Goodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Waterstones Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: 01 February 2022 Page Count: 512 pages Nophek Gloss was my favourite read of 2020, surprising me with its trippy ‘bubbleverse’ sci-fi setting made all the more vivid by Hansen’s uniquely sensorial prose; she had me feeling, smelling and tasting […]
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Read More Catalyst Gate by Megan E. O’KeefeGoodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Hive | Book Depository | Waterstones Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: 11 May 2021 Page Count: 401 pages With his novellas and short stories, P. Djèlí Clark has become a big name in fantasy, most recently with Ring Shout, a dark fantasy retelling of the Ku Klux Klan’s […]
Read More A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí ClarkBeing compared to A Game of Thrones might be a rite of passage for new release fantasy books, but I was somewhat surprised to see J. S. Dewes’ *sci-fi* debut receive the same treatment.
Read More The Last Watch by J. S. DewesThe Unbroken reflects the stunningly illustrated Tommy Arnold cover as a story about gritty characters determined to make their mark on the world.
Read More The Unbroken by C. L. ClarkThe Gilded Ones by Namina Forna is a much darker YA novel than I was expecting, but one that ultimately drives home a message of truth and empowerment.
Read More The Gilded Ones by Namina FornaThere’s been a lot of hype around Winter’s Orbit by Everina Mawell, which was originally published as an online series. Comparisons to Ancillary Justice, Gideon the Ninth and A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (and Red, White and Royal Blue, which I haven’t read) set my expectations sky-high, but the author has definitely delivered.
Read More Winter’s Orbit by Everina MaxwellIt’s been five days and counting since I finished Essa Hansen’s Nophek Gloss, and I still can’t get it off my mind! Before I even sat down to write my 5-star review of this brilliant debut novel, I went out on a limb and contacted Essa for a blog interview, and she was kind enough […]
Read More Author Interview: Essa HansenGoodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Hive | Waterstones Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: 19 November 2020 Page Count: 480 pages I judged Nophek Gloss by its cover (and judged it to be freakin’ cool), so I requested a review copy without paying too much attention to the blurb. Well, what […]
Read More Nophek Gloss by Essa HansenGoodreads | Amazon | Bookshop.org (UK) | Book Depository | Hive Publisher: Orbit Books Publish Date: 15 May 2018 Page Count: 784 pages Originally published by Orbit in 2018, epic fantasy The Thousand Deaths of Ardor Benn by Tyler Whitesides has received a shiny new cover! The second and third books will also be available by the […]
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