Leviathan Wakes is big. It’s Neil Degrasse Tyson’s Cosmos big, I think. Several days ago I said that Cosmos was one of the most important things to happen to television in the past decade or more – it provides both younger and older crowds with very accessible science. Remember back when the History and Discovery channels aired stuff…
The Ill-Made Knight by Christian Cameron
It seems like every other book that I read is by Christian/Miles Cameron. After finishing The Ill-Made Knight, the first in Cameron’s Chivalry(?) series, I am convinced that the man cannot write a bad book. He’s able to write medieval and ancient historical fiction as well as fantasy without really suffering from the sort of timidity that…
The Last Banquet by Jonathan Grimwood
The first time I noticed Jonathan Grimwood’s The Last Banquet was when I saw it up on NetGalley several weeks ago and I thought about how cool the cover was. For some reason I cast it aside, telling myself I already have plenty of books to read. Weeks pass, and reviews from a few bloggers I trust…
Swords of Good Men by Snorri Kristjansson
Jo Fletcher is a fairly new imprint for Quercus specializing in most of the speculative fiction genre. They started with a bang, and their list of authors includes some who’ve proven their mettle like Sarah Pinborough and Ian McDonald. They also have a slew of authors who have debuted within the last few years with success,…
Review – Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
Jo Fletcher Books is publisher to many good authors, including Tom Pollock, Snorri Kristjansson, and one Sarah Pinborough. Sarah is author to many dark stories, including her Dog Faced Gods horror series, as well as rewritten fairy tales, one being Poison (Snow White) and another being Beauty (Sleeping Beauty). I’ve yet to read any of her other work, so…