Month: July 2023

Magazine Review

Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Three): Reviews of Clarkesworld, GigaNotoSaurus, and F&SF (July 2023)

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As I open the second half of my year as a regular with Clarkesworld, GigaNotoSaurus, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, I can say pretty confidently that this won’t be my last year with Clarkesworld. Which isn’t to say there hasn’t been a fair bit of good from the other two, including some… Continue reading Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Three): Reviews of Clarkesworld, GigaNotoSaurus, and F&SF (July 2023)

Reviews

Fantasy Novel Review: Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham

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This review is based on an eARC (Advance Reading Copy) provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Blade of Dream will be released July 18, 2023.  After The Long Price Quartet soared up my all-time favorites list, Daniel Abraham became a must-read author. And I sure wasn’t disappointed with Age… Continue reading Fantasy Novel Review: Blade of Dream by Daniel Abraham

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SPSFC Finalist Review: Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days by Drew Melbourne

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The end of the second annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC2) is within sight, with the winner to be announced in mid-July. My team advanced three of our semifinalists to the finals, before being given four more books to read on the way to determining an overall winner. Today, we’ll be looking at the comic… Continue reading SPSFC Finalist Review: Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days by Drew Melbourne

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SPSFC Finalist Review: Hammer and Crucible by Cameron Cooper

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The end of the second annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC2) is within sight, with the winner to be announced in mid-July. My team advanced three of our semifinalists to the finals, before being given four more books to read on the way to determining an overall winner. Today, we’ll be looking at a fast-paced… Continue reading SPSFC Finalist Review: Hammer and Crucible by Cameron Cooper

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SPSFC Finalist Review: Aestus–The City by S.Z. Attwell

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The end of the second annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC2) is within sight, with the winner to be announced in mid-July. My team advanced three of our semifinalists to the finals, before being given four more books to read on the way to determining an overall winner. Today, we’ll be looking at the opening… Continue reading SPSFC Finalist Review: Aestus–The City by S.Z. Attwell

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Sci-fi/Fantasy Novel Review: Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days by Drew Melbourne

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We’ve reached the finals of the second annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC2), and my team will be reading all four of the seven finalists that we had not previously reviewed in the semifinals. And in an ironic twist, given the typical polarizing reactions to the subgenre, one of the few books that all three… Continue reading Sci-fi/Fantasy Novel Review: Percival Gynt and the Conspiracy of Days by Drew Melbourne