B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth (Vol. 2): Gods and Monsters by Mike Mignola (writer), John Arcudi (writer), Guy Davis (artist), Tyler Crook (artist), Dave Stewart (colorist), Clem Robins (letterer). This volume consists of two stories: “Gods” and “Monsters”. “Gods,” the primary story in this volume, introduces us to a great new character: Fenix, a sixteen-year-old girl […]
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Posted by Kat Hooper | Jun 11, 2020 | SFF Reviews | 0
Tomorrow, the Killing by Daniel Polansky Tomorrow, the Killing (2012) is the second book in Daniel Polansky’s LOW TOWN series, a noir-flavored fantasy set in the grimy underbelly of a fictional city. Tomorrow, the Killing takes place three years after the events of Low Town (UK: The Straight Razor Cure). You don’t necessarily need to […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Jun 16, 2018 | SFF Reviews | 1
Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor From its stunning cover to the triumphant final word (“Gooooooooal!”), Nnedi Okorafor’s Akata Warrior (2017) continues to deliver on the promise of Book One, Akata Witch. Sunny, an American-Nigerian girl currently living in Nigeria with her family, has embraced her heritage as a Leopard Person, one of a magical lineage, […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Sep 7, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 3
Chasing the Phoenix by Michael Swanwick Michael Swanwick’s Chasing the Phoenix is a slight but solidly enjoyably pleasant story of two clever con-artists that may remind readers of Fritz Lieber’s Fafhrd and Gray Mouser a bit, though the reflection/homage is perhaps a bit pale. The pleasures of the book arise from the humorously complex situations […]
Read MorePosted by Kat Hooper | Jun 3, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 5
Agatha H. and the Clockwork Princess by Phil & Kaja Foglio GIRL GENIUS is one of my favorite webcomics. I love both the art and the story. It’s about Agatha Heterodyne, the orphaned genius daughter of two famous “Sparks” who disappeared years ago. After they left, the peace and stability of Europa disintegrated after numerous […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | May 26, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 3
Trial of Intentions by Peter Orullian I really want to like Trial of Intentions, Peter Orullian’s second novel in his VAULT OF HEAVEN series. I’d really like to recommend it. Not so much for its plot or characters or style, which mostly run from not so good to average, though he has his moments. But […]
Read MorePosted by Skye Walker | Mar 4, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 6
Hollow City by Ransom Riggs Hollow City picks up almost immediately after the events of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children, the first book in the MISS PEREGRINE’S PECULIAR CHILDREN series. From the very beginning Hollow City is an action-packed adventure in all the places that the first book was a thoughtful, eerie mystery. I […]
Read MorePosted by Sarah Chorn | Jan 16, 2015 | SFF Reviews | 1
The Straits of Galahesh by Bradley Beaulieu When I picked up Bradley Beaulieu’s The Straits of Galahesh, the second book in his THE LAYS OF ANUSKAYA series, it had been a while since I’d read the first book, The Winds of Khalakovo, so I was worried that I had forgotten many of the story details. […]
Read MorePosted by Kat Hooper | Oct 22, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Wisp of a Thing by Alex Bledsoe Wisp of a Thing (2013) is Alex Bledsoe’s second stand-alone novel about the Tufa, an ancient race of magically gifted swarthy rural folk who live in the Smoky Mountains of Cloud County, Tennessee and may have descended from the Tuatha Dé Danann. You don’t need to read the first […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Jun 2, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Watt O’Hugh Underground by Steven S. Drachman Watt O’Hugh Underground is the follow-up by Steven S. Drachman to his early Western fantasy The Ghosts of Watt O’Hugh. I was pretty “meh” toward the first book, though it had a strong close, but I mostly enjoyed Watt O’Hugh Underground throughout, despite having some issues. Watt O’Hugh Underground […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Feb 5, 2014 | SFF Reviews | 0
Dreams of the Golden Age by Carrie Vaughn Dreams of the Golden Age is the follow up to Carrie Vaughn’s After the Golden Age, to which I gave only a middling review thanks to issues of plotting and characterization. While the sequel suffers from some of the same problems, they crop up less frequently and […]
Read MorePosted by John Hulet | Dec 3, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 0
Bared Blade by Kelly McCullough Bared Blade is the second book in the FALLEN BLADE series. Kelly McCullough continues the story of Aral Kingslayer, survivor of the destruction of the Goddess Namara turned petty thief and spy. Aral is still struggling with the revelation that other members of his cult survived the fall of his […]
Read MorePosted by Kat Hooper | Sep 25, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 1
