The Getaway God by Richard Kadrey – Spoiler Free Review
Zachary A. Matzo
The Getaway God, Richard Kadrey’s sixth novel in the Sandman Slim series, is a confounding—but ultimately entertaining—entry in the story of James Stark. Friends and enemies (both new and old)…
Reviews
The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
Alister Davison
My hardback cover of The Queen of the Tearling is emblazoned with a bright red sticker telling me it’s: “SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM starring Emma Watson”. On the…
Cartomancy by Michael A. Stackpole
Travis Anderson
The second book in a trilogy is a difficult beast to contend with. It needs to answer enough questions and fulfil enough expectations from the first novel to keep the…
His Fair Assassin series by Robin LaFevers
Rebekah Loper
There are really only two words to describe this series. Assassin. Nuns. That’s all you need to know. Or, well, that’s all I needed to know to pique my interest.…
The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Shambralyn Baker
This review contains spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. Cabal looked at the man, and he was astonished, and yet so profoundly relieved…
Gemini Cell by Myke Cole
Eric Christensen
With each book, Myke Cole levels up, and Gemini Cell is no exception. This is Cole’s best work to date—a blending of magic, action, and romance that fans of Cole…
Waylander by David Gemmell
Geoff Matthews
David Gemmell is a name known, I am sure, to everyone who reads fantasy. If it is not, then I hope this review might convince you to pick up one…
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Adrian Faulkner
Foxglove Summer is the fifth book in the Peter Grant series, which started with Rivers of London. Whilst not a complete departure from previous books, Foxglove Summer does take a…
The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu
Jo Niederhoff
This is a book about secrets. It isn’t just in the way the protagonist, Maxine Kiss, keeps secrets from the rest of the world, or in the way the demons…
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
Richard Bray
If you’ve read Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, it’s almost impossible to miss the clear influence the series has had on James Islington’s debut novel, The Shadow of What…
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
Aaron Miles
You probably think you’re safe as you’re reading this. You might be sat in the comfort of your home, or with a tablet on the morning commute. You might be…
The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams
Lucy Hounsom
Although I’m in danger of echoing some of Joanne Hall’s excellent commentary published here earlier this month, I feel that The Iron Ghost absolutely deserves the attention of two reviews.…