The Empire of the Wolf, by Richard Swan, is certainly one of the more unique and original fantasy series hitting the shelves right now. I found myself reading the second installment, The Tyranny of Faith, recently and it continues to be a story that constantly defies my expectations. It is a series that walks you…
For some silly reason, I decided that this year was going to be the year of cyberpunk for me. And continuing in that vein, I figured I would pick up a newer book that almost lured me in several times before I realized my TBR was just too heavy. However, I was on a bookstore…
Continue reading ➞ Firebreak – Mitigating Corporate Chicanery
This article originally appeared on Tor.com. Neal Shusterman’s Arc of a Scythe series has captured the hearts of many readers, mine included, since the first installment was published in 2016. I read the first novel in one sitting. I was home sick from work with the kind of cold that kept me couch-ridden but not…
Continue reading ➞ Neal Shusterman’s Scythe Might Signal a Fresh Direction for SFF Blockbusters
After a chaotic February, I too would like to hide away in retirement like our protagonist in Shannon Chakraborty’s The Adventures of Amina Al-Sirafi. But that is where our similarities end. Unlike Amina al-Sirafi, I am terrified of the open ocean, yet I decided to follow the storied captain safely from the comfort of my…
Continue reading ➞ The Adventures Of Amina Al-Sirafi – Yo Ho A Pirate’s Life For Meh
Today we have an interesting historical fantasy book by the name of The Magician’s Daughter, by H.G. Parry. Despite the back of the book describing a plot about the end times and the death of magic, this book had a closer feel to a slow-burn cozy read than a thriller. It focuses on a young…
Continue reading ➞ The Magician’s Daughter – Beautiful People With Nowhere To Go
Last week, my wife and I stood on the side of a four-lane suburban road, holding a bundle of balloons for our nephew’s first birthday party. We watched our faithful Hyundai Accent—Dante, we called him—as his tarnished form was hauled onto the tow truck. We were seriously rear-ended minutes before, and everyone involved was fine.…
I first encountered the French novel, A Winter’s Promise, in a hidden corner of a beloved bookstore in Reno, NV back in 2018. I had never heard of Christelle Dabos or seen this book’s beautiful cover before, but this story became one of my all-time favorites because I was completely unprepared for the magic within.…
Continue reading ➞ A Winter’s Promise – Wonderland Delivered
The Helm of Midnight by Marina J. Lostetter was one of the most complicated and confusing books that I read in 2021. It was a strange murder mystery in a dystopian bubble world where people could summon the skills of the dead to empower them through masks. The book was so complicated that reading the…
Continue reading ➞ The Cage Of Dark Hours – Taking Off The Shackles
Though we don’t really do our Dark Horse initiative in the way we used to, we are always striving to find worthwhile debuts. When I came across Marisa Crane’s debut novel, I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself, I was instantly grabbed by the title. After reading the synopsis, I just knew I needed to read…
Continue reading ➞ I Keep My Exoskeletons To Myself – A Metamorphic Debut
I wasn’t hunting dragons, but I stumbled upon this hoard just the same. My sister took me to her favorite bookshop while I visited her, and The Dragon Universe stood on an endcap and drew my eye. I love Dragons, and I love looking at artist depictions of the beasts. “Buy this for me for…
