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Book Review: The Poppy War, RF Kuang Fantasy: The Poppy War, RF Kuang Shortlisted by many as one of the best fantasy books of 2018, The Poppy War is a stellar debut novel that feels both familiar and brand new. In some ways there is familiar territory being covered: Runin, a poor orphan girl, studies […]
Book Review: Jade City, Green Bone Saga Book 1, Fonda Lee Fantasy: Jade City, Green Bone Saga Book 1, Fonda Lee Co-Winner, 2018 World Fantasy Award Finalist for both the Nebula and Locus Awards Jade City is what foreigners call Jonloon. It’s an apt name. Dominated by clans of Green Bones, the city is […]
Book Review: Roses and Rot, Kat Howard Fantasy: Roses and Rot, Kat Howard Imogen and Marin are sisters. Both are also artists with some regard in their fields: Imogen as an author, Marin as a dancer. The Melete artists’ retreat is recruiting talent to come and spend most of a year in residence, working on […]
Book Review: Uprooted, Naomi Novik Fantasy: Uprooted, Naomi Novik Winner of the Nebula Award Finalist for Hugo Award NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR | BuzzFeed | Tor.com | BookPage | Library Journal | Publishers Weekly “Our Dragon doesn’t eat the girls he takes…” begins Naomi Novik’s reimagining of […]
Book Review: Every Heart a Doorway, Book One in the Wayward Children series, Seanan McGuire Fantasy: Every Heart a Doorway, Book One in the Wayward Children series, Seanan McGuire Winner: 2017 Hugo Award Winner: 2017 Alex Award Winner: 2017 Locus Award Winner: 2016 Nebula Award Nominated: 2017 World Fantasy Award Nancy is new to […]
Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper, The Daevebad Trilogy, Book 2, S. A. Chakraborty Fantasy: The Kingdom of Copper, The Daevebad Trilogy, Book 2, S.A. Chakraborty S.A. Chakraborty’s debut novel, The City of Brass, was one of the most highly honored fantasy novels of 2017. Her 2019 sequel, The Kingdom of Copper, continues the […]
Book Review: The Mortal Word, The Invisible Library Book 5, Genevieve Cogman Fantasy Series: The Mortal Word, The Invisible Library Book 5, Genevieve Cogman The Invisible Library has become one of my favorite series, and a new book by Genevieve Cogman is a delight I look forward to enjoying as often as it comes. […]
Book Review: Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor Fantasy: Akata Witch, Nnedi Okorafor “My name is Sunny Nwazue and I confuse people.” That may be one of the best lines I’ll ever read introducing a character. Sunny is many things. An American girl growing up in Nigeria, the daughter of two Igbo parents. An albino. And as […]
Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi Fantasy: Children of Blood and Bone, Tomi Adeyemi Zelie’s mother was killed because she had magic. Many people were killed during The Raid, when magic disappeared from the world and those who once had used it were targeted by the king. Since that fateful night all those […]
Book Review: Sparrow Hill Road, Book 1 Ghost Roads Series, Seanan McGuire Fantasy Short Story Collection: Sparrow Hill Road, Book 1 Ghost Roads Series, Seanan McGuire Rose Marshall wants to avoid being killed. Again. She was killed once already, in 1952, run off of Sparrow Hill Road in Michigan, and since has wandered the roads as a “hitcher,” a […]