Ranked #1
Ryan Wieser, “The Glass Blade” (Kensington, 2018)
Ryan Wieser, “The Glass Blade” (Kensington, 2018)
Lean, mean, and a fighting machine. That could describe lovely Jessop, psychologically and physically scarred at the han... Read more
14 Mar 2018
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14mins
Ranked #2
Sam Hooker, “The Winter Riddle” (Black Spot Books, 2018)
Sam Hooker, “The Winter Riddle” (Black Spot Books, 2018)
If you are a young moody woman who likes to wear black, you might well be a witch. Or aspire to be a witch. If you neede... Read more
2 Nov 2018
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39mins
Ranked #3
Julia Fine, “What Should be Wild” (Harper, 2018)
Julia Fine, “What Should be Wild” (Harper, 2018)
“What should be wild” is really asking who should be wild? Simultaneously a plea against the domestication of women, a u... Read more
31 Jul 2018
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41mins
Ranked #4
Yang-Sze Choo, "The Night Tiger" (Flatiron Books, 2019)
Yang-Sze Choo, "The Night Tiger" (Flatiron Books, 2019)
The Night Tiger (Flatiron Books, 2019) is much more than just a fantasy novel—it’s also a mystery, a historical novel, a... Read more
6 Feb 2019
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49mins
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Ranked #5
R. F. Kuang, "The Poppy War" (Harper Voyager, 2019)
R. F. Kuang, "The Poppy War" (Harper Voyager, 2019)
Rin, an orphan raised by a family that treats her badly, is no Harry Potter, despite the superficial similarities. No ki... Read more
29 May 2019
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35mins
Ranked #6
Jo Woolf, “The Great Horizon: 50 Tales of Exploration” (Sandstone Press, 2018)
Jo Woolf, “The Great Horizon: 50 Tales of Exploration” (Sandstone Press, 2018)
Hello from Gabrielle at the NBN Fantasy and Adventure channel. This podcast will be about adventure, and what could be m... Read more
2 Mar 2018
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54mins
Ranked #7
Cat Rambo, “Hearts of Tabat” (WordFire Press, 2018)
Cat Rambo, “Hearts of Tabat” (WordFire Press, 2018)
Cat Rambo‘s Hearts of Tabat (WordFire Press, 2018) is rich in emotions and description, though it revolves around a murd... Read more
15 Aug 2018
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25mins
Ranked #8
Matthew Binder, "The Absolved" (Black Spot Books, 2018)
Matthew Binder, "The Absolved" (Black Spot Books, 2018)
Henri is a middle-aged doctor, one of the few employed people left in the U.S, though the reader suspect his job might b... Read more
21 Mar 2019
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43mins
Ranked #9
Anthony Ryan, “The Empire of Ashes” (Ace, 2018)
Anthony Ryan, “The Empire of Ashes” (Ace, 2018)
The Draconis Memoria series is comprised of a trilogy set in a world where drake (dragon) blood is a prized commodity, t... Read more
16 Nov 2018
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34mins
Ranked #10
Marshall Ryan Maresca, "The Way of the Shield" (DAW, 2018)
Marshall Ryan Maresca, "The Way of the Shield" (DAW, 2018)
Dayne has the highest respect for the order he’s joined, the Tarians. The Tarian warriors adhere to a chivalrous code of... Read more
30 Jan 2019
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31mins
Ranked #11
Madeline Miller, "Circe" (Little, Brown and Company, 2018)
Madeline Miller, "Circe" (Little, Brown and Company, 2018)
Circe is an immortal naiad, the daughter of the Sun God, Helios. Ignored or belittled by her divine kin because of her h... Read more
8 Apr 2019
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50mins
Ranked #12
Patrice Sarath, “The Sisters Mederos” (Angry Robot, 2018)
Patrice Sarath, “The Sisters Mederos” (Angry Robot, 2018)
There is something almost sweetly Victorian about the new fantasy novel, The Sisters Mederos (Angry Robot, 2018), by Pat... Read more
19 Apr 2018
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28mins
Ranked #13
Danielle Teller, “All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother” (William Morrow, 2018)
Danielle Teller, “All the Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella’s Stepmother” (William Morrow, 2018)
Most of us hear the Cinderella story in childhood: a mean stepmother favors her own daughters and controls her hapless h... Read more
7 Jun 2018
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37mins
Ranked #14
Bernard Cornwell, “War of the Wolf” (Harper, 2018)
Bernard Cornwell, “War of the Wolf” (Harper, 2018)
As seems appropriate for a character as resourceful, skilled, and self-confident as Uhtred of Bebbanburg, he goes from s... Read more
2 Oct 2018
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33mins
Ranked #15
Jason Arnopp, “The Last Days of Jack Sparks” (Orbit, 2016)
Jason Arnopp, “The Last Days of Jack Sparks” (Orbit, 2016)
A modern morality tale lurks under this fast-paced horror novel. Jason Arnopp‘s The Last Days of Jack Sparks (Orbit, 201... Read more
15 Jan 2018
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26mins
Ranked #16
S. M. Hardy, "The Evil Within" (Allison and Busby, 2020)
S. M. Hardy, "The Evil Within" (Allison and Busby, 2020)
Jim, our narrator, experiences a crisis of conscience in the wake of the possible suicide of his girlfriend. He quits hi... Read more
22 May 2020
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25mins
Ranked #17
Leslie M. Harris, "Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies" (U Georgia Press, 2019)
Leslie M. Harris, "Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies" (U Georgia Press, 2019)
Slavery and the University: Histories and Legacies (University of Georgia Press, 2019), edited by Leslie M. Harris, Jame... Read more
28 Apr 2020
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59mins
Ranked #18
Keren Landsman, "The Heart of the Circle" (Angry Robot, 2019)
Keren Landsman, "The Heart of the Circle" (Angry Robot, 2019)
dReed Katz is in many ways an ordinary guy. He shares an apartment in Tel Aviv with his best friend, Daphne, works in a ... Read more
20 Apr 2020
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30mins
Ranked #19
Joseph Rex Young, "George R.R. Martin and the Fantasy Form" (Routledge, 2019)
Joseph Rex Young, "George R.R. Martin and the Fantasy Form" (Routledge, 2019)
“In the game of thrones you either win or you die”––with over 10 million viewers per episode of Game of Thrones, one of ... Read more
15 Apr 2020
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1hr 30mins
Ranked #20
Phillipa Chong, “Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times” (Princeton UP, 2020)
Phillipa Chong, “Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times” (Princeton UP, 2020)
How does the world of book reviews work? In Inside the Critics’ Circle: Book Reviewing in Uncertain Times (Princeton Uni... Read more
25 Feb 2020
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42mins
