SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY

Return of the Convict

by William Alan Thomas

An exciting, thought-provoking, futuristic narrative that transcends its Dickensian-mashup origins. Full review >

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All Good Children

by Dayna Ingram

An absorbing and poignant YA dystopian fantasy with a convincing heroine. Full review >

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Three Days Breathing

by Mike Maguire

A striking feat of mature, humanistic sci-fi that explores a shocking future. Full review >

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FICTION

Hatred Day

by T.S. Pettibone

The first gripping installment in a sci-fi series set in a future of fractious and dangerous alien apartheid. Full review >

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Gedlund

by William Ray

This bracing, complex tale pits a fantasy-world version of the Victorian British Empire against a sorcerer-dictator out of... Full review >

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FICTION

The Mothersea

by Stephen Renneberg

Everything a great sci-fi novel should be: visionary, immersive, and thematically profound. Full review >

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FICTION

The Garden of Life and Death

by Ignatius Ryan

A familiar post-apocalyptic survivalist epic, but it’s told with uncommon power and passion. Full review >

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The Rampart Guards

by Wendy M. Barnhart

A delightful novel that delivers a tightly plotted, character-driven story about a hero confronting wondrous creatures. Full review >

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The Soul Mender

by R.S. Dabney

Judging by the engrossing first volume, this trilogy about two heroines’ perilous mission has the potential to be not only... Full review >

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