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The Alchemist of Souls by Anne Lyle
Anne Lyle’s debut novel, The Alchemist of Souls, is an intriguing mix of magic, drama, espionage, swordplay and politics set against a backdrop of Elizabethan England. ... -
The Autumn Republic by Brian McClellan
Promise of Blood, the first book in the Powder Mage series, caught my attention because it offered something a bit different than the standard fantasy fare I’m ... -
Mort by Terry Pratchett
Mort is the teenage son of a vineyard owner; unfortunately, he has “about the same talent for horticulture that you would find in a ... -
The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence has long been one of my favourite modern fantasy authors. First he blew me away with his Broken Empire trilogy (Prince of ... -
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
“Time’s arrow is the loss of fidelity in compression. A sketch, not a photograph. A memory is a re-creation, precious because it is both ... -
Kojiki by Keith Yatsuhashi
“Power is more than strength. It’s the ability to save or destroy.” Keith Yatsuhashi’s debut novel Kojiki (2016) is a wide-screen epic fantasy, a coming of ... -
Roses and Rot by Kat Howard
This is the thing about fairy tales: You have to live through them, before you get to happily ever after. That ever after has ... -
The Vagrant by Peter Newman
“Actions speak louder than words.” I heard Peter Newman speak at the Grim Gathering II in Bristol, where he gave a short summary of ... -
The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan
Let me put something in perspective. If you read Neuromancer, you remember the surreal paradise of Straylight, the space station Case and the crew travel ... -
Ubik by Philip K. Dick
I first heard about this book when reading through Philip K. Dick’s biography, I Am Alive and You Are Dead, which took its title from one ...
