Cassandra Khaw - Hammers On Bone (2016)

In December I reviewed Cassandra Khaw's 'Hammers On Bone'. This excellent addition to the Tor novella series explores the common ground between noir detective fiction and Lovecraftian horror, whilst dissecting the very real horrors of domestic abuse. It's an incredibly imaginative piece of Weird fiction in its own right, wonderfully written and full of unsettling touches. Read more through at the link.

Ken Liu - The Wall Of Storms (2016)

Next up was Ken Liu's 'The Wall Of Storms', book two in the wonderful Dandelion Dynasty series. 'The Wall Of Storms' is a worthy follow up to 'The Grace Of Kings

', which expands on the themes of the former even as it adds new characters and a greater threat. Read more through at the link.

Guy Haley - The Emperor's Railroad (2016)

Once again I have been remiss in updating the blog, I can only plead the rest of life getting in the way and apologise. So here are some posts that I have missed. First up in the Tor novella series was Guy Haley's 'The Emperor's Rairoad', an inventive mix of Dying Earth Fantasy, zombie post-apocalypse fiction and Western. Read more through at the link.

Foz Meadows - An Accident Of Stars (2016)

My review of 'An Accident Of Stars', the wonderful new portal Fantasy by Foz Meadows and book one in her Manifold Worlds sequence, is up on Fantasy Faction. I absolutely adored this book, which manages to be both a fun, action-packed Fantasy adventure with well-written and likeable characters as well as a demonstration of the power of stories to imagine a world different from our own, to let us know that things don't have to be this way. Read more through at the link.

Emily Foster - The Drowning Eyes (2016)

Well, my ambitions to keep up with the blog have fallen by the wayside. September saw the next installment of my Tor novellas reviews up on Fantasy Faction. This time it's 'The Drowning Eyes', a compelling maritime adventure story with a diverse cast of pirates, mercenaries, and witches and wizards who control the weather. Read more through at the link.

Keith Yatsuhashi - Kojiki (2016)

My review of 'Kojiki' by Keith Yatsuhashi is up on Fantasy Faction today. It's an enjoyable Fantasy epic that draws as much from Japanese mythology and pop culture as it does from Tolkien. Read more through at the link.

Tor Novellas: Mary Robinette Kowal - Forest Of Memory (2016)

Today my review of Mary Robinette Kowal's 'Forest Of Memory', another Tor novella, is up at Fantasy Faction. The novella looks at how our relationship with technology is supplanting our relationship with nature, and has many pertinent things to say about the fetishisation of nostalgia and our dependence on digital technology. Read more through at the link.