April 12, 2019
Kushiel’s Chosen (2002) Written by: Jacqueline Carey Genre: Fantasy Pages: 678 (Paperback) Series: Kushiel’s Legacy Book #2 Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Why I Chose It: After finding almost every Jacqueline Carey book set in the land of Terre d’Ange at a library book sale, I decided that it was fate for me to read all nine books for my 2019…
March 28, 2019
The Kingdom of Copper (2008) Written by: S.A. Chakraborty Series: The Daevabad Trilogy (Book two) Genre: Epic Fantasy Length: 23 hours and 14 minutes Publisher: HarperAudio Why I Chose This: For 2019, I set a resolution that tackles two of my weak points as a reader: my tendency to not finish series, and my fear of long books. As a…
March 6, 2019
The Black Company (1984) Written by: Glen Cook Genre: Dark Fantasy Pages: 319 (Mass market paperback) Series: Book 1 of The Chronicles of the Black Company Publisher: Tor Why I Chose It: So my 2019 Resolution was to revisit Glen Cook’s series The Chronicles of the Black Company, beginning with… well, The Black Company. As mentioned, I remember these books…
February 20, 2019
I mentioned my resolution for 2019 here, but the long and short of it is, I have a huge backlog of games waiting to be played on Steam—I tend to binge on their quarterly sales—and I’m finally going to play ’em. First on the docket… What Remains of Edith Finch (2017) Developer: Giant Sparrow Publisher: Annapurna Interactive Written and directed…
February 6, 2019
So this year’s resolution has some background to it. Way back when, a friend and I had two significant things in common—disposable income and a competitive drive to read all the things. We were constantly buying books and racing through them before shoving them at each other, or taunting each other with “This is soooo good and you have to…
February 1, 2019
I am so excited! This year, for my resolution project, I’m rewatching the Star Wars franchise. I chose it because I love Star Wars, and I thought it would be fun to re-watch the movies in order of release date, with perhaps a bit more of a critical and appreciative eye than I have before. First up: Star Wars Episode IV: A New…
January 30, 2019
Back in the US, I was a frequent convention-goer and panelist, trying to get fellow geeks excited about writing! Since moving to Japan in 2016, I’ve gone through con withdrawals. And it’s not that Japan doesn’t have its fair share of conventions – it just never occurred to me to try to attend because I’m busy teaching. I’ve neglected my…
January 18, 2019
Kushiel’s Dart (2001) Written by: Jacqueline Cary Genre: Fantasy Pages: 912 (Paperback) Series: Phèdre’s Trilogy Book #1 Publisher: Tom Doherty Associates Why I Chose It: I first heard about Jacqueline Carey through Speculative Chic and since I enjoyed George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) series, I figured that I would enjoy another medieval-based fantasy…
January 8, 2019
Well, I failed my 2018 Resolution, but the beat goes on and I still need to finish these books, so here’s the second to last book in Jemisin’s collection. This book has already been reviewed by Lane Robins, and you can read her review here. This post will have more to do with my individual reaction while reading it, as…
January 5, 2019
Happy weekend, friends! It’s that time of year when everything still seems bright, new, and hopeful! I hope that your weekend reflects this in some way. We’ve hit the ground running here at Speculative Chic, and we don’t intend to slow down. Let’s see what our writers created for your reading enjoyment this week!