The Hundred Names of Darkness by Nilanjana Roy
In The Hundred Names of Darkness, Nilanjana Roy comes back to the cat colony she so convincingly established in The Wildings, back to the neighborhood of Nizamuddin in Delhi, and her irrepressible young Sender, Mara.
The challenges the cats are facing now are more nebulous — and more realistic — than they were in The Wildings. Instead of a tightly-knit and vividly characterized group of feral cats (led by the chilling Datura,
October 12th, 2016. Kate Lechler´s rating: 4 | Nilanjana Roy | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
David B. Coe / D.B. Jackson is the award-winning author of nineteen fantasy novels. As David B. Coe, he writes THE CASE FILES OF JUSTIS FEARSSON, a contemporary urban fantasy series from Baen Books, including Spell Blind, His Father’s Eyes, and Shadow’s Blade. Under the name D.B. Jackson, he writes THE THIEFTAKER CHRONICLES, a historical urban fantasy from Tor Books that includes Thieftaker, Thieves’ Quarry,
September 30th, 2016. Kate Lechler | D.B. Jackson, David B. Coe | Expanded Universe, Giveaway! | 15 comments |
A. J. Smith has been devising the worlds, histories and characters of THE LONG WAR CHRONICLES for more than a decade. He was born in Birmingham, UK, and works in secondary education. He is the author of The Black Guard (October 1, 2016) and The Dark Blood (December 1, 2016) from Head of Zeus, distributed by Trafalgar Square Publishing.
Swords are big chunks of toughened, often sharpened, metal. They have one practical application – to cut or pierce flesh. Some are better at cleaving or crushing armour, some are designed to be light and others designed to be duelling weapons –
September 23rd, 2016. Kate Lechler | Expanded Universe, Giveaway! | 4 comments |
Children of the Different by S.C. Flynn
S.C. Flynn’s debut novel, Children of the Different (2016), begins as Arika, a thirteen-year-old girl, enters her Changing, a comatose state during which the child explores the Changeland, a dream-like world, and gain new powers. Arika’s twin brother, Narrah, is upset to watch his sister slip into her Changing. Not only does it sever their telepathic bond, The Path, but it also means that his Changing is coming up at any time. When he finally does succumb to his own Changing,
September 12th, 2016. Kate Lechler´s rating: 3.5 | S.C. Flynn | Stand-Alone, Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Tade Thompson lives and works in the south of England. His first novel Making Wolf won the 2016 Kitschies Golden Tentacle award for best debut novel. He has written a number of short stories including “Budo” at Escape Pod. His horror novella Gnaw will be released in December from Solaris Books. Rosewater comes out 15th November, but is available for pre-order now.
Look, let’s just get this out of the way right now: Aliens have been done.
August 26th, 2016. Kate Lechler | Tade Thompson | Expanded Universe, Giveaway! | 13 comments |
Matt Perkins is a Canadian author, software developer, musician, and all-around decent human being. His first novel, the alternate-Earth sci-fi thriller Winterwakers, is currently available on eBook and paperback. His writing has also appeared on Buzzfeed and the Science in Sci-Fi blog series. Matt is currently querying his latest novel, a new-adult sci-fi planetary exploration adventure. You can follow Matt‘s adventures on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, and his website.
Do you remember the first thing you said to Siri?
August 20th, 2016. Kate Lechler | Expanded Universe, Giveaway! | 6 comments |
Yorath the Wolf by Cherry Wilder
Warning: May contain spoilers for A Princess of the Chameln
One of the mysteries laid out in Cherry Wilder’s A Princess of Chameln is the identity and whereabouts of Aidris’s cousin, the child of Elvedegran, her mother’s sister and the queen of Mel’Nir. The common understanding is that, because of a monstrous birth defect, the child and the mother both died. However, late in A Princess of Chameln,
August 19th, 2016. Kate Lechler´s rating: 3 | Cherry Wilder | SFF Reviews | no comments |
A Princess of the Chameln by Cherry Wilder
In A Princess of the Chameln, Cherry Wilder tells the story of Aidris Am Firn, whose parents, the king and queen of the Firn and one half of the rulership of the Chameln, are attacked in front of her. As her last living act, Aidris’s mother gives her a magical stone that will aid her in the future, and commands her not to let anyone else see it. Not long after, another assassination is attempted on her life and the life of her cousin,
August 17th, 2016. Kate Lechler´s rating: 3.5 | Cherry Wilder | SFF Reviews | no comments |
“The Night Bazaar for Women Becoming Reptiles” by Rachael K. Jones (July 2016, free at Beneath Ceaseless Skies, 99c Kindle magazine issue)
About half of the stories I review, I have listened to while I’m at the gym,
August 15th, 2016. Kate Lechler and Tadiana Jones | Bruce Sterling, Mike Resnick | Short Fiction | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Caighlan Smith wrote her first novel, Hallow Hour, in her final year of high school in St. John’s. Inspired by her love of fantasy and the supernatural, Smith’s work combines the fun and action of video games with the urgency of post-apocalyptic survival. She is studying English at Memorial University of Newfoundland. Hallow Hour, the first book in the SURREALITY series, was signed with a publisher when she turned 19. To date, she has written 14 novels and one novella. Her great loves are reading, gaming and, of course, writing. Smith’s newest YA Fantasy novel Children of Icarus is now out in the UK with publisher Curious Fox and will be released August 1st 2016 in North America by Switch Press.
July 29th, 2016. Kate Lechler | Caighlan Smith | Expanded Universe, Giveaway! | 9 comments |
Thanks for the kind words, Marion! Coming as they are from a professional writer, they are much appreciated!
Wonderful review, Sandy.
The "body count" bothered me a bit less because being dead seemed more like an inconvenience than anything else... unlike…
Detailed, thoughtful review, Bill. I'm going to read it for two reasons. First, Karen Russell wrote it, and second, it…
this sounds like a fun one