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Starred Review: Steles of the Sky

“Considering the trilogy as a whole, the overused term masterpiece justifiably applies.” Elizabeth Bear’s Steles of the Sky got a starred review in Kirkus! Here’s the full review, from the March 1st issue: Wrapping up Bear’s complex and beautifully rendered historical-fantasy trilogy (Shattered Pillars, 2013, etc.). Necromancer and blood-sorcerer al-Sepehr, head of the Nameless assassin Read More »

Starred Review: The Tropic of Serpents by Marie Brennan

“This, the second of Isabella’s retrospective memoirs, is as uncompromisingly honest and forthright as the first, narrated in Brennan’s usual crisp, vivid style, with a heroine at once admirable, formidable and captivating. Reader, lose no time in making Isabella’s acquaintance.” Marie Brennan’s The Tropic of Serpents got a starred review in Kirkus Reviews! Here’s the Read More »

Starred Review: The Goblin Emperor

“spellbinding and genuinely affecting drama…Unreservedly recommended.” Katherine Addison’s The Goblin Emperor got a starred review in Kirkus Reviews! Here’s the full review, from the March 1st issue: Eighteen-year-old half-goblin Maia, the despised youngest son of the Emperor, lives in wretched circumstances, exiled from the Imperial Court and overseen by his brutal cousin, Setheris. But then Read More »

News: *Starred* Review for Rudy Rucker’s Hylozoic

Rudy Rucker’s Hylozoic receives a *starred* review in the April 15th issue of Kirkus Reviews! They call it “Serious, uproarious fun, with brain-teasers and brilliant ideas tossed about like confetti.” Full review: HYLOZOIC Author: Rucker, Rudy Review Date: APRIL 15, 2009 Publisher:Tor Pages: 336 Price (hardback): $$25.95 Publication Date: 6/1/2009 0:00:00 ISBN: 978-0-7653-2074-2 ISBN (hardback): Read More »

News: Starred Kirkus for Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress

a Steal Across the Sky by Nancy Kress receives a Starred Review in the December 1 issue of Kirkus! They call it: “Arrestingly ambiguous and persuasively set forth—in the best science-fiction tradition, guaranteed provocative no matter what your personal opinions.” STEAL ACROSS THE SKY Author: Kress, Nancy Review Date: DECEMBER 01, 2008 Category: FICTION Classification: Read More »