SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020: The Hollow Ones by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan
I’m never quite sure about ‘famous name’ authors these days. Whether the authors are genre or not, I’ve heard too many stories of books…
Year: 2020
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – The Remaking by Clay McLeod Chapman
The pines at your back? You can practically feel the needles bristling in the wind. Lean in and listen closely and you’ll hear their…
THE SOUTHERN BOOK CLUB’S GUIDE to SLAYING VAMPIRES by Grady Hendrix
Southern housewives fighting evil…one could argue they fight the good fight every day in the form of their children and husbands, but Grady Hendrix…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Randy’s latest for our Countdown to Hallowe’en is a recently published novel with a Gothic style. —————————– “You’ll be a good girl, won’t you?”…
Unconquerable Sun by Kate Elliott
Kate has a reputation around here for writing big, complex, character-driven Fantasy novels. Whilst she has written Science Fiction before (the Jaran books, for…
Heaven’s River by Dennis E Taylor
Heaven’s River is the latest entry in Dennis E Taylor’s highly enjoyable Bobiverse series, a series I rate very highly for its ideas, characters,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – THE GOOD HOUSE by Tananarive Due
Today’s Countdown to Hallowe’en review is of a fairly recent novel from someone whose short stories Randy has really liked in the past. ——————————…
THE HOLLOW PLACES by T. Kingfisher
In The Hollow Places, familiar genre tropes are given a new, terrifying sheen. Portals to other worlds can be fun. Roadside kitschy museums can…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – Perchance to Dream by Charles Beaumont
Today’s Countdown to Hallowe’en is a review of a story collection from an underrated author better known for his screenwriting. ————————————— “I knew how…
The Left-Handed Booksellers of London by Garth Nix
It’s been less than a year since Garth’s last book (Angel Mage) appeared, a book which was advertised as an adult novel. His latest,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – THE SINISTER MYSTERY OF THE MESMERIZING GIRL by Theodora Goss
In today’s Countdown to Hallowe’en review, Randy M returns to a series he’s previously read in 2019… ——————————- Princess Ayesha stared down into the…
THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF ADDIE LaRUE by VE Schwab
I’ve enjoyed the half-dozen novels I’ve read from V.E. Schwab. Her novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is something she’s been working on…
Claw & Order: An Urban Fantasy Anthology set in NYC Kickstarter by Anton Strout
Claw & Order: An Urban Fantasy Anthology set in NYC Twisted Tales from NYC’s Department of Extraordinary Affairs by USA Today bestselling author Anton…
Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – Dark Matter by Michelle Paver
Today’s Countdown to Hallowe’en review is a creepy ghost story based around an expedition to the North Pole – you have been warned! Over…
Attack Surface by Cory Doctorow
Attack Surface: “The sum of the different points where an unauthorized user (the “attacker”) can try to enter data to or extract…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2020 – Fury from the Tomb by S A Sidor
And so it begins… our now traditional list of Hallowe’en-y stuff that we humbly bring to your attention throughout October. Our very own Hoarder…
THE BONE SHARD DAUGHTER by Andrea Stewart
Lin, once heir to the Phoenix Empire, is having trouble remembering her early days. Her father, the reigning emperor, has sat upon the throne…
The Nobody People by Bob Proehl
What do you do if you’re ‘an outsider’ in life? Science fiction has always had an element of that in its nature. Often SF…
Article: Hogwarts Was My Safety School by Robert Proehl
With Robert (Bob) Proehl’s new book just published in the UK, we asked him about why schools for gifted students is such a draw…
Dead Man in a Ditch by Luke Arnold
Earlier this year I reviewed the promising debut of Luke Arnold, The Last Smile in Sunder City. I liked it a lot – a…
