Sci-fi and Fantasy

'Gnomon's', by Nick Harkaway, exploration of a total surveillance state is mortally wounded by length and language

'Deadhouse Landing' by Ian C. Esslemont is another great instalment in the continuing story of the Malazan Empire. A masterful job of story and character development.

'The Book of Dust Volume 1: La Belle Sauvage' by Philip Pullman is a wonderful book which should please any who read and enjoyed 'His Dark Materials'. It promises to be every bit as interesting and exciting as the previous series.

In 'Summer on the East End: Double Eclipse' by Melissa De La Cruz supplies us with a great addition to her Witches of East End series and another terrific read for your young adult.

I’ve always loved children’s books – in particular, fairy tales.

'A Peace Divided' by Tanya Huff is an intelligent, well written, and far more complex book than one would expect from the genre.

'Angels of Music' by Kim Newman is a pulpy period fantasy novel featuring trios of crime-fighting lady adventuresses recalls classic genre fiction and a seventies teleseries.

In 'The Asylum of Dr. Caligari by James Morrow the classic German silent film becomes vehicle to pit the power of art against the lust for war.

A writers POV of this year's StokerCon--from a first time attendee.

Library of Souls' by Ransom Riggs, the concluding novel in the Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children series, is a fitting finale. Read it for the simple pleasure of enjoying a gracefully imagined and elegantly executed story.