The Ascent to Godhood Ends the Acclaimed Tensorate Series on a Powerful, Personal Note
The Protector is dead. After decades of ruthless rule, the tyrant is no more. Millions struggle to process the passing…
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5 Recent Novels That Blend Sci-Fi and Horror
Horror and science fiction often go hand in hand. Fear of the unknown, encounters with the alien, life in a…
A Vein of Sci-Fi Horror Runs Deep in The Luminous Dead
Gyre Price is a young, desperate, reckless, and a liar—and talented enough that those qualities don’t matter. Not on this…
G. Willow Wilson’s The Bird King Is a Fantastical Ode to the Power of Stories
G. Willow Wilson ‘s The Bird King holds many truths within its pages, but one stands out: stories, it promises, have…
The Raven Tower Is Fantasy from a Divine Perspective
After four books set among the stars, Ann Leckie’s latest is set firmly in the realm of fantasy. Mawat, a…
Zero Sum Game Is a Sci-Fi Thrill Ride… About Math
It’s rare for an author to maintain the sort of balancing act S. L. Huang pulls off with apparent ease…
Medusa Uploaded Is a Twisting Tale of Vengeance on a Generation Ship
On a generation ship, no one can hear you scream. Emily Devenport is no stranger to science fiction, having been…
Ken Scholes Talks Writing Through Grief and Finding the Light in The Psalms of Isaak
Hymn, the final book in Ken Scholes five-book epic fantasy series The Psalms of Isaak, dropped this week. I’ve long…
Valiant Dust Is a Classic Military SF Voyage with a Few New Twists
Even in the cold of space, there’s a time for might, and there’s a time for manners. Such is one…
The Tiger’s Daughter Is an Epic Romantic Fantasy Debut
Epic fantasy is riddled with legendary figures: those blessed by the gods, and sent to the world to aid in…
Null States Shows Us What the Future of Politics Means to the Present
There’s something undeniably timely about a book tackling privacy, security, the role of the government, and the dangers of placing…
The Adventure Zone Bookshelf
For those who don’t know (and oh, how I both pity you and envy the journey that awaits you), the…
The Witch Who Came In From The Cold Expertly Melds Magic and Spycraft
The Cold War was bad enough when the phrase was only a metaphor. In The Witch Who Came in from…
The Modern and the Mythic Clash in Victor LaValle’s The Changeling
Apollo Kagwa is a book buyer, one of the few black men in the five boroughs to ply the trade.…
We Play Mix and Match with Our Favorite Authors and Genres
Genre is a funny thing. It acts as a signifier, label, and shorthand, telling readers what kind of book they’re holding…
32 Books to Read While You Wait for Season Two of American Gods
Sometimes they walk among us. Sometimes they empower us. They try to trick us, or don’t care for us, or…