Book of Iron by Elizabeth Bear The novella Book of Iron is Elizabeth Bear’s prequel to her novella Bone and Jewel Creatures about Bijou the artificer. Bijou creates beautiful jeweled creatures by animating bones. I haven’t read Bone and Jewel Creatures but Terry and Stefan loved it, and the publisher promises that Book of Iron […]
Read MorePosted by Kat Hooper | May 16, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 0
Seeds of Rebellion by Brandon Mull In the second BEYONDERS book, Seeds of Rebellion, Jason has made it back to his own world after attempting to destroy the emperor Maldor in Lyrian, the parallel universe he accidentally stumbled into after being swallowed by a hippopotamus at the zoo. Jason is unhappy at home because Rachel […]
Read MorePosted by Sarah Chorn | May 3, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 0
Reaper by K.D. McEntire I’ve noticed a few things about Pyr’s new line of young adult books, and this observation makes me endlessly pleased. While I can always count on Pyr to produce top quality books, their young adult line pleases the part of me (which is a larger part than I’d like to admit) […]
Read MorePosted by John Hulet | Mar 12, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 2
King of Thorns by Mark Lawrence When I find myself laughing on a regular basis while reading a book that is usually a really good sign that I am enjoying it! King of Thorns, the follow up to Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence, had me laughing — a lot! King of Thorns is not […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Jan 25, 2013 | SFF Reviews | 1
Be My Enemy by Ian McDonald Be My Enemy is Ian McDonald’s second book in his alternate-universe EVERNESS series. In this book, our hero Everett Singh confronts his most powerful enemy, himself. At the end of Planesrunner, Everett’s father was transported into a random universe by the Known Worlds villain Charlotte Villiers. Villiers used a […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Dec 10, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Map of the Sky by Felix J. Palma The Map of the Sky is the follow-up to Felix J. Palma’s The Map of Time, a book that had much to recommend it but that I couldn’t in the end quite get behind. The Map of the Sky shares some of the same flaws as its […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Nov 5, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 4
Days of Blood & Starlight by Laini Taylor Laini Taylor’s Daughter of Smoke & Bone was one of my favorite books last year, a sparkling, quirky gem of a fantasy. Karou, with her blue silk hair and the eyes on her palms, captivated me. The mysterious story ended darkly, but it was filled with humor and […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Oct 16, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 2
Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel Such Wicked Intent is the follow-up to This Dark Endeavour and as such puts us two-thirds of the way through Kenneth Oppel’s YA trilogy detailing the early years of Victor Frankenstein. And as the book ends with a very well known scene from early in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, well, […]
Read MorePosted by Ruth Arnell (RETIRED) | Oct 9, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 3
The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There by Catherynne M. Valente September returns to Fairyland to find that her shadow, which she sacrificed to save a child in the previous book, has become the Queen of Fairyland-Below. Worse, the shadows in Fairyland are disappearing into Fairyland-Below, where they enjoy the freedom […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Oct 3, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 0
The Janus Affair by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris The Janus Affair, by Pip Ballantine and Tee Morris, is the second in these writers’ steampunk adventure series. Wellington Books, Chief Archivist, and Eliza Braun, former field agent turned junior archivist, work for Queen Victoria’s Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences. Books is an aristocrat, a son of […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Jul 19, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 3
Tin Swift by Devon Monk Tin Swift is the second book in Devon Monk’s AGE OF STEAM series. The first, Dead Iron, introduced the characters we follow in this book: Cedar Hunt, honorable bounty hunter and werewolf; Wil Hunt, Cedar’s wolf brother; Mae Lindson, a widowed witch; Rose Small, a young orphaned woman with a […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Jul 12, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 2
Blood on the Bayou by Stacey Jay Blood on the Bayou, by Stacey Jay, starts with a nightmare and ends with a wedding. In between, Annabelle Lee learns more about her growing magical powers, the nature of the toxic fairies who menace humanity, and the secrets of her own heart. Annabelle Lee… sounds all dreamy […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Jun 26, 2012 | SFF Reviews | 0
Caliban’s War by James S.A. Corey Caliban’s War (2012) is the second book in the EXPANSE series, co-authored by Daniel Abraham and Ty Franck under the shared pen name of James S. Corey. Leviathan Wakes, the first book in the series, was a great read and while Caliban’s War didn’t impress me quite as much, […]
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