A fish-out-of-water tale that becomes something stranger.
Tag: Fantasy
Review: Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock
An intriguing fantasy drawing on forest myths that is burdened by an unfortunate attitude to women.
Review: The Rain Heron by Robbie Arnott
The Rain Heron is a fable about environmental exploitation.
Review: Lud-in-the-Mist by Hope Mirrlees
A dreamy, mirage-like novel where things change shape before your eyes.
Review: A Wizard Of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
A strange, meditative and watery novel.
Review: Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
A strange, rather beautiful and ultimately quietly devastating novel.
Review: Small Gods by Terry Pratchett
Terry Pratchett is sharpest when dissecting and delighting in human irrationality.
Review: The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin
The Obelisk Gate is the second part of N. K. Jemisin’s Broken Earth trilogy, set in alternative world known ironically as the Stillness.
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