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Fyneshade by Kate Griffin
Writing a novel with a distinctly unlikeable main protagonist can be a bit of a tightrope: make…
WARRIOR OF THE WIND by Suyi Davies Okungbowa
For too many years, the idea of fantasy was to follow the Tolkeinesk route. While there might…
X-Men ‘97
It seems hard to imagine that back in 1992, ‘The X-Men’ were a pretty obscure property. If…
The House That Horror Built by Christina Henry
Harry is a lifelong horror film fan, so when she gets a job cleaning for renowned horror…
The Waking of Angantyr by Marie Brennan
The Waking of Angantyr has everything going for it: Vikings, berserkers, blood magic, Norse gods, fights, more…
Among the Living by Tim Lebbon
Among the Living is a fast-paced thriller set in the Deep North. Climate change is altering our…
Freakslaw by Jane Flett
It’s summer in Pitlaw, a Scottish mining town where horizons and options are limited. Into this hub…
Cuckoo by Gretchen Felker-Martin
1995: Camp Resolution. Seven queer children are snatched from their lives and deposited at a church-run conversion…
The Singularity by Dino Buzzati, translated by Anne Milano Appel
Professor Ermanno Ismani is offered a two-year contract with the Ministry of Defense. What is the job?…
Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky
Robot stories are one of the pillars of science fiction, and with the recent developments in ChatGTP…