Europe in Winter – Dave Hutchinson
Acts of terrorism erupt across Europe as it enters Union with the Community; it’s up to Rudi and his allies to unravel what’s behind this spreading chaos.
Monthly Archives: November 2016
Slipping – Lauren Beukes
The first collection by South African author Lauren Beukes, Slipping contains 21 short stories in a science fiction/horror vein, along with 5 nonfiction pieces.
The Harlequin – Nina Allan
Dennis Beaumont returns home to London after the Great War ends, lost in a haze of memories and trauma, haunted by his attempt to save a wounded soldier in the fields of France.
Speak Easy – Catherynne M. Valente
A retelling of the “12 Dancing Princesses” folktale by way of Zelda Fitzgerald and jazz age opulence, descending down a hotel speak-easy into the realm of faerie.
This Census-Taker – China Miéville
A child is shocked by what he sees, flees to the city, but is brought back to live with his increasingly deranged parent. Hope seems lost, until the arrival of a strange record-taker with a gun.
Wylding Hall – Elizabeth Hand
The surviving members of a ’70s acid-folk band relive their strange days at Wylding Hall for a modern-day documentary, retelling the strange disappearance of their lead singer.
Battered, Tattered, Yellowed, & Creased 