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
We loved this review of Kat Hausler’s WHAT I KNOW ABOUT JULY in the California Review of Books! Walter Cummins hits the nail on the head with this insightful examination. While the mystery of July and the steps to know her reality make an exciting story, Kat Hausler’s more essential achievement is the creation of […] More
We have an incredible book review to share with you from the latest edition of Aurealis Magazine. Michaela Teschendorff Harden dives deep into the enchanting world of Wings Unfurled, book 2 in Rebecca Gomez Farrell’s epic fantasy duology! More
A huge thanks to reviewer Clare Rhoden for her wonderful review of Jeremy C. Shipp’s The Merry Dredgers in Aurealis Magazine, Issue 160. As Clare says about the book: “Read it.” An audacious, clever tone infuses The Merry Dredgers with imagination and liveliness. Jeremy C Ship has the gift of arresting attention and making us […] More