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: 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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Book Review: The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson

Are you looking for a vividly imagined world of magic, treachery, heartbreak, and hope? Then Chris Kluwe says The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson is for you—find out why!

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Book Review: The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica, translated by Sarah Moses

If you’re looking for a tough book about a post-collapse society, The Unworthy by Agustina Bazterrica is that book. But find out what Melissa A. Watkins has to say about the glimmer at hope at the end.

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Book Review: Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C.L. Clark

You don’t need to know anything about League of Legends or Arcane in order to enjoy Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf by C.L. Clark—so find out why reviewer Chris Kluwe thinks you’ll really like this novel set in the same world!

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Book Review: Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue 5, Olivia Kidula & Somto Ihezue, eds.

Will This Be A Problem? The Anthology: Issue 5 might have slipped under your radar—reviewer Arley Sorg says you should check it out!

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Book Review: Silver and Smoke by Van Hoang

Looking for a book about best friends and Old Hollywood? Then don’t miss Silver and Smoke by Van Hoang!

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Book Review: The Bones Beneath My Skin by TJ Klune

This month Chris Kluwe presents you a book about love, loss, freaky fantasy, found family, and a little girl named Artemis Darth Vader. That’s right: we’re reading TJ Klune’s The Bones Beneath My Skin, and it is one rollercoaster of a ride.

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Book Review: Hammajang Luck by Makano Yamamoto

Melissa A Watkins thinks you need a new found-family heist novel. She recommends: Hammajang Luck by Makano Yamamoto.

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Book Review: Bestiary of Blood: Modern Fables and Dark Tales, edited by Jamal Hodge

Arley Sorg has found another terrific anthology for you to check out: Bestiary of Blood: Modern Fables and Dark Tales, edited by Jamal Hodge. Read all about it in his newest review.

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