Posted by Kat Hooper | Aug 20, 2019 | SFF Reviews | 2
Reposting to include Bill’s new review. The Last Light of the Sun by Guy Gavriel Kay The Last Light of the Sun is another of Guy Gavriel Kay’s lovely historical fantasies. This one blends Norse, Celtic, and Anglo-Saxon histories with a bit of faerie mythos. We follow a few main characters from each of these […]
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Posted by Stuart Starosta | Apr 19, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 4
Feersum Endjinn by Iain M. Banks Sometimes a book has so many incredible elements that it defies easy summary. Compound that with the fact that it shares themes with some of your favorite genre classics, and that it is written by the incredibly-talented Iain M. Banks, and you have the recipe for a very unique […]
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Posted by Katie Burton | Mar 30, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 4
The Secret of Platform 13 by Eva Ibbotson Eva Ibbotson is a well-loved children’s author, and it is books like The Secret of Platform 13 that make me glad that I have no qualms about reading beyond the confines of suggested age groups. In fact, I find the experience particularly indulgent. As a quick prologue, […]
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Posted by Rob Weber | Mar 24, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 0
Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls by Jane Lindskold Originally released in 1994, Brother to Dragons, Companion to Owls is Jane Lindskold‘s first published novel. She is perhaps better known for her Firekeeper books and her collaboration with Roger Zelazny, and her more recent work is considered (urban) fantasy, but this book strikes me as […]
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Posted by Bill Capossere | Jun 12, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 1
Footsteps in the Sky by Greg Keyes Footsteps in the Sky, by Greg Keyes, is on one level a wholly enjoyable science fiction action story that offers up a whole bunch of fun surface action involving laser rifles, fusion-powered seedships, augmented humans, AIs, rebellious space colonies, and the like. You can read it for those […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Jul 24, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 2
Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone by Ian McDonald Scissors Cut Paper Wrap Stone is a fascinating short novel by Ian McDonald. At the beginning of the story we meet Ethan Ring, who’s feeling conspicuously tall and red-headed as he chants in a Buddhist temple. Ethan and his friend, a famous Japanese manga artist, are on […]
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Posted by Jesse Hudson | Mar 20, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 2
Terminal Café (Necroville in the UK) by Ian McDonald “’Am I a ghost in a meat machine, am I God’s little seed stored in heaven for all eternity and glued one day on to a blastocyst in Mama Columbar’s womb; has this me been recycled through countless previous bodies, previous worlds, universes?’ He pressed his […]
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Posted by Brad Hawley | Feb 1, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 3
Marvels by Kurt Busiek (writer) & Alex Ross (artist) Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross have produced a masterpiece in Marvels. It is simply one of the best superhero comics ever written. As far as I’m concerned, people who say they don’t like superhero comics haven’t earned the right to that claim unless they’ve read this comic. […]
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Posted by Marion Deeds | Jul 16, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 0
Noctuary by Thomas Ligotti “For we are the specters of a madness that surpasses ourselves and hides in mystery. And though we search for sense throughout endless rooms, all we may find is a voice whispering from a mirror in a house that belongs to no one.” Thomas Ligotti is a master of madness. He […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 25, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Dark Visions by L.J. Smith “If You’ve Got Darkness in Your Nature, You Might as Well Enjoy It…” One of the beneficial side effects of the sudden surge in paranormal teen romance is that Lisa Jane Smith’s novels have been republished. They were essential reading material in my adolescence and getting the chance to reread […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Apr 13, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 2
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand I’m on either my third or fourth copy of Waking the Moon, I can’t remember which. I first read it eleven years ago, loaned it to everyone I thought might be remotely interested, sometimes didn’t get it back, and never felt quite right when I didn’t have it on […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Apr 10, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Primavera by Francesca Lia Block Francesca Lia Block’s novel Primavera is the sequel to an earlier novel Ecstasia, which should probably be read before continuing with this one. I hadn’t read Ecstasia, and though this didn’t prevent me from grasping what was going on here, I couldn’t help but feel that some of the action […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jan 3, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 2
Here There Be Witches by Jane Yolen Jane Yolen’s anthology is centered around the topic of witches and holds a wide range of writing styles, whether it be poetry, short stories, retelling of legends or dialogue. This variety of these stories and their tones sometimes makes a rather mish-mashed collection; the serious stories don’t quite […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Jun 16, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Bast: Bell, Book, and Murder by Rosemary Edghill Speak Daggers to Her, The Book of Moons, and The Bowl of Night are some of the best fiction about modern witches I’ve seen yet. And the main reason why is the heroine — Bast. In Bast, Rosemary Edghill creates a delightful heroine with a deep belief […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 7, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Storm at the Edge of Time by Pamela F. Service Storm at the Edge of Time is a good idea, and nicely presented, but on reading it one realises it could have been a lot better with a little more length and time, as well as depth into the characters and circumstances. Jamie is a […]
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