O Man of Clay, Eliza Mood (Review)
O Man of Clay by Eliza Mood ISBN: 978-1939269959 Publisher: Stairwell Books Publication date: December 2, 2019 Review by Mary Woodbury Ursula K. Le Guin … Read more
Category Archives: Speculative
The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2021, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki et al.
The first ever Year’s Best African speculative fiction anthology with 2020 reprinted works from some of the most exciting voices, old and new. Short stories … Read more
Ark of the Apocalypse, Tobin Marks (Review)
Ark of the Apocalypse by Tobin Marks ISBN: 978-1-63337-237-5 Publisher: Boyle & Dalton Publication date: March 14, 2021 Review by Mary Woodbury Review Tobin Marks’ … Read more
Terminal Boredom: Stories, Izumi Suzuki, et al.
In a future where men are contained in ghettoized isolation, women enjoy the fruits of a queer matriarchal utopia – until a boy escapes and … Read more
The Ones We’re Meant to Find, Joan He
In a world apart, 16-year-old STEM prodigy Kasey Mizuhara lives in an eco-city built for people who protected the planet―and now need protecting from it. … Read more
Popisho, Leone Ross
A sensual novel, Popisho conjures a world where magic is everywhere, food is fate, politics are broken, and love awaits. Everyone in Popisho was born … Read more
And Lately, The Sun, Calyx et al.
Bushland is burning. The Arctic is shedding ice. And around the world, people are imagining futures which function. Gritty, graceful, commonsense or whimsical, these twenty … Read more
Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson
The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old … Read more
Road Out of Winter, Alison Stine
Urgent and poignant, Road Out of Winter is a glimpse of an all-too-possible near future, with a chosen family forged in the face of dystopian … Read more
Dreamtime, Venetia Welby
Venetia Welby’s exquisite and hallucinogenic Dreamtime (Quartet, April) is set in a near future in which we have lost the battle against climate change. –The … Read more
Beyond What Separates Us, R. A. Morris
Four strangers from distant parts of the world struggle to survive on a planet torn apart by war, greed and disease. Living under drastically different … Read more
The Island Will Sink, Briohny Doyle
In a not-too-distant future perpetually on the brink of collapse, catastrophe is our most popular entertainment. The energy crisis has come and gone. EcoLaw is … Read more
Dominion: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction from Africa and the African Diaspora, Zelda Knight, et al.
Dominion is the first anthology of speculative fiction and poetry by Africans and the African Diaspora. An old god rises up each fall to test … Read more
A Diary in the Age of Water, Nina Munteanu
Reviewed by Mary Woodbury Nina Munteanu’s newest novel, A Diary in the Age of Water, deftly follows four generations of women fighting for—and exploring scientifically, … Read more
Heart Wood, Shirley DicKard
Complete title: Heart Wood — Four Women, for the Earth, for the Future Heart Wood is a compelling family saga set in the foothills of … Read more