The Relic Guild by Edward Cox
The Relic Guild by Edward Cox Published by Gollancz, September 2014 456 pages ISBN: 978 1 473 20029 6 Review by Mark Yon This…
Year: 2014
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Rules and Ornaments in Secondary World Fantasy by Robert Jackson Bennett [Guest Post]
When I sat down to write City of Stairs – my first secondary world novel – I realized I felt I’d written secondary worlds before.…
Shattered Pillars by Elizabeth Bear (The Eternal Sky #2)
Elizabeth Bear’s Shattered Pillars is the second installment of her Eternal Sky Trilogy, a richly imagined and wonderfully wrought Silk Road Fantasy. Action/plot picks…
Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein Read as part of the Virginia Edition Series, Volume VI. First published by Doubleday, March 1956. Serialised in…
There is No Genre, Only Story by Kameron Hurley (MIRROR EMPIRE Blog Tour)
So Robert J. Bennett wrote a post recently about the expectations we bring to stories based on what genre they are marketed as. Far…
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
Robert Jackson Bennett is a writer whose output isn’t easy to classify, aside from brilliant storytelling, wonderful characters and some element of fantastic or…
The JAG in Space series by John G Hemry
The mission statement taken from the official website of the United States Navy Judge Advocate General’s Corps (U.S. Navy JAG): The Navy Judge Advocate…
The Midnight Queen by Sylvia Izzo Hunter (Noctis Magicae, Book 1)
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…
Climate Fiction by Claude Nougat
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…
The Mirror Empire by Kameron Hurley (Worldbreaker Saga #1)
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…
Yesterday’s Kin by Nancy Kress
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…
Jani and the Greater Game by Eric Brown (Multiplicity #1)
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…
Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb (Fitz and the Fool Trilogy #1)
After more than a decade and seven intervening novels, Robin Hobb returns to her best known and most beloved character: FitzChivalry Farseer, ‘star’ of…
Interview with John Hornor Jacobs
Interview with John Hornor Jacobs Hello John. Thanks for joining us. Happy to be here. You are just about to have your first novel…
News: Gollancz Digital lineup at Festival 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…
Ur by Stephen King
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…
The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs
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…
The Clown Service by Guy Adams
The Clown Service by Guy Adams Published by Del Rey, July 2014 ISBN: 978 0 091953 157 314 pages Review by Mark Yon The…
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes EBook Edition Published 2010 by Angry Robot Review by N. E. White. Award-winning Zoo City is Lauren Beukes second…
The Art of Fred Gambino: Dark Shepherd
The Art of Fred Gambino: Dark Shepherd Published by Titan Books, July 2014 160 pages ISBN: 978 178 116 8431 Review by Mark Yon…
