Our Best Books of 2025
We're back from the Holidays. Happy New Year. We list what we think are the best books we read in 2025, which are not limited to but do include a lot published in 2025.…
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A Drop of Corruption Review: How We Deal With the Swamp
Every time a new Robert Jackson Bennett book comes out, I read it way too fast and then feel something I mostly otherwise feel after eating an entire bag of Cadbury mini-eggs: not regret—never!—but…
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The Tainted Cup Review: Cheers to a New Detective Duo
Anything Robert Jackson Bennett writes is an auto-buy from me, and even though I know to expect his typically stellar mix of action, characterization, and canny plotting, I’m always delightfully surprised by his ability…
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City of Miracles: Immaculate Conclusion
There was never going to be a question of whether City of Miracles, the final installment* of the Divine Cities trilogy by Robert Jackson Bennett, was good. Of course it was going to be…
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City of Blades Review: Stabbing the Hand that Feeds You
I had my qualms about a new Continental novel from the perspective—and foul mouth—of General Turyin Mulaghesh. Not many, and not severe, since Mulaghesh was awesome. But she was not the stars of the…
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Interview with Robert Jackson Bennett
I had the privilege of sitting down with Robert Jackson Bennett to ask him about his immanent book, City of Blades. We also discussed his previous books—and writing—and Batman. Christina Ladd: First and most…
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American Elsewhere Review: All Hail the Glow Cloud. And the Glow Mesa. And the Glow Town.
In honor of City of Blades coming out, I re-read American Elsewhere, which--fun story--I hate-bought because the cover (and title) looked so much like American Gods. "Well this is going to be bullshit" I…
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City of Stairs Review: Stairway(s) to Heaven
One of the most common ways to build a fantasy setting is to base it on some certain aspect of the real world and then make as many--or as few--tweaks as possible. For a…
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