It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana talks about Visibility of Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: (…)as we cross the one-year threshold, we are thrilled to continue our weekly column here on the SF&F…
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It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews the YA speculative fiction novel debut from Leah Bobet, Above – recently nominated for the Andre Norton Award. Great premise, intriguing voice, but ultimately all flash with…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana is reviewing the SciFi novella “On a Red Station, Drifting” by Aliette de Bodard, recently nominated for a Nebula Award for Best Novella. Go HERE to see what…
6 Rated Books Book Reviews Kirkus
Over at Kirkus: Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia Mccall
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews Summer of the Mariposas by Guadalupe Garcia McCall. The book – a retelling of The Odyssey featuring 5 sisters travelling in Mexico, guided by the ghostly La…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews historical fantasy novel A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan. A highly entertaining read along the lines of Amelia Peabody – with dragons – A Natural…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Ana reviews an anthology edited by Rich Horton and with superhero stories by heavy hitters like Peter S Beagle and Kelly Link, among others. Did it break Ana’s recent…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today Thea reviews apocalyptic science fiction novel Extinction Point by Paul Antony Jones. This novel cotains blood red rain, alien spider creatures, the basic extinction of every living species on…
4 Rated Books Book Discussion Book Reviews Kirkus
Over at Kirkus: The Six-Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today we are mixing things up a bit! Both Thea and I read The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher, and we both had COMPLETELY different interpretations and reactions to the…
It’s Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews melancholy science fiction space exploration book The Explorer by James Smythe… …which was unfortunately underwhelming. Featuring a frustratingly passive protagonist and demonstrating a lack of understanding…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana takes a look at some short fictions from 2012 – “The Kairos Mechanism” by Kate Milford; “Scorched Supper on New Niger” by Suzy McKee Charnas; and…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, we take a page out of Renay’s book and shed some light on the Hugo nomination and voting process! Thanks to Renay (of the awesome Lady Business…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, we give our list of 10 highly anticipated speculative fiction titles of 2013 (for all ages, naturally). Our picks run the gamut from favorite old authors like…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews speculative fiction novel The Constantine Affliction by T Aaron Payton. I was kind of let down by this book – it had a lot of…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews speculative fiction novel The Testament of Jessie Lamb by Jane Rogers. Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize, The Testament of Jessie Lamb is a hefty,…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews fantasy novel Falling Kingdoms by Morgan Rhodes. The combination of pretty cover, strong blurb, and early praise made Thea eager to try this book…unfortunately, Falling…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews Urban Fantasy (with a twist of historical fantasy) novel Daughter of the Sword by Steve Bein. With only some reservations, Thea loved this book for…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews SciFi YA Insignia by S. J. Kincaid. Let’s just say it didn’t work for her. This is one of the reasons why: It always frustrates…
7 Rated Books Book Reviews Kirkus
Over at Kirkus: Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron edited by Jonathan Strahan
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews Under My Hat: Tales From the Cauldron, the anthology edited by Jonathan Strahan with stories by ALL THE AWESOME WRITERS. It has its share of…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea kicks off Halloween Week 2012 with a list! A list of 10 recommended, lesser-known (ok, mostly lesser-known) Halloween Reads. No Stephen King (ok, ONE Stephen King…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews Only Superhuman by Christopher L. Bennett… …a superhero novel that, unfortunately, isn’t very good, and calls to mind the very worst stereotypes in superhero fiction.…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Ana reviews Three Parts Dead by Max Gladstone… …a Fantasy novel that rescued her from a reading slump. It is AWESOME, folks. Go forth and read the…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week, Thea reviews science fiction crossover novel A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber… This title, the first in a new prequel series, is Thea’s first foray into the…
It’s Friday so this means we are over at Kirkus! This week Ana talks about her love for all things Frances Hardinge… …and why you should be reading her books, if you aren’t already. Go over HERE to read…
It’s another Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews Robin Maxwell’s refreshing new take on a beloved literary icon in Jane… SPOILER ALERT: Thea loved it – romantic, adventurous, and starring the heroine we always…
It’s another Friday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Today, Thea reviews crime thriller-science fiction novel The Man from Primrose Lane by James Renner… SPOILER ALERT: This is one good book (Ana read it too and agrees). There…