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September 23, 2024

The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

September 23, 2024/ Amberlee Venters
The Sky on Fire by Jenn Lyons

A stand-alone fantasy novel in which a young woman deals with the legends that have grown up around her.

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September 23, 2024/ Amberlee Venters/
Jenn Lyons, The Sky on Fire, fantasy
January 29, 2024

The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery

January 29, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Longest Autumn by Amy Avery

A fantasy novel in which a mysterious event shatters the procession of the seasons

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January 29, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
The Longest Autumn, Amy Avery, fiction, YA fiction, fantasy
December 07, 2023

The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

December 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2023: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

The best science fiction and fantasy of 2023!

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December 07, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
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The Best Books of 2023: SFF, science fiction, fantasy, Christopher Paolini, Fractal Noise, Titanium Noir, Nick Harkaway, Cassiel's Servant, Jacqueline Carey, The Archive Undying, Emma Mieko Candon, Hopeland, Ian McDonald, The Terraformers, Annalee Newitz, Observer, Robert Lanza, Nancy Kress, Cold People, Tom Rob Smith, A Day of Fallen Night, Samantha Shannon, Children of Memory, Adrian Tchaikovsky, Steve Donoghue
January 23, 2023

The Fall of Numenor, edited by Brian Sibley

January 23, 2023/ David Wiley
The Fall of Numenor, edited by Brian Sibley

An illustrated collection of Tolkien’s writings about his legendary island kingdom.

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January 23, 2023/ David Wiley/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
JRR Tolkien, Brian Sibley, The Lord of the Rings, fantasy, The Fall of Numenor, David Wiley, 2023
October 26, 2022

House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

October 26, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
House of Hunger by Alexis Henderson

Social commentary takes center stage in the novel about a young woman taking a mysterious new job.

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October 26, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
House of Hunger, Alexis Henderson, fiction, Amberlee Venters, LGBTQ, fantasy
October 10, 2022

Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

October 10, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

The next book in the author’s “Locked Tomb” series

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October 10, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir, Locked Tomb, fantasy, science fiction
September 06, 2022

The First Binding by R. R. Virdi

September 06, 2022/ Steve Donoghue
The First Binding by R. R. Virdi

The first book in a new epic fantasy series.

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September 06, 2022/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The First Binding, R. R. Virdi, fantasy, Steve Donoghue
July 11, 2022

The Discord of the Gods by Jenn Lyons

July 11, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
The Discord of the Gods by Jenn Lyons

The final volume in the “Chorus of Dragons” series of fantasy novels by Jenn Lyons.

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July 11, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
The Discord of the Gods, Jenn Lyons, fantasy, A Chorus of Dragons, Amberlee Venters
January 30, 2022

A River Enchanted

January 30, 2022/ Amberlee Venters
A River Enchanted

A charming adult debut full of magic, intrigue, and romance

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January 30, 2022/ Amberlee Venters/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fiction-Debut
A River Enchanted, Rebecca Ross, fantasy, debut novel, Amberlee Venters, adult fantasy, Scottish folklore
November 12, 2021

Lord of the Rings: Illustrated by the Author

November 12, 2021/ Steve Donoghue
Lord of the Rings: Illustrated by the Author

At last: a deluxe edition of Lord of the Rings illustrated by the author himself.

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November 12, 2021/ Steve Donoghue/
Classic Literature, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Lord of the Rings, JRR Tolkien, fantasy, illustrated books, Steve Donoghue
October 19, 2020

The Unfinished Tales of JRR Tolkien

October 19, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Unfinished Tales of JRR Tolkien

For its fortieth anniversary, Christopher Tolkien’s assemblage of his father’s miscellaneous unfinished tales gets a magnificently illustrated new edition.

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October 19, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Anthologies/Short Stories
Unfinished Tales, JRR Tolkien, Christopher Tolkien, Lord of the Rings, fantasy, Steve Donoghue
October 03, 2020

Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

October 03, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Piranesi by Susanna Clarke

The slim new novel by author of “Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell” is about a man living in a house that’s an ecology unto itself.

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October 03, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Susanna Clarke, fiction, fantasy, Steve Donoghue
July 23, 2020

The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer

July 23, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, edited by Ann & Jeff Vandermeer

A stuffed, generous collection of post-WWII fantasy stories from around the world.

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July 23, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Books & Authors
The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, Ann Vandermeer, Jeff Vandermeer, fantasy, anthology, Steve Donoghue
January 07, 2020

Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

January 07, 2020/ Olive Fellows
Woven in Moonlight by Isabel Ibañez

Isabel Ibañez’s debut YA fantasy novel draws on the riches of Bolivian culture to tell its story royal intrigue and revenge.

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January 07, 2020/ Olive Fellows/
Fiction-Young Adult, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Isabel Ibanez, nonfiction, fantasy, Page Street, Young Adult Fiction, Olive Fellows
December 12, 2019

The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

December 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2019: Science Fiction and Fantasy!

Stevereads science fiction and fantasy, and recommends the year’s best.

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December 12, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Stevereads
Best of 2019, Best of Lists, science fiction, fantasy, stevereads, Steve Donoghue
July 10, 2019

The Big Book of Classic Fantasy

July 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
The Big Book of Classic Fantasy

There is indeed a banquet in these pages, with selections ranging broadly across time and languages.

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July 10, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Anthologies/Short Stories, Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Ann VanderMeer, Jeff VanderMeer, Vintage, fantasy, best of collections, Steve Donoghue
January 26, 2019

The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

January 26, 2019/ Michael Feeney
The Winter of the Witch by Katherine Arden

The final entry in the Winternight trilogy, this novel blends both the political intrigue of the second novel and whimsical nature of the first.

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January 26, 2019/ Michael Feeney/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Katherine Arden, Winternight Trilogy, fantasy, Michael Feeney, Del Ray Books, Penguin Random House
January 14, 2019

White Stag by Kara Barbieri

January 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue
White Stag by Kara Barbieri

White Stag is thrilling and sharply complex throughout, exactly the kind of fiction debut that makes a reader eager for more.

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January 14, 2019/ Steve Donoghue/
Fiction-Horror, Fiction-Young Adult
Kara Barbieri, Wednesday Books, Wattpad, St. Martin's Press, science fiction, fantasy, horror, Young Adult Fiction, Steve Donoghue
December 06, 2018

The Best Books of 2018: Science Fiction & Fantasy!

December 06, 2018/ Steve Donoghue
The Best Books of 2018: Science Fiction & Fantasy!

The best science fiction and fantasy in a year filled with sequels, prequels, and books-in-series.

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December 06, 2018/ Steve Donoghue/
Stevereads
Best of 2018, Stevereads, science fiction, fantasy, Best of Lists, Steve Donoghue
October 02, 2018

Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames

October 02, 2018/ Michael Feeney
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames

Although this book is the second in a trilogy, it can easily be read without reading the first book.

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October 02, 2018/ Michael Feeney/
Fiction-Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Bloody Rose, Nicholas Eames, Orbit Books, Michael Feeney, science fiction, fantasy, epic fantasy, series, trilogy, Kings of the Wyld, Hachette Book Group
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