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BOOK REVIEW: A Thousand Perfect Things by Kay Kenyon
See why Paul Weimer thinks A THOUSAND PERFECT THINGS is an interesting deconstruction of colonialism and proto-Victorian mores with a strong heroine and deep world building. [Read more]
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Interview: Gillian Polack Talks About Fantasy, History and Food
Gillian Polack is an Australian writer and editor working mainly in the field of speculative fiction. She has published two novels, numerous short stories and nonfiction [Read more]
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BOOK REVIEW: Unbound by Jim C. Hines
MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Isaac Vainio, on the outs from the Porters and now without power, struggles with demons both personal and internal, as well as a threat to the [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Pacific Fire by Greg van Eekhout
REVIEW SUMMARY: A followup to California Bones that convincingly expands Eekhout’s world and characters. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: A decade after escaping Los Angeles, the [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Hot Lead, Cold Iron by Ari Marmell
REVIEW SUMMARY: An immersive urban-fantasy/secret-history/noir-fantasy. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Mick Oberon, PI, and exiled member of the Seelie Court, finds his faerie [Read more]
MIND MELD: Favorite Genre Works of 2014
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week, we asked our respondents about their favorite genre consumed in 2014: Q: What were your favorite genre [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Hisses and Wings by Alex Bledsoe and Teresa Frohock
REVIEW SUMMARY: A novella that excellently merges Bledsoe’s Tufa universe with the as yet unseen Los Nefilim universe of Teresa Frohock. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Janet [Read more]
INTERVIEW: Jon Sprunk Talks About his Epic BOOKS OF THE BLACK EARTH Series
Jon Sprunk is the author of the Shadow’s Son Saga (comprised of Shadow’s Son, Shadow’s Lure, and Shadow’s Master) and more recently has started the Books of the Black [Read more]
Book Review: RISE OF THE SPIDER GODDESS: THE PROSEKILLER CHRONICLES by Jim C. Hines
REVIEW SUMMARY: An annotated evisceration of the unpublished first novel of the author, by the author MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Nakor is a very special elf, at the center [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: John Golden Freelance Debugger and John Golden and the Heroes of Mazaroth by Django Wexler
REVIEW SUMMARY: A funny and diverting pair of novellas showing the author’s range beyond epic fantasy MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:John Golden is a Debugger, whose job is to [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: The Lady by K.V. Johansen
REVIEW SUMMARY:The second half of Marakand (started in The Leopard) that is best read immediately after the first half MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: The story of Marakand [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: The Severed Streets by Paul Cornell
REVIEW SUMMARY: A followup of an urban fantasy novel that builds strongly on its predecessor. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: James Quill and his ‘Shadow Police’ team must [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Endsinger by Jay Kristoff
REVIEW SUMMARY: A stakes-raising finale to the Lotus War Trilogy. MY RATING: MY REVIEW: PROS: The theme of the series is rendered in strong lines; a high-octane action draws [Read more]
MIND MELD: The Best Book Openings
[Do you have an idea for a future Mind Meld? Let us know!] This week we asked our participants to talk about favorite openings of stories and novels… Q: Starting a book [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: War Dogs by Greg Bear
REVIEW SUMMARY: A slow burn of a Mililtary SF novel whose structure and pacing dilute its impact. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Skyrine (Sky Marine) Michael Venn is dropped on [Read more]
An Interview with Tobias S. Buckell About the XENOWEALTH Collection Kickstarter
Tobias Buckell Tobias S. Buckell is the author most recently of the Arctic Rain sequence of novels (Arctic Rain and Hurricane Fever). Before turning his attention to [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: The Redemption Engine by James L. Sutter
REVIEW SUMMARY: A strong, character-focused story that serves as an excellent introduction to the Pathfinder universe MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Salim Ghadafar, reluctant [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Younger Gods by Michael R. Underwood
REVIEW SUMMARY: A strong urban fantasy novel that shows the author’s diverse tastes and skills in the subgenre. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: Former cultist Jacob Hicks’ [Read more]
BOOK REVIEW: Chicks Dig Gaming, Edited by Jennifer Brozek, Robert Smith and Lars Pearson
REVIEW SUMMARY: A multifacted set of essays that has proven unexpectedly topical. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS:: The Mad Norwegian Chicks dig… series continues with three [Read more]
An Interview with Jay Kristoff, Author of the LOTUS WAR Trilogy, About ENDSINGER, Different Endings and Our Ecological Trajectory
Photo by Christopher Tovo 6’7” tall Jay Kristoff grew up in the second most isolated capital city on earth and is a tragic nerd. The first installment of his Lotus War [Read more]
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