Angelmaker by Nick Harkaway
Liz Fellshot Ambrose
I am generally not prone to unmitigated and spontaneous squeeing except on rare occasions or when presented with almost anything that may be described as “adorable.” Since “adorable” is what…
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Disability and Imperfect People in Fantasy
Leo Elijah Cristea
A couple of days ago, Elspeth Cooper guest blogged at Bookworm Blues about a running theme in Songs of the Earth, the first in a fantasy series that has been…
Tommy Nightmare by J. L. Bryan
Kit
And he did something that he later wouldn’t believe he had the courage to do. He kissed Esmeralda, the mysterious Latin girl with the supernatural power, right on the lips.…
Wither by Lauren DeStefano
I remember that blackness. There were no walls, there was no up or down. I could have been living or dead. I listened to the other girls as they breathed…
The Passage by Justin Cronin
Mike Shackle
Some books just demand to be read. You come across them by accident; maybe you were browsing in a bookshop or a friend makes a recommendation or perhaps you stumble…
Fantasy Book Club – April 2012: Babylon Steel by Gaie Sebold
Overlord
This month we will be trying a book that I’ve already read and confirm is just fantastic. It is a book that takes the genres of fantasy and science fiction,…
Jenny Pox by J. L. Bryan
“You’re murderers,” she told the stunned crowd. “You killed him. He was a miracle, and you killed him. Now you’ve just got me. And I’m a curse.” Is it even…
The End Specialist by Drew Magary
Elloise Hopkins
When I saw the cover of this book – a simple yet striking image of a grim reaper impaled seemingly by his own scythe – I was instantly drawn in.…
Vs. Reality by Blake Northcott
This reviewer comes to you completely shocked. Less than 30 hours after uploading Ms. Northcott’s Vs. Reality to my Kindle, I have completely devoured it. Devoured it, I tell you,…
The Changing Face of SFF
Elspeth Cooper—author of Songs of the Earth—said “fantasy’s a broad church” and she couldn’t have been more right, especially in regards to the modern fantasy and science fiction market. If…
Among Others by Jo Walton
Faith M. Boughan
Hugo Award-winning author Suzy McKee Charnas called Walton’s Among Others, “a love letter, laced with sharp-edged anguish and triumph, from within the SF/F genres to the SF/F genres.” I balked.…
Empire State by Adam Christopher
So, essentially, we as fantasy fans don’t mind a bit of repetition. In fact, I think the majority of us would admit that within our genre there isn’t a huge…