From Hell With Love, by Simon R. Green (Roc, 2010)

When it comes to secret organizations dedicated to protecting the world from all threats, both internal and external, no group is as resourceful, widespread, or potentially insane as the Droods. And of that infamous family, none is as dangerous or … Continue reading

Bitter Angels, by C.L. Anderson (Bantam Spectra, 2009)

Over three decades ago, Terese Drajeske retired from the Guardians, and from the business of preventing war from threatening Earth and its far-flung colonies. The last thing she ever expected or wanted was to be recalled to active duty, but … Continue reading

The Map of Moments, by Christopher Golden and Tim Lebbon (Bantam Spectra, 2009)

Ten weeks after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, Max Corbett, a history professor who left the city never to return, is drawn back nonetheless, for the funeral of the girl he once loved. It doesn’t take him long at all … Continue reading

Stalking the Vampire, by Mike Resnick (Pyr, 2008)

It’s All Hallow’s Eve in the bizarre alternate Manhattan where private detective John Justin Mallory has established himself over the past few years. He and his partner, the renowned hunter Winnifred Carruthers, are looking forward to the festivities. That is, … Continue reading

Road Trip of the Living Dead, by Mark Henry (Kensington Books, 2009)

First in his debut novel, Happy Hour of the Damned, and now in his follow-up, Road Trip of the Living Dead, Mark Henry has successfully subverted the sexiness of the supernatural, by plugging into the profane and earthy viewpoint of … Continue reading

Just Another Judgement Day, by Simon R. Green (Ace, 2009)

The Nightside — that secret dark part of London where it’s always 3 A.M. and anything goes — may have survived the Lilith War, but the slaughter of its Authorities has led to a new group of people taking up … Continue reading

Eve of Darkness, by S.J. Day (Tor, 2009)

Some days, you just can’t win. That’s the attitude Evangeline Hollis had adopted ever since she was dragged, rather unwillingly, into a complex world full of monsters and violence. How was she to know that an inexplicable episode of indiscretion … Continue reading