The Alchemy of Sorrow is an SFF anthology containing 13 great stories, centered around the themes of grief and sorrow. I have to admit that this is a book that I had to change my way of reading, spacing days between reading one story and others because each time I finished one it resonated so hard, taking my emotions to the point of being just at the skin, so I needed to take it easy, palate each different story.
The Swordman’s Descent is the third book (second if you don’t count the prequel novella) in the low fantasy series The Royal Champion, by the British author G.M. White. After loving the prequel, which shows us how Belasko gains his spot as Royal Champion of Villan, and really enjoying The Swordman’s Lament, it was just a matter of time to read this book; and honestly, at this point, being back at reading Belasko’s adventures is like having a beer with an old friend.
Wings of the Storm is the first book in the high fantasy saga The Dunes of Aelaron, co-written by Aaron Bunce and Christopher Guhl. It’s a really entertaining coming-of-age story, with a strong female main character, gods that still exist and can influence the actions of mortals, and different civilizations pursuing power over others. It has all the elements to become a perfect page-turner, a really enjoyable novel, and even from the start makes you bite your nails.
Today we are accompanied by the horror author Coy Hall, whose book The Hangman Feeds the Jackal we are reviewing.
The Hangman Feeds the Jackal: A Gothic Western is an excellent horror novel by Coy Hall, and a really original twist on the genre. I feel that giving a numeric rate to this book is somehow unfair, as it is really unique, so in the end, my score is more a reflection of my enjoyment while reading because I think the craft is marvelous, and that it is really brave to touch some themes as mental illnesses in a horror setting. I have to admit that I was a little bit scared of the western subgenre from a horror author, mostly due to my bad experience with The Gunslinger, but this novel has managed to get a place among my favourite 10 horror plays. Let’s go into details.
Today we are lucky to have with us Aliette de Bodard, creator of the Xuya universe and different speculative fiction works.
Today we have the pleasure to host a really special cover reveal: the final book in the Infernal Contracts series, by Dutch-Indonesian writer Tessa Hastjarjanto. As in the two previous books, the cover has been designed by Ravven
Historias de Xuya. La maestra del té y la investigadora y Siete de infinitos es la nueva propuesta de Red Key Books, y que trae por fin al español la obra de la autora francovietnamita Aliette de Bodard, siendo la primera vez que podemos tener el placer de leer en nuestro idioma historias pertenecientes al universo Xuya, un universo alternativo en el cual China llegó primero al continente americano, lo cual acaba por darle la hegemonía mundial; todo derivando a que en el estado actual del universo, imperios confuncianos se extienden a lo largo del universo, administrados por eruditos, y donde las naves mentales forman partes de las familias.