Books tagged with: homophobia
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![Music in the BoneMarion Pitman]()
FantasyAnthologies from Alchemy Press specialise in bringing myth to a contemporary setting and general involve adult characters living adult lives. Music in the Bone is no exception to this. It’s quite a varied collection of Marion Pitman’s work from a number of different sources and spans a long career o...
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![The Edge of ReasonMelinda Snodgrass]()
FantasyReading the quote on the cover ("War between science and superstition") along with the image could lead you to believe that The Edge of Reason is a sword and sorcery fantasy or religious thriller. It isn't. Instead it's a modern day Urban fantasy that rides the popular wave of police-procedural nove...
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![The Janus CycleTej Turner]()
FantasyEvery now and then I am sent something that stretches the boundaries of my reading interest. The Janus Cycle is one such book. Whilst this book is billed as a novel, it is really a collection of linked short stories. The linked theme follows a disparate group of individuals seemingly connected by th...
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![Becoming DavidPhil Sloman]()
HorrorA horror novella that sets out its stall early on, Becoming David by Phil Sloman is a carefully constructed novella that investigates the mind of a perfectionist serial killer from both the inside and the outside. To begin, we are introduced to Richard, a self-sufficient serial killer who has worked...
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![ExileMartin Owton]()
FantasyBook one of a proposed fantasy two-parter, Exile introduces us to a patch-work world of territories ruled over by the High King from his sacred city. The earldom of Darien is betrayed and overrun. Its exiles scatter throughout the land, determined to reclaim their ancestral rights. Aron son of Eamon...
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![Haunted FuturesSalome Jones]()
Science FictionHaunted Futures is a collection presenting the uncertain future in many guises. Originally funded as part of a kickstarter campaign and edited by Salome Jones it features short stories from authors including Warren Ellis, Jeff Noon, Tricia Sullivan and SL Huang (amongst others). The brief these auth...
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![The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & ClayMichael Chabon]()
General FictionIllustration ©2018 Chris Samnee from The Folio Society edition of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay It is 1939. Forced to live together in a small New York apartment, two young men, Samuel Clay and Joseph Kavalier bond over their shared interest in comic books and cartoon art. Together, they...
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![A Marvellous LightFreya Marske]()
FantasySecrets are powerful. They can make or break someone. In the alternative Edwardian England of Freya Marske’s A Marvellous Light there is a magical society of people who hide their powers. This is a big secret to keep, but there are others. Both Robin Blyth and Edwin Courcey have another secret, th...
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