The Falls by Kristine Kathryn Rusch science fiction book reviews
The Falls (2016) is the eighth novel in Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s DIVING series but, since it takes place in the past and features a completely different cast of characters, you can read it as a stand-alone at any point in the series. The author recommends reading it after The Runabout (which was published later) because it gives us the backstory of a character,
August 1st, 2023. Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Kristine Kathryn Rusch | Audio | SFF Reviews | no comments |
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire
Seanan McGuire’s OCTOBER DAYE series is one that can be divided into two types of books: ones that develop the larger “metaplot,” and ones that deal with more episodic concerns (though the events of the episodic books tend to have important consequences later in the series).
The Winter Long (2014) is a metaplot book, and it’s a doozy.
Toby is ready to crash after the new Queen’s winter solstice party, when the doorbell rings.
July 5th, 2019. Kelly Lasiter´s rating: 5 | Seanan McGuire | SFF Reviews | 7 comments |
The Perdition Score by Richard Kadrey
James Stark, AKA Sandman Slim, is making another effort to be more like a “regular” human being. He has left the arena in Hell behind and is working for the Sub Rosa, the clandestine magical community in Los Angeles. His girlfriend Chihiro works for a detective agency and is learning to play surf guitar. Stark has a salary, a 401(k) and even health benefits; but he is dissatisfied and only violence seems to provide satisfaction.
(This review contains a mild spoiler for readers who may not have read Killing Pretty,
November 8th, 2016. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | Richard Kadrey | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
A Toxic Trousseau by Juliet Blackwell
Every summer I look forward to spending a few days in San Francisco with Lily Ivory, her employees at her vintage clothing shop, her gluttonous familiar Oscar, her sexy boyfriend Sailor, and various other inhabitants of the Haight district where Lily works and lives. These are charming folks who, since they’re set in a paranormal cozy mystery series, tend to bumble into a crime scene every few weeks.
This time, Lily goes to visit a woman who owns a competing vintage clothing shop and who has filed suit against Lily for something Oscar did.
July 15th, 2016. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Juliet Blackwell | Audio | SFF Reviews | 2 comments |
Jacaranda is a horror novella set in Cheris Priest’s CLOCKWORK CENTURY universe. This story, set after the end of the USA’s long civil war, is a shivery tale that focuses on supernatural evil rather than the sap-infected zombies of the series.
Priest brings three characters to the Texan island of Galveston, to investigate a long string of strange deaths at the cursed Jacaranda Hotel. Horatio Korman is a Texas Ranger, a smart, clever investigator. Father Juan Quinteros Rios is a Catholic priest with a dark past and a supernatural gift.
December 22nd, 2014. Marion Deeds´s rating: 3.5 | Cherie Priest | Horror | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Rex Regis by L.E. Modesitt Jr.
Regis Regis (2014) is the eighth book of the IMAGER PORTFOLIO and the fifth book following Quaeryt. After literally years of hard work, war, and nothing less than miraculous events, the curtain begins to close on this part of Solidar’s history.
The fall of Antiago had been particularly painful for Quaeryt because of the loss of his child when his wife was injured. The reality of the constant threat of power-hungry competitors to influence the future of the continent of Lydar leaves Quaeryt with very little time to heal or mourn.
January 7th, 2014. John Hulet´s rating: 3.5 | L.E. Modesitt_Jr | SFF Reviews | no comments |
Do it! One of the best things I've read in recent years.
This reminds me. I want to read Addie LaRue.
We’re in total agreement David!
I felt just the same. The prose and character work was excellent. The larger story was unsatisfying, especially compared to…
Hmmm. I think I'll pass.