Sparrowhawk #2 (2018) Written by: Delilah S. Dawson  Genre: Fantasy Series: Sparrowhawk Publisher: Boom Studios Why I Chose It: I really, really loved the first issue of this comic series and was thrilled to continue the adventure with Art in the world of Faerie. The premise: Teen Victorian fairy fight club! As the illegitimate daughter […]

So this year’s resolution has some background to it. Way back when, a friend and I had two significant things in common—disposable income and a competitive drive to read all the things. We were constantly buying books and racing through them before shoving them at each other, or taunting each other with “This is soooo […]

I’ve been reading horror, well, almost as long as I’ve been reading chapter books. I’m not as widely read as many of my peers, but I’m working to catch up. And, as this February is the tenth Women in Horror Month, I could not think of a better way to kick things off than with […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Rachael Robie, whose debut novel, […]

Welcome to the weekend! How was your week? If it was anything like mine, there’s no doubt that you missed something that we published for you, our awesome readers. Fear not, I am here to help. If you’ve accompanied me before on a journey like this one, I’m sure you know the drill. For the […]

I mentioned my resolution for 2019 here, but the long and short of it is, I have a huge backlog of games waiting to be played on Steam—I tend to binge on their quarterly sales—and I’m finally going to play ’em. First on the docket… What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) Developer: Giant Sparrow Publisher: […]

What are conlangs? I’ll be honest, I’d answer that in Klingon, Irathian, Quenya or Sindarin, but I don’t know how to speak any of them. I do know I enjoy marveling at listening to constructed languages, and science fiction and fantasy are full of them—everything from Tolkien’s fantasies to The Expanse (more about that below). […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, the weekly column where we grab someone in speculative circles to gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we sit down with Juliette Cross, whose latest installment […]

Greetings! Welcome to Saturday! I appreciate you all sticking by me each week, as I do my best to keep things cheerful and vaguely entertaining. I love you all. Ready for this week’s fun little recap? Monday Howard Kleinman joined us on Monday to discuss the things that he currently loves best. “What does Howard […]

(If the review title is puzzling, read on.) Folks, I’m not always the brightest of bulbs. I miss things. It took me three books with Antimony Price before it clicked where the inspiration for the titles was coming from. Dire Straits, anyone? I sort of thought about it after Tricks For Free, but when I […]

All work and no play makes Jack a cold boy. Last month, Hell literally froze over. Hell, Michigan to be exact. Thanks to the Polar Vortex, much of the East Coast and Midwest was under heavy snow and ice. Perfect time to curl up next to the fireplace with a cup of hot chocolate and watch […]

In This Month’s Changing the Map Gentle readers, why are there so many more dystopias than utopias in fantastic fiction? We’ve seen a staggering resurgence of dystopic movies, books, and television shows, all portraying terrifying and depressing futures. Zombies, ecological disasters, oppressive political regimes, alien overlords… and that’s the short list. So what’s up? Do our inner […]

They might not be raindrops on roses or whiskers on kittens, but that doesn’t mean that we love them any less. Welcome back to My Favorite Things, a weekly column where we gab about the greatest in geek. This week, we’re all about great new video games (both handheld and console), an exciting new episode […]

Dear Sherry, I don’t know if I can take it any more. I’ve been submitting stories for a few years now, but I keep getting rejections. I’ve read the magazines I submit to so I know what the editors like, and yet they reject me. I’ve been taking classes and have been working hard to […]