Category: Reading
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Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith
Review of Crown Duel by Sherwood Smith. Crown Duel is a wonderful political fantasy full of court intrigue and enough action to keep things interesting. The fights are both physical and social combat. It is very much a fish out of water as our protagonist Meliara has to figure out how to navigate court life…
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Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear
Review of Karen Memory by Elizabeth Bear. Karen Memory is a steampunk novel about a lesbian sexworker who helps solve a murder and kicks ass.
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How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman
Review of How to Be a Victorian by Ruth Goodman. How to be a Victorian is a non-fiction book about social history in the Victorian era. The book is based on Goodmans extensive research into the era as well as her own experiences embodying the era in reenactment.
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Lock In by John Scalzi
Review of Lock In by John Scalzi the first book of the Lock In Series. A near future science fiction thriller.
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Glamourist Histories by Mary Robinette Kowal
Review of Glamourist Histories series by Mary Robinette Kowal. The series is set in a magical regency England. Each book in the series plays of a different genre. Glamourist Histories are by no means books for anybody, but if you like fantasy, historical fiction and want a view into society of the 1810s when this…
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
Review of title by author.
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The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner
Review of The Thief by Megan Whalen Turner. The Thief is Mediterranean fantasy young adult novel about a thief pressured into stealing an ancient treasure for the court.
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City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
Review of City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett. City of Stairs a fantasy spy thriller about magic, history and colonialism. Surprisingly funny and entertaining with great worldbuilding and wonderful characters.
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10 city fantasy recommendations
City fantasy gives you many of the same fun things you find in urban fantasy, but set in a secondary world and quite often in a more medieval kind of tech level. Much of fantasy is pretty rural with lots of traveling from place to place. While city fantasy gives the story an opportunity to…
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Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey
Review of Dark Currents by Jacqueline Carey. A urban fantasy with interesting characters and a heroine who isn’t all powerful, but have to ask for help and lean on the people around her.