Speculative

January 13, 2024

Back Shelf Review: Comfort Me with Apples by Catherynne M. Valente

Welcome back to Back Shelf Saturdays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. For my purposes, a backlist title is at least one year past its release date. This week’s… Continue reading

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January 12, 2024

Review: The Tusks of Extinction by Ray Nayler

I’ll be honest and say I was unsure of this book from the very beginning. I have very few “hard nos” when reading, but animal death and cruelty are, most of the time, too much for me. When I read that The Tusks of Extinction had themes of animal conservation, poaching, and the resurrection of a species… Continue reading

Books, Novellas/Short Stories, Science Fiction, Speculative, Uncategorized, Year of the Novella, YOTN – Reviews

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December 30, 2023

My Top 25 SFF Novellas

Welcome back to Back Shelf Books! 2024 is the Year of the Novella on my blog, which means I’ll be reading a whole lot of speculative, sci-fi, horror, and fantasy novellas to find the best of the best. For more info on what I mean by “The Year of the Novella,” here’s my intro post.… Continue reading

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December 16, 2023

Back Shelf Review: Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson

Welcome back to Back Shelf Reviews, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get a chance to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. This week’s title is Monster, She Wrote by Lisa Kröger and Melanie R. Anderson, which won the… Continue reading

Books, Horror, nonfiction, Science Fiction, Speculative, Uncategorized

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December 15, 2023

Review: A Sign of the Times by Joe Hill

Subterranean Press is one of the most exciting publishers out there in the horror and weird fiction space. They publish special and limited editions of works by your favorite authors while also publishing new and innovative fiction from cult favorites and acclaimed authors. Recently, Sub Press has been providing free e-books by notable authors on… Continue reading

Books, Horror, Novellas/Short Stories, Speculative, Uncategorized

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December 10, 2023

Back Shelf Review: Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Welcome back to Back Shelf Sundays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t get a chance to read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. This week’s title is Elder Race by Adrian Tchaikovsky, which was nominated for the 2022… Continue reading

Books, Fantasy, Novellas/Short Stories, Science Fiction, Speculative, Uncategorized

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December 5, 2023

Review: Nothing But The Rain by Naomi Salman

With all the speculative and science fiction I read, it’s not often that a book manages to completely surprise me. Nothing But The Rain did just that. With its constant rain, memory puzzles, and heart-shattering revelations, this little novella kept me hooked from beginning to end. Title: Nothing But The Rain Author: Naomi Salman Publisher:… Continue reading

Books, Novellas/Short Stories, Speculative, Uncategorized

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December 3, 2023

Back Shelf Review: And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed

Welcome back to Back Shelf Sundays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t read when they were first published. I do this every week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles. There are so many good books already out there! This week’s book is And What Can We Offer You… Continue reading

Audiobooks, Books, Novellas/Short Stories, Science Fiction, Speculative, Uncategorized

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November 30, 2023

New Release Review: Bradbury Weather by Caitlín R. Kiernan

Kiernan is one of the greats in the sf/f/h space; you might recognize her from Agents of Dreamland or one of her mini-series in The Sandman universe. Although Kiernan is mostly known for her weird and horror fiction, she has also written a lot of speculative and science fiction throughout her career. Bradbury Weather collects… Continue reading

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November 26, 2023

Back Shelf Review: Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Welcome back to Back Shelf Sundays, where I review backlist titles I didn’t read when they were first published. I do this each week to ensure I’m reading more than just newly released and forthcoming titles; there are just so many good books out there. This week’s book is Ogres by Adrian Tchaikovsky. You probably… Continue reading

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