I’ll tell you about rage, and a complicated man. Another big family vacation, another novel by Natasha Pulley to enjoy! Regular readers of my reviews will know that I love a good retold myth. So a story about the Greek god of wine and madness is right in my wheelhouse. Although it was also a
He investigates and remembers; she analyzes, evaluates, and spies hidden truths in all he witnessed. Together, they bring justice to the Empire. Congratulations are in order for Robert Jackson Bennett! Bennett’s novel The Tainted Cup won a Hugo award this year for Best Novel. And as luck would have it we have a sequel this
Congratulations to all of the winners and finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards! Check out the list below for the results and links to the reviews. 2025 Hugo Award Finalists Best Novel Best Novella Best Novelette Best Short Story Best Series Best Graphic Story or Comic Best Related Work Best Dramatic Presentation, Long Form Best
…suddenly, a bright pink mist was drifting all about her, and her god was there, laying the gift of tongues upon her tongue. It tasted like grapefruit. “Tits and pickles,” she whispered. Then, remembering herself, the necromancer Miscellaneous Stones bellowed in a voice to rival the raging hurricane… Last April, C.S.E Cooney released Saint Death’s
I’m not sure if it’s the effect of (gestures vaguely) everything that’s going on in the world lately, but the short story finalists for this year’s Hugo Awards are all kinda dark. The six entries feature death, monsters, murder, bloody revolution, not one but two examples of state-sanctioned torture, and a reading lesson from an
“Well, sir,” he said. “Of all the death cases to be your first, I wouldn’t much like it being this one.” Dinios Kol has only been working as an Iudex Investigator’s assistant (apprentice-level) for four months, but even years of experience wouldn’t have prepared him for his first murder case. A high-ranking Imperial officer has
And really, Master did so little when alive that being dead should barely make a ripple in his schedule… Adrian Tchaikovsky has two books nominated in the Hugo’s Best Novel category this year, and his second book is about as different from the first as you can get. Service Model is an epic quest for
“In answer to your question, I’m the Vice Secretary of Expatriation.” “And they are expats from…?” “History.” “Sorry?” Adela shrugged. “We have time-travel,” she said, like someone describing the coffee machine. “Welcome to the Ministry.” Kaliane Bradley’s Hugo-nominated novel jumps right into it with our narrator – an industrious government employee with a British father
Naomi Novik’s latest collection came out last September without me noticing, which is a shame because I loved her Scholomance series and I’ve been meaning to read a lot more of her work. I really enjoyed the collection, even the stories I didn’t 100% understand. Below are some (much too short) summaries: you can’t really