From Short Form To Long Form
Overlord
I recently heard that Paul Meloy, one of the genre’s finest short story writers, was releasing a novel through Solaris Books. After so many years writing successful short stories and…
Reviews
The Story of Kullervo by J.R.R. Tolkien
Wei Ming Kam
The last few years have seen the publication of several of Tolkien’s versions of the literary works that sparked his imagination and influenced Middle Earth. From the poems of Sigurd…
Sins of a Sovereignty by Plague Jack
Geoff Matthews
The story begins in a prologue where we meet the Spider-Witch, her husband and an elf named Adan. We don’t get to see them again until the epilogue. They serve…
The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
Jonathan Thornton
This review contains spoilers. Read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. “Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall; Death is the fifth, and master of all.” N. K. Jemisin’s…
New York Comic Com 2015 Report – Part One
Sonia Grace
Once upon a time, the Supreme Overlords of Fantasy-Faction asked if anyone on staff lived in the general area of New York City and would be willing to take one…
Under A Colder Sun by Greg James
A city in peril, a king with a daring plan, a mysterious bandit and a guard driven by idealistic honour. It all makes for a good set-up and promises a…
The Golden City by J. Kathleen Cheney
Jo Niederhoff
Historical fantasy is something of a weakness of mine. I love anything that combines magic and history, especially when that magic actually has an effect on history. My first reviews…
Bloodmoon by Ben Galley
Richard Bray
“Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of bloodrushing.” In the opening book of the Scarlet Star Trilogy, readers get to immerse themselves in an alternative Wild West, complete with…
Tower of Thorns by Juliet Marillier
Joie
In the second book of the Blackthorn & Grim trilogy, we hunker down with the two main characters as they wait out the seven-year condition set by Blackthorn’s benefactor, Conmael,…
The Weight of a Crown by Tavish Kaeden
In The Weight of a Crown, Tavish Kaeden may have written the most ambitious book to appear in Mark Lawrence’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off. Told primarily from the points of view…
Review of Saga: Volume 5
Chris Fagan
There is so much to say about Saga. It’s a series that transcends multiple genres at once while exemplifying the best of those genres. It’s written in a no-nonsense, funny…
Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
Illuminae was a good time from beginning to end. The plot itself is fairly straightforward – teenagers break up, teenagers’ planet gets invaded, teenagers barely escape onto improvised evacuation ships…