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Since the slow-burn success of The Song of Achilles, publications of queer and feminist mythical retellings have exploded. The Valkyrie is another of those following this mould.…
Grave Empire treads familiar fantasy territory. Right away, you know what you’re getting. The setting is second world, but very much akin to Napoleonic-era Europe. Musket and…
Valour is having a nightmare again, of creatures of folklore and old gods. The assassin does not have time to dwell on her thoughts though. She has…
Paige Mahoney has always dreamed of escaping Scion and returning to the free world beyond, where her mere existence doesn’t make her a criminal. Yet now that…
I’m delighted that Philip Reeve has produced another MORTAL ENGINES novel. This one is perhaps even better than the four preceding it. It introduces us to a…
An evocative dystopian novel that will stay in your mind for some time afterwards. The book is written as a historical tract, compiled by Military Proctor Idris…
You are the sole survivor of the Kai, the protectors of Sommerlund; all your comrades and teachers have been killed by the Darklords of Helgedad, who have…
In the Outer Isles, in the village of Buht Hardta, Ruhlin the Quiet sees a ship approaching. He recognises its sigil, yet the imagery points downwards, not…
Genghis Khan’s legacy of a united land is threatened by infighting among his sons, and if war breaks out, it will consume the whole world. Hulagu Khan…