Month of Joy: My Favorite Books of December 2017 by Martha Wells

This was an incredible year for SF and fantasy, both in long and shorter fiction.  There were outstanding debut novels and incredible new work by established authors.  So much new work was original and innovative and outside the box, it was hard to pick a favorites list. Back in November, I did a book rec […]

Book Review: Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden

The Prey of Gods by Nicky Drayden Cover

Artificial Intelligences, Gods and Goddesses, tailored viruses gone wrong, mind-expanding drugs, political and social turmoil and more, all in a near-future South Africa, is the matrix where Nicky Drayden embeds an assortment of disparate and diverse characters in her debut novel Prey of Gods. The author’s penchant for mixing a variety of characters and a […]

Book Review: STORIES FOR CHIP: A TRIBUTE TO SAMUEL R. DELANY, Edited by Nisi Shawl & Bill Campbell

Publishing since the age of twenty, Samuel R. Delany is a highly respected novelist and literary critic alike. Familiarly known as “Chip”, Delany has written science fiction and fantasy (SFF) known for pushing boundaries, for challenging the notions of speculative genres, and experimenting with approaches to literature in general. Delany’s writing both subverts conventions and […]