Roen Tan woke up and started hearing voices in his head, he naturally assumed he was losing it. He wasn’t. He now has a passenger in…
Science Fiction/Horror Book Club – July 2013: Horns by Joe Hill
Lisa Taylor
Well, it’s our first official Horror selection for book club! In July we will be reading Horns by Joe Hill. I read this one early this year and it was…
Fantasy Book Club – July 2013: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin
In July our Fantasy School story themed read will be A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula Le Guin. I have heard this one recommended often in the forums, so it…
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
CptNemo
The Ocean at the End of the Lane is a fairy tale about a boy who stumbles into a mystical world interwoven with his own. There are villains and heroes…
NOS4R2 by Joe Hill
Idlewilder
Come on down to Christmasland, where Charlie Manx is waiting; candy cane in one hand, bloody hammer in the other. NOS4R2 sees fantasy-horror whizz Joe Hill take on his biggest…
My Top 5 Fantasy Video Games
Zachary A. Matzo
It should come as no surprise that there is quite a bit of overlap between the gamer community and the fantasy/sci-fi community. Reasons both generational and intellectual account for this…
The Vision of Escaflowne – Anime Review
Juan de Dios Dougnac
Hitomi Kanzaki is a Japanese high school student who reads the tarot and practices athletics. Hopelessly in love with her team’s captain, she decides to confess her love in a…
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
After enjoying Who Fears Death so much, I thought I would pick up another book by the same author. One reading success does lead one to hope for another and…
Dissolution by Richard Lee Byers
Aaron Miles
Before I ever heard of Grimdark as a concept, before I ever learned of Martin’s host of murderous and self involved characters, before I watched Abercrombie’s Glokta hack up an…
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Phil Norris
When a rotten torso is discovered in the vault below New Scotland Yard, it doesn’t take Dr. Thomas Bond – Police surgeon – long to realise there is a second…
Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler
A. E. Marling
If a sea monster reading you grisly fairy tales sounds like a great idea, you may love Sea Change by S.M. Wheeler. Once upon a time, a girl named Lilly…