Review of ‘A Tyranny of Queens’ by Foz Meadows

A Tyranny of Queens is the second book in the 2-part series The Manifold Worlds by Australian essayist, blogger, reviewer, Continue reading →

Review of ‘An Accident of Stars’ by Foz Meadows

An Accident of Stars is the third novel from award-winning Australian essayist, blogger, reviewer, poet and author Foz Meadows. What Continue reading →

Review of ‘Lost Gods’ by Micah Yongo

Lost Gods is the debut novel by UK author Micah Yongo, and introduces an African-inspired fantasy setting full of political Continue reading →

Review of ‘Who Fears Death’ by Nnedi Okorafor

Who Fears Death is the fourth novel by Nigerian-American author Nnedi Okorafor, and tells the story of a young woman Continue reading →

On SFF, Gender, and Expanding Boundaries

Recently there was big news in SFF when author Victoria Schwab signed a million dollar deal with Tor books. This Continue reading →

Review of ‘Paris Adrift’ by E.J. Swift

Paris Adrift is the latest novel from UK author E.J. Swift, and shows us the story of a young student Continue reading →

Review of ‘Deadhouse Landing’ by Ian C. Esslemont

Deadhouse Landing is the second book in the Path to Ascendancy trilogy by Canadian author Ian C. Esslemont and continues Continue reading →

The Shelf Life of Secret History During Interesting Times, by Tom Doyle

My American Craftsmen trilogy is a saga of magician-soldiers and psychic spies. It has a backstory in which Poe and Continue reading →

Review of ‘All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault’ by James Alan Gardner

All Those Explosions Were Someone Else’s Fault is the latest novel from Canadian science-fiction author, educator and tech writer James Continue reading →

Review of ‘Beauty’ by Robin McKinley

Beauty was the debut novel of now far-more-prolific American author Robin McKinley, and is a re-telling of the classic story Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Core’ by Peter V. Brett

NOTE THIS REVIEW IS SPOILER FREE FOR PLOT ELEMENTS OF ‘THE CORE’ BUT MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS FOR EARLIER BOOKS IN Continue reading →

Review of Kodama: The Tree Spirits by Daniel Solis

Kodama: The Tree Spirits is a 2016 game designed by Daniel Solis and published by Indie Boards and Cards and Continue reading →

Review of ‘West of Loathing’ by Asymmetric

West of Loathing is a comedy western fantasy science fiction role-playing game featuring turn-based combat, open world gameplay, and a Continue reading →

Review of ‘War and Craft’ by Tom Doyle

War and Craft is the third book in the American Craft trilogy by American author Tom Doyle, and definitely lives Continue reading →

Review of ‘Fool’s Assassin’ by Robin Hobb

Fool’s Assassin is the first book of The Fitz and the Fool trilogy by American author Robin Hobb, and the Continue reading →

Writing Fiction in a Time of Genuine Crisis, by Patrick S. Tomlinson

A funny thing happened to me one year ago today. A random tweet throwing shade at the typical right-wing response Continue reading →