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.
Bienvenidos una vez más a mi sección favorita del blog, poder hacer distintas preguntas a los autores de las obras que amamos. La invitada de hoy es la escritora franco-vietnamita Aliette de Bodard, autora de diversas novelas en el género de la ficción especulativa.
Miss Percy’s Travel Guide to Welsh Moors and Feral Dragons (for the rest of the review, Travel Guide) is the great second book in the A Miss Percy Guide series by Quenby Olson. A good summary of what I pretend to say in this review is that Olson took the formula that made the first book great and funny, improved it, and crafted a perfect continuation. If you enjoyed the first instance of this series, you will love the second one.
Today we are accompanied by Emma L. Adams, author of epic fantasy and urban fantasy, whose novel The Lost Sentinel we have reviewed.
The Lost Sentinel is the first novel in the Relics of Power series by the British author Emma L. Adams. It’s an interesting proposal that mixes sections that are heavily character-driven, with sections where the plot takes all the control over the narrative pace. Despite being a coming-of-age story, it feels really original, as the starting point is really different, and some of the classic tropes in the genre have been twisted enough until making them look new.