The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
Nicholas Schmiedicker
I had the fortunate pleasure to receive an early copy of Miles Cameron’s debut novel, The Red Knight. Never have I been more pleasantly surprised and impressed with a writer’s…
fantasy
Talyn: A Novel of Korre by Holly Lisle
Faith M. Boughan
Talyn is a novel about aftermath. It’s a story of two nations who have been at war for three hundred years, forced into an unwanted peace by a third party.…
Throne of the Crescent Moon by Saladin Ahmed
Steff Humm
While fantasy is clearly a genre of startling variation, it rarely gets as exotic as Throne of the Crescent Moon. Moving away from the familiar medieval lands of most of…
Malice by John Gwynne
Mike Shackle
“A black sun is rising… Young Corban watches enviously as boys become warriors under King Brenin’s rule, learning the art of war. He yearns to wield his sword and spear…
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
Zachary A. Matzo
At 24fps, and in two easy-on-the-eyes dimensions, Peter Jackson’s first installment of The Hobbit is simply a movie, as opposed to an experience. It is a good movie, at that.…
Fevre Dream by George R. R. Martin
Idlewilder
“What kind of story you tryin’ to tell me?” he said gruffly. “A vampire story,” said York with a sly smile. “Surely you’ve heard them before…” Fevre Dream is the…
Fantasy Book Club – February 2013: The Black Company by Glen Cook
Lisa Taylor
February marks the first month of our new themed and subgenre based book club selections. Since we did a very different steampunk book for December and vampires in January, I…
The Painted Man by Peter V. Brett
Alex Shepherd
With the impending release of Peter V. Brett’s The Daylight War, the latest installment of his Demon Cycle, I thought the time was ripe to have a look back at…
Fade To Black by Francis Knight
Hierath
In this dystopian urban fantasy, the vertical city of Mahala is as much a character as the men and women that pace its walkways or scramble up and down its…
The Evolution of Sexuality, Homosexuality and Gender in SFF – Part Four
Leo Elijah Cristea
In this, the final article of this series, I want to not only round up what’s been considered in the previous parts, but firstly to consider any issues that might…
Weight by Jeanette Winterson
Robbie Cameron
Weight is, at its heart, a re-imagining of the myth of Atlas and Heracles (also known as Hercules in Rome and the modern west). As punishment for siding with Cronos…
07-Ghost by Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara
Dori
Creators Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara deeply remind me of George R. R. Martin – they love to kill off beloved characters, and torture their fans by not letting go…