In The Big Smoke: Kate Griffin’s Stray Souls

By Richard Dansky, on January 28th, 2013

Tired of urban fantasy where no one has any idea what a simple declarative sentence is? Feeling sympathetic toward characters expected to save the world who can’t get a straight answer out of anyone? If your answer to either of these questions is “yes”, then Kate Griffin’s Stray Souls might be the book you’re looking . . . → Read More: In The Big Smoke: Kate Griffin’s Stray Souls

January 28th, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Books | Leave a comment

Brief Lines: Deep Cuts and Magical Landscapes

By Richard Dansky, on January 25th, 2013

When it comes to an ongoing fictional continuity, there’s always a segment of the audience that wants more. More backstory, more information about the world, more of everything. From the Tolkien fans who are still arguing over the two Istari who show up for one sentence and then vanish into the south, the east, and . . . → Read More: Brief Lines: Deep Cuts and Magical Landscapes

January 25th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Books | Leave a comment

Kate Griffin: The Minority Council

By Cat, on January 23rd, 2013

The Minority Council, the fourth novel in Kate Griffin’s Midnight Mayor series, puts Matthew Swift, the current Midnight Mayor of London, is more peril of his and the Electric Blue Angels’ existence than in any of the previous novels as an evil far greater than anything he (they) have faced before is loose upon London.

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January 23rd, 2013 | Tags: , , | Category: Books | Leave a comment

Brief Lines: Vampires, Factory Monsters, and Old Ghosts

By Richard Dansky, on January 17th, 2013

Recent years have seen a veritable explosion of shorter works in the horror field, with some of the most reputable names in the genre contributing entries and numerous others following in their footsteps. It’s been argued that the novella is the preferred length for horror fiction; long enough to build up suspense and a decent . . . → Read More: Brief Lines: Vampires, Factory Monsters, and Old Ghosts

January 17th, 2013 | Category: Books | Leave a comment