Docile includes graphic sexual content and depictions of physical and emotional abuse, often without consent. Be mindful of content warnings and triggers before going in. K.M. Szpara delves into the intricacies of capitalism in a world not too far off from our own in Docile, an alternate history ...
Fantasy
Enchanting and Introspective, Rebecca Roanhorse Pairs Political Intrigue with Long-Forgotten Magic in Character Driven Sequel, ‘Fevered Star’
Rebecca Roanhorse's Fevered Star is set to release with Saga Press on April 19, 2022. Many thanks to Saga & NetGalley for providing an e-ARC for review. Tumultuous and introspective, Fevered Star is a devastating high fantasy sequel that pairs political intrigue with incredible world-building ...
Inspired by Pre-Columbian Mythos, Rebecca Roanhorse Artfully Weaves Dark and Light, Fate and Myth in Compelling High Fantasy, ‘Black Sun’
“Today he would become a god. His mother had told him so.” – a beginning and end, wrapped up in two simple sentences that open Black Sun on a celestial void, suspenseful and captivating, as we meet Serapio, a twelve-year-old boy with a destiny borne of darkness and dreams. Expertly weaving suspense ...
Weaving Anime Transformations with Incredible Magic, Brittany M. Willows Stuns in Vivid and Enchanting YA Urban Fantasy, ‘Bloody Spade’
Brittany M. Willows stuns in Bloody Spade, a young adult urban fantasy novel that explores trauma through a richly imagined magic system that relies on aptitude and willpower. Influenced by card suits and realized in magical transformations in the same vein as Sailor Moon or Persona, Amberlye ...
Seanan McGuire Expands Upon the Up-and-Under with Pirate Ships, Wishing Wells and Long Lost Tales in the Lyrical and Adventurous Novella, ‘Along the Saltwise Sea’
Picking up right where Over the Woodward Wall ended, Seanan McGuire, writing as A. Deborah Baker, acclaimed alchemist, joins Avery and Zib as they trudge along the Improbable Road, weary and very much in need of rest. Avery and Zib’s increasingly improbable quest bears unexpected fruit, new ...
Writing as A. Deborah Baker, Seanan McGuire Pens a Delightfully Whimsical, Timeless Adventure in ‘Over the Woodward Wall’
Richly imagined, Seanan McGuire pens a clever, self-aware novella – the first in a series of adventures following Avery and Zib, two unknowing halves of the same whole – in Over the Woodward Wall, a closely guarded, adventurous work of metafiction originally seen in the coming-of-age science fiction ...