Written In Red by Anne Bishop
Joie
Being unfamiliar with this author, it was a pleasant surprise to find myself thoroughly impressed with this book. Namid is an earth world dominated by the Others, creatures almost as…
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Stray Souls by Kate Griffin
Steff Humm
If you have any doubts about the ethereal nature of urban living then you need to be reading Kate Griffin. The often brilliant Matthew Swift series, starring a formerly dead…
The War of the Flowers by Tad Williams
Alister Davison
Welcome to the first Classics Corner, where I’ll be reviewing fantasy novels from the mists of time. Well, not quite; more the books I’d missed out on reading when I’d…
The Art of Forgetting by Joanne Hall
Alex Shepherd
Gifted and cursed with a unique memory, the foundling son of a notorious traitor, Rhodri joins an elite cavalry unit. There, struggling with his own memories of his father, he…
Oblivion – Spoiler Free Movie Review
Zachary A. Matzo
Oblivion, despite a marketing push to the contrary, is unequivocally not a “Tom Cruise” movie. Sure, the trailer was debuted months ahead of time during a high profile Super Bowl…
Kindle Fire HD Review
Overlord
A few weeks back, I received an email asking if I wanted a free Kindle. Now, I’m sure that you, like me, get these kinds of emails on a daily…
Hemlock Grove – Season One Review
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
On certain rare occasions, Netflix releases a show that it made in house. Hemlock Grove is their first foray into anything science fiction/fantasy/horror related (that I know of). There’s an…
Sci-Fi Book Club – May 2013: Dune by Frank Herbert
Lisa Taylor
In May, our Science Fiction Book Club will be reading Dune by Frank Herbert, which won the Hugo Award in 1966, and the inaugural Nebula Award for Best Novel. Dune…
Fantasy Book Club – May 2013: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
In May, we will be reading The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. I’ve already read and definitely enjoyed this one. It was very different than I expected and very different…
Black Feathers by Joseph D’Lacey
Satan walks nowhere on this Earth, nor has he ever, save where he treads within the human heart. The sum of this book is encompassed in that single line. But…
Herald of the Storm by Richard Ford
Idlewilder
An unbalanced veteran. A disillusioned assassin. A hapless apprentice. A drunken swindler. A desperate thief. During times of crisis, you don’t get to choose your heroes. Herald of the Storm…
The Shining Girls by Lauren Beukes
Victoria Hooper
Lauren Beukes is probably best known for her wonderful Clarke Award winning book Zoo City, an urban fantasy set in Johannesburg. Like Zoo City, The Shining Girls can be loosely…