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Kathleen Jennings, “Flyaway” (Tor.com, 2020)
Kathleen Jennings
Flyaway

Tor.com, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in Fantasy June 29, 2020 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 stories of several families will demand your full attention, as they spiral together closer and closer to the resolution. Our... Read More
S. M. Hardy, “The Evil Within” (Allison and Busby, 2020)
S. M. Hardy
The Evil Within

Allison and Busby, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network May 22, 2020 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 moves to a small village near the seaside to get away from it all. With no plans to occupy himself,... Read More
Keren Landsman, “The Heart of the Circle” (Angry Robot, 2019)
Keren Landsman
The Heart of the Circle

Angry Robot, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network April 20, 2020 Gabrielle Mathieu

Reed Katz is in many ways an ordinary guy. He shares an apartment in Tel Aviv with his best friend, Daphne, works in a coffee shop, crushes on Lee, a green-eyed man from abroad, and dreads family dinners with his nosy mother. Yet when Reed gets on a bus he... Read More
Joseph Rex Young, “George R.R. Martin and the Fantasy Form” (Routledge, 2019)
Joseph Rex Young
George R.R. Martin and the Fantasy Form

Routledge, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in FilmNew Books in Literary StudiesNew Books in Popular Culture April 15, 2020 Carrie Lynn Evans

“In the game of thrones you either win or you die”––with over 10 million viewers per episode of Game of Thrones, one of the most successful television shows of all time, George R.R. Martin definitely wins. The success of the show is even more amazing considering it’s genre television––fantasy, to... Read More
Carrie Vaughn, “The Immortal Conquistador” (Tachyon Publications, 2020)
Carrie Vaughn
The Immortal Conquistador

Tachyon Publications, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network March 17, 2020 Gabrielle Mathieu

Ricardo de Avila would have followed Coronado to the ends of the earth. Instead, Ricardo found the end of his mortal life, and a new one, as a renegade vampire. For over five hundred years, Ricardo has upset the established order. He has protected his found family from marauding demons,... Read More
Gabrielle Mathieu, “Girl of Fire” (Five Directions Press, 2019)
Gabrielle Mathieu
Girl of Fire

Five Directions Press, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in Historical FictionNew Books in Literature February 20, 2020 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 for her future. Securing a handsome husband who will win her heart and teach her to dance seems like enough... Read More
Sarah Kozloff, “The Nine Realms” (Tor, 2020)
Sarah Kozloff
A Queen in Hiding
Book 1 of The Nine Realms
Tor, 2020

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network February 3, 2020 Gabrielle Mathieu

Sarah Kozloff does her world building gradually and carefully, introducing you to a few characters you get to know and care for, before moving on to other lands and cultures. The land of Weirandale is ruled by a line of queens with unique magical talents which is granted to them... Read More
Priya Sharm, “Ormeshadow” (Tor.com, 2019)
Priya Sharm
Ormeshadow

Tor.com, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network January 20, 2020 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 about human beasts than the actual dragon that slumbers under the earth. The fraternal archetypes; the civilized and the wild... Read More
Christopher Brown, “Rule of Capture” (Harper Voyager, 2019)
Christopher Brown
Rule of Capture

Harper Voyager, 2019

New Books in Arts & LettersNew Books in FantasyNew Books in LiteratureNew Books Network December 20, 2019 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 change all that. His clients are a new class of criminals—those who dare protest changes in American government, including imposition... Read More

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