-
Book Review: Blood over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang
Full warning: you are going to be mildly traumatized by the opening of this book and what happens to the Secondary Protagonist, a hunter named Thomil and his niece, who are the only survivors of their people. The reason why they’re the last is because of a mysterious supernatural event known only as “the blight,”…
-
Book Review: The City in Glass by Nghi Vo
In The City in Glass, a demon and an angel oversee the rebuilding of the city of Avril. (After the city had been destroyed by the angel and his brothers.) Our Protagonist is Vitrine, a demon whose hobbies involve city planning and culture engineering. She had been working on Avril for many human generations when…
-
Book Review: Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-il Kim
Blood of the Old Kings seems to ask the question, “what if the Evil Empire was Evil, but the alternative is possibly worse?” The Empire in Blood of the Old Kings is incredibly vast and has managed to conquer the entire world. (It’s organization is very Roman Empire themed, and the overal feel is very…
-
Book Review: In the Shadow of the Ship by Aliette de Bodard
In the Shadow of the Ship is all about generational trauma, being the fireman when the universe is on fire, and pursuing the eternally shifting goal posts of parental approval. Our Protagonist is a young woman named Khuyên who ran away from the mindship The Nightjar, Thirsting for Water when she was sixteen. (Why she…
-
Book Review: The Scarlet Throne by Amy Leow
The Scarlet Throne is the first of a planned trilogy called The False Goddess. Binsa, our protagonist is a “living goddess” who is trying to find a way to stay on her throne. (It is a limited tenure–early childhood to menarche.) As an extra complication, our protagonist is not actually a living goddess! She is…
A Wicked Convergence of Circumstances is an original fiction, writing and sf/fantasy analysis blog.
Secondary topics may include: day to day slice of life, navigation of various services for the disabled, and Special Interests.
- Book Review: Misery’s Wife by Joan Tierney
- This Update is Triple Vaccinated
- I Would Prefer A Wet Cold Over a Dry Heat: Donation Request
- Book Review: The Wetworks Miracle, by Caleb Sierra
- Book Review: Field Guide for the Formerly Villainous by Autumn K. England
20Books analysis/critique autism blatant self promotion bloganuary book: witch king disability issues fantasy: fairytale retelling genre: cozy fantasy genre: epic fantasy genre: fantasy genre: horror genre: post apocalyptic genre: romance genre: science fiction lgbtq lord of the black mountain mental health issues prompt real life self self-advocacy serial series: books of the raksura short fiction the fam update why don't i have a tag for crazy worldbuilding writer: anne leckie writer: david eddings writer: hannah birchwood writer: john scalzi writer: jt mcintosh writer: karin lowachee writer: key dyson writer: martha wells writer: naomi novik writer: p.c. hodgell writer: raymond roach writer: ruthanna emrys writer: steven brust writer: t. kingfisher writer: wen spencer writerscoffeeclub
Support Catching Shadows
