An Interview with Jacqueline Carey
Jacqueline Carey’s Kushiel’s Dart can only be described as a cult classic of dark fantasy, and its foundational influences are still visible in today’s romantasy trend. Centred around a courtesan in a Renaissance-inspired world,...
REVIEW: Cassiel’s Servant by Jacqueline Carey
The central precept of d’Angeline society is ‘Love As Thou Wilt’. That is, for everyone except for Cassiline monks. The adepts of Cassiel are celibate warrior-monks, trained in a highly ritualized manner of combat...
REVIEW: The Shadow Cabinet by Juno Dawson
The Shadow Cabinet is the follow-up to last year’s Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, taking us back to Juno Dawson’s reimagining of a powerful coven as part of the UK government. For those of you...
REVIEW: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
A Day of Fallen Night is Samantha Shannon’s standalone prequel to her acclaimed feminist fantasy, The Priory of the Orange Tree. Shannon introduces us to an entirely new cast of characters in A Day...
REVIEW: The Faithless by C.L. Clark
The Faithless follows C.L. Clark’s debut with bloody politics you can cut your teeth on, queer women with sharp swords, intense action, and tense relationships reminiscent of harsh realities. It all starts off where...
REVIEW: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty
Some books are so magical you know within a few pages that they will end up on your favourites shelf. The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi by Shannon Chakraborty is such a book. I was...
REVIEW: Godkiller by Hannah Kaner
“You are not welcome here, Godkiller” is a simple statement that piqued my curiosity when I opened the package that included Hannah Kaner’s upcoming fantasy debut. I was so intrigued that I opted to...
REVIEW: The Daughters of Izdihar by Hadeer Elsbai
Magic. Suffrage. Revolution. These are the three things at the centre of Hadeer Elsbai’s debut The Daughters of Izdihar. Set in an Egyptian-inspired world, probably around the turn of the twentieth century in terms...
REVIEW: The Bruising of Qilwa by Naseem Jamnia
Naseem Jamnia gifts a wonderous new world in their debut novella, The Bruising of Qilwa. A world plagued with genocide and disease, a great number of refugees seek safer lands. Yet, Jamnia offers a...
REVIEW: Hild by Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith’s Hild has deservedly become a classic of its genre. Published 2013, this historical novel is based on the early life of Hild of Whitby, a seventh-century saint and abbess of the monastery...