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Slyphic rated Age of Myth: 4 stars
Age of Myth by Michael J. Sullivan (The Legends of the First Empire, #1)
"Michael J. Sullivan's trailblazing career began with the breakout success of his Riyria series: full-bodied, spellbinding fantasy adventures whose imaginative …
Slyphic rated The Refrigerator Monologues: 5 stars
Catherynne M. Valente: The Refrigerator Monologues (2017)
The Refrigerator Monologues by Catherynne M. Valente
The lives of six female superheroes and the girlfriends of superheroes. A ferocious riff on women in superhero comics.
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Slyphic rated The Last Days of New Paris: 4 stars
The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville
"A thriller of war that never was--of survival in an impossible city--of surreal cataclysm. In The Last Days of New …
Slyphic rated The genius plague: 2 stars
Slyphic rated The Library at Mount Char: 4 stars
Scott Hawkins: The Library at Mount Char (2015, Crown)
The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins
After she and a dozen other children found them being raised by "Father," a cruel man with mysterious powers, Carolyn …
Slyphic rated An Unattractive Vampire: 4 stars
An Unattractive Vampire by Jim McDoniel
Jim McDoniel's debut novel, "An Unattractive Vampire," is a darkly comic urban fantasy of ancient horrors in suburban cities. After …
Slyphic rated The Massacre of Mankind: 3 stars
The Massacre of Mankind by Stephen Baxter
"A sequel to the H.G. Wells classic THE WAR OF THE WORLDS, brilliantly realized by award-winning SF author and Wells …
Slyphic rated Yesterday's kin: 2 stars
Yesterday's kin by Nancy Kress
Marianne Jenner, a geneticist and mother of three, has 10 months to try to avert a disaster and keep her …
Slyphic rated Gears of the city: 4 stars
Gears of the city by Felix Gilman
Felix Gilman's brave hero returns from one thrilling and dangerous quest only to confront another. In a magical landscape where …
Slyphic rated Woken furies: 3 stars
Woken furies by Richard K. Morgan
Richard K. Morgan has received widespread praise for his astounding twenty-fifth-century novels featuring Takeshi Kovacs, and has established a growing …
Slyphic rated Broken angels: 4 stars
Broken angels by Richard K. Morgan
Welcome back to the brash, brutal new world of the twenty-fifth century: where global politics isn't just for planet Earth …
Thunderer by Felix Gilman
One man embarks on a thrilling and treacherous quest for his people's lost god--in an elaborate Dickensian city that is …
Slyphic rated Spoonbenders: 5 stars
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
Spoonbenders is a fantasy novel by American writer Daryl Gregory, published in 2017 by Knopf. It follows the rise and …
Slyphic rated Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1): 4 stars
Altered Carbon (Takeshi Kovacs, #1) by Richard K. Morgan
It's the twenty-fifth century, and advances in technology have redefined life itself. A person's consciousness can now be stored in …