Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, and Other Speculative Fiction
“An exceptionally thoughtful, searching and intriguing debut.” James L. Cambias’s A Darkling Sea got a starred review in Kirkus Reviews! Here’s the full review, from the December 15th issue: Like Jupiter’s Europa, Ilmatar is a moon of a giant gas planet. Here, under a roof of ice a kilometer thick and beneath a deep ocean, Read More »
“Almost uniformly excellent—but then when was an anthology from Hartwell ever less?” David G. Hartwell’s Year’s Best SF 18 got a starred review in Kirkus Review! Here’s the full review, from the November 15th issue: Award-winning editor/anthologist Hartwell rounds up a sparkling selection of science-fiction stories from 2012. Standouts: Gregory Benford’s “The Sigma Structure Symphony,” Read More »
Starred Kirkus Review: Requiem by Ken Scholes “The long-awaited fourth and penultimate installment of the sci-fi/fantasy saga The Psalms of Isaak (Antiphon, 2010, etc.) takes off running and doesn’t stop.” Requiem, by Ken Scholes, gets a starred review in Kirkus Reviews!* Here’s the full review, from the May 1 issue: The long-awaited fourth and penultimate Read More »
Starred Kirkus Review: Lucky Bastard by Deborah Coonts “If you’re entertained by sex, innuendo and a few fantasies you’d like to see played out—and who isn’t?—you ought to have Lucky and her extended Vegas family (So Damn Lucky, 2012, etc.) on speed dial.” Lucky Bastard, by Deborah Coonts, gets a starred review in Kirkus Reviews!* Read More »