It’s an odd combination to be had in a novel in the era of youth-driven paranormal romance and fantasy: A protagonist in her middle ages showing how life has worn her down, only to be brought back to life, so to speak, by a gift from a supernatural town. Read More
Because of the central premise of this collection, we are primed to discover what each is a story that goes beyond binary. We know before we begin that these stories will challenge us to recognize difference. We can reassure ourselves that we won’t be surprised by anything, because we are expecting it—whatever it turns out to be... Read More
The cover art for Damian Serbu’s novel The Vampire’s Quest [ Book II in The Vampire’s Angel series] depicts a...
In Diana Rivers’ The Smuggler, The Spy and The Spider, the exotic fictional locations of Ishlair, Eezore and Zelindar come...
When She Woke (Algonquin Books) is compelling as a feminist reader from the first page to the last. In a moment where women’s bodies and our access to reproductive control are fodder for political and religious aggrandizement, When She Woke is a chilling reminder of what could happen, if we don’t speak out.. Read More
Leah Petersen’s debut book is touching, emotional; a comfortably domestic love story set against the backdrop of politics in an...
In this fourth installment of the Echo Branson series, Echo braves dangers, not only from the elements, but also from the evil Genysis Corporation, the secret government-backed agency committed to using the likes of Echo and her friends’ supernatural abilities for their own despicable purposes. Read More
Ingram has a wonderful way with words. Not just in terms of vocabulary, but in how to use that vocabulary to propel the story and give the reader a vivid image of the transpiring events. Readers will find themselves blazing through this novel, turning the pages quickly, in part because it flows before your eyes like a movie. Read More
The editors of Hellebore & Rue, Joselle Vanderhooft and Catherine Lundoff, have put together a collection that has a little of something for everyone, and will not disappoint readers who love and appreciate the complexities of fantasy fiction’s many cultural connections and narratives. Read More
In her debut novel, Smoketown (Blind Eye Books), Tenea D. Johnson magically creates a verdant jungle from what was once...
