"This is the story of how I die." Well, that's a cheery start. And perhaps I shouldn't be surprised, as it's not been a cheery kind of series overall, although I have found this trilogy of novellas to be less dark and much easier to read than the book that started it all, Who Fears Death. … Continue reading The Daughter Who Remains – Nnedi Okorafor
"Sometimes, it is NOT a teacher that you need." One Way Witch follows directly on not from the previous novella in the series, She Who Knows, but rather from the earlier novel, Who Fears Death, while at the same time continuing with Najeeba's story from the novella. Confused yet?! I read the first novella in … Continue reading One Way Witch – Nnedi Okorafor
"The first deep chill of winter had fallen over Tibbet's Brook." Once, the town of Tibbet's Brook was an epicentre for demon attacks from the Core, but those days have thankfully passed. Selia Barren's years of fighting demons have been exchanged for sorting out the arguments among her fellow residents, as the town speaker. That … Continue reading Butter Cookies and Demon Claws – Peter V Brett
"My life fell apart when I was sixteen." It shouldn't be a surprise that the apocalypse happening makes things worse in the world, but here we are. Africa, and racial genocide (still?) drives everything. The 'holy book' says that one tribe is predestined to be slaves, but it doesn't stop the other side (who I … Continue reading Who Fears Death – Nnedi Okorafor
"It was early morning on the banks of the Elkinslough River." Mangled bodies with drastic and inexplicable injuries have started to show up in the city's river. Earstripe, a gnole (sort of a talking badger) and local constable (although there's tension in the inter-species attempts at inclusion), wants to investigate more than his superiors think … Continue reading Paladin’s Hope – T Kingfisher
"Were it not for the rut, and Master Guillaume's bladder, we would never have met the knight." When a travelling band of players happens across an injured knight, his final wish is for them to take the box he is carrying to the ruling Imperator in his stead. But they must not open it... yeah, … Continue reading The Dagger in Vichy – Alastair Reynolds
"Selena picked her new home for no better reason than the dog laid down on the porch." As much as I love T Kingfisher's writing, I'm always a little cautious approaching one of her horror novels - I have this annoying habit of liking my sleep undisturbed 😉 So let me start off by saying … Continue reading Snake-Eater – T Kingfisher
"The bell tolls, but the rain mutes it to almost nothing." The Tyrant Philosophers series, starting with City of Last Chances, tells loosely-connected tales of the Palleseen Sway - an empire in the making, intent on bring 'Perfection', order, and their version of common sense to whichever lands they can force it upon. Days of Shattered … Continue reading Lives of Bitter Rain – Adrian Tchaikovsky
"On the ship, as it tacked in past the sea wall, she was in her coffin of a cabin trying, by stub of candle and sequin of mirror, to make herself presentable." The Tyrant Philosophers series, starting with City of Last Chances, tells loosely-connected tales of the Palleseen Sway - an empire in the making, intent … Continue reading Days of Shattered Faith – Adrian Tchaikovsky
"The words that twanged and thrummed their way to Nth said, New food coming, and he stirred, resettling his legs to take the measure of the message: how far, what direction, who originated it." A prophecy has foretold that the Dark Lord will be vanquished by a band of misfits wielding a dark weapon - … Continue reading Spiderlight – Adrian Tchaikovsky
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