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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…

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Starred Review: Afterparty by Daryl Gregory

“This taut, brisk, gripping narrative, dazzlingly intercut with flashbacks and sidebars, oozes warmth and wit. A hugely entertaining, surprising and perhaps prophetic package that, without seeming to, raises profound questions about the human mind and the nature of perception.” Daryl Gregory’s Afterparty got a starred review in Kirkus Reviews! Here’s the full review, from the…

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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…

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):…