Posted by Brad Hawley | Jan 14, 2023 | SFF Reviews | 0
Uzumaki by Junji Ito Junji Ito’s masterpiece is without a doubt Uzumaki. Junji Ito is a manga creator (writer and artist), and he is known for his horror graphic novels and story collections. The bulk of his work is made up of story collections such as the brilliant Shiver. Uzumaki, however, is a long six […]
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Posted by Skye Walker | Nov 1, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 0
Catchman by Chris Wooding There’s a murderer loose in the city. Catchman (1998) centers on a group of homeless teenagers and the news circling around a serial killer nearby, who has been dubbed the ‘Catchman’. As victims surface one by one, the tension grows and with it, tempers run high among the teens. One of the […]
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Posted by Stuart Starosta | May 26, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Healer’s War by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough This is another Nebula winner I’ve had on the shelf ever since it was published in 1998, but hadn’t got around to reading. So when I found an audio version on Audible narrated by Robin Miles, one of my favorite female narrators after listening to N.K. Jemisin’s phenomenal […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Mar 26, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 2
Darwinia by Robert Charles Wilson In 1912, continental Europe suddenly changed into a foreign wilderness. Where there once were European nations arming for war, there are now new ecosystems and alien creatures. There is even a baffling, new evolutionary history. Christians declare “Darwinia” a miracle — what else could explain what’s happened but Biblical precedent? America, […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Aug 30, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 2
This Alien Shore by C.S. Friedman This Alien Shore is another outstanding science fiction novel by an author who I’ve come to respect immensely for her extraordinarily creative worlds, fascinating ideas, complex characters, and elegant prose. If there’s one flaw (from my perspective) with Friedman’s work, it’s a difficulty in actually liking many of her […]
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Posted by Greg Hersom | Apr 13, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 4
Battle Chasers by Joe Madureira & Munier Sharrieff Battle Chasers was a groundbreaking fantasy comic book that emerged onto the comics scene in 1998, when independent comic publishers were finally giving the big two — DC and Marvel — a run for their money. Despite the sporadic release dates of Battle Chasers’ issues, the series […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Aug 14, 2011 | SFF Reviews | 1
Song for the Basilisk by Patricia McKillip One of Patricia McKillip’s earlier novels, Song for the Basilisk has all the hallmarks of her fantasy fiction: unique prose, ambiguous characters, fairytale settings, court intrigue, and a love of musical instruments. Here especially McKillip calls on her appreciation for viols, flutes, harps and picochets (the one-stringed instrument […]
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Posted by Ryan Skardal | Oct 7, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
King Rat by China Mieville An urban fantasy set in London, China Miéville’s debut novel King Rat tells the story of Saul Garamond, the Prince of Rats. Unfortunately for London’s rats, the Pied Piper of Hamelin has recently come to town. Saul returns home from a camping trip to find his stepfather murdered. Before he […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Jul 9, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Brown Girl in the Ring by Nalo Hopkinson Brown Girl in the Ring is a novel that may have been a little ahead of its time. When it was first published in 1998, it had “Science Fiction” stamped on the spine. Cue angry Amazon reviewers complaining that it was full of “mumbo jumbo.” If I […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Jun 3, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Sirena by Donna Jo Napoli Now famous for her ability to take old, familiar tales and present them through new perspectives, Donna Jo Napoli tackles the subject of Greek mythology and the captivating mermaids of the oceans. The Sirens were long thought to be deadly women, either humanoid or bird-like, who lured sailors to their […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Mar 29, 2010 | SFF Reviews | 0
Juniper, Gentian, and Rosemary by Pamela Dean I’ve read several Pamela Dean books in the past, and so I was prepared for her style; it didn’t bother me much that characters quoted too often, or that the book was long on characterization and mood but short on plot, or that the ending swooped in out […]
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Posted by Kelly Lasiter | Jan 25, 2008 | SFF Reviews | 0
Smoke and Mirrors by Neil Gaiman Neil Gaiman‘s place on my personal “favorite authors list” is cemented firmly by Smoke and Mirrors, a versatile collection of his short stories and narrative poems. There is a wide variety of “types” of story here, from fantasy to horror to mystery to wildly hilarious comedy. I liked almost […]
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Posted by Rebecca Fisher | Sep 25, 2007 | SFF Reviews | 7
Stardust by Neil Gaiman Go, And Catch a Falling Star… If you like fantasy stories filled with magic, adventure and romance, but are getting sick and tired of boring, long-winded fantasy epics, then look no further than Stardust. There are no long histories, family trees or endless descriptions of culture, landscapes and back-story. This is […]
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