Lightspeed: Edited by John Joseph Adams

Reviews

If you would like information about how to submit books for review, you may send review copies to editor John Joseph Adams at the mailing address your publicist should already have on file (either for Lightspeed, Nightmare, or The Geek’s Guide to the Galaxy); if you need that information, please email [email protected].

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Book Review: The Trident and The Pearl by Sarah K.L. Wilson

The Trident and The Pearl Sarah K.L. Wilson Trade Paperback / eBook ISBN: 978-0316586573 Orbit, February 2026, 464 pages Greetings, readers, and welcome back to another book review! This month we’re traveling to a fantasy world filled with powerful gods, impossible choices, and a queen who must navigate her duties and her sorrow—that’s right, it’s […]

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Book Review: Sinister Societies: Six Novellas of Secrets and Horrors edited by Linda Hartley

If you’re looking for a collection of novellas to speedrun you through some familiar yet well-crafted horror adventures, have a penchant for secret societies, or just want to wrap your inner Grinch around something a little less holly and jolly—reviewer Melissa A Watkins suggest Sinister Societies.

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Book Review: Saltcrop by Yume Kitasei

Our Senior Editor Wendy N. Wagner recommends Saltcrop for fans of Ray Nayler and thrilling stories with close familial relationships.

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Book Review: Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn

Reviewer Chris Kluwe recommends Bones of Our Stars, Blood of Our World by Cullen Bunn for a high-octane social horror novel.

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Book Review: The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa

Two of our reviewers, Arley Sorg and Melissa A. Watkins, recommend The King Must Die by Kemi Ashing-Giwa for your next read.

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Book Review: The Lost Reliquary by Lyndsay Ely

Chris Kluwe recommends The Lost Reliquary if you like intriguing world-building, well-plotted storylines, and complex character growth with a dash of detective story.

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Book Review: Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural by Tilde Acuña, John Bengan, Daryll Delgado, Amado Anthony G. Mendoza III, and Kristine Ong Muslim, eds.

Book reviewer Arley Sorg has another fun anthology to recommend: Signos: A Fiction Anthology of Filipino Supernatural.

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Book Review: All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

Looking for a new series to sink your teeth into? Melissa A. Watkins recommends All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu, the first in a new SF thriller series with a realistic tech near-future and a hopeful, but honest commentary on our current world.

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Book Review: Where Are You Really From by Elaine Hsieh Chou

If you immediately understand this phrase, and you get it on an emotional level, then these stories will probably speak to you in ways that they might not otherwise.

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Book Review: Novic by Eugen Bacon

If you’re looking for a quick, absorbing read with a lot more depth than you’d expect from a novelette, check out Novic by Eugen Bacon.

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