Unquenchable Fire by Rachel Pollack
Jonathan Thornton
“By its own reality, ecstasy makes people see that suffering is real. And without purpose. Ecstasy is a light that illuminates pain.” In Unquenchable Fire (1988), Rachel Pollack imagines an…
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The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
Lucy Hounsom
I loved Cogman’s first novel, which introduced us to the Library, a vast repository of books collected from multiple alternate worlds. Irene is one of its agents, posted to a…
An Ember In The Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
Overlord
An Ember In The Ashes has landed with a huge splash in an ocean full of Hunger Games-esque titles; perhaps due to the incredibly favourable 5* reviews amongst the usually…
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
Trent Cannon
I should, in the interest of fairness, begin with two disclaimers. The first is that I freaking love Jim Butcher, to an extent that would make both him and my…
Time Salvager by Wesley Chu
Stephen Rhodes
It’s always an exciting time when an author you follow releases something new. Not new, as in the next book of an established series, but something brand new. Something you…
Our Lady Of The Ice by Cassandra Rose Clarke
Our Lady of the Ice is my latest attempt at broadening my perspective and understanding of the ‘Young Adult’ genre. When I started out on this journey, after the Young…
The Aeronaut’s Windlass by Jim Butcher
The Aeronaut’s Windlass is the latest offering from the talented Jim Butcher. I have been a fan of Butcher’s work for a long time, as I’m sure many of you…
The Seat of Magic by J. Kathleen Cheney
Jo Niederhoff
The Golden City was a wonderful historical fantasy murder mystery set in an alternate Portugal where selkies and sirens (called sereia) secretly roam the streets and magic can be used…
The Shards of Heaven by Michael Livingston
Eric Christensen
The Shards of Heaven is the debut novel of professor and Writers of the Future winner Michael Livingston. It’s a historical adventure fantasy that asks how heirs to Julius Caesar—already…
Signal To Noise by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
And that was that. You don’t get to rewind your life like a tape and splice it back together, pretending it never knotted and tore, when it did and you…
Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski
Sonia Grace
I tore through Nightfall by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski in about two hours, which should give you an idea of its readability. The book drew me in right away,…
Cold Iron by Stina Leicht
Richard Bray
“Perfection lacks opportunity for growth. Learn the value of error, especially the errors of others. Do not equate good luck with virtue, and do not indulge in superiority. Above all,…