Adrian Tchaikovsky is back […] with a story about a little household robot who makes a mess around the house one day. Dismayed that they’ve exceeded their programming (and it wasn’t entirely their fault), they do what all accidental murderers do: they run. And when they do, they discover a strange world where humanity is …
Here’s a shelf-busting young adult novel: My Calamity Jane, a root-tootin’ sharpshootin’ tale of the wild west, complete with werewolves, outlaws, and razor wit. The authors (Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows) have been re-imagining strong female characters with a healthy dash of fantasy for a few novels now (My Lady Jane and My Plain Jane, for …
…And speaking of hardheadedness and fisticuffs, one of our favorite books from last year is out in paperback now. It’s Dan Stroud’s gloriously gritty Titanshade, and yes, that is a ’80s cop show cover slapped on a noir fantasy novel because dear readers, that is exactly what this is. It’s “NYPD Blue” meets, uh, something that …
