Monthly Archives: May 2021

Book Review: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

Posted on May 28, 2021 by Bruncvik

Necromancers in space.  Walking skeletons, magic, sword fights, all in a galactic empire setting with spaceships, planetary invasions, and armies.  Throw in a fairly pedestrian, yet amusing language, and you have a literary concoction that has the potential to blow … Continue reading →

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Book review: Middlegame by Seanan McGuire

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Bruncvik

Seanan McGuire has a very vivid imagination that produced some of the best combinations of folklore, modern fairy tales and urban fantasy in recent years.  Her Wayward Children series is a superb take on classic children literature, with a dark, … Continue reading →

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Flash review: Bears Discover Fire by Terry Bisson

Posted on May 9, 2021 by Bruncvik

Bears Discover Fire is one of the most decorated science fiction short stories.  It has won the Hugo, Nebula, Locus and Sturgeon awards, among others, and has been nominated for even more.  It is a wonderful bittersweet piece of writing, … Continue reading →

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