March 27, 2019
Crown Duel (2002) Written By: Sherwood Smith Genre: Fantasy Pages: 471 pages (Mass Market Paperback) Series: Originally published as two books: Crown Duel (1997) and Court Duel (1998) Publisher: Firebird Fantasy Why I Chose It: This was one of my favorite Sherwood Smith novels when I was a teenager, and I wanted to see if it held up. Psst, spoiler…
February 27, 2019
To Honor You Call Us (2014) Written By: H. Paul Honsinger Genre: Military Science-Fiction Length: 13 hours and 3 minutes (Audiobook) Series: Man of War series (Book 1) Publisher: 47North Why I Chose It: This was described as “Master and Commander in space.” I grew up on Master and Commander and Horatio Hornblower courtesy of my dad, and I loved…
January 23, 2019
Air Awakens (2016) Written By: Elise Kova Genre: Young Adult Fantasy Pages: 364 pages (Kindle) Series: Air Awakens Book One Publisher: Silver Wing Press Why I Chose It: I decided since I’m self-publishing young adult fantasy that I should probably read more self-published young adult fantasy, and this one was at the top of the list. The premise: A library…
December 26, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…
November 28, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books…
October 24, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…
October 11, 2018
Hi, I’m Kendra. You might know me from my monthly column, Delayed Reactions, where I talk about the classics that helped build the science fiction and fantasy genre. I’ve also been reviewing science fiction and fantasy here on Speculative Chic for a whole year now. While I love talking about other people’s books, my main passion has been writing my…
October 10, 2018
Frequency (2015) Written By: Christopher Krovatin Genre: Young Adult Urban Fantasy Pages: 304 pages (eARC) Publisher: Entangled Teen Disclaimer: I was given an eARC in exchange for an honest review. Why I Chose It: I love fairytale retellings. They are my first love. And The Pied Piper might be my favorite fairytale so I figured I should try Frequency. The…
October 2, 2018
Del Toro Moon (2018) Written By: Darby Karchut Genre: Middle Grade Fantasy Pages: 246 (Trade Paperback) Publisher: Owl Hollow Press Disclaimer: Darby is a good friend and she sent me an ARC when I said I was interested in reviewing her newest book. Why I Chose It: I loved Finn Finnegan and the Griffin series. And as soon as I…
September 26, 2018
This year I resolved to read more classic science fiction and fantasy, hopefully making a dent in that stack of books I really should have read by now. Mostly because they should be good books, but also to be better informed about my genre and its history. I decided that this meant reading six science fiction and six fantasy books written…