Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi

In Norse Mythology Neil Gaiman takes readers to the worlds of Asgard, Midgard, and Jotunheim. It’s a fun romp with gods, giants, and dwarves. If you’ve watched the recent Marvel Comics movies, you’re familiar with the names Odin, Thor, and Loki. And Freya’s name has...

J.D. Horn begins a new series with The King of Bones and Ashes. Set in post-Katrina New Orleans, Horn introduces us to the Marin family, young, old, and not entirely alive. This is definitely an atmospheric, Southern gothic-tinged fantasy. The Marins are part of the...

Book Two of the Parasol Protectorate, Changeless, is a romp in a supernatural steampunk world. Like the first book, it features Alexia Tarrabotti who is now Lady Alexia Maccon. She’s a preternatural, which means that if she touches a supernatural they will be human...

Gail Carriger introduces Alexia Tarrabotti in Soulless, the first of the Parasol Protectorate series. I love a promising new to me series, don’t you? Soulless is set in a steampunk version of Victorian England reimagined with dirigibles, vampires, and werewolves. The...

Frank Herbert’s Dune is a classic epic fantasy that my darling husband calls one of his favorites. Never mind that he was a teenager when he read it. So when I saw a clean copy on the shelf of a used bookstore, I grabbed it up. I like epic fantasy, so why not? Then I...

Rene Denfeld brings her personal experience to the writing of her first novel, The Enchanted. Although I didn’t know this while I read the book, Denfeld’s “Letter to the Reader” tells of her unique connection to prison culture. She works as a death penalty...