Book Review: The Murmurs, Michael J Malone Book Review: The Murmurs, Michael J Malone Blog Tour September 18, 2023 We know, though we may not care to admit, that death is coming to everyone we see. Some people know the time of their death is near: serious illness, critical injury, advanced age, etc. Most […]
Book Review: Scareground, Angela Kecojevic Middle School Fantasy: Scareground, Angela Kecojevic Blog Tour, September 11, 2023 Nancy knows who she is and what she will be. She is Nancy Crumpet, 12 years old, adopted daughter of the local bakers. When she grows up, she will join her parents in the bakery and eventually run […]
Book Review: The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison Fantasy: The Witness for the Dead, Katherine Addison Katherine Addison created a world in The Goblin Emperor inhabited by goblins and elves. In her new novel The Witness for the Dead she returns to that world in a book that is beautiful and moving. […]
Book Review: The Atlas Paradox, The Atlas Book 2, Olivie Blake Fantasy: The Atlas Paradox, The Atlas Book 2, Olivie Blake Six magicians, the six most powerful magicians of their age, are invited to study for a year at the prestigious and secretive Alexandrian Society. At the end of that year, if they are […]
Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Book Review: Elder Race, Adrian Tchaikovsky Science Fiction and Fantasy novels have long been grouped together. Indeed, as has often been observed, without a scientific knowledge any technological advance can be considered magic. Voices communicating across vast distances: radios or cell phones…or magic? Boxes with tiny actors inside […]
Book Review: Academy Arcanist, Astra Academy Book 1, Shami Stovall Fantasy: Academy Arcanist, Astra Academy Book 1, Shami Stovall Blog Tour July 17, 2023 Stop me if you’ve heard this before. A young child shows magical promise. Although he is from a non-magical family he is recruited to attend an elite academy for magic, […]
Book Review: Core Truths, Lisa Fox Short Story Collection: Core Truths, Lisa Fox Blog Tour July 10, 2023 There exists a liminal space between fantasy, science fiction, and horror. Lisa Fox explores that space through 18 short stories in her collection, Core Truths. None of the stories are directly connected to each other, each […]
Book Review: Amongst Our Weapons, Rivers of London Book 9, Ben Aaronovitch Urban Fantasy: Amongst Our Weapons, Rivers of London Book 9, Ben Aaronovitch Beneath the streets of London is a highly secured, highly monitored silver exchange. Cameras everywhere, steel doors and powerful locks, nobody gets in or out without being seen, challenged, stopped, […]
Book Review: A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz Thriller/Mystery: A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz In the new novel A Town Called Why, Rick Lenz combines genres into an action-packed thriller/mystery/fantasy/literary fiction story that takes a deep look at some of the realities of being Native American in modern Arizona. Frank Gaines is […]
Book Review: The Golden Enclaves, The Scholomance Book 3, Naomi Novik Book Review: The Golden Enclaves, The Scholomance Book 3, Naomi Novik El has managed to do the impossible. She has saved all but one of the children of the Scholomance, the magical school which was partially sustained by feeding on the students it […]
