The Tyrant by Seth Dickinson
Dickinson’s worldbuilding is uniquely abstract, full of pseudoscience and steampunk anachronisms, invented philosophical frameworks, and reimagined gender roles.
Read More The Tyrant by Seth DickinsonDickinson’s worldbuilding is uniquely abstract, full of pseudoscience and steampunk anachronisms, invented philosophical frameworks, and reimagined gender roles.
Read More The Tyrant by Seth DickinsonGoodreads | 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 ClarkThe Sword in the Street is a low fantasy, slice-of-life story set in a city where all workers require patron sponsorship
Read More The Sword in the Street by C. M. CaplanIf you follow my blog you’ll know by now I’m a big fan of Dan Fitzgerald’s The Maer Cycle, so reading the final instalment in his trilogy was bittersweet.
Read More The Place Below by Dan FitzgeraldThe 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. ClarkGlitter + Ashes: Queer Tales of a World That Wouldn’t Die is an anthology of post-apocalyptic fiction published by Neon Hemlock, a small press specialising in speculative writing and queer chapbooks.
Read More Glitter + Ashes by dave ring (Editor)Goodreads | Amazon | Book Depository Publisher: Blackstone Publishing Publish Date: 13 October 202Page Count: 260 pages You can’t pick your family, but maybe you can exorcize them Today is my stop on the TheWriteReads‘ blog tour for David R. Slayton‘s debut novel, White Trash Warlock! A big thanks to the author and TheWriteReads […]
Read More White Trash Warlock by David R. SlaytonThere’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 MaxwellWelcome to my second ‘Top 10’ post, this time ranking my favourite books of 2020! You can check out my 10 most anticipated books of 2021 here. This list has changed quite a few times in the last couple of weeks, but I think I’m finally happy with my choices (full disclosure: I’ve altered it […]
Read More Top 10: Releases of 2020The Archive is the flawless sequel to Hollow Road and the penultimate book in Dan Fitzgerald’s The Maer Cycle. It continues the story immediately after the rediscovery of the Maer, who are now faced with the challenge of re-establishing their society in a world dominated by humans.
Read More The Archive by Dan Fitzgerald