Cupid, by Julius Lester (Harcourt, 2007)

Psyche is a young woman whose extreme beauty brings her nothing but loneliness and dissatisfaction. Cupid is the god of love, ordered by his mother, Venus, to make sure Psyche falls in love with the most unsuitable, undesirable man possible. … Continue reading

Changeling, by Delia Sherman (Viking, 2006)

In the space between the real world and the world of Fairy, there exists New York Between, a magical place of beauty and horror, where places have spirits and bizarre creatures of all kinds go about their daily routines. Neef … Continue reading

Beka Cooper: Terrier, by Tamora Pierce (Random House, 2006)

Beka Cooper is a rookie peacekeeper in the worst section of Tortall’s capital city, and her first six months on the job may be more than she can handle, as she gets caught up in solving two nasty cases. She’ll … Continue reading

The Final Sacrifice, by Patricia Bray (Bantam Spectra, 2009)

Following the untimely deaths of the rest of the royal family, only Prince Lucius remained to be crowned emperor of Ikaria. Now Lucius reigns supreme over a land that could crack apart at any moment, thanks to the high-level rivalries … Continue reading

The First Betrayal & Sea Change, by Patricia Bray (Bantam Spectra, 2006/2007)

Slowly recovering from a mysterious illness which nearly destroyed both mind and body five years ago, Brother Josan has resigned himself, however reluctantly, to a life of quiet solitude as a lighthouse keeper in a remote part of the kingdom … Continue reading

Clockwork Phoenix, edited by Mike Allen (Norilana Books, 2008)

Billed as “Tales of Beauty and Strangeness,” Clockwork Phoenix is editor Mike Allen’s latest effort to inject a little more weirdness and artistic fantasy into the market, working from his own particular tastes of what he personally enjoys reading. His … Continue reading