Christophe André was working for Doctors Without Borders in Chechnya in 1997. Working on the admin side of the NGO operation, his biggest worry was that local thugs would try to steal the monthly payroll out of the safe. But one night a group of men break into the annex building where he was sleeping,... Continue Reading →
Wicked Saints by Emily A. Duncan
In the midst of a decades-old war, a monastery is attacked. Rumors have it that there is a Kalyazin cleric within who has the rare power to call on any and all of the gods for magic. The Tranavian blood mages see this threat as a way the enemy could turn the tides of war.... Continue Reading →
Hobo Mom by Charles Forman and Max de Radiguès
Everything about this book is subtle. The artwork, the story, the characters. A simple plot: A drifter mother comes home to visit her 8-10 year old daughter and her estranged partner. After a couple days, there is a possibility she may stay... Laced with themes of longing, secrets, sexual tension, and unbalance, Hobo Mom is... Continue Reading →
The Remarkable Inventions of Walter Mortinson by Quinn Sosna-Spear
Walter Mortinson is a young man who is destined for something. No one is sure just what. He has it in his genes. Inventing, that is. Parts and pieces litter his room and he is always scavenging for more. Yet, his mother tries to pull him away, back down to earth. Back to the basement... Continue Reading →
Friday Double Feature: The Nameless City and The Stone Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
The Nameless City: Kai travels to the Nameless City to reconnect with his father and be trained as a warrior like all the other sons of the Dao elite. He finds a palace that has high walls, sheltering its people from the natives outside. Kai is curious of what lies in markets and alleys and... Continue Reading →