Anabelle Gage’s determination is about the only thing keeping her alive. That and the hope […]
The Isle in the Silver Sea, by Tasha Suri
The Isle lives on stories. This is not a metaphor. Without the incarnates playing out […]
Nicked, by M.T. Anderson
It begins with a dream. Brother Nicephorus dreams that St. Nicholas of Myra visits him […]
Crueler Mercies, by Maren Chase
Vita has known for a long time that she is a pawn in other people’s […]
When They Burned the Butterfly, by Wen-yi Lee
Every large city has its gangs. The gangs of Singapore have something more than muscle […]
Lucky Day, by Chuck Tingle
Trigger warning for ludicrously graphic violence. Chuck Tingle’s Lucky Day opens on what should have […]
The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother), by Rabih Alameddine
Raja’s mother drives him insane. He spends a lot of Rabih Alameddine’s affecting new novel, […]
Lessons in Magic and Disaster, by Charlie Jane Anders
The irritating thing about cliches and proverbs is how often they turn out to be […]
The Safekeep, by Yael van der Wouden
The characters of Yael van den Wouden’s novel, The Safekeep, bring out the (very) amateur […]
Eleven Percent, by Maren Uthaug
Trigger warning for forced gender transition and rape. After centuries of violence, men have been […]