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swirling stone or metalwork with one glowing amber oval provides the backdrop to the title and author on the cover of the Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison.

The Grief of Stones Deepens Katherine Addison’s World: Spoiler-free review

The Grief of Stones by Katherine Addison is her latest mystery in the world of The Goblin Emperor. It follows The Witness for the Dead, presenting the Witness again solving murder mysteries and engaging in more derring-do than he, personally, wishes for. Slow-paced until a sudden action scene, the build has great pay off and…

Emily Lauer June 28, 2022June 20, 2022

2022 Hugo Award Reviews: Proof by Induction/Mr. Death

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Starting today is Women Write About Comics’ annual review series covering the latest round of Hugo finalists. To kick things off, here are two of the contenders for Best Short Story…

Doris V. Sutherland June 27, 2022June 29, 2022

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Reading March to Celebrate the Freedom to Read with Creators Assemble!

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A few weeks ago, a copy of March: Book One by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell arrived in the mail. This was mysterious, since I’d read and loved all three volumes of March already and hadn’t ordered this copy. There was no note, but it was certain that whoever had sent it had…

Emily Lauer June 8, 2022June 7, 2022

Cover of Worlds of Exile and Illusion Ursula K. Le Guin

Worlds of Exile and Illusion Collects a Hearty Portion of Early-Career Ursula K. Le Guin

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Across a nearly 60-year career, Ursula K. Le Guin left an indelible mark on speculative fiction. She is best known for her fantasy work A Wizard of Earthsea and the science fiction novels The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. The latter two belong to the Hainish Cycle, a series of five books that…

Bishop V Navarro May 24, 2022May 23, 2022

Crop of the cover of The Bruising of Qilwa, featuring a lush purple background and a gold, cream, and red illustration of a walled and tiered city on the water, sailboats heading toward said city. At the top of the city is a domed building, larger than the houses below.

REVIEW: I Didn’t Know Fantasy Like The Bruising of Qilwa Could Exist and I’m Glad it Does!

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Firuz’s family has escaped the slaughter of their people, the Sassanians, arriving at Qilwa as refugees seeking a new way of life. While Firuz dedicates themself to saving people at a free clinic, a new disease emerges with powerful political ramifications for Firuz’s people and their new home.

Louis Skye May 17, 2022May 17, 2022

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Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 11: Gustav Meyrink and the Land of the Time-Leeches

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Concluding the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.

Doris V. Sutherland May 10, 2022May 16, 2022

Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 10: The Authenticated Vampire Story of Franz Hartmann

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Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.

Doris V. Sutherland May 3, 2022May 29, 2024

Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 9: George Sylvester Viereck and The House of the Vampire

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Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.

Doris V. Sutherland April 26, 2022May 16, 2022

Nosferatu’s Kindred, Part 8: Heinrich Heine’s Vampire Helena

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Continuing the series that celebrates the centenary of Nosferatu with an overview of German vampire literature.

Doris V. Sutherland April 20, 2022May 16, 2022

In a vintage photograph, a short-haired white woman wears a loose white dress that resembles a flapper's costume and looks to the right

REVIEW: Money Can’t Buy Heiresses Any Love

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Laura Thompson’s chronicle of the lives of wealthy heiresses and debutantes throughout the ages promises to be a quick, witty romp but ends up dragging tiresomely onward.