The Best New Manga of April 2015
We closed out March with a piece of great news: Dark Horse has licensed Makoto Yukimura’s hard sci-fi manga Planetes,…
New Releases
10 Things We Learn about Luke Skywalker in Heir to the Jedi
As we all wait with baited breath for our next peek at The Force Awakens, the Star Wars universe continues to…
New Book Roundup: Anatomy of a Sea Monster, a Fairytale Wickedly Retold, and Demons Hunting in the Night
It’s a mystery why some very successful British SF/F authors never quite seem able to make the leap to bookshelves…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Rage, Doom, and Murder
Emerald City Comicon kicked off in Seattle this past week, signaling that con season is well and truly underway. Even with…
Duplicitous, High-Fantasy Fun in A Crown for Cold Silver
Attention, class! We’re here today to discuss the art of writing the perfect opening sentence. In this course you’ll learn…
Graphic Novel Roundup: The Space Shuttle Is Back, and so Are Green Hornet and Doomsday
The Russo brothers, most recently of Captain America: The Winter Soldier fame, have been confirmed as directors of the two Avengers…
Guest Post: Mary Robinette Kowal On Saying Goodbye to the Glamourist Histories
Mary Robinette Kowal’s debut novel, the Jane Austen fantasy pastiche Shades of Milk & Honey, was published to critical acclaim…
Go Underground with The Buried Life
There’s a lot to unpack in The Buried Life, the debut novel from Carrie Patel that weaves action, mystery, science fiction, and fantasy…
Read an Exclusive Excerpt from Killing Pretty: A Sandman Slim Novel by Richard Kadrey
This July sees the release of Killing Pretty, the seventh installment in Richard Kadrey’s fiendishly inventive noir-tinged urban fantasy series Sandman Slim.…
Join the Welcome to Night Vale Community Before It Takes Over the Book World
A remarkable thing happened this week. Perhaps you noticed strange lights flickering on and off in that abandoned parking lot.…
H.P. Lovecraft Meets the Scooby Gang in Daryl Gregory’s Harrison Squared
Daryl Gregory’s 2014 novella We Are All Completely Fine followed the members of a support group for survivors of supernatural catastrophe. It…
The Grace of Kings Rewrites the Epic Fantasy Narrative
“I think I wield power,” Kuni thought, “But perhaps it is power that wields me.” The Grace of Kings opens in…
Persona is a Frighteningly Plausible Near-Future Thriller
Dystopian fiction is addictive, in part, because of the comfortable distance between the world outside and the one on the page. We feel…
Graphic Novel Roundup: Killer Pigs, Canadian Justice, and Sex Police
As D.C. Comics gets ready to pack up and leave New York for good, the company is moving fast to…
We’re Getting a New George R.R. Martin Book in 2015—But Not the One You Think
Oh George R.R. Martin, why do you torture us so? A few months back, there was much wailing and rending…
Dendera is the Smart, Fast-Paced, Vaguely Feminist Horror Fantasy You’ve Always Wanted
I’m not going to spend a lot of time rehashing the premise of Dendera, the 2009 novel by Japanese writer…
The Best New Manga of March 2015
This month’s new manga offer plenty of intrigue and adventure, whether it’s plotting the overthrow of a ruling clan in the…
5 Awesome Alternate-Earth Stories Coming in 2015
Get ready, fans of alternate Earths: 2015 is going to be an excellent year. Whether it’s a Scandinavian-inspired London, a 19th…
Next from Jim Butcher: The Cinder Spires
For a young guy, Jim Butcher has an impressive bibliography that already includes two of the most popular fantasy series…
Karen Memory Is the Steampunk Adventure Story You’ve Been Waiting For
Karen Memory is the kind of book that grabs you by the ribs in the first few pages and doesn’t let…