Reviews
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Alcatraz VS The Evil Librarians: The Scrivener’s Bones (Alcatraz #2) by Brandon Sanderson : Review
In this second Alcatraz adventure, Alcatraz finds himself on a mission to meet Grandpa Smedry when he gets swept up by a flying glass dragon filled with his unusual and mouthy Smedry cohorts.…
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Alcatraz VS The Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson : Review
A hero with an incredible talent…for breaking things. A life-or-death mission…to rescue a bag of sand. A fearsome threat from a powerful secret network…the evil Librarians. Alcatraz Smedry doesn’t seem destined for anything…
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Revisionary by Jim C. Hines : Review
When Isaac Vainio helped to reveal magic to the world, he dreamed of a new millennium of magical prosperity. One year later, things aren’t going quite as he’d hoped. A newly-formed magical organization…
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Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson : Review
With The Alloy of Law and Shadows of Self, Brandon Sanderson surprised readers with a New York Times bestselling spinoff of his Mistborn books, set after the action of the trilogy, in a…
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Overpopulation, Energy Crisis, and Climate Change: A Make Room! Make Room! Review
“Soylent Green is people!” is one of those statements so ingrained into the public consciousness that it doesn’t count as a spoiler these days. But when Soylent Green was released in 1973, this…
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Only the Stones Survive by Morgan Llywelyn : Review
For centuries the Túatha Dé Danann lived in peace on an island where time flowed more slowly and the seasons were gentle–until that peace was shattered by the arrival of invaders. The Gaels,…
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Review: Take Back the Skies, by Lucy Saxon
Desperate to escape an arranged marriage and the life her high-ranking government-official father has planned for her, Catherine Hunter does the unthinkable in the fantastical world of Tellus: she disguises herself as a…
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The 15 SF&F Novels We’re Anticipating This Year!
Happy New Year! With the new year, comes new books! From January to June, these are the science fiction and fantasy book releases we’re looking forward to the most: [toggler title=”Bands of Mourning…
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Paladin by Sally Slater : Review
Brash, cocky, and unbeatable with a sword (well, almost), Sam of Haywood is the most promising Paladin trainee in the kingdom of Thule… and knows it. The only problem is that Sam is…
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Dragon Trials (Return of the Darkening Book One) : Review
High-born Agathea Flamma intends to bring honor to her family by following in her brothers’ footsteps and taking her rightful place as a Dragon Rider. With her only other option being marriage, Thea…
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The Pharaoh’s Cat by Maria Luisa Lang : Review
The Pharaoh’s Cat, narrated in the present tense by the cat himself, is the story of a free-spirited, quick-witted stray in ancient Egypt who suddenly finds himself with human powers joined to his…
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Steamborn by Eric R. Asher : Review
Jacob, a tinker’s apprentice and sometime thief, has lived his entire life in the mountain city of Ancora, protected by the massive city walls. The towering barriers keep the Deadlands creatures at bay,…
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The Assassins of Altis by Jack Campbell : Review
Trapped within the dead city of Marandur, Master Mechanic Mari and Mage Alain must escape both merciless barbarians and the pitiless Imperial Legion. Beyond those dangers lie the mightiest and most unforgiving powers…
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Saturn Run by John Sandford and Ctein : Review
The year is 2066. A Caltech intern inadvertently notices an anomaly from a space telescope—something is approaching Saturn, and decelerating. Space objects don’t decelerate. Spaceships do. A flurry of top-level government meetings produces…
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[Blog Tour] An Apprentice to Elves by Sarah Monette and Elizabeth Bear : Review and Giveway
The warrior culture of Iskryne forbids many things to women—and most especially it forbids them bonding to one of the giant telepathic trelwolves. But as her father was no ordinary boy, Alfgyfa is…
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Interview with James Artimus Owen
I’ve known James for a number of years, so at Salt Lake Comic Con, I sat down with him for a few minutes to talk about what he’s been working on past and…
