Fiction

The Memory of Babel, the third book in Christelle Dabos’ “The Mirror Visitor” Quartet, published by Europa, delves deeper into the secrets behind the creation of the world her characters inhabit. While the first two books, A Winter’s Promise and The Missing of  Clairdelune, were revealing in that we learned …

Sarid, a novelist and former IDF intelligence officer, has given us a cool-headed glimpse behind the scenes of military life in a small, troubled nation.

'The Missing of Clairdelune' by Christelle Dabos is a masterful second chapter that will ensure readers will keep coming back for more.

In The Apothecary’s Garden, published by Harper Collins, Jeanette Lynes transports readers back  in time to 1860 and the exotic locale of Eastern Ontario’s Belleville on the shores of the Bay of Quinte. While the locale may be somewhat prosaic, Lynes has created something magical in this normally staid part …

With 'Razzmatazz' Christopher Moore has written another homage to noir that leaves you chortling with glee.

'Building 46 by Massoud Hayoun is an intimate character study of both a human character and the country China.

'Poguemahone' by Patrick McCabe does the amazing balancing act of marrying form with content to tell us the moving and ribald tale of a brother and sister.

'Aspects' by John Ford is an amazing accomplishment - as fine an example of steampunk speculative fiction you'll ever read.

'Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments' by T.L. Huchu is a wonderful rollercoaster of a ride through a magical future Edinburgh.

Poetic and accessible, 'All The Horses of Iceland' by Sarah Tolmie tells a remarkable story in a unique way.