JUST LIKE HOME by Sarah Gailey
Sarah Gailey has bounced around the Speculative Fiction field with her writings – alternate history, science fiction/thriller, fantasy/mystery and with Just Like Home, a…
Category: Book Reviews
GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX by Stephen King and Richard Chizmar
Another Summer, another Stephen King read…. Well, sort of. I’ve got in the habit of reading a Stephen King at the beginning of the…
THE JUSTICE OF KINGS by Richard Swan (Empire of the Wolf #1)
Richard S. Swan has had some success self-publishing about a half-dozen science fiction novels. With The Justice of Kings, his fantasy debut from Orbit,…
BLADE OF DREAM by Daniel Abraham
This is the second in Daniel Abraham’s new Fantasy series, based around the city of Kithamar. The first book, Age of Ash, was reviewed…
NIGHTBORN: COLDFIRE RISING by C.S. Friedman
C.S. Friedman’s Coldfire Trilogy is a groundbreaking saga that seamlessly blends elements of Science Fiction, Horror, and Fantasy. Because of that, many stories can…
BOYS IN THE VALLEY by Philip Fracassi
Philip Fracassi is one of the more respected names in the horror genre. His short fiction has been nominated for the Bram Stoker award…
A Brief Appreciation of THE COLDFIRE TRILOGY by C.S. Friedman
With the pending publication of Nightborn: A Coldfire Rising, I wanted to repost something I wrote almost a decade ago for the great but…
MAEVE FLY by C.J. Leede
You’d think people who dress up as cartoon princesses at a World-Famous amusement park would be chipper and upbeat. Especially if that person lives…
THE BOOK THAT WOULDN’T BURN by Mark Lawrence (The Library #1)
Mark Lawrence is one of the biggest names to emerge in fantasy over the last decade or so, having helped to push the Grimdark…
THE ENDLESS VESSEL by Charles Soule
Charles Soule is the kind of writer and storyteller where medium is less important than the story. He’s written many, many comic books and…
THE SWORD DEFIANT by Gareth Hanrahan
Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord’s cursed weapons, along with his dread city of…
NIGHT’S EDGE by Liz Kerin
Some novels just tear you apart. They get into your veins, into your soul, into your mind and wreck you. Night’s Edge by Liz…
DRAGONFALL by L.R. Lam (The Dragon Scales Trilogy #1)
Dragons – they are fearsome, they are powerful, they are magical. Often, these creatures are shown as man’s enemy, in L.R. Lam’s Dragonfall, they…
WITCH KING by Martha Wells
Martha Wells has been one of the more prolific speculative fiction writers of the last couple of decades. Her most popular series has been…
AIRSIDE by Christopher Priest
As I type this, we are on the cusp of the Summer holiday season. It can only be good planning that means that we…
BABEL by R F Kuang
An orphan boy found in a plague-ridden Canton is brought by a mysterious benefactor to London in 1836 and then Oxford. Centre of study…
THE BLOODY CHORUS by John Marco
John Marco is an author whose work I’ve enjoyed for over twenty years. In fact, the very first “official” book review I posted here…
THE SCOURGE BETWEEN THE STARS by Ness Brown
Space Horror is a mash-up of two popular genres, most famously seen in the classic Alien film franchise. Jess Brown sets her debut novel…
THE FERRYMAN by Justin Cronin
It’s been seven years since the last of Justin’s vampiric Passage Trilogy, The City of Mirrors – was published. This is his first book…
ENGINES OF CHAOS (The Age of Uprising, 2) by R•S• Ford
When I finished R.S. Ford’s Engine of Empire (click link for review) early in 2022, it immediately became a contender for my favorite fantasy…
