Literary
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THE GOOD NEIGHBOURS by Nina Allan (BOOK REVIEW)
“Grandma says all fairy mythology comes from the same root, like religion. That it’s one big idea that gets pulled in different directions depending on where ... -
The Court of Broken Knives by Anna Smith Spark – Book Review
And in case you prefer written reviews, here it is: Series: Empires of Dust (#1) Published by: Harper Voyager Genre: Dark fantasy, literary fantasy Pages: 470 ... -
THE ABSOLUTE BOOK by Elizabeth Knox (BOOK REVIEW)
“And it’s not just Murdoch and immigrants and implied promises about what might be done to save the NHS by the very people dismantling it. It’s ... -
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow—Book Review
Published by: Orbit. Genres: Historical Fantasy. Pages: 528. Format: Paperback. Copy: Purchased at my local sci-fi bookstore. Support local, folks! With Alix E. Harrow’s new novel, ... -
CARVED FROM STONE AND DREAM by T. Frohock (Book Review)
This is the fifth story in Teresa Frohock’s Los Nefilim series, though it’s the second that is a more conventional full novel length, rather than the ... -
THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow (Book Review)
‘Worlds were never meant to be prisons, locked and suffocating and safe. Worlds were supposed to be great rambling houses with all the windows thrown open ... -
ORMESHADOW by Priya Sharma (Book Review)
I’ve heard wonderful things about Priya Sharma, but this is the first time I’ve read any of her work. Ormeshadow is the story of Gideon Belman ... -
THE HOUSE OF SACRIFICE by Anna Smith Spark (Book Review)
The concluding volume in Anna Smith Spark’s epic and dark debut trilogy rejoins our anti-hero Marith Altrersyr some four years after the events of The Tower ... -
Adrift in the Middle Kingdom by J. Slauerhoff (Translated by David McKay)
“There is no better place on earth to live for a man tormented by his fate and threatened by those demons, like you. Try never to ... -
THE DRAGONS OF BABEL by Michael Swanwick (Book Review)
“We high-elven are like bubbles which, rising, dissolve before reaching the surface. Our power is spiritual in essence and so as we gain strength our attachment ...