Month: August 2014 August 27, 2014
Set in an alternate England somewhat reminiscent of the Regency era, where Magic is taught to young men at Oxford’s Merlin College, Sylvia Izzo…
August 27, 2014
Climate Fiction: A Brand New Genre Promised to a Big Future Cli-fi has achieved a record of sorts: even though it has been around…
August 21, 2014
It has been a pretty good year for Epic Fantasy in 2014 and the upward trend continues with Kameron Hurley’s The Mirror Empire, her…
August 20, 2014
Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress is the first book I’ve read by the author, mainly because she is primarily published in the US. While…
August 14, 2014
Jani and the Greater Game (Multiplicity #1) is Eric Brown’s new novel, a steampunk adventure and departure from his usual sci-fi offerings. As a…
August 12, 2014
After more than a decade and seven intervening novels, Robin Hobb returns to her best known and most beloved character: FitzChivalry Farseer, ‘star’ of…
August 12, 2014
Interview with John Hornor Jacobs Hello John. Thanks for joining us. Happy to be here. You are just about to have your first novel…
August 8, 2014
From Gollancz: Gollancz has just announced our Digital Panel line up for the Gollancz Festival (13th August 2014.) We’ve still got a few secret…
August 5, 2014
Ur by Stephen King is a short novella, released in 2009 and coming in at just over 20,000 words. Dealing with a very interesting…
August 2, 2014
The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs Published by Gollancz, August 2014 (Review copy received) 270 pages ISBN: 978-0575133662 Review by Mark Yon This is an…