Pulling The Wings Off Angels – Helluva Novella

Oh lord almighty, it’s another K.J. Parker novella! Pulling the Wings Off Angels embroils readers in a quickfire theological conundrum with a divine winged being at its heart. We’ve praised Parker in the past for Prosper’s Demon (a novella masterpiece) and many other works. Does Pulling the Wings Off Angels have the same heft? Let’s…

And Side by Side They Wander – Galactic Art 101

On some level, I think art is the singular most important element of the human condition. So let's talk about it. And Side by Side They Wander, by Molly Tanzer, is a short novella about an intergalactic art heist. Unfortunately, I think this powerful short was done dirty by the marketing tactics. Looking at the…

First Mage On The Moon – Divine Home Invasion

I am always game for a mix of Fantasy and Science Fiction, so a book about a space race to the moon by wizards immediately caught my attention. First Mage on the Moon, by Cameron Johnston, is a clever little book about reimagining the space race between the US and Russia, but set in an…

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The Girl With A Thousand Faces – A Mask Unveiled

Sunyi Dean’s The Girl With A Thousand Faces is a ghost story that has haunted its characters for generations. In this story, it’s not only the grief and trauma that linger. The dead stick around,  and they have a story to tell. The walled city of Kowloon sits in the shadow of Hong Kong, home…

The Witch Roads – Enchantingly Grounded

Kate Elliot has dazzled me in the past with her Alexander the Great-inspired space opera – The Sun Chronicles, and her fantasy novellas. I’ve always had too much on my plate to dive into her Crown of Stars series, but I may be changing my mind about that. The Witch Roads duology, by Kate Elliott,…

The Franchise – Tolkien Cinematic Universe

The Franchise, by Thomas Elrod, is a standalone book that pulls elements from fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian horror to create a strange amalgamation of a book with a lot to say. It is a philosophical story about breaching the line between fiction and reality, a commentary on our relation as audiences to the characters…