Review: Embers of War by Gareth L. Powell
After being tantalised by one (action packed) chapter at the British Fantasy Society’s FantasyCon two years ago, Embers of War topped my WANT list.…
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The Lost Worlds of 2001 by Arthur C Clarke
So, this was a re-read. I picked this up because it happens to be 50 years this week (as I type) since the…
The World Awakening by Dan Koboldt
The World Awakening is the finale to Dan Koboldt’s Gateways to Alissia trilogy, which started with The Rogue Retrieval (review) and continued with The…
A SERPENT in the HEATHER by Kay Kenyon
Having averted disaster in At the Table of Wolves, Kim Tavistock is still working for the British Government to help thwart the German enemy…
N-Space by Larry Niven
Larry Niven’s writing, according to this book, comes with accolades that would make the most publicity-hungry celebrity blush. First published in 1990, the first…
The Wolf by Leo Carew
Another month, another debut Fantasy novel. But once this one has built up steam it is a great read. From the publisher: “Leo Carew’s…
Ashael Rising by Shona Kinsella
Ashael Rising is Shona Kinsella’s debut novel from the ground-breaking Unbound Publishing. Unbound’s SFF team has some serious previous experience in the field. They…
A Life for the Stars by James Blish
Having read the chronologically first novel in the series, the science-heavy They Shall Have Stars, (reviewed HERE), following it with A Life for the…
Firestorm By Lucy Hounsom
Firestorm is a strong end to Lucy Hounsom’s Worldmaker trilogy. It is always a pleasure to follow the development of a character as the…
Trading in Danger by Elizabeth Moon
When I want something entertaining to read, there are a number of authors I find I can usually rely on to provide what I…
They Shall Have Stars by James Blish
After the recent completion of the re-read of the Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov, this is a suitably appropriate follow-up, though the series’ publication…
DAUGHTERS of the STORM by Kim Wilkins
A dying king and his children, in this case five daughters, trying to deal with his condition. They aren’t exactly squabbling for the throne,…
Martians Abroad by Carrie Vaughn
You may know Carrie for her urban fantasy Kitty Norville series (Kitty’s a werewolf and a DJ in modern Denver) which has been very…
Blood of Assassins by RJ Barker
I guess it is a truism that one of the purposes of a sophomore novel in a series is to build up the…
FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven
FantasticLand by Mike Bockoven is a book I came across while browsing for something a little different to read. I don’t read much horror…
Second Foundation by Isaac Asimov
Note: This is the third book in a series. The first book, Foundation, is reviewed HERE. The second book, Foundation and Empire, is…
Of Gods and Men by Stephen Aryan
We already have four novels in Stephen Aryan’s fantasy setting – the complete Age of Darkness trilogy, and the currently in-progress Age of Dread…
THE MIDNIGHT FRONT by David Mack
World War II and magic, two ingredients of speculative fiction that work well separately, but when combined smartly as they are in David Mack’s…
Dreams Must Explain Themselves by Ursula K. LeGuin
You might have noticed that after a pretty quiet time, there’s been a resurgence in the availability of Ursula Krober LeGuin’s writing in the…
Evil Is a Matter of Perspective: An Anthology of Antagonists
When I heard an anthology featuring a villain’s perspective was being Kickstarted I had to back it. The contributor list alone is enough to…
