Book review: Blood of the Old Kings, by Sung-il Kim
At its heart, Blood of the Old Kings is a story about Empire, reactions and resistance to it. Our three protagonists are all in their own way taking up the mantle of resistance to that Empire.
Book Review: The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward
Gabe and Ruby’s story is the heart of The Cost of Power: Return, by Joyce Reynolds-Ward. Their story in this iteration, looking at the oeuvre of the author, is to be one of a series of futures/worlds in a multiverse of stories revolving around the Martinieres in general and Gabe and Ruby as well.
Interview: Natania Barron, author of Netherford Hall
“It is *thrilling* to write. I love watching characters fall in love and question their own selves, and grow into something new. The best relationships can do that.”
Book Review: Age of Ash by Daniel Abraham
This is not a non-fiction book, there definitely is a protagonist and her name is Alys. But in a real way, this novel (and I am going to venture, the entire series) really has the city of Kithamar as its real protagonist and telling Alys’ story is a way to tell part of the story of Kithamar.
Book Review: The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
In all, The Dead Cat Tail Assassins is a lean and mean novella that goes down like liquid fire and leaps through the reader’s mind like dancing across rooftops in Tal Abisi.
Book Review: The Jaguar Mask, by Michael J. DeLuca
I started out only able to read this book in small bites, taking time for digestion, but by the end, I was eating it up eagerly, hungry for the meanings that were emerging and the inspirations I could take from it.
