“The Darwin Elevator” by Jason M. Hough
It is 2283 and Earth is very different. First, aliens (known as Builders) set down a space elevator in the city of Darwin, Australia, and a few years later, they…
Read more“Replica” by Jenna Black
I apologise for the lack of reviews on this blog lately – I’ve been in the middle of a move (from Providence, RI to Oberlin, OH) and the whole process…
Read more“Planesrunner” by Ian McDonald
Planesrunner is sci-fi author Ian McDonald’s first foray into YA, and it’s pretty good. I’ve only read his River of Gods and Cyberabad Days, and it was great to see…
Read more“Hunter and Fox” by Philippa Ballantine
I was pretty excited for Hunter and Fox, since I enjoyed Ballantine’s Books of the Order series. Hundreds of years ago, the Vaerli ruled the world until the Casiah removed their…
Read more“The Half-Made World” by Felix Gilman
The Half-Made World is a Western-inspired fantasy (is the fantasy/Western mashup a new trend now? I’ve read quite a few recently – Brandon Sanderson’s The Alloy of Law, and my last…
Read moreWheel of Time Reread #1: The Eye of the World
In anticipation of the Jan 8, 2013 release of A Memory of Light, the fourteenth and final book in the Wheel of Time series, I’m rereading the entire series. Each book…
Read more“The Darkness That Comes Before” by R. Scott Bakker
The Darkness That Comes Before is the first book of the Prince of Nothing trilogy by R. Scott Bakker (which is then followed by the Aspect Emperor trilogy). Anasûrimbor Kellhus,…
Read more“The Way of Shadows” by Brent Weeks
Over the last few months, I’ve picked up and read books by quite a few rising stars of fantasy (The Name of the Wind, The Warded Man, for example.) Brent…
Read more“A Shadow in Summer” by Daniel Abraham
A Shadow in Summer is book 1 of The Long Price Quartet. The empire of Galt has been making war against the entire world with their powerful machines, but the…
Read more“Ship of Magic” by Robin Hobb
This is a catch up review for Ship of Magic, the first book in the Liveship Traders trilogy. This trilogy stands by itself, but it is set in the same…
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