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WWAC Reads Books! Fantasy Romance Edition

December 30, 2024

We’ve got a wide array of fantasy and romance for you all this time around, with an epic historical tearjerker and a thoughtful piece of progressive nonfiction to round things out!

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T. Kingfisher Bingo! (And spoiler-free REVIEWS of What Feasts at Night and A Sorceress Comes to Call)

June 13, 2024

If you’re a fan of T. Kingfisher a.k.a. Ursula Vernon, you may have noticed some motifs showing up repeatedly in her work. Is there a knightly character wracked with guilt? Is there an animal made out of bones? Are you pretty sure the housepet in the horror novel will be absolutely fine? With ...

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REVIEW: T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone is a Hugo-Winning Halloween Read

October 30, 2023

There were once three sisters in Nettle & Bone, all princesses of a small city-state called the Harbour Kingdom. The eldest, Damia, married Prince Vorling of the Northern Kingdom. Five months later Damia was dead. The middle sister, Kania, married the now-widowed Prince Vorling, while the ...

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Space Opera, Social Commentary and Twisted Fairy Tales Win at China’s First Hugo Awards

October 23, 2023

The winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards were announced this Saturday. A whole year’s worth of science fiction and fantasy talent as voted for by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) were duly honoured with gleaming trophies in the shape of a panda with a rocket. The ...

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Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Fish Me a King: Spoiler-Free Reviews of A House with Good Bones and Thornhedge

April 3, 2023

Whether you’re in the mood for contemporary gothic horror or a poignant retold fairytale, T. Kingfisher has got you covered. In A House with Good Bones, just published on March 28th, there’s a modern woman who confronts familial terrors in a very creepy subdivision. And in Thornhedge, coming ...

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Jim Butcher, Andy Weir, T. Kingfisher Amongst 2021 Dragon Award Winners

September 6, 2021

Atlanta’s Dragon Con was hit by further disruptions from the ongoing pandemic: last year’s iteration was virtual; this year’s Dragon Con was physical, but operating at reduced capacity. One event unaffected by COVID-19, however, was the presentation of the annual Dragon ...

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2021 Hugo Award Reviews: Metal Like Blood in the Dark/Open House on Haunted Hill

August 31, 2021

Welcome to the third installment of WWAC’s coverage of the 2021 Hugo Award prose fiction finalists. This post shall examine two more contenders for Best Short Story: “Metal Like Blood in the Dark” by T. Kingfisher and “Open House on Haunted Hill” by John Wiswell…

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2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Short Stories

June 11, 2019

The 2019 Hugo Awards are scheduled to be presented in August at the Dublin Worldcon. Many fans of SF/F are awaiting the big day, all the while eagerly reading and evaluating this year’s finalists. As per annual tradition, I will be joining in with a series of reviews covering the Short ...

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WWAC Reads Books! Fantasy Romance Edition

T. Kingfisher Bingo! (And spoiler-free REVIEWS of What Feasts at Night and A Sorceress Comes to Call)

REVIEW: T. Kingfisher’s Nettle & Bone is a Hugo-Winning Halloween Read

Space Opera, Social Commentary and Twisted Fairy Tales Win at China’s First Hugo Awards

Kingfisher, Kingfisher, Fish Me a King: Spoiler-Free Reviews of A House with Good Bones and Thornhedge

Jim Butcher, Andy Weir, T. Kingfisher Amongst 2021 Dragon Award Winners

2021 Hugo Award Reviews: Metal Like Blood in the Dark/Open House on Haunted Hill

2019 Hugo Award Reviews: Short Stories

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