It was one of the more unique and engrossing science-fiction reads I've had in a while, a book truly different from the norms of the genre in several ways while still feeling somewhat comfortable and familiar.
When they appeared across the sky, speculation wheeled around the world-the aliens were from heaven, the invaders were from hell... or they were proof that neither existed. But when they landed, curiosity gave way to suspicion and the nations reacted with nuclear force, setting off a chain reaction that left the world in ruins.
Twenty years later, instead of nearing her retirement, Dr. Elspeth Darrow struggles to forget the loss of her child and husband by plunging herself into the work of operating the last remaining hospital in San Francisco. With medical supplies running out and…
For me, this was a truly exceptional dark-fantasy read. The sense of place, the richly-detailed characters, and the unique attributes of its captivating world all make it an easy book to recommend.
"With The Knave of Graves, Shank delivers an entire cosmology in shovelfuls of earth. Cerebral dark fantasy from a terrific storyteller." — Coy Hall, author of The Owl Men of Shanidar
"An elegantly written historical dark-fantasy filled with heart, humour, and dark magic." —Suzan Palumbo, author of Countess
Jeppo loathes his hometown and he can scarcely tolerate the townsfolk. Mostly, he despises his life as a gravedigger. He went to the Academy in the south, after all. He was never meant to take up his father’s shovel.
When a wicked sorcerer arrives at his gate demanding the bones of the…
The really standout attribute of this one is how well it takes concepts that are typically only explored in horror films and builds an engaging reading experience around them. Perhaps even more impressively, it does so while adding a few new elements and surprises of its own.
A group of strangers. A fortune at stake. A sinister game.Six strangers arrive at the home of preeminent puzzle master Alexei Vasiliev for the reading of his will. Among them are the deceased's widow, who'd already begun divorce proceedings, a virologist troubled by actions in his past, and a convicted murderer on day release.The potential beneficiaries will split Vasiliev's $150M fortune if they participate in his last great work.The choice is simple: leave the house with nothing or continue in the hope of solving the six interconnecting escape rooms within this house.Once there, the participants soon discover Puzzle House is…
Tom Hallett was an ordinary man, living an ordinary if pleasant-enough life, his world, perfectly shaped and managed by the wonders of technology and the handful of elite "executives" who control it.
Thus, the young man finds himself completely unprepared when a chance encounter and a twist of fate bring him face to face with the most terrifying event in human history.
Can a simple archivist, a keeper of the records of other people's deeds, rise to the occasion or will he remain an ordinary citizen, powerless and subject to "The Nemesis Effect?"
