We’re launching a new feature: a monthly roundup chronicling the best books our stable of bloggers has read over the previous month. Old or new, it doesn’t matter—these are the ones that will stick with us.
One Author, Nine Planets, and Half a Library There used to be a poster hanging in one of my long-ago English classrooms that read: “In order to write a single book, one must turn over half a library.” I’ve long forgetten the attribution, so forgive me, but I’ve thought of that phrase over and over […]
This week’s new releases bring us a long-awaited podcast-turned-novel, books by both an SF Grandmaster and a famous genre actor, and more…
The end of 2015 marks the completion of this blog’s first year of existence, and what a year to start with: we can’t remember the last 12-month period that gave us such a strong run of new science fiction and fantasy books, spanning every subgenre on the shelves. Below, we’ve selected 25 of our favorites—these […]
Get ready, fans of alternate Earths: 2015 is going to be an excellent year. Whether it’s a Scandinavian-inspired London, a 19th century steampunk Seattle, or a Regency England with a Sorcerer Royal, this year’s new release landscape is littered with fantastic versions of our very own world. Here are 5 books that are waiting to take you […]