Tag Archives: novella
Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree
Read January 2023 Recommended for fans of Pratchett, MMOG ★ ★ ★ 1/2 It all depends on your definition of ‘cosy,’ I suppose. I’ve been wrapping up George Saunders’ A Swim In a Pond In the Rain, in which … Continue reading
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews
Read January 2023 Recommended for Andrews fans ★ ★ ★ ★ Checked email at 10 pm, discovered preorder receipt, downloaded book and finished by 1 a.m. Fun; a return to good, old-fashioned Andrews fun. Kate and Curran … Continue reading
The Long Game by K. J. Parker
Read December 2022 Recommended for fans unreliable narrators ★ ★ Sadly, a miss. A first person, unnamed and quite likely unreliable narrator has to finesse a situation with demon and a traveler from a possibly mythical land. … Continue reading
Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo
Read August 2022 Recommended for fans of folk tales ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ I liked this so much I’m going to go read again. Brb. The third installment in a series of novellas that loosely … Continue reading
The Freeze Frame Revolution by Peter Watts
Read August 2022 Recommended for people wanting to dip their toes into Watts ★ ★ ★ ★ 1/2 I really, really like Watts’ writing, perhaps to an extent not represented by my reviews of individual books. On the surface, that … Continue reading
The Caxton Private Lending Library & Book Depository by John Connolly
Read August 2022 Recommended for ★ ★ ★ ★ If Among Others was Jo Walton’s love letter to sci-fi and fantasy, this is John Connolly’s love letter to classical literature and libraries. Think Thursday Next without the bananas escapades. But … Continue reading
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers
Read August 2022 Recommended for Pollyannas of all genders ★ ★ ★ ★ I want to live in Becky Chamber’s world. I’m not dragging on them, really, I’m not. But the world in Psalm is genial, and comforting and almost–may … Continue reading
Of Charms, Ghosts and Grievances by Aliette de Bodard
Read May 2022 Recommended ★ ★ ★ ★ I’m fond of de Bodard’s writing style. Though I bounced off the first book in this universe, The House of Shattered Wings, it did not stop me from enjoying this novella. … Continue reading
The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
Read March 2022 ★ ★ ★ Reminds me very much of early adolescence; earnest, sincere, and very awkward. I have no doubt that some will love it’s wholehearted embracement of the exploration of identity and I absolutely wish them enjoyment … Continue reading
Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Read December, 2021 Recommended for sci-fi fans ★ ★ ★ Elder Race, or, a post on which I muse about feelings, productivity, and the futility of blurbing. Goodreads lists over thirty books written by Tchaikovsky, and that’s not including another … Continue reading
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