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].

If you would like to send an email press release, please direct your inquiry to [email protected].

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Book Review: When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur

Looking for your next gritty read? Find out why Arley Sorg thinks When Devils Sing by Xan Kaur ought to be it.

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Book Review: The Only Song Worth Singing by Randee Dawn

If you’re looking for a novel blending the ’90s rock scene with faerie magic with male friendship, then Chris Kluwe has a book to recommend for you: The Only Song Worth Singing by Randee Dawn.

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Book Review: The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum

If you’re looking for a book with a haunted town and an unlikely friendship, then perhaps The Corruption of Hollis Brown by K. Ancrum is for you. Find out why Arley Sorg recommends it!

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Book Review: Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil

Love reading about court intrigue? Find out why Black Salt Queen by Samantha Bansil might be for you!

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Book review: Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove

Chris Kluwe recommends a novel with an improbably mash-up: B-movie monsters and hard SF. That’s right—Of Monsters and Mainframes by Barbara Truelove does it all. Find out if it’s your next read!

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Book Review: Esperance by Adam Oyebanji

Looking for your next SF thriller? Melissa A. Watkins thinks Esperance by Adam Oyebanji might just fit the bill!

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Book Review: I Want That Twink Obliterated! by Trip Galey, Robert Berg & C.L. McCartney, eds.

Looking for your next fun anthology purchase? Let Arley Sorg tell you all about a fun read: I Want That Twink Obliterated!.

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Book Review: Luminous by Sylvia Park

Chris Kluwe loved the way Sylvia Park wove together threads and genres ranging from the coming-of-age to the detective thriller to the futuristic. Will you dig Luminous, too? Read Chris’s review to find out.

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Book Review: A Palace Near the Wind by Ai Jiang

Looking for a fantasy novel with truly fantastic worldbuilding? Find out if Ai Jiang’s A Palace Near the Wind fits the bill!

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Book Review: Amplitudes: Stories of Queer and Trans Futurity, edited by Lee Mandelo

Arley Sorg says of this new anthology: “Amplitudes features twenty-two stories by authors who know what they are doing, folks who have something to say.” Sounds like a good read.

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