Poor Will Byers. While everyone else was having teenage drama (whether or not they were teenagers), all he wanted to do was play D&D. I sympathize, Will! In his honor, here are books to help you develop your cleric, and maybe help fight a Mind Flayer or two. City of Stairs (Robert Jackson Bennett) – …
The Bone Garden, due out next week, has already been compared to The Graveyard Book and Coraline, which is certainly accurate in the broad strokes. It takes place in a graveyard, and features two children having dangerous adventures between the tombstones. And like Coraline, the heroine is a young girl investigating a very strange mystery, …
If you only read one book this summer, let it be Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow. Actually, if you only read one book this year, let it be The Merciful Crow, too. I’m serious. I’ve read a lot of good books this year, but none have this absolutely magical combination of first-class worldbuilding, stellar characterization, …
Phil Stamper is an author who understands growth in movement. Originally from a rural village near Dayton, Ohio, Phil’s journey has taken him from his home state to Washington, DC and on to New York. He studied music, then went into publishing, then into public relations, and then into publishing development, so it seems natural …
Jeremy Shipp is a horror/fantasy/science author who’s visceral imagery makes his written work feel like feature films. My introduction to the Bram Stoker Award-nominated author was with his novel Bedfellow, which left me pleasantly bewildered. It’s a well-crafted, non-linear narrative that engages the senses and challenges perceptions. While working on a new project, Jeremy agreed …
Seven Blades in Black is easily the best work by Sam Sykes yet, which is saying something considering his previous series, Aeons’ Gate and Bring Down Heaven. While his world building and the plot has never been shabby, where Sykes shined in his earlier series was his characters. Seven Blades in Black fills the Venn …
What happens when a shinki acts out like the rebellious teen that he is? He hurts those that care about him the most, that’s what! And by that OF COURSE I mean that he actions put blights on the god he is connected to. So how can a simple god deal with a teen this …
Spin the Dawn by Elizabeth Lim starts out exactly as its pitch promises: it’s Project Runway meets Mulan. Maia, daughter of a tailor who has fallen on hard times, longs to be known for who she is inside, rather than as the girl everyone sees on the outside. Aside from singing “Reflection” and getting a …
Everybody be cool. Our boss is here and we want to make a good impression. That’s right friends, we are joined by none other than Michael DiMauro of “Greetings Adventurers”, “Dear Internet”, and one of the founders of GeeklyInc. This week we review the first several chapters of Noragami: Stray God, a manga that about …
I know, I know. Everyone’s done with apocalypse fiction. Now everyone wants hopepunk and high fantasy and escapism. Fine, fine. That’s valid. The world’s a tire fire and you need relief from the flames. Sometimes the last thing you think you need is another story of destruction and dismay. But allow me to present The …