Sunday Souçons #16
A Wizard of Earthsea and Not Good For Maidens – lackluster wizardry and a singularly un-tempting Goblin Market!
Tag: F/F
Mercilessly Exquisite: The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri
Believe it or not, The Oleander Sword manages to outshine its predecessor.
Giggles and Glitter and Good Faith Politicking (Mostly): High Times in the Low Parliament by ..
In a world overseen by fairies, parliament needs to get its act together – or else.
A Future I Want to Live In: A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
A very queer, near-future sci-fi where aliens have come to save us…by taking us away from Earth.
Behold the Perfect Vampire Book: Darknesses by Lachelle Seville
Think Twilight, but grown-up, Black, queer as fuck, and featuring vampires that are unapologetically deadly.
…So the anti-Twilight, basically.
From Nowhere, a Beast: Origin of Storms by Elizabeth Bear
The disappointing conclusion to an intricate South Asian-inspired fantasy.
Fungal Houses & Queer Paladins: The Dawnhounds by Sascha Stronach
Queer fungi-punk where it’s paladins vs cops.
Gorgeous and Glorious: Wrath Goddess Sing by Maya Deane
Long after The Illiad is forgotten, they’ll remember Wrath Goddess Sing.
A Paean of Hope Against the Dark: Ansible–A Thousand Faces by Stant Litore
Ansible was pitched to me as featuring a ‘bisexual hijabi time traveler’, and you know what, that really is all I need to hear.
Sunday Soupçons #3
A season of short stories, and an exquisitely beautiful trilogy!