Nightmares: A New Decade of Modern Horror edited by Ellen Datlow This anthology comes after a similarly titled anthology, also edited by Ellen Datlow, called Darkness: Two Decades of Modern Horror which came out in March 2010. Datlow also edits an annual anthology of horror fiction (collaborating with other editors on those). It seems then […]
Read MoreOrder [book in series=yearoffirstbook.book# (eg 2014.01), stand-alone or one-author collection=3333.pubyear, multi-author anthology=5555.pubyear, SFM/MM=5000, interview=1111]: 5555.2016
Posted by Kevin Wei | May 5, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 3
In Mark Lawrence‘s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, ten SFF review blogs joined forces to read 300 self-published fantasy novels. Each blog read ten books and chose one to advance to the top ten. The book that we advanced was Kaitlyn Davis‘s The Shadow Soul (here’s our review) and we gave it a score of 5 out of 10 on Lawrence’s scale. […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Mar 10, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 1
In Mark Lawrence‘s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off, ten SFF review blogs joined forces to read 300 self-published fantasy novels. Each blog read ten books and chose one to advance to the top ten. The book that we advanced was Kaitlyn Davis‘s The Shadow Soul (here’s our review) and we gave it a score of 5 out of 10 on Lawrence’s scale. […]
Read MorePosted by Jason Golomb | Feb 13, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 2
The Proverbs of Middle-Earth by David Rowe The Proverbs of Middle-Earth is a smart, readable literary analysis of J.R.R. Tolkien’s use of proverbs in his worlds of Middle-Earth, including The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and (less so) The Silmarillion. If you’re a passionate fan of Tolkien, you’ll absolutely adore this book. Period. If […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Jan 5, 2017 | SFF Reviews | 1
Shadowed Souls edited by Jim Butcher & Kerrie L. Hughes Shadowed Souls is an invitational anthology edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie L. Hughes. Butcher is the author of three fantasy series: THE DRESDEN FILES, THE CODEX ALERA, and THE CINDER SPIRES. Hughes is an established short fiction writer who has edited several anthologies including […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Dec 23, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 2
Eternal Frankenstein edited by Ross Lockhart Eternal Frankenstein (2016) asks horror writers to imagine, or reimagine, the life of Mary Shelley’s infamous doctor and his “creature.” The book includes 16 stories, all of them original to this anthology, with one that appeared in a different form in the publication Perihelion. Make no mistake, these are […]
Read MorePosted by Tadiana Jones | Nov 28, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 4
Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction in Translation edited and translated by Ken Liu Invisible Planets is an interesting and varied anthology of thirteen speculative short fiction stories and three essays by seven contemporary Chinese authors, translated into English by Ken Liu. As Liu mentions in the Introduction, several of these stories have won U.S. awards […]
Read MorePosted by Marion Deeds | Nov 21, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 4
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 edited by Karen Joy Fowler & John Joseph Adams Karen Joy Fowler is the guest editor of the Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016. This is the second book in the annual series, which John Joseph Adams conceived of, and he still plays a large role in the […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Aug 12, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 3
Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature ed. by Jacob Weisman As with most collections, whether they be of stories, poems, or essays, I found Invaders: 22 Tales from the Outer Limits of Literature, edited by Jacob Weisman, to be a mixed bag overall, with some weak stories, some solidly good ones, some […]
Read MorePosted by Jana Nyman | Jul 28, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 2
Urban Allies edited by Joseph Nassise I’m always impressed when authors work together, and in Urban Allies, editor Joseph Nassise has managed to pair up twenty authors who not only collaborate, but merge their own characters into ten brand-new and original adventures. Each story shares a similar theme: popular characters from existing series or novels […]
Read MorePosted by Bill Capossere | Mar 2, 2016 | SFF Reviews | 7
Monstrous Little Voices: New Tales from Shakespeare’s Fantasy World edited by Jonathan Oliver & David Moore In Monstrous Little Voices, editors Jonathan Oliver and David Moore have collected five novellas all set in a greatly enlarged version of Shakespeare, with a host of characters spilling out of the pages of his dramas and comedies to […]
Read MoreWe’re updating our theme, so things may be a little messy or slow until we’re finished. Thank you for being patient with us!
LOG IN:
SUBSCRIBE TO POSTS
SUPPORT FANLIT
US UK CANADA
Or, in the US, simply click the book covers we show. We receive referral fees for all purchases (not just books). This has no impact on the price and we can't see what you buy. This is how we pay for hosting and postage for our GIVEAWAYS. Thank you for your support!
Recent Discussion