We loved the debut installment of Sin du Jour, Matt Wallace’s nutso contemporary fantasy series set in the world of extreme specialty catering (where “specialty” refers to the very particular clients). In Envy of Angels, published in October by Tor.com Publishing, his crack team of chefs prepared a divine dinner for a gaggle of demons. In the followup, […]
Summer music festival season is here! Time to grab some cheap lawn tickets, chill out on a blanket, and listen to some awesome tunes. May is also the month for Eurovisison, that bonkers European song contest recently taken to absurd, science fictional heights in Catherynne M. Valente’s outrageous, outrageously good Space Opera. If you’re sad […]
What if the title of the cooking show Hell’s Kitchen was to be taken literally? If the cooking challenges came not from the mind of Gordon Ramsay but were based on the peculiar and singular dietary habits of demons, faeries, and even stranger beings? Where a slip-up in the salad course means something far worse than going home a […]
This week brings us a trio of our most anticipated novels of the year, not to mention new installments of a few of our favorite ongoing fantasy series. It’s a good week to stay inside, avoid the snow, and read.