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Tag Archives: Novel
Spear • 2022 • Fantasy novel by Nicola Griffith
Synopsis: The story follows the coming-of-age of a nameless girl becoming a fierce warrior and companion of king Arthur. She is a child of two worlds, the Irish Tuatha Dé Dannan with their magic on the one side and the … Continue reading
The Hunger of the Gods • 2022 • Epic Fantasy novel by John Gwynne
Don’t read further if you want to avoid spoilers for the first book in the series. This is book two of the Bloodsworn Saga, following the excellent The Shadow of the Gods (my review). The cover picture already spoilers a … Continue reading
Notes from the Burning Age • 2022 • Magical Futurism Novel by Claire North
Synopsis: The “Burning Age” is our near future when the Earth itself rebels, using mystical nature spirits called the Kakuy “angels, or devils, guardian voi or djinn of fire and sea” to wipe away humanity by fire, plague, or simple … Continue reading
The Shadow of the Gods • 2022 • Epic Fantasy novel by John Gwynne
Synopsis: It is 300 years after the twilight of the gods, when the gods killed each other. Their tainted children, all those who have the blood of the gods within them, life as thralls in the Norse land of Vigrið. … Continue reading
Quantum of Nightmares • 2022 • Urban Fantasy novel by Charles Stross
Synopsis: Quantum of Nightmares is the sequel to Dead Lies Dreaming, set in an alternate London in the Laundry Files universe, but with a fresh start of characters and topics. The book takes up exactly at the point where it … Continue reading
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World • 2022 • Military Fantasy novel by K.J. Parker
★★★☆☆ Synopsis: We follow the improbable quest of translator Felix, on his way from suddenly being the last of all Robur (read: Byzantines) at the court of the Echmen (read: Chinese) emperor, savior of the barbarian people called Hus (read: … Continue reading
The Player of Games • 1988 • Space Opera novel by Iain M. Banks
First Sentence: This is the story of a man who went far away for a long time, just to play a game. The man is a game-player called “Gurgeh”. The story starts with a battle that is not a battle, … Continue reading
Consider Phlebas • 1987 • Space Opera novel by Iain M. Banks
Synopsis: Horza Gobuchul is a humanoid Changer who fights on the side of the fanatic alien species, the Idirans, against The Culture. As the novel opens, Horza is nearly drowning as a prisoner in the sewage. His latest spy mission … Continue reading
Engine Summer • 1979 • Post-post apocalyptic novel by John Crowley
On my reading quest through Gollancz’s SF Masterworks, I encountered this post-post apocalyptic novel. Synopsis: It is a far future post-apocalyptic North America, a subgenre I like to call post-post apocalyptic, far away from any zombie apocalypse or deep impact … Continue reading
Beyond the Hallowed Sky • 2021 • Space Opera novel by Ken MacLeod
Many Space Operas start off with a colonized galaxy based on Faster Than Light (FTL) travel. There aren’t many which investigate the invention of FTL, and none that I know of is set in our near future. MacLeod produces an … Continue reading
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