Larklight, by Phillip Reeve (Bloomsbury, 2006)

For Art and Myrtle Mumby, life is anything but normal. They dwell in the sprawling house known as Larklight, which occupies an orbit out in the blackness of space beyond the Earth’s Moon. Their history is one in which Newton’s … Continue reading

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

Nearly two centuries before Alanna the Lioness broke all the rules to become a lady knight and a legend, the land of Tortall looked to different heroes to keep them safe. Heroes such as Beka Cooper, of the Provost’s Guard. … Continue reading

Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar, edited by Mercedes Lackey (DAW, 2005)

For the most part, Mercedes Lackey’s Valdemar universe has been a single-author playground, semi-sanctioned fanfic notwithstanding. However, every now and again, Lackey officially allows others to play in her sandbox. This is the third such collection, and once again she … Continue reading

Time After Time, edited by Denise Little (DAW, 2005)

Here we come to one of my favorite anthology themes: time travel. Sixteen authors tackle the ever-fascinating world of temporal cause and effect, in which their assorted protagonists attempt to change their pasts and futures for better and for worse. … Continue reading

All Hell Breaking Loose, edited by Martin H. Greenberg (DAW, 2005)

In this collection, sixteen authors tackle all things Hell-related and demonic, with stories that purport to tell it like it really is Down Below. From the humorous to the horrific, they’ll give you a little taste of Hell to savor … Continue reading

The Clone Alliance, by Steven L. Kent (Ace, 2007)

In the far future, war has broken out across the arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, as the Unified Authority fights against the secessionist Confederate Arms Treaty Organization and the fanatically religious Morgan Atkins Believers (or Mogats). Caught in the … Continue reading