Shorter reviews from June and early July 2023
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SFF
It's Not Easy Being The Yoruba Nightmare God
in SFF, Reading Notes, Fantasy
More divinity, more problems…
Read MoreAn Exquisitely Dark Heart
So black it could only be obsidian.
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McFadden and Banks The Complete Omnibus
Not a personal injury law firm. (There’s lots of personal injury, though.) A whirl through the Zoo universe.
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The Lost -- And Last? -- Metal
The fourth read in a seven-volume series. Time for a new theme?
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A David Drake Trifecta
Three books from a masterful writer, the “father of military SF” — and much more.
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Cover is unrelated to stories…
Grim and Dark and New?
in Reading Notes, SFF
The January 2023 edition brings grim-dark fiction and asks some good questions.
Read MoreWho Is Johnny B. Truant?
January 2023’s author focus zeros in on a vampire and unicorn fan.
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December 'Zines
in Collection, Reading Notes, SFF
The good, the…well, none of it was bad or ugly, really. Three solid short publications for December, 2022.
Read MoreNot content with awesome writing, she made an official (and awesome) trailer for the series….
Daylight Savings Update
in Series, Science Fiction, Reading Notes, Mil SF, SFF
I used the extra hour on November 6 to put the finishing touches on this long set of capsule reviews, covering late summer into the autumn. Dive in for some great series, stand-alone, and compilations, as well as one or two you might consider avoiding.
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A Master of Djinn
in Reading Notes, SFF, Steampunk
Fantastic novel-length addition to a vivid world, by a highly-awarded author. Please tell us more is on the way!
Read MoreExit Spring
New Saad Z. Hossain! And an end-of-spring cleaning: what’s done, what’s paused and what’s out.
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