B Reviews / Book ReviewsAnthology / Australia / British Navy / doctor hero / England / Historical / holiday novella / mathematics / Regency / Royal-Navy / War / Military / Widowed Heroine3 Comments
Even the squared away, efficient Royal Navy must surrender to the joys and misadventures of a Regency Christmas. Four stories shine a light on Christmas during the Napoleonic Wars on land and sea – In Boxing the Compass, a homesick frigate captain shepherding a convict convoy to Australia wants nothing ... more >
Book Reviews / DNF ReviewsAnthology / decopunk / dieselpunk / fairy tale / Fantasy / folk tale / golden age / WWI / WWII6 Comments
Dear Contributors, I was intrigued by the premise of this anthology – fairy and folk tale re-imaginings in a dieselpunk or decopunk setting and decided to pick up the ebook for review knowing little more than that. As the blurb tells readers: “Dieselpunk and decopunk are alternative history re-imaginings of ... more >
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Temptation lurks around every corner in worlds sometimes dark, sometimes lurid. Giving in is both dangerous and satisfying, though never in the ways one expects. While these enticements offer a vast range of benefits and boons, the cost is a soul and the devil expects his due. Sometimes suave and ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Asia / diversity / family relationships / Fantasy / multicultural / Paranormal / POC / POC author / Sci-fi / space travel / Speculative-FictionComments Off on REVIEW: Where the Stars Rise – Anthology
SHORT DESCRIPTION: Take a journey through Asia and beyond with twenty-three original thought-provoking and moving stories about identities, belonging, and choices—stories about where we come from and where we are going—each wrestling between ghostly pasts and uncertain future. LONG DESCRIPTION: ALL EMOTIONS ARE UNIVERSAL. WE LIVE, WE DREAM, WE STRIVE, ... more >
B Reviews Category / B+ Reviews / B- Reviews / Book Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews CategoryAnthology / dinosaurs / f/f romance / Fantasy / m/m romance3 Comments
The Long Past and Other Stories 1858 – Warring mages open up a vast inland sea that splits the United States in two. With the floodwaters come creatures from a long distant past. What seems like the End Times forges a new era of heroes and heroines who challenge tradition, ... more >
A- Reviews / B+ Reviews / Recommended ReadsAnthology / Fantasy / novellas / Science Fiction / SFF / short stories2 Comments
Dear Mr. Chiang, After seeing Arrival, the movie which is based on your novella, Story of Your Life, I was eager to read the source material and reserved this collection at the library. The novella did not disappoint, and I went on to read the other stories in the collection. ... more >