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The Daughters' War - Christopher BuehlmanAlright, up front, this is one of my favourite books of the year. Its a thoughtful paean on the horrors of war. It's a story of what family...
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Scorpio - Marko KloosScorpio is a new novel by Marko Kloos, who has found fame for his Frontlines series of military sci-fi, which I've...
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The Blacktongue Thief - Christopher BuehlmanWell, this was a fun one. I'd heard good things before I started The Blacktongue Thief , which may have set my expectations a little...
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Disquiet Gods - Christopher RuocchioI've been talking about Ruocchio's series for years. He does good work, building out a complicated universe filled with a diverse range of...
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Return of the Jedi: From a Certain Point of View - Saladin Ahmed et al.This is another in the sequence started way back in 2017 , bringing you perspectives on the classic film trilogy from the perspective of...
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Wicked Problems - Max GladstoneWicked Problems is the second in Max Gladstone's Craft Wars sequence, which builds off another series of his, the...
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The Book That Broke The World - Mark LawrenceAs long time readers know, I've always been a fan of Mark Lawrence. He's got a knack for writing a richly imagined, immersive universe. For...
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Lyorn - Steven BrustYou'll always get me with a new work by Steven Brust. He has a sharp eye for the human condition, a real talent for snark, a penchant for...
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Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder - K.J. ParkerHonestly, how very dare they? K.J. Parker put out an entire trilogy in the last few months of 2023, firing them off at a rapid pace while,...
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See you in 2024!That's right gang, we're done for another year. Looking forward to bringing you more reviews of upcoming SF&F stories in the new year!
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Saevus Corax Captures the Castle - K.J. ParkerThe new Parker trilogy is releasing at a rapid pace this year, following up Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead with this new volume ....
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System Collapse - Martha WellsMurderbot is back ! And it's about time. This series has been a runaway success, and I must admit that in my view it's...
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Chaos Terminal - Mur LaffertyLets talk about Chaos Terminal . It's the second in Mur Lafferty's Midsolar Murders series, and if you ask me, that pun alone...
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Saevus Corax Deals With The Dead - K.J. ParkerSaevus Corax Deals With the Dead is the latest from K.J. Parker, and the start of a new series from them, to boot. Not to speak...
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Amongst Our Weapons - Ben AaronovitchAmongst Our Weapons is the ninth (ninth!) full novel in the PC Peter Grant series, in which a hapless young police constable...
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Station Eternity - Mur LaffertyMur Lafferty has been on my list of writers to watch since her Six Wakes , a tale of clones, murder and people at their best (and worst)...
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A Sword of Bronze and Ashes - Anna Smith SparkAnna Smith Spark is, in certain circles, a legend. The "Queen of Grimdark" brought us the dark, metal, unspeakably violent and yet...
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Gods of the WyrdwoodGods of the Wyrdwood is the start of a new series from R.J. Barker, whose previous series I've enjoyed immensely. Fortunately, I...
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The Devil's Gun - Cat RamboThe Devil's Gun is the sequel to Cat Rambo's You Sexy Thing , which I would characterise as a space opera in which an ex-admiral...
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The Hunters - David WraggAlright, The Hunters . I've had a good time with Dave Wragg's books in the past , so I went in hopeful, but without much idea of what I...
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Outlaw Mage - K.S. VillosoOutlaw Mage is the start of a new series for Villoso, whose Annals of the Bitch Queen series was a delightful, bloody, character-driven...
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Translation State - Ann LeckieTranslation State is a new standalone from Ann Leckie, set in her Imperial Radch universe, which many readers may be...
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The Book That Wouldn't Burn - Mark LawrenceAs long time readers will know, I'm a huge fan of Mark Lawrence's work. So I met the announcement of a new series, in a new world, with...
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Tsalmoth - Steven BrustFull disclosure, I've been a fan of Steven Brust's work for a long time. Especially his "Vlad" series, centred on the eponymous Vlad Taltos,...
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Furious Heaven - Kate ElliotLet me open with this: Furious Heaven is a fantastic book, a sequel to the also brilliant Unconquerable Sun . You can say it's a...
