9 Pieces of Discworld We Need to See in The Watch
The situation may seem grim on Roundworld these days. But somewhere out there, on a disc resting atop four elephants…
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5 Fantasies That Give Trolls the Spotlight
As a species, trolls could use a better PR plan. These mighty creatures have never recovered from the damage “The…
8 of the Goriest YA Novels to Read Right Now
Sometimes, all you’re looking for in a book is an axe murder. Or an autopsy. Or something otherwise ghoulish or…
9 Slim Horror Reads to Squeeze in Before Halloween
This is it, folks: the death throes of October. If you’re still working your way through our list of chunky horror…
7 Chunky Horror Epics to Keep You Up Until All Hallow’s
October is here, and we the people demand to spend it scared out of our wits. Happily, Big Publishing is…
Imaginary Friend Is Infinitely Readable Horror from the Author of The Perks of Being a Wallflower
‘Tis the season to be spooky, and kicking it off is a horror-filled mystery from an unlikely source: twenty years…
10 New Diverse YA Fantasies for Your Fall TBR
Fall always feels like harvest time for fantasy fans, when wild new series sprout up all over the danged place,…
7 Must-Read New YA Graphic Novels
Back-to-school is the perfect season for graphic novels. Picking up that shelf-breaking YA fantasy novel may seem like just too…
6 Fantasy Books in Which Real Cities Are Imbued with New Magic
Every book’s got a setting, and every book’s got a cast of characters. Some books, though—some books have a setting…
A Genderflipped Holmes and Watson Ride Again in The Hound of Justice
Holmes and Watson reimaginings are practically their own subgenre these days. Arthur Conan Doyle’s infamous detective and his trusty doctor…
Mayan Mythology Meets Jazz Age Odyssey in Gods of Jade and Shadow
Sometimes one quote can speak to the feel of an entire novel. Such a line appears just over a quarter…
Memory Doesn’t Serve in Blake Crouch’s Recursion
A mysterious illness that meddles with memories. A seemingly endless series of time loops. At least five nuclear holocausts. And,…
Empress of Forever Is a Fiercely Feminist Space Opera
On the surface, the sprawling, bizarro space opera Empress of Forever marks a departure for Max Gladstone, author of the Hugo-nominated Craft…
Magic for Liars Is a Wizarding Whodunit Fueled by Feels
It’s unclear if anyone has ever attended a wizarding school without witnessing at least one gruesome murder before graduation. It…
5 Gonzo Apocalypses to Make You Feel Better About Your Week
It is the year 2085 in the corporate and environmental wasteland that was once the United States of America. All…
7 Fascinating Stories of Sci-Fi and Fantasy Twins
There is a lot going on in Seanan McGuire’s latest genre-blending, mind-bending novel Middlegame, most of it centered on two special,…
We Recommend a YA Read to Every Woman Left in Westeros
Warning: Mega spoilers from last night’s Game of Thrones episode ahead. We’ve come so far, and we’re so close now. We’ll…
Middlegame Is a Coming-of-Age Story to End the World
Middlegame, the genre-blending new novel from prolific, bestselling, and much-awarded author Seanan McGuire, pivots on the realization of a long-running…
The 10 Best Moms in Fiction
There are lots of lists out there about literature’s worst mothers. The Mrs. Bennets of the world seem to suck…
The Game of Thrones Awards, Season 8, Episode 2: If Winterfell Is a-Rocking …
Greetings, and welcome! My name is Nicole, filling in for Ben this week with the ONLY Game of Thrones recap…