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GODKILLER by Hannah Kaner
One of the things as a reviewer I try to do – I think we all do at SFFWorld – is leave our preconceptions behind when starting a book. In fact, I would say as a reader one of the greatest feelings is that of the possibilities a new book or a debut author may…
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Marvel Studios’ The Infinity Saga – ANT-MAN: THE ART OF THE MOVIE by Jacob Johnston
This review is part of an ongoing series as Marvel re-release art books for each of the Marvel Universe movies. This is the 11th book so far. This time around it is the movie Ant-Man. Released in 2015, it was the 12th movie in the series, and was the last movie in the so-called Phase…
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WHEN THE MOON HITS YOUR EYE by John Scalzi
Sweet dreams are made of cheese Who am I to dis a Brie I cheddar the world and a Feta cheese Everybody’s looking for Stilton (Sweet Dreams are Made of Cheese – parody song from the Internet, to the tune of the Eurythmics song Sweet Dreams Are Made of This) Award winning John Scalzi has…
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FUTURE’S EDGE by Gareth L. Powell
From the publisher: “When archaeologist Ursula Morrow accidentally infects herself with an alien parasite, she fears she may have jeopardised her career. However, her concerns become irrelevant when Earth is destroyed, billions die, and suddenly no one needs archaeologists anymore… Two years later, she’s plucked from a refugee camp on a backwater world and tasked…
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ROSE / HOUSE by Arkady Martine
Arkady Martine first came to prominence with her Teixcalaan duology of SF novels, published between 2019 and 2021. Both books – A Memory Called Empire (2019) and A Desolation Called Peace (2021) were nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Since then, relatively little has appeared, which has led to both a high expectation…
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THE SHADOW OF THE TORTURER by Gene Wolfe
From the publisher: “Severian is a torturer, born to the guild and with an exceptionally promising career ahead of him . . . until… he is exiled from the guild and his home city to the distant metropolis of Thrax with little more than Terminus Est, a fabled sword, to his name. Along the way…
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THE RADIANT KING by David Dalglish (Astral Kingdoms, 1)
David Dalglish is in a groove as a fantasy writer. He tends to publish about a book or two per year, he juggles multiple series per year so there’s a decent chance he’s starting a new series. The Radiant King launches a brand new series, The Astral Kingdoms that is epic in scope. Gods? Angels?…
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SHROUD by Adrian Tchaikovsky
To me, it seems that Adrian Tchaikovsky has been developing a reputation of late. He has in the last few years produced an enormous amount of genre material, year on year. Last year (2024) I think there were three alone. What impresses me even more is that these books are usually different from each other…
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THE FROZEN PEOPLE by Elly Griffiths
From the publisher: “Ali Dawson and her cold case team investigate crimes so old, they’re frozen – or so their inside joke goes. Most people don’t know that they travel back in time to complete their research. The latest assignment sees Ali venture back farther than they have dared before: to 1850s London in order…
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THE CRIMSON ROAD by A.G. Slatter (Sourdough Universe)
A.G (Angela) Slatter’s Sourdough Universe offer readers a doorway into a gothic, haunted world of witches, vampires, and a unique folklore. The series is largely set up that any of the books can provide an entry point, such is the case with The Crimson Road. This tale centers on Violet Zennor, who has inherited a…
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UNHALLOWED HALLS by Lili Wilkinson
From the publisher: “An American teenager joins an exclusive boarding school hidden deep in the Scottish countryside. New friendships blossom, but not everything is as it appears… Page Whittaker has always been an outcast. And after the deadly incident that destroyed her single friendship at her old school, she needs a fresh start. When she…
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A HOUSE with GOOD BONES by T. Kingfisher
T. Kingfisher has proven to be one of the smarter, engaging, and creepy voices in fantasy and horror. Her tales are often on the shorter side, but the impact and weight of her stories is on more than equal footing with her peers whose stories take up a larger word/page count. In A House with…
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GRAVE EMPIRE by Richard Swan
One of my favourite Fantasy series in recent years has been the Empire of the Wolf trilogy, which finished last year (and the final book, Trials of Empire was in both mine and Rob’s favourite books of the year list.) With Grave Empire Richard begins a new trilogy. Set in the same world as the…
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THE FURY OF THE GODS by John Gwynne (The Bloodsworn #3)
The finale to John Gwynne’s Bloodsworn, The Fury of the Gods, brings the Norse epic to a grand conclusion. The conflagration of warriors, wolf-gods, dragon-gods, rat-gods, and other various and sundry supernatural entities comes to a head as the dragon god, Lik-Rifa, seeks to take over the world and expunge her sibling gods while Varg,…
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THE OUTCAST MAGE by Annabel Campbell
One of the most frequently used characterisations in fantasy is that of the outcast or outsider. In fact, I would say that for many fantasy readers this idea of not belonging is one of the genre’s key attractions. How many readers do you know that have been seen as outsiders for just wanting to read,…
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WITCHCRAFT for WAYWARD GIRLS by Grady Hendrix
He’s tackled haunted houses, possessed teens, and slashers. Now, as the title of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls states, Grady Hendrix gives readers a story about witchcraft. The story takes place at a “home for unwed mothers” – places where young, often teenage girls, stay during their last months of unplanned pregnancy so they can birth…
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THE HIDDEN QUEEN by Peter V. Brett (Book Two of The Nightfall Saga)
Krasia is reeling. The demons, long thought vanquished, have of course returned. But the two men who helped to end their threat are thought to be dead and their wives, who also fought the demons, are trapped by the demon horde. It is even more clear now that the new generation, Olive Paper and Darin…
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