The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence
For better or for worse, The Liar’s Key (2015) — the second novel in Mark Lawrence’s RED QUEEN’S WAR series — is in large part just a second helping of the first book. Readers who enjoyed Prince of Fools will probably find a lot to enjoy this time around as well. Those who might be reading this review in the hopes that I’ll tell them that this one is so much better will probably be disappointed.
April 26th, 2017. Tim Scheidler´s rating: 4 | Mark Lawrence | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Prince of Fools by Mark Lawrence
Prince Jalan Kendeth is the black sheep of the family. A self-confessed untrustworthy scoundrel and coward who has taken every advantage of the life of luxury that comes with being royalty, he is perfectly content with his life as it is and has no plans to change or inclination for greater things. However, when he crosses paths with a courageous Viking named Snorri, Jal discovers that he may have been destined to stand against an undead evil. Snorri is returning north to rescue his family and,
March 31st, 2017. Greg Hersom and Tim Scheidler´s rating: 5 | Mark Lawrence | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
I find myself in something of an awkward position with Lud-in-the-Mist, which is in part why it’s difficult to review. The fact of the matter is that while Lud-in-the-Mist is unequivocally an excellent novel, it is not always an enjoyable novel, and there is a large population of readers out there who may find it close to nauseating.
Lud-in-the-Mist is Hope Mirrlees’s only fantasy novel, and indeed the only one of her three novels for which she is remembered (and that,
February 2nd, 2017. Tim Scheidler and Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 5 | Hope Mirrlees | Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 12 comments |
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
After his post-WWII convalescence in France, Steven Huxley is returning to his family’s home on the edge of Ryhope Wood, a patch of ancient forest, in Britain. For as long as Steven remembers, his father, who recently died, had been so obsessed with the forest that it destroyed their family.
Upon returning home, Steven finds that his brother Christian is quickly following in their father’s footsteps — both figuratively and literally — for he has also discovered that this is no ordinary forest! It resists intrusion from Outsiders,
December 21st, 2016. Kat Hooper, Kelly Lasiter, Tim Scheidler and Sandy Ferber´s rating: 4 | Robert Holdstock | BSFA Award, World Fantasy Award | SFF Reviews | 19 comments |
The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
Editor’s note: This title can be purchased free on Kindle.
The Chessmen of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ fifth JOHN CARTER novel out of eleven, first appeared in serial form in the magazine Argosy All Story Weekly from February to April 1922. It is easily the best of the Carter lot to this point; the most detailed, the most imaginative, and the best written. Carter himself only appears at the beginning and end of the tale.
December 13th, 2016. Sandy Ferber and Tim Scheidler´s rating: 4 | Edgar Rice Burroughs | Free! | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski
The Last Wish (1993 in Polish, 2007 in English) is the first book in the WITCHER series by best-selling Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski. You might recognize the name from the popular video games based on the books. The series features a hero named Geralt of Rivia who, when he was an orphaned child, was transformed into something more than human through a process involving magic and drugs. Now he has white hair and some subtle superhuman powers — for example,
November 23rd, 2016. Kat Hooper and Tim Scheidler´s rating: 4 | Andrzej Sapkowski | Audio | SFF Reviews | 8 comments |
A Princess of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs
As most of the world already knows, A Princess of Mars is the first of 11 Burroughs novels that tell of John Carter’s adventures on the planet Barsoom (Mars, to we Earthlings). This was Burroughs’ very first novel, and one of the first books in the swashbuckling space-opera vein; perhaps the very first. It is a marvel of fast-moving action and imagination; indeed, practically every page offers some new marvel or piece of outrageous spectacle. Unfortunately, the book also displays some of the weaknesses of the novice author,
October 7th, 2016. Sandy Ferber and Tim Scheidler´s rating: 3.5 | Edgar Rice Burroughs | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
There are two main storylines in Throne of Glass (2012). In one, a deadly assassin is unleashed from prison to travel to the capital and take part in a royal tournament for hired killers where the competitors often meet mysterious and gruesome ends (because, you know, assassin tournament). In the other, an extremely flaky girl tries on lots of expensive dresses, goes to parties, gushes over how pretty she looks today, and flirts with attractive men who like to pamper her with expensive presents.
September 30th, 2016. Tim Scheidler and Rebecca Fisher´s rating: 2 | Sarah J. Maas | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 6 comments |
Batman: Hush by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee
Batman: Hush (2002-2003) is a story arc that appeared originally as Batman #608-619. I first saw it as a bound collection at Barnes & Noble when my daughter was shopping for Christmas presents. I knew nothing about internal chronology, but I picked it up and was just stunned by the glossy, dynamic, sensual and powerful artwork of Jim Lee. This guy is really something else, I can understand why he is so popular.
Before reading Batman: Hush I did my homework and read some core Batman titles beforehand: Frank Miller’s Batman: Year One (1987) and Batman: The Dark Knight Returns (1986) which cover his early and later years,
September 17th, 2016. Stuart Starosta and Tim Scheidler´s rating: 3.5 | Comics, Stand-Alone | SFF Reviews | 1 comment |
Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners by Ellen Kushner
Set in a fictional Georgian-era-type society, Swordspoint: A Melodrama of Manners is a “fantasy of manners” or “mannerpunk” novel. In contrast to epic fantasy, where the characters are fighting with swords and the fate of the universe is often at stake, mannerpunk novels are usually set in a hierarchical class-based society where the characters battle with words and wit. There may or may not be magic or sorcery involved and, in many ways, this subgenre of fantasy literature is more like historical fiction that takes place in an imaginary universe.
August 16th, 2016. Kat Hooper, Marion Deeds, Kelly Lasiter and Tim Scheidler | Ellen Kushner | Audio | SFF Reviews | 3 comments |
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