Sci-Fi Book Club – December 2012: Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Jennie Ivins
Happy December sci-fi fans! For our next science fiction book club we will be reading Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. “In order to develop a secure defense against a…
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The Stealer of Souls by Michael Moorcock
Nyki Blatchley
Sword and Sorcery had its first heyday in the 1930s, with Robert E. Howard’s Conan stories and their successors – most more or less Conan clones, although C. L. Moore…
Stone of Farewell by Tad Williams
Alister Davison
After being overwhelmingly impressed with The Dragonbone Chair, I was a little reluctant to pick up its sequel, Stone of Farewell. Sequels can often fall into the trap of the…
Fantasy Book Club – December 2012: The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark Hodder
Hello fantasy lovers! This month’s Fantasy Book Club read actually tied with last month’s winner. For December we will be reading The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack by Mark…
Tomorrow, The Killing by Daniel Polansky
Zachary A. Matzo
Writer’s Note: This review DOES NOT contain any spoilers for The Straight Razor Cure, the first book in this series. Or any spoilers for Tomorrow, The Killing. You’re welcome. Tomorrow,…
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisin
Dori
What happens, when the god of change and chaos goes to war with his orderly brother? Well, he loses the fight, earning himself a prison of human flesh and full…
Dishonoured Review
Ben Galley
In one hand I hold a clockwork crossbow. In the other hand I hold a sword that can fold away in a moment’s twiddling. I flit from grubby rooftop to…
Vathek by William Beckford
During the course of the 18th century, two types of “exotic” fantasy fiction became fashionable. The “oriental” story was largely inspired by the Arabian Nights, gradually becoming available in western…
The Risen Queen by Duncan Lay
Dan Hanks
Editor’s Note: This review contains some slight spoilers for The Wounded Guardian. If you have yet to finish book one, please read with caution. Reluctant as I am to jump…
Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Are you familiar with manga? If not, maybe it’s time to fill that blank spot. Also called graphic novels or comic books, their roots go way back into Japanese history.…
Minding the Gaps: The Dresden Files Books 1 – 6
Author’s Note: This is the first in an intermittent series of articles covering fantasy series that I probably should have read much sooner. As I cross a particular series (or…
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Idlewilder
“Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense). Then I…