Tag Archives: fantasy
Hugo 2019 Novelette Nominations
“If at First You Don’t Succeed, Try, Try Again” by Zen Cho Best Novelette nomination and Winner https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/sci-fi-fantasy/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed-try-try-again-by-zen-cho/ Sweet. A touch uneven but a solid heart. Chinese dragons, karma, transformation, all rolled in to a modernized version of a traditional … Continue reading
The Fourth Bear by Jasper Fforde
Read May 2020 Recommended for fans of cleverness, digression ★ ★ ★ ★ Once again, The Fourth Bear makes the personal library cut. Oh, don’t get me wrong; it’s as meandering as bumblebee at the height of … Continue reading
Iron and Magic by Ilona Andrews
Read February 2020 Recommended for Andrews fans ★ ★ Meh. A lack-luster entry into the Kate Daniels universe. I essentially bought it because it was cheap, and because I needed an airplane read. Thanks to Covid, my trip … Continue reading
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
Read January 2020 Recommended for genre mash-up ★ ★ ★ 1/2 A difficult book to rate. A difficult book to rate. Following a young person desperate to get off her residential planet, it has the distinctive voice … Continue reading
The Imaginary Corpse by Tyler Hayes
Read November 2019 ★ ★ 1/2 Like being invited to dinner at a friend’s favorite restaurant, I wanted to like this so much more than I actually did. Rather than a specific ingredient, I think it was a blend … Continue reading
Lizard Music by D. Manus Pinkwater
Read November 2019 Recommended for ten-year-olds and Reynolds ★ ★ ★ ★ I had lizards when I was young, so it stands to reason that a book titled “Lizard Music” would appeal. With allergies to fur and … Continue reading
Magistrates of Hell by Barbara Hambly
Read June 2019 Recommended for fans of historical vampires ★ ★ 1/2 I have a complicated relationship with Hambly’s writing: I find that I enjoy her structure and style a great deal, but am often ambivalent about plot and … Continue reading
