Tag: P. Djèlí Clark

I received a gifted eARC of CABERET IN FLAME by Hache Pueyo from Tor Publishing and Netgalley. Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 3/10/2026 CABERET IN FLAME is a translated novel, set in an alternate Brazil where guls have a lot of power. Guls are vampire type entities, people who live on human blood, flesh, and… Continue reading CABERET IN FLAME by Hache Pueyo

I received a gifted copy of NOBODY'S BABY by Olivia Waite from Tordotcom Publishing and Macmillan Audio. Publication Date: 3/10/2026Rating: 4 / 5 NOBODY'S BABY is the sequel to MURDER BY MEMORY, a series of novellas set aboard the HMS Fairweather. The spaceship is a luxury passenger liner in a future where people can backup… Continue reading NOBODY’S BABY by Olivia Waite

I received a gifted copy of THE RAINSEEKERS by Matthew Kressel from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 2/17/2026Rating: 4 / 5 THE RAINSEEKERS follows Sakunja, once a Holo influencer who made quite the name for herself. A bit burned out, she heads into space, leaving influencing behind. Now living on Mars, she is reliant on booze… Continue reading THE RAINSEEKERS by Matthew Kressel

I received a gifted copy of EXTREMITY by Nicholas Binge from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 9/2/2025 EXTREMITY is set in a not too too distant future. Julia was once a celebrated police detective until something went wrong and she was let go. When billionaire Bruno Donaldson, a man she once went under cover to investigate,… Continue reading EXTREMITY by Nicholas Binge

I received a gifted copy of CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske from Tordotcom and Macmillan Audio. Publication Date: 10/7/2025Rating: 4 / 5 CINDER HOUSE is a queer Cinderella retelling with more than one twist. Ella is our heroine, but she starts off the story as a ghost. Ella was killed at sixteen and her spirit… Continue reading CINDER HOUSE by Freya Marske

I received a gifted copy of DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan from Tordotcom Publishing and a gifted audiobook copy from Macmillan Audio! Rating: 4 / 5Publication Date: 9/30/2025 DAEDALUS IS DEAD is a retelling of Greek mythology. Daedalus is the man responsible for creating the Labyrinth to trap the Minotaur. He's also the father… Continue reading DAEDALUS IS DEAD by Seamus Sullivan

I received a gifted copy of MAKING HISTORY by K.J. Parker from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 9/2/2025 MAKING HISTORY is set in the kingdom of Aelia. The king is determined to go to war with their neighboring kingdom, but they are a peaceful people. First Citizen Gyges is not giving up, though, so he's come… Continue reading MAKING HISTORY by K.J. Parker

I received a gifted copy of AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 8/5/2025Rating: 4 / 5 AUTOMATIC NOODLE is set in a future world where California has gone to war with the United States to separate as a sovereign state. San Francisco is in the process of rebuilding. It has become… Continue reading AUTOMATIC NOODLE by Annalee Newitz

I received a gifted copy of VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon from Tordotcom Publishing. Publication Date: 7/22/2025Rating: 3.5 / 5 VOLATILE MEMORY follows Wylla, a trans woman living in a very different future world. She is a scavenger, using a ship barely holding together to collect objects for sale. When an alert is made that… Continue reading VOLATILE MEMORY by Seth Haddon

I received a gifted copy of MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite from Tordotcom Publishing. Rating: 4 / 5 MURDER BY MEMORY is set aboard the HMS Fairweather, a luxurious interstellar passenger liner. This is set in a time where people can upload their memories into backups that can be downloaded into a newly created… Continue reading MURDER BY MEMORY by Olivia Waite