The Paper Menagerie And Other Stories by Ken Liu
Jonathan Thornton
“Time’s arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both more and less than the original.”…
Reviews
The Chronicles of Malus Darkblade – Volume I by Dan Abnett & Mike Lee
Aaron Miles
For Malus Darkblade a feat of heroism involves raiding a coastal village for plunder and slaves, butchering his enemies and successfully bringing back his spoils without being thwarted or assassinated…
Hereville: How Mirka Caught a Fish by Barry Deutsch
Jo Niederhoff
Mirka of Hereville has defeated a troll in a knitting contest and won her home back from a meteorite that tried to take her place in her family, but now…
The Silver Tide by Jen Williams
Lucy Hounsom
By now, I’m sure everyone knows how much I love Jen’s books. Last year I was raving about The Iron Ghost, which was one of my favourite titles of 2015,…
Body Work – Rivers of London Graphic Novel Review
Alister Davison
I was raised on a diet of comic-book adaptations. Back when home video was in its infancy, they were the only way to ‘watch’ a film again, or in some…
Fight Like A Girl Anthology: Launch, Review, and Readalong!
A.F.E. Smith
On the first Saturday in April, I learned something very important: if you’re going to get involved in a tavern brawl, always make sure you have Juliet McKenna on your…
Javelin Rain by Myke Cole
Richard Bray
This review contains spoilers for Gemini Cell. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book. You can find Fantasy-Faction’s review for Gemini Cell here. Javelin…
Bloodfeud by Ben Galley
Just like its protagonist, Ben Galley’s Scarlet Star Trilogy is a series constantly on the move, constantly growing and changing from a coming-of-age fantasy/western hybrid to an adventure set in…
The Rook by Daniel O’Malley
Geoff Matthews
“The body you are wearing used to be mine.” So begins the letter Myfanwy Thomas is holding when she awakes in a London park surrounded by bodies all wearing latex…
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite by Barry Deutsch
I’ve done a post on sequels before, and on the difficulty of making them both true to the original book while still building on the world and the characters. I…
King’s Quest: A Knight to Remember – Video Game Review
Victoria Hooper
King’s Quest is an episodic adventure game, heavy on story, featuring puzzles and challenges along the way. It’s a reimagining from developer The Odd Gentlemen (published under Sierra) of the…
13 Minutes by Sarah Pinborough
“People so often try and make themselves look good when they lie. That, however, should never be the point. The point should be to distract from the truth. Whether you…