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Strange Horizons Review of Allen Stroud’s Anti-State

(Cover Artist: Nick Wells) There's a review I wrote of Allen Stroud's novel Anti-State  that is up today in the most recent edition of Stran…

Strange Horizons Review of Adam Oyebanji’s Esperance

(Cover Designer: Adam Auerbach ) I have a review of Adam Oyebanji's novel, Esperance , out in the most recent issue of Strange Horizons , which …

Death of the Author by Nnedi Okorafor

(Cover Artist: Dan Funderburgh ) Occasionally I'll read a book whose ending completely alters the nature of the story that preceded it, and which…

Strange Horizons Review of Leanne Su’s Peri Peri Paprika

(Cover Artist: Amy Arendts ) The most recent edition of Strange Horizons has a review I wrote of Leanne Su's  novel Peri Peri Paprika . This was…

Strange Horizons Review of Chris and Jen Sugden's High Vaultage

I have a review of Chris and Jen Sugden's novel High Vaultage  out in the most recent issue of Strange Horizons , which can be found here . This …

Jumpnauts by Hao Jingfang

(Cover Designer: Kelli McAdams ) Jumpnauts is exactly the opposite of the sort of novel which I expected Hao Jingfang to write, initially in a bad w…

Strange Horizons Review of Nikhil Singh’s Dakini Atoll

(Cover Artist: Elena Romenkova ) A review I wrote of Nikhil Singh's novel Dakini Atoll  is currently up in the most recent edition of Strange Hor…

The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin

(Cover Artist: Ernst Haas) There's a way that Ursula Le Guin's 1971 novel  The Lathe of Heaven  is often described, and I want to start this…

Myst: The Book of Ti'ana by Rand Miller with David Wingrove

(Cover Artist: The Leonheardt Group) Rand Miller and David Wingrove's 1996 novel Myst: The Book of Ti'ana was a strange story to read, becau…

Strange Horizons Review of James Logan’s The Silverblood Promise

(Cover Artist: Jeff Brown ) A review I wrote of James Logan's  novel The Silverblood Promise  is currently up in the most recent issue of Strange…

Leviathan Wakes by James S.A. Corey

(Cover Artist: Daniel Dociu ) Midway through Leviathan Wakes , there was a scene which completely upended my impression of this story, and caused me …

Strange Horizons Review of Joma West's Twice Lived

A review I wrote of Joma West's novel  Twice Lived  is up in the most recent issue of Strange Horizons, and can be read at  this link . This book…

Strange Horizons Review of Naomi Kritzer's Liberty's Daughter

(Cover Artist: Leon Tukker ) A review I wrote of  Naomi Kritzer's  novel  Liberty's Daughter  is currently up in the  most recent issue of St…

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

(Cover Artist: Hanna Vedenpää) Early on while reading  John Scalzi’s  novel  The Kaiju Preservation Society  (which is a book about a secret organiza…

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

(Cover Artist: Jamie Jones ) In the best way possible, there's an element of  Martha Wells's  2017 novella  All Systems Red  which initially …

Strange Horizons Review of Kaisa Saarinen’s Weather Underwater

(Cover Illustrator: Alice M.) Strange Horizons have posted a review I wrote for them of Kaisa Saarinen's novel Weather Underwater , which can be…

Strange Horizons Review of Lavanya Lakshminarayan's The Ten Percent Thief

A review I wrote for Strange Horizons of Lavanya Lakshminarayan's   The Ten Percent Thief  is currently up, and can be read at this link. This bo…

Babel by R.F. Kuang

(Cover Illustrator: Nico Delort ) R.F. Kuang's 2022 historical fantasy novel Babel (whose complete title is " Babel or The Necessity of Vi…

Strange Horizons Review of Stacey McEwan’s Ledge

(Cover Artist: Kate Cromwell ) Strange Horizons has posted a review I wrote about Stacey McEwan's novel Ledge . This book is a fantasy story wi…

Strange Horizons Review of Paul Cornell’s Rosebud

(Cover Designer: Jim Tierney ) A review I wrote of Paul Cornell's novella  Rosebud is currently up at Strange Horizons.   This book is a surrea…