The Moonlight War by S.K.S. Perry – SPFBO Review
Geoff Matthews
The Moonlight War is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. Three…
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Rogue One – Book and Movie Review
Zachary A. Matzo
Note: This review covers both the film Rogue One and the prequel novel Catalyst: A Rogue One Novel. Small “spoilers” abound but I’ll say without reservation that there is no…
High Wizardry by Diane Duane
Jo Niederhoff
Even though I’ve only reviewed two books in Diane Duane’s Young Wizards series, I’m sure people will be able to guess from the previous two reviews how this one will…
A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson: Or…A Search For Heroes
Everyone has a book in them. At least, that’s what they say. I’m not sure who they are, but it is a truism as much as anything else. What if…
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French – SPFBO Review
Laura M. Hughes
Mr. French, the pacing of your novel is truly brilliant. Starting with a *bang* and then racing from conflicts and schemes to plot twists and battles, Bastards is what one…
Slipping by Lauren Beukes
Eric Christensen
Slipping by Lauren Beukes is a collection of previously published short stories and nonfiction. Having read—and loved—two of her novels, The Shining Girls and Broken Monsters, I jumped at the…
The Mirror’s Truth by Michael R. Fletcher
Leona Henry
Sequel to Michael R. Fletcher’s grimdark masterpiece Beyond Redemption, The Mirror’s Truth, continues the tale of the deranged characters with new additions to the cast. The story opens with a…
Hogfather by Terry Pratchett
‘On the second day of Hogswatch I . . . sent my true love back, A nasty little letter, hah, yes indeed, and a partridge in a pear tree—’ Of…
The Shadow Soul by Kaitlyn Davis – SPFBO Review
The Shadow Soul is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. When…
Outpost by F. T. McKinstry – SPFBO Review
Outpost is one of ten novels in the final round of Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) 2016. Updates on the contest’s progress can be found here. “Nine thousand suns…
Shy Knives by Sam Sykes
Paizo is killing it these days. A deal with Tor for their Pathfinder Tales series, a new sci-fi campaign setting—Starfinder—in the offing. One video game in the can and another…
Hammers On Bone by Cassandra Khaw
Jonathan Thornton
Tor’s novella series was started in 2015, with the aim of promoting this shorter medium. The line includes both established authors and those just making their debut, and has included…