Fantasy
November 11, 2020
The 19th Bladesman
S. J. Hartland
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Gabrielle Mathieu
A rich and complex world of sword-wielding fighters and seductive sorceresses, written in percussive, lyrical prose. The 19th Bladesman (Dark Blade, 2018) first introduces us to Kaell, the eponymous hero …
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September 11, 2020
Beneath The Rising
Premee Mohamed
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Premee Mohamed's Beneath the Rising (Solaris, 2020) is simultaneously a far-flung horror story and an exploration of an intimate relationship. At the heart of this novel, full of threatening monsters …
Fantasy
June 29, 2020
Flyaway
Kathleen Jennings
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Flyaway (Tor.com) is a rich and simmering stew of vivid images, psychological tension, and dashes of horror which conspire to create an original and startling tale. The convoluted and intertwining …
Fantasy
May 22, 2020
The Evil Within
S. M. Hardy
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Jim, our narrator, experiences a crisis of conscience in the wake of the possible suicide of his girlfriend. He quits his high-paying job seizing assets for a loan company and …
Fantasy
February 20, 2020
Girl of Fire
Gabrielle Mathieu
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C. P. Lesley
In the fantasy medieval land of Trea—a conservative society that despite its worship of the goddess Amur respects her human daughters only as wives and mothers—eighteen-year-old Berona has limited expectations …
Fantasy
January 20, 2020
Ormeshadow
Priya Sharm
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Gabrielle Mathieu
A slim volume you can swallow in one melancholy winter afternoon, best with sips of a mellow amber whisky with undertones of peat, Priya Sharm's Ormeshadow (Tor.com, 2019) is more …
Fantasy
December 20, 2019
Rule of Capture
Christopher Brown
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Donny Kimoe, a wise-cracking lawyer who used to work for the prosecution and has kept his security clearance, believes in the legal system. His work as a defense attorney will …
Fantasy
September 6, 2019
The Hazel Wood
Melissa Albert
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Melissa Albert's novel The Hazel Wood (Flatiron Books, 2018) is a shivery delight, like a dazzling vintage ball gown of paisley silk, slithering over your head. Reading it is like …
Fantasy
May 29, 2019
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Rin, an orphan raised by a family that treats her badly, is no Harry Potter, despite the superficial similarities. No kindly wizards await her; there are no summons from a …
Fantasy
April 8, 2019
Circe
Madeline Miller
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Gabrielle Mathieu
Circe is an immortal naiad, the daughter of the Sun God, Helios. Ignored or belittled by her divine kin because of her human-sounding voice, dull-colored hair, and quiet manner, she …