Obsession Finds a Form: A Review of The Two Doctors Górski Kae Petrin Under Review:The Two Doctors Górski. Isaac Fellman. Tordotcom, November 2022. Isaac Fellman’s The Two Doctors Górski feels clever in its earliest pages, perhaps excessively so. The novella opens on a room full of graduate students vying to impress each other through linguistic … Continue reading Obsession Finds a Form: A Review of The Two Doctors Górski
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Some Heroes Are Made, Not Born: Review of T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone
Some Heroes Are Made, Not Born: Review of T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone REVIEW AUTHOR NAME Under Review:Nettle & Bone. T. Kingfisher. Tor Books, April 2022. I’m always fond of the reluctant hero image: the person who, Frodo Baggins-style, would much rather be left alone to live a quiet life but takes on the mantle … Continue reading Some Heroes Are Made, Not Born: Review of T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone
The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira
The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira Matthew Eatough Under Review:The Famous Magician, César Aira. Translated by Chris Andrews. New Directions, September 2022. The Argentine writer César Aira’s latest novel to be translated into English, The Famous Magician, begins with a Faustian proposal: Given the chance, would you … Continue reading The Novelist as Conceptual Artist: A Review of The Famous Magician by César Aira
Glitter in the Rug: Review of Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore
Glitter in the Rug: Review of Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore Clara Cohen Under Review:Battle of the Linguist Mages. Scotto Moore. Tordotcom, January 2022. The title of this book is a bit misleading. Despite the many battles between linguist mages which explode regularly off the page, accompanied by showers of sparkles and … Continue reading Glitter in the Rug: Review of Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore
The SFF Librarian Reviews: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
SFF Librarian Reviews Jeremy Brett As a voracious reader, and as someone for whom science fiction and fantasy are part of my daily job as a science fiction librarian, I come across a lot of wonderful work in these genres. I love bringing to the attention of interested readers books and authors that bring me … Continue reading The SFF Librarian Reviews: A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
Cannibal Nuns and the Problem of Blood: Review of Star Eater by Kerstin Hall
Cannibal Nuns and the Problem of Blood: Review of Star Eater by Kerstin Hall Zachary Gillan Under Review: Star Eater. By Kerstin Hall. Tordotcom, June 22, 2021. Fantasy has a blood problem. I don’t mean gore, although the genre's relationship to violence also bears examining, but genealogy: a disturbingly common emphasis on lineages and bloodlines, … Continue reading Cannibal Nuns and the Problem of Blood: Review of Star Eater by Kerstin Hall
The SFF Librarian Reviews, Jan. 2021
The SFF Librarian Reviews, Jan. 2021 Jeremy Brett As a voracious reader, and as someone for whom science fiction and fantasy are part of my daily job as a science fiction librarian, I come across a lot of wonderful work in these genres. I love bringing to the attention of interested readers books and authors … Continue reading The SFF Librarian Reviews, Jan. 2021
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