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Tag: Fantasy
“The Aeronaut’s Windlass” by Jim Butcher: Superb Storytelling
Since time immemorial, the Spires have sheltered humanity. Within their halls, the ruling aristocratic houses develop scientific marvels, foster trade alliances, and maintain fleets of airships to keep the peace. Captain Grimm commands the merchant ship Predator. Loyal to Spire Albion, he has taken their side in the cold war with Spire Aurora, disrupting…
Out and About: CokoCon 2023
As the end of August approaches, Duncan’s Books and More has the latest on our next event, CokoCon 2023. Set on Labor Day weekend, September 1st through the 4th, CokoCon is a local science fiction convention that promotes literacy and builds the local community. Sponsored by WesternSFA and CASFS, the event has a lot to…
In Charms Way by Lana Harper: Distinct and Complex
Six months after having been hit by a power surge that nearly obliterated her memory, Delilah Harlow is still picking up the pieces. Her once diamond-sharp mind has become shaky and unreliable, and bristly, self-sufficient Delilah is forced to rely on friends, family, and her raven familiar for help. In an effort to reclaim her…
Contrarian by L. E. Modesitt Jr.: Phenomenal Political Intrigue
In Contrarian, protests against unemployment and poor harvests have become armed riots as the people sink deeper into poverty. They look to a government struggling to emerge from corruption and conspiracy. Recently elected to the Council of Sixty-Six, Steffan Dekkard is the first Councilor who is an Isolate, a man invulnerable to the emotional manipulations…
Medusa’s Sisters by Lauren J. A. Bear: Enthralling and Complex
The end of the story is only the beginning… Even before they were transformed into Gorgons, Medusa, Stheno, and Euryale were unique among their immortal family. Curious about mortals and their lives, Medusa and her sisters entered the human world in search of a place to belong, yet quickly found themselves at the perilous center…
“Barbie”: Feminism and Empowerment
I loved Barbie as a girl. I also loved Ken. One of the many things I adored about the doll was that she could be or do anything. I knew this because I had Astronaut Barbie and Rocker Barbie. My dolls were fabulous. What that means is that when I heard news about this film,…
Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu by Erika Lewis: Complex and Engaging
Kelcie Murphy is back in another action-packed middle grade adventure, Kelcie Murphy and the Hunt for the Heart of Danu!, the second book in Erika Lewis’s magical series infused with Celtic mythology, The Academy for the Unbreakable Arts. It’s hard having a father who’s an infamous traitor. It’s even harder having a mother who’s an…
The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec: Stunning and Enthralling
The lives of two women—one desperate only to save her missing sister, the other a witch destined to become queen of Norway—intertwine in this spellbinding, powerful novel of Viking Age history and myth from the acclaimed author of The Witch’s Heart. Oddny and Gunnhild meet as children in tenth century Norway, and they could not…
Thief Liar Lady by D.J. Soria: Layered and Complex
I’m not who you think I am. My transformation from a poor, orphaned scullery maid into the enchantingly mysterious lady who snagged the heart of the prince did not happen—as the rumors insisted—in a magical metamorphosis of pumpkins and glass slippers. On the first evening of the ball, I didn’t meekly help my “evil” stepmother…
The First Bright Thing by J. R. Dawson: Mesmerizing and Magical
Ringmaster — Rin, to those who know her best — can jump to different moments in time as easily as her wife, Odette, soars from bar to bar on the trapeze. And the circus they lead is a rare home and safe haven for magical misfits and outcasts, known as Sparks. With the world still…
