I’m pretty sure I’m a sexist. I’m totally unfamiliar with Devon Monk, and I knew absolutely nothing about the author until I finished Hell Bent. You know why I read this book in the first place? Because I mentally associated the name “Devon” with a male, and the lack of a midriff-showing woman welding some…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book For two years, Oriana Paredes has been a spy among the social elite of the Golden City, reporting back to her people, the sereia, sea folk banned from the city’s shores…. When her employer and only confidante decides to elope, Oriana agrees to accompany her to Paris. But before they can depart, the…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book From the time he was a young boy, Gabriel Aterias knew he was destined to rise from the peasantry and become the Holy Knight of the Church of Dunrabian. By the time he was twenty four years old, he had already led the Church’s armies to greater victories than any other man…
Continue ReadingSpecial Needs in Strange Worlds strikes again over on SF Signal. This week I talk about all the (very well done) disabilities in Jacqueline Koyanagi’s Ascension. Check it out.
Continue ReadingAbout the Book The colony world of Stittara is no ordinary planet. For the interstellar Unity of the Ceylesian Arm, Stittara is the primary source of anagathics: drugs that have more than doubled the human life span. But the ecological balance that makes anagathics possible on Stittara is fragile, and the Unity government has a vital interest…
Continue ReadingYou say: Hey Sarah, since you are a fascinating person and I can’t help but hang on your every word, what books are you most excited about in 2014? Me: I’m glad you asked…. (Note: Yes, there are a LOT of books I’ve forgotten, so feel free to add what I’ve forgotten or overlooked in…
Continue ReadingThis is such a cool event. I usually don’t share this kind of stuff, but I can’t help myself. Check it out! A Night at the Space Opera Date: November 7 Time: 7:30pm (EST, I assume, though I could be wrong) What it’s about: In this online event, three of today’s most popular science fiction writers…
Continue ReadingAbout the Book Book Two of the Night’s Masque series, sequel to The Alchemist of Souls Exiled from the court of Queen Elizabeth for accusing a powerful nobleman of treason, swordsman-turned-spy Mal Catlyn has been living in France with his young valet…
Continue ReadingA few weeks ago I was contacted, asking if I’d be willing to do a vidcast review with someone. The old me would have said hell no. The new post-cancerous-seize-the-day me said, “Hell yes!” Why? Because despite the fact that I’m not that into people looking at me, I am that starved for genre conversation…
Continue ReadingWesley Chu was actually willing to let me interview him. Can you believe that? What a crazy guy. Read on, my darlings, and learn more about this fantastic author and his amazing book. My questions are in bold. You can find links to Chu’s website, facebook, and other methods of internet stalking him at the…
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