Steampunk
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THE STEEL DISCORD by Ryan Howse (SPFBO Semi-Finalist Review)
The fifth Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off (SPFBO) is almost reaching the end of round 1! We spent the last five months cutting our batch of 30 books ... -
Seven Blades in Black by Sam Sykes (Book Review)
Like its snarky and reckless heroine, Sal the Cacophony, Seven Blades in Black is a whole lot of trouble in a tightly wound package. With a ... -
The Hod King by Josiah Bancroft (Book Review)
Warning: this review may contain spoilers for The Hod King and the Books of Babel series! When as a boy, Thomas Senlin had been told his ... -
The Hive Reads… The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan
Welcome to the first instalment of our monthly ‘Hive Reads’ feature! After settling on The Waking Fire by Anthony Ryan as our January read, a bunch ... -
The Scar by China Miéville
Some years ago I had the pleasure of reading China Mieville’s Perdido Street Station, a bizarre steampunkish secondary-world fantasy featuring the most terrifying beasties I have ... -
The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu
“There’s never going to be an end to suffering if ‘he deserves it’ is all the justification people need for inflicting pain.” Ken Liu is known ... -
Darkhaven, Goldenfire & Windsinger (Darkhaven, #1-3) by A.F.E. Smith
You could be forgiven for assuming A.F.E. Smith’s debut is a tame, fluffy tale about a magical unicorn. I assumed the same. But trust me when I ... -
Everfair by Nisi Shawl
“The settlers of Everfair had come here naively at best, arrogantly at worst. Due to the orders of the king they had found the country seemingly ... -
The Iron Ship by K. M. McKinley
I started off intending to simply review K. M. McKinley’s steampunk fantasy novel. I was surprised at its relatively low number of Goodreads and Amazon reviews ... -
Arm of the Sphinx by Josiah Bancroft
Spoiler Warning: This review contains spoilers for Senlin Ascends. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the first book! Having steadily accelerated in devouring Senlin Ascends (the ...
