Genre: speculative fiction

Sorrowland 0

Sorrowland

Another offering from my Queer Lit class. Sorrowland and Our Wives Under the Sea are my two favorite books from that class. Something that was started in my African American Literature class my first semester of grad school...

Our Wives Under the Sea 0

Our Wives Under the Sea

Our Wives Under the Sea was read for my Queer Lit class. It’s really hard to write reviews of the books read for that class because we really tore into these books going over...

The Library of the Dead 0

The Library of the Dead

The Library of the Dead is another book I read for my African folklore project. This book is filled with African folklore. In fact, the folklore is central to the story. If you interested,...

Queentide 0

Queentide

I will admit, considering what is going on in the United States right now, I often forgot that Queentide was taking place in near future Australia. I wonder how much of U.S. current events...

Punk Rock Jesus 0

Punk Rock Jesus

If someone asked me to name two things that didn’t go together I would say punk music and Jesus. Naturally Punk Rock Jesus caught my attention. Put on by Vertigo Comics, the same company...

Recognition: Oxygen Debt 1

Recognition: Oxygen Debt

Recognition: Oxygen Debt is very much hard science fiction, meaning it focuses on the science behind what is going on in the story. Back in the Golden Age of Science Fiction hard science fiction...

Glitterati 1

Glitterati

Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead is, in the words of Jack Edwards, chef’s kiss. This book is amazing. I want to tell everything about it, but I don’t want to give spoilers. Simone St....

Terminus 0

Terminus

Terminus is a debut novel by Proto Dagg. Proto Dagg is obviously a pen name and not much is known about them. This makes the story a bit more interesting because of that anonymity....