GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner (Book One of The Fallen Gods Trilogy)
When a novel begins with the death of an entire family at the hands of a god, that sets the tone for a novel.…
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AN EDUCATION IN MALICE by S T Gibson
From the publisher: “Deep in the forgotten hills of Massachusetts stands Saint Perpetua’s College. Isolated and ancient, it is not a place for timid…
THE TAINTED CUP by Robert Jackson Bennett (Shadow of the Leviathan, 1)
Robert Jackson Bennett has been blurring the genre lines since his first novels published a little over a decade ago (Mr. Shivers, 2010; The…
THE TRIALS OF EMPIRE by Richard Swan
Following events in The Tyranny of Faith, Konrad Vonvalt is now a disgraced and powerless ex-Justice. With the Imperialist Magistratum disbanded, and by the…
MACHINE VENDETTA by Alastair Reynolds
In the third Prefect Dreyfus novel, (the first, The Prefect, was reviewed here, and the second, Elysium Fire, reviewed here), we return to the…
KNOCK KNOCK, OPEN WIDE by Neil Sharpson
Irish Folklore and family secrets form the core of Neil Sharpson’s Knock Knock, Open Wide. Sharpson’s novel starts in 1979 on a dark rainy…
THE DARKNESS BEFORE THEM by Matthew Ward (The Soulfire Saga #1)
Matthew Ward’s The Darkness Before Them kicks off The Soulfire Saga and tells the tale of Kat, a young woman who turns to thievery…
THE CROW FOLK by Mark Stay
Fantasy and Horror readers are usually pretty broad-minded folk. It’s a given that sometimes you need to suspend your sense of disbelief whilst enjoying…
THE DRAGONS of DEEPWOOD FEN by Bradley P. Beaulieu (The Book of the Holt, Part One)
Bradley P. Beaulieu is growing into a modern Epic Fantasy master. He’s completed the requisite fantasy trilogy (The Lays of Anuskaya) and created a…
DAYS AT THE MORISAKI BOOKSHOP by Satoshi Yagisawa
Books about books and bookshops are pretty much a winner for me. I am actually a little wary though – what if such a…
THE KINGDOM OF SWEETS by Erika Johansen
As I write this, we are approaching Christmas, a time for some of traditions – presents, pantomimes and ballet performances, for example. The latest…
WEYWARD by Emilia Hart
One that would happily have fit into our Halloween reviews this year, Emilia’s novel involves witchcraft and strange goings-on at various times in English…
GOOD GIRLS DON’T DIE by Christina Henry
Christina Henry has plied her storytelling trade in multiple genres from urban fantasy, to story re-imaginings to horror. Whereas her previous novels largely fell…
RED RIVER SEVEN by A J Ryan
Like Robert Jordan (Conan) or David Gemmell (White Knight, Black Swan), writers are often writing for other authors or for other genres they are…
THE OLYMPIAN AFFAIR by Jim Butcher (Cinder Spires #2)
I had the chance to interview Jim Butcher at New York Comic Con earlier this year, wherein he teases this book a bit. Go…
IN THESE HALLOWED HALLS edited by Marie O’ Regan and Paul Kane
As someone who has recently semi-retired from a career in education, I must admit that the first term of the school year, from September…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2023: ALL HALLOWS by Christopher Golden
What could be more appropriate for Halloween than a Horror book set on Halloween night? Bram Stoker award-winning author Christopher Golden uses his considerable…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2023: CERTAIN DARK THINGS by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Randy reviews his second Silvia Moreno-Garcia novel this month. What did he think of it? Collecting garbage sharpens the senses. It allows us…
THESE BURNING STARS by Bethany Jacobs
From the publisher: Jun Ironway, hacker, con artist, and only occasional thief, has got her hands on a piece of contraband that could set…
SFFWorld Countdown to Halloween 2023: THE LAST TIME I LIED by Riley Sager
The girls could be anywhere. That’s what you realize as you stand in the water, shivering harder. They’re out there. Somewhere. And…
