The Obsidian Tower
{4.5/5} “Conversation fell silent as I approached the table. Everyone was trying to look at me and not look at me at the same time. Well, I was used to that; it was almost comforting that this time it was because I was the Warden of a castle beset by murder, threatened by war, and […]
Best fantasy novels by decade
Here’s an update to this list. Winner Runner Ups Decade Author Title Author Title 2020s Alix E. Harrow The Once and Future Witches Margarita Montimore Oona Out of Order Matt Haig The Midnight Library Claire North Notes from the Burning Age Jo Walton Or What […]
SF & fantasy collections & anthologies
Here’s an update to this list. Collections Best of the best I, Robot by Isaac Asimov Nightfall by Isaac Asimov Virtual Unrealities by Alfred Bester The Golden Apples of the Sun by Ray Bradbury Keeper of Dreams by Orson Scott Card Maps in a Mirror by Orson Scott Card Exhalation by Ted Chiang Stories of […]
Fantasy novels
Here’s an update to this list. It only includes books I reviewed on my blog (ie. ones I’ve read in the last 12 years). Best of the best Dragon and Phoenix by Joanne Bertin Early Riser by Jasper Fforde Replay by Ken Grimwood How to Stop Time by Matt Haig The Midnight Library by Matt […]
SF & fantasy TV shows
Here’s an update to this list. 5/5 3rd Rock from the Sun 5 5 5 5 5 4.5 4.92 Agents of SHIELD 4.5 4.5 5 5 5 5 5 4.86 Andor 5 5 Angel 5 5 […]
Best fantasy & science fiction movies by year
Here’s an update to this list. Year Winner Runner Ups 2023 Barbie 65 Elemental Asteroid City Babylon 5: The Road Home Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget The Creator Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves The Flash Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. […]
Best fantasy novels by year
Here’s an update to this list. I haven’t yet read any fantasy novels published in 2023. Winner Runner Ups Year Author Title Author Title 2022 Travis Baldree Legends & Lattes Robert Jackson Bennett Lockland 2021 Claire North Notes from the Burning Age 2020 Alix E. Harrow The Once and Future […]
Author discovery of the year
Here’s an update to this list. The big winner for the year is Margarita Montimore, for Oona Out of Order. The runner ups are Ren Hutchings for Under Fortunate Stars, Travis Baldree for Legends & Lattes, Alexander Jablokov for Carve the Sky, and Charles Yu for How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe. […]
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
{4.5/5} “I’m running a camouflage lesson at noon. If you can find me.” Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget, released in 2023 Ginger and Rocky have a girl named Molly. They are protective of her and don’t want her to leave the island. Of course, Molly is curious about the world outside the island, and […]
Past Imperative
{4.5/5} “If a man is prophesied to die in battle and you poison him first at his dinner table, then you have invalidated the entire prophecy, you see? … If any one statement is clearly discredited, then the future described is no longer valid and none of the rest of the prophecy applies anymore. If […]