It has been a while since I've read a good 'ol sword and sorcery story and I was pretty excited when Matt Spencer sent this e-ARC along and it was a wild ride! CHANGING OF THE GUARDS is a brutal adventure set in a grimdark fantasy world where the land may eat you, while intrigue … Continue reading Review: Changing of the Guard
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Review: Red Sun Magazine #4
I've had my eye on this magazine for a while and luckily, Editor-in-Chief Ben Richards was nice enough to send me a copy for review! This was a fun issue and as someone going cold into Red Sun's purview, I was quite pleased with what I ended up finding. Before getting to the stories, I want … Continue reading Review: Red Sun Magazine #4
Review: Anthropocene or Capitalocene?
I'm going a different route with this review, since this is a heady volume of academic scholarship, but one that is extremely relevant to our times of economic and environmental upheaval. This book was one of the most refreshing pieces of academic literature I have read in months. Moore and co. cut to chase and … Continue reading Review: Anthropocene or Capitalocene?
Review: All Hail The House Gods
I used to pride myself on not being shocked, but then I read this book by Andrew Stone and oh boy does this shock you out of complacency while reading. ALL HAIL THE HOUSE GODS is a bizarro-horror novel that takes a hard look at what people do in the face of oppression. We find … Continue reading Review: All Hail The House Gods
Hugo Finalists 2019: Novellette
Below are the Hugo Novelette finalists! There wasn't as much overlap with the Nebulas as there was in the short fiction category before, but be sure to check out the new stories by Zen Cho, Daryl Gregory, Naomi Kritzer, and Simone Heller. You really don't want to miss these! “If at First You Don’t Succeed, … Continue reading Hugo Finalists 2019: Novellette
Review: The Adventures of the Incognita Countess & Dux Bellorum
So, I'm doing something a little different with this post and I'm going to review two novellas here by the same author, Cynthia Ward. She was nice enough to send me a couple of e-book copies in order to review. The Adventure of the Incognita Countess This was a fun little novella set in an … Continue reading Review: The Adventures of the Incognita Countess & Dux Bellorum
Review: The Immaculate Void
This was one of the strangest, most unique cosmic horrors I have read. Viscerally brutal and graphic, Brian Hodge skillfully conveys the existential of terror of pure existence, alongside an all-consuming nihilistic pathos. Daphne has gone missing and it is up to big brother, Tanner to find her. Yet, Daphne carries far more scars on … Continue reading Review: The Immaculate Void
Hugo Finalists 2019: Short Fiction
So, the Hugo award finalists have been announced and I am continuing my review coverage of them this year. There was a bit of overlap in this category with the Nebulas, but the three stories that are new on this list are damn good, so please go check those out! In case you missed my … Continue reading Hugo Finalists 2019: Short Fiction
SYNTH #1: An Anthology of Dark SF
The blurb compares this to Blackmirror but I'll be honest, I think anthology wins at being more bleak, more strange, and more relevant. Edited by C. M. Muller, SYNTH: An Anthology of Dark Science Fiction is exactly that and does it ever deliver on that promise. All of these stories circle existential issues, while also … Continue reading SYNTH #1: An Anthology of Dark SF
Review: Educated
This book was something, truly something. And as thought-provoking as everyone who had told me about it had said. Educated by Tara Westover, is a shockingly vulnerable memoir of a woman, who takes what could be described as "beyond unorthodox" path to university. Meanwhile, she carries an incredible weight of psychological and physical abuse on … Continue reading Review: Educated
