THE EVERLASTING by Alix E Harrow
This is not what I was expecting. From the publisher: “Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight,…
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SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: GHOST STORY by Peter Straub
What was the worst thing you’ve ever done? I won’t tell you that, but I’ll tell you the worst thing that ever happened…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE FLESH KING by Richard Kadrey
I picked this novella up straight after enjoying the first so much. As it is the second, there’s less need for a setup and…
BATMOBILE The Complete History by Mark Cotta Vaz and Andrew Farago
It’s been over 85 years since the first appearance of Batman, the grim vigilante upholding justice from the shadows. Like Superman, he was first…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: MALPERTUIS by Jean Ray
The autumn came and went, spreading neither joy nor glory over the town. It is possible that beyond the ramparts it gilded the woods,…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL by Richard Kadrey
Ford and Neuland are paranormal mercenaries—one living (Ford), one undead (Neuland); one of them kills the undead, the other kills the living. When a…
RED CITY by Marie Lu
So: this one’s straight out of LA gangland. Think The Sopranos, Goodfellas, The Godfather, even, but with magic. The story is set in Angel…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE WOLF IN THE GARDEN by Alfred H. Bill
[…] there came the skurry of feet in a perfect frenzy of haste on the flags without; the front door flew open; and the…
SFFWORLD Countdown to Halloween 2025: SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES by Ray Bradbury
By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. (Macbeth, Act 4, Scene 1) My Halloween reads for SFFWorld this year start…
ALCHEMY OF SECRETS by Stephanie Garber
Although Stephanie Garber is well-known for her best-selling Caraval series, her latest novel is being sold as her first novel for adults. From the…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2025: THE TWISTED ONES by T. Kingfisher
I am going to try to start at the beginning, even though I know you won’t believe me. It’s okay. I wouldn’t…
HEARTHSPACE by Stephen Baxter
I’ve mentioned more than a few times in the past that one of the attractions of SF for me is its ability to look…
CROSSROADS OF RAVENS by Andrzej Sapkowski
One of the phenomena in Fantasy of recent years has been the popularity of The Witcher series of novels. No doubt in part because…
SALTCROP by Yume Kitasei
How often have you heard that sometimes it is not the destination, but the journey that matters? I was reminded of this on reading…
KING SORROW by Joe Hill
King Sorrow is the first Joe Hill novel in a decade, but the man has been far from complacent. Much of his work has…
EXTREMITY by Nicholas Binge
I don’t know about you, but I’ve recently noticed a resurgence in police procedurals with a genre element to them. There’s Rose/House by Arkady…
THE SECOND DEATH OF LOCKE by V. L. Bovalino
One of my biggest moans about books in recent years has been about how often the cover of a book rarely reflects its contents,…
FIEND by Alma Katsu
A rich, powerful family seemingly untouchable by the law or competition, the Berishas have a reputation as a sinister family. Are they blessed? Are…
THE SHATTERING PEACE by John Scalzi
John Scalzi can write: adventure tales (The Kaiju Preservation Society), stories with humour (Redshirts, Agent to the Stars) and non-fiction (Your Hate Mail Will…
THE TWO LIES OF FAVEN SYTHE by Megan E. O’Keefe
Megan O’Keefe’s science fiction output has been impressive over the last handful of years – a few completed series to acclaim and now a…
