This week’s new releases are heavy on cool new science fiction, including a new novel from Ian McDonald (always an event), an exciting fantasy debut, and a slim yet anything but slight novella from one of the genre’s most fascinating writers.
This year, The Golden Compass, the first book of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, celebrates its 20th year in print. First published in the United Kingdom as The Northern Lights in 1995, the book and its sequels, The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass gained the kind of critical attention rarely afforded novels in the fantasy genre, […]
With school in full swing, reading for pleasure should still be a priority, and these brand new graphic novels are the perfect way for even the most reluctant young readers to slip into a great story with great characters and still have time for schoolwork. (I mean, how would I have survived elementary school without Archie […]