All recovering drug addict and witch Jeremy Ragsdale wants is to shamble on to the next job without any disasters. Instead, the temp agency saddles him with a fellow witch who hates him, an Amazon one violent outburst away from deportation, and a knight from another world as his boss. ... more >
Dear Elizabeth Vaughan, I was so excited to see Wardance was coming out, I begged Jane to get me a review copy. I loved the Warprize series and it’s been a long time between drinks – I read the previous books all at once in 2011. Ultimately, that was my ... more >
I think it was Lois McMaster Bujold who said that “if romances are fantasies of love, and mysteries are fantasies of justice, F&SF are fantasies of political agency.” That may partly explain why I’ve been turning to F&SF lately. Uprooted by Naomi Novik Published in 2015 and awarded the Nebula ... more >
Dear Mr. Aaronovich, The sixth book in your Rivers of London series, The Hanging Tree, begins with a phone call. Peter Grant, police constable and wizard’s apprentice, is asleep in his river goddess girlfriend Beverley’s bed when his cell phone rings. On the other end is Beverley’s sister and fellow ... more >
Warning: series spoilers follow. I won’t spoil this book, but it is impossible to review it without giving away major plot points from previous books in the series. Magic Binds will not make a lot of sense to readers unless they’ve read the earlier eight Kate Daniels books. Don’t start ... more >
Dear Amanda Bouchet, I’d heard good things about this, your debut book. Having seen it was the first in a series, I tweeted you and you kindly responded to let me know that while there are no cliffhangers, the romantic and fantasy story arcs are incomplete in A Promise of ... more >