I know Adrian Tchaikovsky best from works like Children of Time, Children of Ruin and Dogs of War where he uses other creatures, often affected by humanity’s meddling to talk...
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REVIEW: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky
October 24, 2021
REVIEW: Warhawk by Chris Wraight
October 22, 2021
A public apology to authors recently...
October 22, 2021
REVIEW: Hammer and Bolter Episode 4:...
October 22, 2021
REVIEW: Dark Dawn by Brian O’...
October 21, 2021
REVIEW: Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling
October 20, 2021
REVIEW: Beasts & Beauty by Soman...
October 19, 2021
An interview with Soman Chainani
October 18, 2021
REVIEW: Boys, Beasts, & Men by...
October 17, 2021
REVIEW: A Deadly Education by Naomi...
October 16, 2021
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I know Adrian Tchaikovsky best from works like Children of Time, Children of Ruin and Dogs of War where he uses other creatures, often affected by humanity’s meddling to talk about very relatable human issues, often dealing with the issue of communicating across species boundaries. Elder Race deals with similar core themes, but all of the protagonists are human. Sort of. Lynesse Fourth Daughter is an impetuous spare heir in a devolved human society that is at a roughly high medieval state...
Warhawk is the sixth (of eight) in the Siege of Terra series and 60th Horus Heresy novel in Black Library’s ongoing marathon exploring and expanding the foundational myth of the Warhammer 40k universe. As...
When I started Grimdark Magazine I was a self-published author whose attempts at short story sales and books had not gone well. Whatever the reasons, I wanted to set up a space and a...
In episode 4 of Warhammer TV’s Hammer and Bolter, Fangs, we finally get to my favourite 40k faction, the Space Wolves space marines. On the death world of Fenris three veteran Space Wolves sit around...
Brian O’ Sullivan’s “Dark Dawn” is a work of interactive fiction about a dying man and a desperate final stand. Set in the world of the author’s Fionn series, readers/players get to experience a...
Yellow Jessamine by Caitlin Starling started incredibly strong with great atmospheric detail and a very creepy vibe but puttered out and ended with a whimper. Evelyn Perdanu is a shipping magnate, the only living...
Beasts & Beauty by Soman Chainani is an interesting collection. It’s probably the youngest book I’ve reviewed for Grimdark Magazine, as these retold fairy tales sit between middle grade and young adult for the...
Soman Chainani is a bit of an unusual guest for Grimdark Magazine. He is mainly known for the series The School for Good and Evil, a long-running middle grade fantasy series, which has sold...
Boys, Beasts, & Men is a collection of Sam J. Miller’s finest sci-fi short fiction to date. The author is perhaps best known for his novels Blackfish City and The Art of Starving and...
A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik, lesson one: block off a large block of time when starting this series because you will not want to put it down. Damn, getting sleep and bathing. Hell,...
