My Top 3 Books of 2020

2020 was a horrible year for pretty much the entire world. Like many others, I suffered a great deal of Continue reading →

2020 Reading List

This was a great year for reading authors I had never read before, as well as some later books by Continue reading →

Indigenous Land Map Project

Hello and welcome, my name is Daniel Ruffolo. I was born in Ottawa Ontario in 1984, the child of a Continue reading →

Putting Politics into Space Opera: My Novel Border Crosser and the Current Unpleasantness by Tom Doyle

I enjoy politically subversive science fiction and fantasy. For me, interesting politics can be a key part of the experience Continue reading →

Guest Post: 10 Amazing Sci-Fi/Fantasy Books by Women You Need on Your Bookshelf

First, I would like to thank Dan for letting me temporarily take over his blog. It’s truly an honor to Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Girl and the Stars’ by Mark Lawrence

The Girl and the Stars is the first book in the new Book of the Ice trilogy by US/UK author Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Last Emperox’ by John Scalzi

The Last Emperox is the third and final entry in American author John Scalzi’s Interdependency series and, as evidenced by Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Consuming Fire’ by John Scalzi

The Consuming Fire is the second and middle installment of the Interdependency trilogy, by American writer John Scalzi. In it, Continue reading →

Review of ‘The Collapsing Empire’ by John Scalzi

The Collapsing Empire is the first novel in The Interdependency series by best-selling American writer and blogger John Scalzi, and Continue reading →

Review of ‘This Is How You Lose The Time War’ by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

This Is How You Lose The Time War is a novel co-written by Canadian author and poet Amal El-Mohtar and Continue reading →

Review of ‘A Brightness Long Ago’ by Guy Gavriel Kay

A Brightness Long Ago is the fourteenth novel from Canadian author Guy Gavriel Kay, and follows the recollections, later in Continue reading →

2018 Reading List [Incomplete]

2018 Reading List. This list is incomplete, and I don’t have the data saved elsewhere. This is all the books Continue reading →

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 →

2017 Reading List

2017 Reading List, a good chunk of this year’s reading came from a bundle of e-books that were all SFF 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 →