The Wolf Road Review: Lone Wolf and Lonely Cub
There was a moment when I finished this book in which all I could do was sit and stare at the last blank page. I was physically disturbed and awed into stillness. "Holy shit,"…
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Represent! SFF Books with LGBTQIA Representation
In honor of Pride and to celebrate the diversity of gender and sexuality in the face of hate, here is a list of books with LGBTQIA characters. Most of these books are also intersectional…
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Three Spring Valentines
I'll say it: Genevieve Valentine is one of the best authors writing today. She has that spark, that je ne sais quoi that brings both reality and mythology to life on the page, even…
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Too Like the Lightning Review: Not the Best of All Worlds, but Damn Close
This is not a light book. Ada Palmer has rewritten the whole history of the modern world and the onrushing future, according to philosophies both new and old, but deeply held and profoundly discussed…
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Quadropolis; The Next Ticket to Ride
Tile laying and city building games are common themes in board games. Personally, they are not a genre that gets me excited to play a board game. Quadropolis, from Days of Wonder, is a…
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The Jewel and Her Lapidary Review: Shine On, You Crazy Ruby
Lin wakes up in a pile of freshly murdered bodies, with a madman screeching overhead and an army on the way and magic all around and gems—which are different from Jewels—and magic threatening everyone…
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First Impressions: Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro
Hello! I’m back, once again, to give you my first impressions on an Anime that Transformation Sequence likely won’t have time to cover in full. As a reminder, what I consider a first impression…
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Map of Bones Review: Fear Death By Water and Fire
Continuing along the path that her first book, The Fire Sermon, laid out, Map of Bones is another measured elegy for a world in ruins. Atomic detonations blanketed the world in cold and ignorance,…
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A Fierce and Subtle Poison Review: Sweet and Spooky
Lucas Knight doesn't have any shining armor. He's the spoiled child of a wealthy white developer in Puerto Rico, and the most good he's done is all in his head. He wishes things were…
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Found in Translation: Top 5 Chinese Works in Translation
1. Candy (Mian Mian) - This is one of my all-time favorite books. A weird memoir-esque take on growing up in the rebel youth culture of the 90s in China, Mian Mian catalogs drugs,…
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