AN UNINTENDED VOYAGE by Marshall Ryan Maresca (Maradaine Sequence)
In a very short amount of time, Marshall Ryan Maresca has become one of the most prolific writers of fantasy. Since 2015, he’s published…
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Beyond the Hallowed Sky by Ken McLeod
Beyond the Hallowed Sky begins with a mystery and a scientific discovery. Brilliant scientist Lakshmi Nayak receives in the post a letter from an…
FORTUNA by Kristyn Merbeth (The Nova Vita Protocol #1)
The Kaiser family of space “traders” (sumgglers) is waiting on the oldest brother, Corvus, to return from his tour of duty with the military…
FORGING a NIGHTMARE by Patricia A. Jackson
The Urban Fantasy subgenre is quite expansive, wizards in the phone book, private investigators who work in the court of Fae, vampires and were-creatures…
OF HONEY AND WILDFIRES by Sarah Chorn (The Songs of Sefate #1)
Disclaimer: Sarah and I have been online pals for quite a few years, exchanging several messages and even sharing time on a podcast or…
Galaxias by Stephen Baxter
I’m a big fan of Stephen Baxter’s stories. They do come in different types, though. It’s difficult to pin down exactly what I like.…
BLOOD OF THE CHOSEN by Django Wexler (Burningblade and Silvereye#2)
Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler was my favorite fantasy novel published in 2020. Set in a world that is living in the…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: KILL CREEK by Scott Thomas
Crickets chirped the last few bars of their nightly song. But Kill Creek circled the house like a moat, and within this keep, this…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: THE DEAD HOURS OF NIGHT by Lisa Tuttle
“I have always been drawn to the weird, the strange and the supernatural in fiction. That is certainly my natural territory.” – Lisa Tuttle,…
LIEGE-KILLER by Christopher Hinz (Paratwa Saga #1)
Christopher Hinz’s Liege-Killer was originally published in 1988 and won the Compton Crook award for best first novel. In the intervening years, Hinz has…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: THE MAN FROM THE DIOGENES CLUB by Kim Newman
‘I represent the Diogenes Club,’ Jeperson drawled, voice rich and deep as a BBC announcer. ‘A branch of government you won’t have heard of.…
The Somebody People by Bob Proehl
Last year I reviewed The Nobody People, a superhero origin story that took a savvy fresh look at the superhero genre. I liked it…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: A NEST OF NIGHTMARES by Lisa Tuttle
“The wasp is making sure that her sting has [the spider] completely under control before going on. She’ll dig a hole and pull the…
A SPINDLE SPLINTERED by Alix E. Harrow (Fractured Fables #1)
Alix Harrow is a writer whose work has shown the power of story, I’ve read both of her novels (The Ten Thousand Doors of…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: The Tale of the Tailor and the Three Dead Kings by Dan Jones
Here’s a little oddity that may be just right for Halloween. As this story is written by a historian, it is perhaps fitting that…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: THE ONLY GOOD INDIANS by Stephen Graham Jones
…[T]here was a sea of green eyes staring back at him from right there, where there was just supposed to be frozen grass and…
SFFWorld Countdown to Hallowe’en 2021: When Things Get Dark, Edited by Ellen Datlow
Recognition of Shirley Jackson’s influence on horror and literature has perhaps never been higher than at the moment. The recent movie Shirley (2020), with…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2021: IN A GLASS DARKLY by Joseph Sheridan LeFanu
As it’s October 1st, we begin our traditional countdown to Halloween here! And we’re beginning with a classic. Randy Money has had a look…
THE LAST HOUSE ON NEEDLESS STREET by Catriona Ward
Some books arrive with a great deal of preamble…pre-publication buzz from industry giants like Stephen King and Paul Tremblay, massive promotion, and being considered…
LATER by Stephen King
For the last few years, Stephen King, in addition to writing his now usual yearly blockbuster (this year’s is Billy Summers, out now) has…
