Fantasy Book Critic

REVIEW: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

A superbly creepy yet truly moving slasher that rivals Fracassi’s best work.

I had such a great time writing this piece for Reactor! one of the great things about publishing a book is people let you write about things you’re vaguely obsessed with

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Records and Romance in The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai - Reactor Science fiction and fantasy, dystopian and romance, slice-of-life and adventure blend in Mia Tsai's sophomore novel.

"In a world where climate change wreaks havoc on the planet, history is salvaged by memory hunters."

@bookjockeyalex.bsky.social reviews Mia Tsai's dystopian science-fantasy The Memory Hunters:

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Review: Savage Blooms by S.T. Gibson

Today we're reviewing Savage Blooms, a fantasy romance with a promising premise that underwhelms at the finale.

Thank you to Orbit Books for the ARC!

a woman says go feel shame while standing in front of a window ALT: a woman says go feel shame while standing in front of a window

Let’s also add in a public shaming just because

The more A-listers speaking out about censorship from this regime, the better.

My library finally arrived from Japan...unbox my books with me! ✨️
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Thanks Mihir for helping host the A Winter's Mercy cover reveal!

Checkout the snazzy cover for @fantasticphil.bsky.social’s A WINTER’S MERCY (The Bloodscouts #3) with cover art by Stefan Koidl fantasybookcritic.blogspot.com/2025/09/cove...

Review: KILL THE BEAST by Serra Swift

Today we're reviewing the excellent KILL THE BEAST, a story that mixes monster hunting with processing grief and loss.

Thanks to @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

a good arbiter of how close we are to bad hybrid regime shit is if the political comedy shows start getting pulled for whatever reason

Sometimes I get asked if there is an equivalent to Roger Ebert today. I tell them yes, there is, but he's in television criticism, and his name is Alan Sepinwall.

Hell For Hire: Urban Fantasy Action with Witches and Demons (Tear Down Heaven Book 1) A hulked-out wrath demon who eats gamer rage and loves cats, a shapeshifting lust demon who enjoys their food a bit much, and a void demon who doesn’t see the point of any of this. They’re not the ...

The first Bex book, HELL FOR HIRE is free for the next few days in ebook! If you like fun Urban Fantasy and haven't already tried my new series, this is a great chance to read the first book for $0! amzn.to/4pnGmhb

Interviewing M H Ayinde — Runalong The Shelves Hellooo! One of the fantasy books that has made the biggest impression on me this year is A Song of Legends Lost by M H Ayinde I hats got a great tale told with a really impressive level of c...

And last for now New Author Interview - today delighted to invite M H Ayinde to the blog to discuss their excellent epic fantasy novel A Song of Legends Lost and more! www.runalongtheshelves.net/interviews/2...

Cover of National Bestseller THE DREAM HOTEL: A NOVEL by Laila Lalami, Pulitzer Prize Finalist. It shows a tall orange rectangular corridor descending into dark shadow with a small figure and its shadow in the lower right corner. The rest of the cover is medium-dark periwinkle with white text, and there is a circle containing the text "Read with Jenna" and the associated TODAY show book club logo.

Review of THE DREAM HOTEL by Laila Lalami, a standalone literary science fiction novel that is chillingly plausible but also frustrating since its exploration of ideas, characterization, and plot were all underbaked.

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My First Thriller: Meg Gardiner Around age three, Meg Gardiner had no clue what the alphabet was but that never stopped her from using crayons to scrawl the funny looking figures on a piece of paper. Well, no wonder, her dad was …

How Meg Gardiner got her start!
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Review: Red City by Marie Lu

Today we're reviewing RED CITY, a novel that is here to be your next dark fantasy soap opera obsession. We were mesmerized by the tangled web of loyalties, action-packed fights, and complicated relationships.

Thanks @torbooks.bsky.social for the ARC!

Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman

Dungeon Crawler Carl is hard to put down, somehow mixing stats with the end of the world to make an utterly consumable adventure.

Full review!

Search LibGen, the Pirated-Books Database That Meta Used to Train AI Millions of books and scientific papers are captured in the collection’s current iteration.

Many authors have searched The Atlantic's LibGen database of pirated titles to see if they are listed there. However, I've uncovered that authors of short fiction aren't always discoverable there.

Here's how I discovered more of my short fiction in the list. 1/
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Anthropic Agrees to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Lawsuit With Book Authors

Here's the NYT article on the Anthropic settlement www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/t...

Wish you a very happy birthday Luke 🎉🎉

Review: Making History by K.J. Parker | FanFiAddict Synopsis: KJ Parker's new novella is a darkly witty historical fantasy. A group of scholars are asked to do the impossible by a ruthless king. The cost ...

Part Fantasy, part Political Satire, KJ Parker's MAKING HISTORY is a timely novella in today's geopolitical climate.
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"Scholars called it “the Beast Room.” The next room was nearly as full."

'Xena: Warrior Princess' turns 30 On Sept. 4, 1995, "Xena: Warrior Princess" premiered on syndicated TV. Lucy Lawless, the show's star, and Rob Tapert, her husband and "Xena" co-creator, talk about its popularity and legacy.

On Sept. 4, 1995, "Xena: Warrior Princess" premiered on syndicated TV. Lucy Lawless, the show's star, and Rob Tapert, her husband and "Xena" co-creator, talk about its popularity and legacy on NPR

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Another review for the Champions' League for SPFBO!

This one has zombies, warrior monks, and magic, oh my!

Seeing Fantasy Cafe on the Hugo long list for best fanzine is amazing.

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I have three tickets for this event -- hosted by Robert Rodriguez-- and I am literally just giving them away. Anyone in #Austin interested in taking them?

Updated sales figures for Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas Updated sales figures for fantasy megastars Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas show the formidable market power of Romantasy remains in ful...

NEWS: Updated sales figures for Brandon Sanderson and Sarah J. Maas

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