An Alphabet of Embers is an anthology of "very short tales and prose poems showcasing evocative and startling language" — and how.…
The 2015 Hugo Awards were a clusterfuck, but that just means more readers need to join the conversation. So here's who I'm nominating for the 2016 Hugos.…
Trilogies are a hard thing to pull off, and it seems like The Broken Kingdoms and The Kingdom of Gods by N.K. Jemisin are an exercise in diminishing returns.…
Ka Ashante Wilson's The Sorcerer of the Wildeeps is a clever debut, full of sinuous prose and interesting rethinks of sword and sorcery tropes.…
Em is a 12-year-old girl in a floating community off the Gulf Coast. Kaya is a political activist in a terrifying prison. They are pen pals. And Pen Pal by Francesca Forrest is the story of their correspondence.…
Clariel is a prequel looking at the backstory of a villain from the original Old Kingdom trilogy, but this origin story falls way short of expectations.…
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Double Review: A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett and Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise
January 12, 2016
So much for getting my 2016 reviews off on the right foot. After not posting something last week, here's a double capsule review of two very different books.…
A Victorian-ish, Jane-Austen-ish drama where everyone is a dragon. Yes, this is literally what happens in Jo Walton's "Tooth and Claw".…
