Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse is the first of a new series called The Sixth World (Amazon) and listed as a Best Novel nominee on the Hugo Award ballot in 2019. I was so excited to read this book; I’ve enjoyed Roanhorse’s short fiction thanks to nominations in previous […]
What is a novelette? you ask. It’s what, as an English teacher, I would’ve called a short story just a little bit too long to assign for one night’s homework. (That makes novellas, to me, about a week’s worth of high school homework.) I found more to like among the […]
The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Wow. (Since you asked, Goodreads, “What did I think?”) I rarely read fantasy. I generally find the genre vacuous and tedious, reveling in arcane magic babble and tired story patterns. Rarely do fantasy novels explore deeper, valuable questions […]
Uprooted by Naomi Novik My rating: 4 of 5 stars I’m not usually a big fantasy reader, but this book is commendable and ought to be on your list if you’re at all interested in the genre. Many people seem to bail out after only a few chapters; don’t do […]
Something amazing has happened in the past 15 years, I think. Sci-fi is nearly “mainstream.” The flood of sci-fi, comic book, fantasy, and stories set in an alternative universe has brought a wonderful world of stories to our doorsteps. My friends who used to raise an eyebrow at the idea […]
