To Green Angel Tower by Tad Williams
Alister Davison
To Green Angel Tower is literally a book of two halves. Following a hardback heavier than a house brick, the publishers made the decision to release the paperback version as…
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Malice by John Gwynne
Mike Shackle
“A black sun is rising… Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Zachary A. Matzo
At 24fps, and in two easy-on-the-eyes dimensions, Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit is simply a movie, as opposed to an experience. It is a good movie, at that.…
Fortress Frontier by Myke Cole
Eric Christensen
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Control Point. If you have yet to read the first book please read with caution. Control Point, the first book in the Shadow…
Sci-Fi Book Club – February 2013: Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Lisa Taylor
The Sci-Fi Book will be reading in February is Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451. “Ray Bradbury’s internationally acclaimed novel Fahrenheit 451 is a masterwork of twentieth-century literature set in a bleak,…
Etiquette and Espionage by Gail Carriger
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
For some people the formula for young adult steampunk seems simple. Step 1: Find some classic science fiction from the mid to late 1800’s. Step 2: Add a “plucky” heroine.…
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Idlewilder
“What kind of story you tryin’ to tell me?” he said gruffly. “A vampire story,” said York with a sly smile. “Surely you’ve heard them before…” Fevre Dream is the…
Fantasy Book Club – February 2013: The Black Company by Glen Cook
February marks the first month of our new themed and subgenre based book club selections. Since we did a very different steampunk book for December and vampires in January, I…
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
Alex Shepherd
With the impending release of Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War, the latest installment of his Demon Cycle, I thought the time was ripe to have a look back at…
A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
Xiagan
The Wheel of Time, started over 22 years ago, is finally finished. And its last book holds everything that was promised. Even if you’ve only been following what’s happening in…
Fade To Black by Francis Knight
Hierath
In this dystopian urban fantasy, the vertical city of Mahala is as much a character as the men and women that pace its walkways or scramble up and down its…
The Rise of Ransom City by Felix Gilman
Ryan Howse
Harry Ransom is many things to many people: a genius, a con man, an inventor, a sorcerer of the East who stands seven feet tall, even a myth. His most…