Which Writers Are Asking The Hard Questions Today?
Eric Christensen
As I move from summer to winter, I tend to switch from lighter, fun reads to deeper, more complex reads. I don’t know if I am simply echoing Hollywood’s transition…
fantasy
The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality and Gender in SFF – Part Three
Leo Elijah Cristea
Arguably one of the main issues hounding the progress and subsequent filtration of LGBT themes into “mainstream” SFF is something that mirrors the treatment of “alternative” sexualities and genders in…
The Risen Queen by Duncan Lay
Dan Hanks
Editor’s Note: This review contains some slight spoilers for The Wounded Guardian. If you have yet to finish book one, please read with caution. Reluctant as I am to jump…
Fushigi Yuugi Genbu Kaiden by Yuu Watase
Dori
Are you familiar with manga? If not, maybe it’s time to fill that blank spot. Also called graphic novels or comic books, their roots go way back into Japanese history.…
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Idlewilder
“Dear Diary, he began. On Friday I had a job, a fiancée, a home, and a life that made sense. (Well, as much as any life makes sense). Then I…
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor
Steff Humm
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for Daughter of Smoke and Bone. If you have yet to finish the first book, read this review with caution. Once upon a time…
The Reef by Mark Charan Newton
Dominic Stevens
I recently discovered that Mark’s debut novel was available for the Kindle for a mere £1.43 on Amazon. Slightly curious as to why I tweeted the man himself. As always,…
The Dragonbone Chair by Tad Williams
Alister Davison
I picked up The Dragonbone Chair at a second-hand bookshop a few weeks ago, twenty years or so after I first journeyed to the land of Osten Ard. I recalled…
Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling by Michael Boccacino
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
Since it is getting close to All Hallows Eve, it seemed like a good idea to pick up a book involving ghosts, haunted houses, and trans-dimensional portals. As the title…
Sharps by K. J. Parker
Overlord
I’d heard a lot about K. J. Parker (mostly from my friends/fellow bloggers Justin and Jared), before I picked up my first dose of the author’s work in the form…
Frightening Fantasy?
Rachel Riegel
October is my favorite month, mostly because of the holiday that takes place at the end of it. I am from the United States, so Halloween is a pretty big…
Dreamsongs: A Retrospective – Book Two by George R. R. Martin
Slightly worrying for all of us A Song of Ice and Fire fans, it turns out George RR Martin has a track record of abandoning series of books and stories.…