The writing duo of Magnus Flyte creates another masterful novel in City of Lost Dreams, the sequel to last year’s City of Dark Magic. With vivid storytelling, Flyte imagines a beautiful world where the alchemy of old transforms the present. City of Lost Dreams is a thrilling adventure which brings history […]
In the debut novel of the new Baskerville Affair Trilogy, Emma Jane Holloway puts her own spin on steampunk with A Study in Silks. Unlike any other Sherlock spin off I’ve read, Holloway mixes humor with intrigue and magic with science. There are neat concepts at each turn and Holloway […]
The writing duo Steven Brust & Skyler White have a simplistic approach in The Incrementalists. With a plot that takes its cue from the cryptic secret society that is its namesake, there are few ups and downs. This take on sci fi is quite understated, the plotline developing as one […]
Kay Kenyon brings to life a tale reminiscent of true Victorian style with the added mysticism of magic in A Thousand Perfect Things. With a Victorian sensibility of the exotic, Kenyon infuses her mythical world with the real life relations of Britain and India. Kenyon’s storytelling lends itself to the […]
With humor and style, Michael J. Sullivan quickly made me a fan of his work in The Crown Tower, which was also my first foray in Sullivan’s work. The Crown Tower is the first installment in The Riyria Chronicles, a series which takes place twelve years to the events in Riyria Revelations, […]
An edgy thrilling ride, the intro to the Mookie Pearl series is as enticing as the name The Blue Blazes implies. Page after page, I was reminded why Wendig is a writer’s writer through his gritty storytelling. With a cast which is perfectly raw, Wendig unabashedly spins a tale that […]
With debt at the heart of the society, you’re either born in to luck or born into servitude. With this intriguing premise, Alex London’s Proxy tells a story of brotherhood, enemies and coming of age. London’s take on the young adult postapocalytic genre and plays on the realistic future in an […]
Jay Posey’s Three is a new addition to the post apocalyptic genre. With a novel that plays out more like a movie, Posey sets a fast paced tone early on. The world of Three has an eerie creepiness to it despite the novel’s ups and downs. Posey brings a conviction to […]
The Dire Earth Cycle starts off with a bang in Jason Hough’s The Darwin Elevator. This thrilling jam-packed novel creates a world which is shockingly realistic. Hough delivers a sci fi novel which is both post apocalyptic and space dwelling with adventure at its core. In the mid-23rd century, Darwin, […]
Anne E Johnson’s Green Light Delivery is a fun fast paced romp through odd planets. With a full cast of quirky characters, Johnson tells a tale of believing in what you do no matter how banal it may seem to others. With obvious influences such as Douglas Adams, a charming […]
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