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Microreview [Book]: Docile by K.M. Szpara
Sexy dubcon tropes abound in Szpara's debut, but the worldbuilding and engagement with the history of slavery don't match upCover design by Jamie Stafford-HillPhotograph by Yuri Arcurs/E+/Getty...
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Microreview [book]: Beneath the Rising, by Premee Mohamed
Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed is an excellent Neo-Lovecraft debut novel that focuses on the relationship between two young friends as they struggle against an Elder God apocalypse.Everyone has...
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Thursday Morning Superhero: Locke and Key
I will do my best to minimize spoilers, but if you have not seen Locke and Key on Netflix and are concerned about spoilers you may want to pass on this article. The series is intentionally very...
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6 Books with K.B. Wagers
K.B. Wagers is the author of the Indranan & Farian War trilogies with Orbit Books and the new NeoG novels from Harper Voyager. They hold a bachelor's degree in Russian Studies and a second-degree...
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Interview: Premee Mohamed, author of Beneath the Rising
A coming of age story that involves a young scientific genius, eldritch horrors, secret libraries, clever banter, and compelling characters? Sign me up! Hitting bookstore shelves this week, Premee...
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A Queen in Hiding, Book Promotion, and Setting Expectations
A Queen in Hiding is Sarah Kozloff’s debut novel, an epic fantasy that “[imagines] a world awaiting the return of the queen” which is a nice riff off of Tolkein, though the novel shares little other...
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Microreview [book]: Down Among the Dead, by K.B. Wagers
K.B. Wagers Down Among the Dead, second in her Farian War series, puts her main character of Hail Bristol, Empress of Indrana, through hell and beyond as a civil war in an alien race leads to her...
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Microreview [book]: Sixteenth Watch by Myke Cole
The Coastguard takes centre stage in this lunar military sci fi adventure with high stakes and setpieces a-plentyMyke Cole is an established author of military fantasy, but this is his first published...
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6 Books with Ilana C Myer
Ilana C. Myer has worked as a journalist in Jerusalem and a cultural critic for various publications. As Ilana Teitelbaum she has written book reviews and critical essays for The Globe and Mail, the...
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Interview: Rita Woods, author of Remembrance
Remembrance is a multi-generational story of how to protect those you love against the background of horrific circumstances. A little magic and magical realism never hurt, but what happens when the...
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Microreview [Book]: Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
A young adult tale of near-future utopia with a neurodiverse, trans protagonist which punches way above its weight in its complexity and thoughtfulnessPet is the second published novel, and first young...
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Microreview [book] A Pale Light in the Black, by K B Wagers
A Pale Light in the Black brings the talents of KB Wagers from far future to nearer term and nearer to Earth Space Opera, telling the story of the NeoG, the Space Coast Guard of the 25th Century.In the...
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Microreview [Comic]: Sonata vol. 1 — The Valley of the Gods
David Hine and Brian Haberlin's scifi adventure comic Sonata is a beautiful planet opera which has a hard time taking off.On planet Perdita (or alternatively Vianna), somewhere in the farthest reaches...
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6 Books with Rob Hayes
Rob J. Hayes has been a student, a banker, a marine research assistant, a chef, and a keyboard monkey more times than he cares to count. But eventually his love of fantasy and reading drew him to the...
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Mind Meld: The 101 and the 201 of SFF
Welcome back to the Mind Meld, the feature where we ask a bunch of genre people a single genre related question and compile their responses. Formerly at SF Signal, and at Barnes and Noble, the Mind...
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Interview: Corry L Lee, author of Weave the Lightning
Corry L Lee's debut novel, Weave the Lightning, will be available in early April, and depending on where you live, this is just in time for thunderstorm season! Elemental magic, revolutions, fascism...
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The Great Escape: Books to Escape Into
Need some escapism?Need some comfort reads?Need them to be available as e-book, for a variety of reasons? I gotcha covered. The following series are all available as e-book, they'll all suck you right...
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Westworld Wednesday: Prisoners of Today
Welcome back to Westworld Wednesday, a series of essays/ramblings about the themes & philosophies of Westworld. NOTE: while we deal more with themes here, rather than plot, the emphasis is not on...
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Questing in Shorts: March 2020
I have a somewhat truncated edition of Questing in Shorts today, owing to March being, to put it mildly, a Month. From next month I'll be focusing back on magazines and some of the small press...
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Six Books with Ryan Van Loan
Ryan Van Loan served six years as a Sergeant in the United States Army Infantry (PA National Guard) where he served on the front lines of Afghanistan. He has traveled around the world with his wife,...
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