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Author: Trine Paulsen

Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky Review

On June 4 By Trine Paulsen In Books & Comics

Empire in Black and Gold is the debut of British author Adrian Tchaikovsky and the first installment in a trilogy titled Shadows of the Apt. In his debut Tchaikovsky gives us a heroic narrative where …

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The Book of Atrix Wolfe by Patricia A. McKillip Review

On June 1 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

The award winning Patricia A. McKillip is one of the prominent authors within fantasy fiction, but whereas notable masters of the genre like J.R.R. Tolkien and George R.R. Martin work on an epic scale, McKillip’s …

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Escapement by Jay Lake Review

On May 31 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Escapement is the sequel to Jay Lake’s critically acclaimed novel Mainspring, wherein he maps out an alternate Earth anno 1900. Lake has quite cleverly constructed a world that for the most part resembles ours yet …

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Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey Review

On May 24 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Kushiel’s Dart is Jacqueline Carey’s highly successful debut and the first instalment of a trilogy that chronicles the exploits of Phèdre nó Delaunay – exquisite courtesan, talented spy and god-touched masochist. The book received the …

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Empire in Black and Gold by Adrian Tchaikovsky Review

On January 29 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Empire in Black and Gold is the debut of British author Adrian Tchaikovsky and the first installment in a trilogy titled Shadows of the Apt. In his debut Tchaikovsky gives us a heroic narrative where …

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The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly Review

On June 28 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Irish author John Connolly is perhaps best known for his crime stories that hover on the edges between traditional detective stories and supernatural horror, but with The Book of Lost Things, Connolly travels deeper into …

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Dragon in Chains by Daniel Fox Review

On April 28 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Dragon in Chains is a stunning Oriental fantasy by Daniel Fox, which is the pen-name of the award-winning British writer Chaz Brenchley, known for the historical fantasy series The Books of Outremer. Dragon in Chains …

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Hand of Isis +Black Ships by Jo Graham Review

On April 25 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Last year Jo Graham made her debut as a novelist with Black Ship, a poignant and intimate re-working of the story of Vergil’s Aeneid, set in the Mediterranean Bronze Age, a world poised on the …

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Rifling Paradise by Jem Poster Review

On April 3 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Rifling Paradise is the second novel of the critically acclaimed novelist and poet Jem Poster. The praise is indeed well-deserved – Rifling Paradise is a very well-crafted piece of literary fiction; it is intense, vivid …

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The Republic of Vengeance by Paul Waters Review

On February 9 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

The Republic of Vengeance marks the entry of a new and interesting author into the newly revitalized field of historical fiction. Paul Waters is trained as a classicist and his first novel is a testament …

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Whiskey and Water + Blood and Iron by Elizabeth Bear Review

On January 22 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Whiskey and Water is the second novel published in Elizabeth Bear’s series of the Promethean Age and should be considered as an independent sequel to Blood and Iron. The story of Whiskey and Water takes …

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Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier Review

On November 6 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Daughter of the Forest is the debut of the New Zealand author Juliet Marillier and the first book in the widely acclaimed Sevenwaters Trilogy. It offers a deep-felt re-telling of “Six Swans”, an old folk …

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The Secret History of Moscow by Ekaterina Sedia Review

On September 1 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

History as it is written is full of holes, of secrets and of omissions. The so-called “secret histories”, fictional or otherwise, are the stories of the forgotten and the suppressed, the stories of those who …

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Ash: A Secret History by Mary Gentle Review

On July 27 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

ASH – A Secret History can in many respects be regarded as Mary Gentle’s magnum opus, both in terms of volume (a whopping 1100 pages) and in terms of its ambition and scope. It is …

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Maledicte by Lane Robins Review

On May 27 By Trine Paulsen In Book Reviews

Maledicte marks Lane Robins’ first effort as a novelist, and a glance at the cover – which depicts and androgynous face in profile, eyes covered with an ornate Venetian-style domino, the title written with gothic …

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