So pleased to see Seb Doubinsky’s THE SUM OF ALL THINGS on Independent Book Review’s Best of 2024 list! Be sure to read the full list as there are so many wonderful books. This is a deftly packed & poetic novel that you’ll be glad you picked up. Independent Book Reviews More
Esquire just published an amazing list of the top 30 scifi books of 2024 and we are so pleased to see Joel Dane’s THE RAGPICKER on it. So many great books here be sure to check out the full list. This novel is dark, sometimes terribly violent, and unflinching, but it is also hopeful, wired […] More
We loved this review of Seb Doubinsky’s new novella, THE SUM OF ALL THINGS, by Peter Hassebroek! More
We adore this review by Publishers Weekly of Seb Doubinsky’s latest: THE SUM OF ALL THINGS (Nov 5, 2024). And yes, we agree, fans of the City-States Cycle will be pleased with this latest standalone! Brimming with espionage, censorship, and political turmoil, the fragmentary but appealingly intimate ninth installment of Doubinsky’s City-States series (after Paperclip) takes […] More
Kerstin Hall has shared this superb review of THE RAGPICKER by Joel Dane, at Reactor Magazine. The problem with books that delve into the Power of KindnessTM is that, more often than not, they end up actually delving into the Power of Saccharinity. Not so with The Ragpicker. This is not a ‘nice’ book. It is, in […] More
Publishers Weekly had this to say about Joel Dane’s THE RAGPICKER. The relationship between Ysmany, the Ragpicker, and the baby, and the ways it is perceived by those they encounter, forms the heart of the story and keeps the pages turning . . . plenty of enticing speculative ideas here. PUBLISHERS WEEKLY More
This might be our favorite review of Joel Dane’s THE RAGPICKER so far by Independent Book Review. The Ragpicker interlaces nature and technology masterfully throughout this tale of existential and spiritual connection. Joel Dane crafts a post-technological apocalypse world that is both lush and dilapidated, full of flora and fauna as well as copper wires and […] More
We loved this in depth and insightful review of Joel Dane’s THE RAGPICKER by Jon R. Meyers at The Horror Zine. “A genre-defying mashup of post-apocalyptic greatness … one-part post-apocalyptic doomsday with an undertone of darkness for the average everyday horror fan; one-part science fiction with enough emotional edge that hardcore fans of Ursula K. […] More
Don’t miss this review of CalvariaFell: Stories, the new collection of stunning short fiction by Kaaron Warren and Cat Sparks. Science Fiction Short Story Reviews rates every story in this collection, with Warren’s The Emporium (a new novella) making their All-Time Great List! A powerful artistic impact … Warren’s storytelling often leans towards the psychological and the hauntingly emotional, whereas […] More
We were blown away by this Aurealis review of CALVARIA FELL by Reviewer Clare Rhoden. Here is a sample and the full review coming soon at Aurealis Magazine. Every story collection holds promise of enchantments, and Calvaria Fell is no exception. With thirteen tales from renowned Australian authors Cat Sparks and Kaaron Warren, this weird […] More
Aurealis Magazine Reviews Roy Freirich’s Deprivation in their February 2024 issue and we were humbled by this in depth, glowing review. Dynamite. A racy book with razor-edge dialogue and a big cast you can’t help but care about. Deprivation is the kind of book you read at a gobble, and then slap yourself for not […] More
Excited to see this glowing review of Calvaria Fell, the new collection of stories by Cat Sparks and Kaaron Warren, coming April 30th, 2024. Full Review “Thoughtful takes on futures wracked with environmental challenges … consistently original … the stories evoke recognizably human responses to adverse conditions. Even with the duo of authors, this collection achieves […] More