Winter Tide – Ruthanna Emrys
With the Soviets trying to steal body-swapping magic, the FBI asks Aphra Marsh to return to her abandoned hometown of Innsmouth to stop them.
Tag Archives: fantasy
Dear Sweet Filthy World – Caitlín R. Kiernan
A collection of 28 visions from the grim intersection where desire meets destruction, pulled from Kiernan’s own Sirenia Digest magazine.
Gorel and the Pot-Bellied God – Lavie Tidhar
Gunslinger and drug-addict Gorel of Goliris partners with a motley crew of ner-do-wells to steal a magical artifact in a retro swords-and-sorcery adventure.
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.
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.
Adventures in Art – McGinnis’ Gaiman Covers
I’m pretty sure everyone and their cousin has already seen these, but I wanted to share them anyway… One of …
Down and Out in Purgatory – Tim Powers
Tom Holbrook kills himself to arrive at a purgatorial shadow-world, hell-bent on making a former college friend suffer for the murder of Tom’s crush…
Invaders – Jacob Weisman, Ed.
An intriguing collection of 22 genre stories written by literary/mainstream authors not usually noted for writing SFF.
Six-Gun Snow White – Catherynne M. Valente
The Snow White fairytale recast through the lens of the gritty Old West, an enchanting glimpse through the looking glass at guns, blood, women, and race.
The Pastel City – M. John Harrison
An aging warrior-poet answers a summons to war, fighting for the young queen of Viriconium, city at the end of time. Far-future decay clothed in the raiments of sword-and-sorcery.
