Furious Heaven, by Kate Elliott, is everything I wanted from a sequel and more. It is a brutal marathon of space conquest, populated by fun and deep characters that burn brighter than a blade in the forge. The worldbuilding is top-notch and just gorgeous to steep in. If you read my Unconquerable Sun review, expect…
Continue reading ➞ Furious Heaven – It’s All About Intergalactic Family
The Free People’s Village, by Sim Kern, is fun, sad, and uncomfortable in equal measure. It won’t be everyone’s cup of tea, and at times it comes off as preachy, but I could not pry my eyes away from it. Al Gore has won the 2000 election and declared war on Climate Change. Initiatives introduced…
Continue reading ➞ The Free People’s Village – No Place I’d Rather Be
I’m going to try and restrain my strong desire to be nitpicky with this book. I’m coming hot off of finishing it, and let’s just say I very much disliked this novel. I haven’t read Mammay’s previous work, constantly putting it off for one reason or another. But I am like a smaller celestial body…
Continue reading ➞ Generation Ship – Intergenerational Drama, Or The Lack Thereof
I didn’t grow up with Manga.. I was attracted to the flashy animation and colors of anime, but the black and white panels of its literary counterpart held no interest despite their promise of story. My main experience with Manga up until recently was a single volume of Neon Genesis Evangelion I purchased as a…
Dr. Tamsin Rivers has a problem—several in fact. The city of San Siroco is sinking, and her team can’t figure out why. It’s also happening in her basement, causing the walls to pull down and the stairs to stretch. It isn’t long before a door appears, a door that can’t be opened, at least until…
Continue reading ➞ The Last To Leave The Room – Reflective Horror
Looking Glass Sound is Catriona Ward’s latest horror novel(reviews for Sundial and Last House on Needless Street) and it might be my favorite yet. It’s a horrifying novel about being held captive by one’s past, and the fear of letting it go. Ward’s prose is stellar as usual, delivering a sobering account while capturing the…
Continue reading ➞ Looking Glass Sound – Rolling In The Deep
Worldbuilding is a fascinating subject rife with arguments and factions. It’s obviously a topic that the SFF community will never be quiet about (not that it should ever shut up about it), and I’m here to do my part screaming into the void about it. Most folks are probably familiar with the large, beautifully written…
It’s your first day on the job. The building has a familiar feeling to it, despite its incongruity. Your co-workers defer to you on all matters, though you are completely new to the scene. A crisis has erupted, and though everyone seems to know what they are doing, you are the last puzzle piece that…
Continue reading ➞ There Is No Antimemetics Division – You Never Read This Review
I’ve only recently begun to dabble in the world of comics, graphic novels, and manga. I’ve dipped my toe in a few times in the past, never fully committing to anything other than a few issues or volumes of the weirder stuff. My only real exposure to graphic novels prior to 2016 was Watchmen, a…
Continue reading ➞ East of West – Have You Heard The Message?
B is just trying to catch a break. He has yet to be published, though his latest manuscript is in his editor’s hands. His marriage is rocky as he grows distant from his wife, and feels unable to provide for her. In haste, he decides to take a reporting job in the south, commenting on…
