Happy Halloween folks! Lets end this spooky month on a high note. It’s been harder and harder to resist short stories these days. They’re short, sweet and to the point. Never Whistle At Night: An Indigenous Dark Fiction Anthology is a collection of short stories written by Indigenous folks, edited by Shane Hawk and Theodore…
Continue reading ➞ Never Whistle At Night – A Dark But Welcome Stroll Into The Night
After a jolly good time with The Last Binding series, I jumped at the chance to read a new Freya Marske book. Her latest novel, Swordcrossed, takes us into a new world of rich merchant houses trying to keep a competitive edge whether through goods or political marriages. This story takes a big departure from…
I really try not to be a snob about my interests, but sometimes it’s really hard. I love all types of horror, and there is a special place in my heart for B-movie schlock. I rarely ever feel time is wasted when I encounter it because it can be fun to just revel in someone’s…
I have some ground to cover before our end-of-the-year wrap-up, so I am saving some space by talking about two great stories by the same author in a single review. It has been a big fall for Ryan, which means a great season for readers. Today’s books are both phenomenal, but are each a little…
Continue reading ➞ A Tide Of Black Steel + The Road of Storms – Anthony Ryan Double Hitter
“Once in a great while a science fiction story is so visionary, yet so close to impending scientific developments that it becomes not only an accurate predictor, but itself the locus for new discoveries and development.” So goes the Goodreads and back-cover summary of Vernor Vinge’s , a short story that predicted with startling accuracy…
Continue reading ➞ True Names: Cyberspace Before It Was Cool
This October, I had to get at least one space horror book on my schedule, as the pickings have been a little slim through the rest of the year. Luckily, Kemi Ashing-Giwa has a horror novella just in time for the spooky season. This World Is Not Yours is a queer, climate-adjacent horror story about…
I’m about to type a sentence I never thought I’d type, but such is the way of being a fantasy reader. Remarkably Bright Creatures is my second-favorite book featuring a sentient octopus. Shelby Van Pelt’s novel of long-lost family and missed connections is a lively story with sharp focus and strong characters. Our story follows…
Outside of Catriona Ward’s new releases, I feel like I am always playing catch-up when it comes to horror. I have been recommended a bunch of stories, and I just like science fiction too much to really dive as deep as I’d like into horror specifically. October feels like the perfect remedy to the situation,…
While visiting my local bookstore, my friend pulled out a book with a bright red cover featuring three large steaks. The book was called Nightbitch, and I caught the excited gleam in my friend’s eye as she explained this would be something weird and different to break up my TBR. “It’s about a woman who…
A standalone prequel to The Blacktongue Thief is not what I was expecting, yet here we are. Thief tells the story of a rogue in a wasteland world, making his way through the ruins on a semi-post-apocalyptic adventure. The Daughters' War, by Christopher Buehlman, is about the war that created this wasteland. It is very…
Continue reading ➞ The Daughters’ War – Girls, Goblins, and Giant Birds
