Jay

Jay

@tarvolon.bsky.social

SFF book blogger, sports pluralist (mostly Vols, Canes, and Courage, some USA, O’s, Dockers, Ravens, Valencia CF), Dad x3.

723 Followers 124 Following 2,292 Posts Joined Jul 2023
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Sci-fi Book Review: Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey Outlaw Planet is a gunslinging multiverse sci-fi western tale featuring a varied cast of anthropomorphic animals and sentient weapons.

Anyone up for a sci-fi multiverse that’s mostly an excuse for a stylized western with a canine lead? Because I’ve got one right here… www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/11/s...

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That’s a bid thief, right? Right?

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Person, Place, Thing by Marissa Lingen Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

“Person, Place, Thing” by @marissalingen.bsky.social is a first contact story from the perspective of a colony being struggling to convince humanity of their nature. A pleasure from the start. clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_03_26

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Those Who Left History by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

“Those Who Left History” by Wanxiang Fengnian is an epistolary story split between investigative reports into the technology and diary entries by one of those that left history, digging into both the concept and how it affects those involved clarkesworldmagazine.com/fengnian_03_26

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ICYMI: I reviewed this month’s Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus! Stick around for a quick thread of favorites!

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Sci-fi Book Review: Outlaw Planet by M.R. Carey Outlaw Planet is a gunslinging multiverse sci-fi western tale featuring a varied cast of anthropomorphic animals and sentient weapons.

Anyone up for a sci-fi multiverse that’s mostly an excuse for a stylized western with a canine lead? Because I’ve got one right here… www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/11/s...

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This is why the American sports league that would do best with a midseason single elimination tourney is baseball. Let the minor league teams play the big clubs! It could even serve developmental purposes too

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Person, Place, Thing by Marissa Lingen Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

“Person, Place, Thing” by @marissalingen.bsky.social is a first contact story from the perspective of a colony being struggling to convince humanity of their nature. A pleasure from the start. clarkesworldmagazine.com/lingen_03_26

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Those Who Left History by Wanxiang Fengnian, translated by Stella Jiayue Zhu Clarkesworld Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine and Podcast.

“Those Who Left History” by Wanxiang Fengnian is an epistolary story split between investigative reports into the technology and diary entries by one of those that left history, digging into both the concept and how it affects those involved clarkesworldmagazine.com/fengnian_03_26

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ICYMI: I reviewed this month’s Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus! Stick around for a quick thread of favorites!

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Huge news

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Tar Vol Reads a Magazine: March 2026 Reviews of sci-fi and fantasy short fiction from Clarkesworld and GigaNotosaurus, with standout stories from Wanxiang Fengnian and Marissa Lingen.

This week’s magazine review features some cli-fi, a couple ghost stories, a living ship, a wolf(e)ish novella, a high-concept work in translation, and two first contacts. Check it out! www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/10/t...

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Oh no oh no oh no 😭

(For drive-bys, this is a hockey post)

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Tar Vol Reads a Magazine: March 2026 Reviews of sci-fi and fantasy short fiction from Clarkesworld and GigaNotosaurus, with standout stories from Wanxiang Fengnian and Marissa Lingen.

This week’s magazine review features some cli-fi, a couple ghost stories, a living ship, a wolf(e)ish novella, a high-concept work in translation, and two first contacts. Check it out! www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/10/t...

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Fantasy Review: Tress of the Emerald Sea, Brandon Sanderson Review of the whimsical Cosmere standalone fantasy Tress of the Emerald Sea, Brandon Sanderson taking inspiration from The Princess Bride.

Periodically I review popular things www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/10/f...

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Gullible, Cynical America The trouble with believing anything and nothing at the same time

The data economy has made us dumber in ways that also make us vulnerable to authoritarian takover. We are have become both cynical and gullible in the sense we think we are too jaded be fooled and as a result are tricked more easily www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...

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2025 Fantasy Bingo: Spot the Title Introducing my Spot the Title themed 2025 Fantasy Bingo board, with a host of tremendous SFF books to recommend.

Did I escalate my Bingo rabble-rousing to an entire card themed around the square I keep suggesting? Yes, yes I did.

(Some real bangers on this card—give it a look) www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/08/2...

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They’ve been riding dominant pitching for years, but this is the first time in a long time that the back half of the lineup didn’t feel like an offensive black hole

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🧹 🤝

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Gonna have to get used to clutch hitting from the Lady Vols after years of rolling out elite pitchers and trying to win 1-0

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That is in fact what put Gormenghast in my mind--not having read it, I wouldn't have made the connection without the name-drop

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2025 Fantasy Bingo: Spot the Title Introducing my Spot the Title themed 2025 Fantasy Bingo board, with a host of tremendous SFF books to recommend.

Did I escalate my Bingo rabble-rousing to an entire card themed around the square I keep suggesting? Yes, yes I did.

(Some real bangers on this card—give it a look) www.tarvolon.com/2026/03/08/2...

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I so deeply resent having to do this every spring

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Last promo today, just popping this up again. Online a few more weeks. Very kind of Undertow to make it available temporarily. If it it intrigues you, you can support the indie publisher and maybe grab a book (any book! they're all killer. so many killer collections). Ty.

undertowpublications.com

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5 days ago

I haven’t read a ton of Wolfe, but the Cerberus vibes (especially the original novella) came through very strong. Reads almost halfway between Wolfe’s style and the style I usually get from you

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❤️

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“Sci-fi/horror Piranesi but written by Gene Wolfe” is about the best description I’ve got. Perhaps “sci-fi Gormenghast by Wolfe” is better, but I haven’t read Gormenghast.

Anyways, that’s my pitch, so if that’s your jam, go read it

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From the Fantasy community on Reddit: Short Fiction Book Club: Locus List discussion Explore this post and more from the Fantasy community

SFBC is discussing Locus List stories today! Come join us to chat about some great pieces.

- "Highway 1, Past Hope" by Maria Haskins
- "In My Country" by Thomas Ha
- "Courtney Lovecraft’s Book of the Dead" by Sam J. Miller
- "Never Eaten Vegetables" by H.H. Pak

www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/co...

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You’re welcome! Thanks for a great read!

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