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 …
Late last week, news started circulating that Amazon was in talks to do an adaptation of Lord of the Rings. While I’m certainly happy about the bounty of SF/F movies and TV shows currently available, I’m just not too excited about another Lord of the Rings property. Nothing against Tolkien, it’s just that it’s already …
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.
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 …
