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In Time Siege, the second volume of Wesley Chu’s series of time-travel thrillers that began with Time Salavger, expands its scope to the…
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The Devourers Explores Myth, Morality, and Werewolves in India
Beneath a full moon in Kolkata, a lonely, mild-mannered college professor sits across a table from a stranger with a…
Jen Williams Talks Testing Her Writing Mettle in The Copper Promise
Jen Williams is a British fantasy author whose Copper Cat series, already a buzz-generator in its native UK, is finally coming…
Chuck Wendig’s Star Wars Aftermath: Life Debt Reflects a Diverse Galaxy
Last year, as we all waited very patiently for the new Star Wars movie, author Chuck Wendig was handed an assignment…
The Invisible Library Is a Booklover’s Dream
Magical libraries are a pretty good sell for your average reader; most serious bookworms already have a pretty healthy relationship with…
How Babylon 5 Shaped Claudia Christian’s New Epic SF Novel
Babylon 5 is unquestionably one of my first true TV loves. J. Michael Straczynski’s space opera is an expansive tale of a massive…
In Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, It’s Growing Up That Is Truly Terrifying
In Paul Tremblay’s latest novel, Disappearance at Devil’s Rock, a 13-year-old named Tommy Sanderson goes missing. His vanishing pulls his family into a…
New Pompeii Is a Popcorn-Worthy Summer Thriller
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Escapology Is an Electric Cyberpunk Debut
I wish more first novels were as good Escapology. Ren Warom’s debut throws a staggering number of concepts into the mix, and juggles…
Just One Damned Thing After Another Is a Time-Travel Romps That Earns its Title
What a mess. A glorious, glorious mess. Let no one ever say that Just One Damned Thing After Another is a book that fails to…
Mechanical Failure Is EXPLETIVE Funny Sci-Fi
Comedy is a tricky beast, especially in science fiction. The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is unquestionably a towering achievement of the form,…
False Hearts Is a Near-Future Thriller About a Unique Sisterly Bond
Laura Lam’s swift, intense False Hearts is a hard beast to characterize. Its unusual sister protagonists and speculative science elements…
Spells of Blood and Kin Is an Absorbing, Unusual Urban Fantasy
Urban fantasy may be the most seductive fantasy subgenre—the one that makes it easiest to put yourself inside the story. That thing…
5 Ways Daniel O’Malley’s Stiletto Doubles Down on Skullduggery
An often-overlooked aspect of writing a book series is the fact that after an author expends great effort creating a universe…
Ninefox Gambit Is a Space Opera to Tax Your Brain and Ignite Your Imagination
In a far-flung future, human interaction is heavily regimented and controlled. The society of Yoon Ha Lee’s Ninefox Gambit is founded on…
The Medusa Chronicles Is Thoughtful Sci-Fi That Transcends Nostalgia
The shadow of Arthur C. Clarke continues to loom large over modern sci-fi, from the monolithic pop-culture impact of 2001: A Space…
The Sweet Enchantment of A Green and Ancient Light
There is a distinct period feel to Frederic S. Durbin’s disarmingly sweet novel A Green and Ancient Light. That’s not to…
A Blade of Black Steel Unleashes More Murder, Sorcery, and Swears
Much has changed since April 2015, when A Crown for Cold Silver made a 700-page dent in the SFF world. At the…