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Novella Review: The Builders by Daniel Polansky

Posted on October 30, 2015 17 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. The Builders by Daniel Polansky Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor.com (11/3/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Funny how I’m generally not big on anthropomorphism but at the same time I do seem to love a […]

Novella Review: Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace

Posted on October 18, 2015 15 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Envy of Angels by Matt Wallace Genre: Urban Fantasy Series: Book 1 of Sin du Jour Publisher: Tor.com (10/20/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I have to say, so far I’ve been very impressed with the variety […]

Novella Review: The Last Witness by K.J. Parker

Posted on October 9, 2015 14 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Any quotes contained within the review are from the advance copy and are subject to change. The Last Witness by K.J. Parker Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor.com (10/6/15) Author Information: Website Mogsy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars I know I […]

Novella Review: Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss

Posted on October 4, 2015 16 Comments

A review copy was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Sunset Mantle by Alter S. Reiss Genre: Fantasy Series: Stand Alone Publisher: Tor.com (9/15/15) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars Sunset Mantle is my first venture into Tor.com’s impressive line-up of novellas from their brand spanking new publishing […]

Audiobook Review: The Alchemist and the Executioness by Paolo Bacigalupi, Tobias S. Buckell

Posted on August 18, 2015 2 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Novella Publisher: Audible Studios (July 7, 2010) Narrators: Jonathan Davis (The Alchemist), Katherine Kellgren (The Executioness) Length: 5 hrs and 36 mins The Alchemist and the Executioness is actually two novellas told in a shared universe. This started as an audiobook, but now you can buy both stories in digital print format separately. In this world, magic is […]

Book Review: Falling in Love with Hominids by Nalo Hopkinson

Posted on August 14, 2015 7 Comments

Genre: Fantasy, Science-Fiction, Short Stories Publisher: Tachyon Publications (August 11, 2014; first published July 20th, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 3 of 5 stars Full Disclosure: A review copy of this comic was provided to me by Tachyon Publications via Netgalley. I would like to thank the publisher for providing me this […]

Book Review: The Great Bazaar & Brayan’s Gold by Peter V. Brett

Posted on July 13, 2015 8 Comments

The Great Bazaar & Brayan’s Gold by Peter V. Brett Genre: Fantasy, Short Stories Series: Book 1.5-1.6 of The Demon Cycle Publisher: Tachyon (July 7, 2015) Author Information: Website | Twitter Mogsy’s Rating (Overall): 4 of 5 stars Every fan of Peter V. Brett’s Demon Cycle series should check out this collection. I promise you won’t regret it! Not only does The […]

Waiting on Wednesday 07/01/15

Posted on July 1, 2015 8 Comments

“Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme hosted by Breaking the Spine that lets us feature upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on! Mogsy’s Pick: Press Start to Play edited by Daniel H. Wilson and John Joseph Adams: August 18, 2015 (Vintage) Me, anticipate an anthology? I know, I couldn’t really believe it either. […]

Novella Review: In Midnight’s Silence by T. Frohock

Posted on June 22, 2015 7 Comments

In Midnight’s Silence by T. Frohock Genre: Urban Fantasy, Horror Series: Los Nefilim #1 Publisher: Harper Voyager Impulse (June 23, 2015) Author Info: tfrohock.com Wendy’s Rating: 4 of 5 stars With thanks to the publisher for providing me with an advanced copy of this novella in exchange for an honest review. The magic of music, angels, and […]

GraphicAudio Review: Disarmed and Dangerous (A Nekropolis Short Story) by Tim Waggoner

Posted on June 13, 2015 10 Comments

Genre: Urban Fantasy, Zombies Series: Short Story from The Matt Richter Series Publisher: GraphicAudio (May 1, 2014) Author Information: Website | Twitter Tiara’s Rating: 4.5 of 5 Stars Narrator: Full Cast | Length: 39 mins I’m not a huge fan of zombie stories unless there’s some interesting angle to the story such as The Walking Dead or Warm Bodies. Other […]