Every year thousands of gaming fans flood Boston in the hopes of getting to play the newest and best games at PAX East. This year was no exception and with this being my fourth PAX, I have to say, it may have been the best yet. Walking around the show floor there were some noticeably …
This book begins with a young man in a prison cell, chatting with his torturer. It also begins with a young man being sold as a slave at auction. And then it begins a third time with a young man casing an empty house, finding far more than a simple burglar should find. They’re all …
I’ve been a fan of Django Wexler since his first book, Memories of Empire, came out in 2005. He impressed me then with his atypical characters and understated wit, and that has remained a reassuring constant in this cruel, chaotic world. Isoka, our heroine for Ship of Smoke and Steel, is another great leading lady …
Please note that this review contains spoilers for the His Fair Assassin trilogy by Robin LaFevers. Courting Darkness is an immediate followup to the trilogy, beginning only a few days after the end of Mortal Heart. Sybella was my favorite of the three protagonists from the His Fair Assassin trilogy, and I’m thrilled to see …
Wicked King – Jude, mortal schemer in the high court of Faerie, is back with a vengeance in this second book of a planned trilogy. Actually, she’s back with several vengeances. Although she controls the High King, she still has enemies to thwart, tormentors to punish, and people she needs to protect. This is, ironically, …
As opening scenes go, Paraic O’Donnell’s The House on Vesper Sands has the spirit of Portrait of a Lady or Pride and Prejudice. I’ve seldom read something so perfectly formed in tone, characterization, prose, and mood. Each word is in its right place, elaborating the setting and deepening our understanding of the characters with the kind …
Or, where to spend your Christmas cash if you want books. This is necessarily heavy on releases for the beginning of the year and sequels, since many other titles haven’t been announced. Many further goodies await, but for now, this year already looks intriguing, exciting, and magical as heck. The Wicked King (Holly Black) January …
“Insert desire, apply will. The rest is just instinct.” So sayeth the Graces, twins Fenrin and Thalia and younger sister Summer, scions of a magical house in today’s modern Britain. Raised to cast spells, make poppets, and understand curses, the three siblings are the latest in a long line who work with nature to accomplish …
It’s that time again! We’re a little later into the season than usual, but we have a couple of special guests in the form of Jennifer Cheek and Tim Lanning of the Drunks & Dragons Podcast. An eclectic mix of shows this quarter, and here are just some of the shows we cover; Anima Yell …
My first introduction to GRRM was via Game of Thrones, which I quickly fell in love with the ability to juggle multiple characters and varying storylines. So when I got the chance to read and review Nightflyers, a collection of science fiction short stories, I was ecstatic. One of the greatest storytellers of a generation …