Book Reviews
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The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin
“Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall; Death is the fifth, and master of all.” N. K. Jemisin’s The Fifth Season is a strikingly original fantasy novel. It is set in ... -
The Iron Dragon’s Daughter by Michael Swanwick
“The changeling’s decision to steal a dragon and escape was born, though she did not know it then, the night the children met to plot the death ... -
Mythago Wood and Lavondyss by Robert Holdstock
“A fire is burning in Bird Spirit Land. My bones smoulder. I must journey there.” Forests are naturally places of mystery and wonder. Full of life ... -
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner
“What songs do you sing to them in Elfland? There, where all songs are true, and all stories history… I have seen lovers walking in those ... -
The Riddle-Master’s Game by Patricia A. McKillip
“Who is the Star-Bearer and what will he loose that is bound? What will one star call out of silence, one star out of darkness, and ... -
The Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe
“We believe that we invent symbols. The truth is that they invent us; we are their creatures, shaped by their hard, defining edges. When soldiers take ... -
Faithless by Graham Austin-King
OVERVIEW: Faithless is Graham Austin King’s second major outing, following on from his debut trilogy Fae: The Riven Wyrd Saga. Faithless, a standalone self-published novel, is a grimdark low-fantasy for fans ... -
Wrath by John Gwynne
Warning: this review contains spoilers for those who haven’t yet read Malice, Valour and Ruin! Since 2012, John Gwynne has been promising us that ‘even the ... -
Ruin by John Gwynne
It’s not often that I care enough about a book to feel physically sick with nerves as I turn the pages, waiting to see what will ... -
Valour by John Gwynne
KAREEM MAHFOUZ SAYS . . . So often you read a great book that leaves you thinking, ‘how the hell did he/she do it?’ I think ...
