Far From the Perfect Companion Novel: Cassiel’s Servant by Jacqueline Carey
I think I’d have rather not read this, actually.
Tag: queernorm world
Baroque, Bizarre, Brilliant: The Archive Undying by Emma Mieko Candon
A disaster!queer on the run from AI gods = a confusing but stunning sci fi fever dream.
Soaring High: The Surviving Sky by Kritika H. Rao
Queernorm Desi solarpunk with flying plant cities – and a reveal you’ll never see coming.
A Letdown in the Last Quarter: Translation State by Ann Leckie
Translation State comes out of the gate swinging, but an otherwise excellent sci-fi is let down by a pretty lacklustre ending.
An Infinitely Mindblowing Finale: The Infinite by Ada Hoffman
I really did not know how Hoffman could possibly wrap everything up in just one more book.
But she did – and blew me away.
A Roadmap to a Future I Can Believe In: Everything For Everyone by M.E. O’Brien & Eman Abdelhadi
I’ve read a lot of books with their own takes on a ‘better future’.
But this is the first one I’ve ever seen that actually shows us how to make that future.
Teixcalaan By Way of Cleopatra: The Stars Undying by Emery Robin
Queer sci-fi Cleopatra.
What more do you need to hear???
It’s Not You, It’s Me: Empire of Exiles by Erin M Evans
Empire of Exiles is objectively an excellent book.
But I just didn’t care about it.
A Dazzling Dynamite Debut: Notorious Sorcerer by Davinia Evans
Alchemy of the streets.
Then make it queer, make it magic, make it gods-damn brilliant.
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.