Title: Dark DesignsSeries: Author: Stefanie SpanglerGenre: Fantasy, Urban FantasyPublisher: Red Adept PublishingFormat: eBookISBN: 1940215978 CWs: Child Molestation, Stalking Summary: Twins Ivy and Violet Grant are opposites. Ivy, a hot-tempered redhead, couldn’t wait to get off the farm and see the world. Violet, a quiet brunette, was content to stay home and help their grandmother with the family business. The …
Title: The Red Threads of FortuneSeries: Tensorate #2Author: J.Y. YangGenre: FantasyPublisher: TorFormat: PaperbackISBN: 0765395398 Summary: The Red Threads of Fortune is one of a pair of unique, standalone introductions to JY Yang’s Tensorate Series, which Kate Elliott calls “effortlessly fascinating.” For more of the story you can read its twin novella The Black Tides of Heaven, available now.Fallen …
Title: What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night SkySeries: Author: Kelsey Oseid Genre: NonfictionPublisher: 10 Speed PressFormat: HardcoverISBN: 0399579532 Summary: A richly illustrated guide to the myths, histories, and science of the celestial bodies of our solar system, with stories and information about constellations, planets, comets, the northern lights, and more.Combining art, mythology, and …
Title: Clockwork BoysSeries: Clocktaur War #1Author: T. KingfisherGenre: FantasyPublisher: Argyll ProductionFormat: PaperbackISBN: 1614504164 Summary: A paladin, an assassin, a forger, and a scholar ride out of town. It’s not the start of a joke, but rather an espionage mission with deadly serious stakes. T. Kingfisher’s new novel begins the tale of a murderous band of criminals …
Title: The City of BrassAuthor: S.A ChakrabortyGenre: FantasyPublisher: Harper VoyagerFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9780062678102 Summary: Nahri has never believed in magic. Certainly, she has power; on the streets of 18th century Cairo, she’s a con woman of unsurpassed talent. But she knows better than anyone that the trade she uses to get by—palm readings, zars, healings—are all …
Title: Barbary StationSeries: Shieldrunner Pirates #1Author: R.E. StearnsGenre: Science FictionPublisher: Saga PressFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781481476874 Summary: Two engineers hijack a spaceship to join some space pirates—only to discover the pirates are hiding from a malevolent AI. Now they have to outwit the AI if they want to join the pirate crew—and survive long enough to enjoy …
Title: Her Body And Other Parties Author: Carmen Maria Machado Genre: Horror, Fiction, Short Stories Publisher: Graywolf Press Format: Paperback ISBN: 1734422718 Summary: In this electric and provocative debut, Machado bends genre to shape startling narratives that map the realities of women’s lives and the violence visited upon their bodies. A wife refuses her husband’s …
A review of volumes 1 and 2 of Monstress from Image Comics.
White Fur begins in a Romeo & Juliet manner: a boy and a girl in a cheap motel, a shot gun between them.
Title: The DevourersAuthor: Indra DasGenre: Horror, Fantasy, LGBTPublisher: Del Rey BooksFormat: PaperbackISBN: 9781101967515 Summary: On a cool evening in Kolkata, India, beneath a full moon, as the whirling rhythms of traveling musicians fill the night, college professor Alok encounters a mysterious stranger with a bizarre confession and an extraordinary story. Tantalized by the man’s unfinished …
