The Last Hero – Linden Lewis

"From his office on the 225th floor, Souji val Akira could easily ignore the protesters below." And so, here we are: the conclusion to this amazing trilogy that captured me from The First Sister and all through The Second Rebel. We pick up where the latter left off, once again joining Astrid, Hiro, Luce, and all the others, …

The Red Scholar’s Wake – Aliette de Bodard

"'The Red Scholar is dead.'" Xích Si's life as she's known it has come to an end. Captured by pirates, even if the impossible happened and they let her go, she'd be arrested as soon as she got home, tainted by association and ever suspect. Her future can only hold indentured servitude, or death. But …

Murder Most Actual – Alexis Hall

"They were lost." Liza and Hanna have been having marriage problems for some time now, so Hanna books them a romantic weekend away in a remote Scottish hotel. Liza's irritation at not being consulted about the whole thing, though, is soon lost to the distraction of an event very close to her career as a …

The Second Rebel – Linden A Lewis

"I can't move in my coffin." The First Sister didn't end on a cliff-hanger per se but it left plenty of story to be told and so I was absolutely delighted to be able to dive straight in with the sequel. And my absolutely only complaint about it is that I will have to wait to …

The First Sister – Linden A Lewis

"The new captain arrives in two hours, so I sort my belongings and pack them into a small bag." First Sister, a nameless, voiceless priestess of the Goddess, serves aboard an interstellar ship, the Juno. She's been the captain's favourite, his interest saving her from the attentions of the rest of the crew. For, the …

The Councillor – EJ Beaton

"The shape of a crown stood out in the emerald wax of the seal, and Lysande glanced at it once before looking away, staring at anything but that envelope." Lysande is a scholar, and an orphan. Adopted by the Queen of Elira, Sarelin Brey, she's risen to a position of trust and even friendship. But now …

The Cleveland Heights LGBTQ Sci-Fi and Fantasy Role Playing Club – Doug Henderson

"Ben stood in the basement and called upstairs, 'Mom, have you seen my dice bag up there?'" Phew, that's a title and a half! And really, the second part could have just been 'D&D group', although that might have put a few people off the book, I suppose. However, having 'discovered' D&D myself for the …

The Prom (2020)

I'll admit, I'll take a guilty pleasure in enjoying a fun musical movie: the sparkle, the toe-tapping, the OTT-ness of it all. I'm thinking Mamma Mia! or Pitch Perfect. Heck, from the Christmas TV listings I'm most looking forward to Singin' in the Rain! Yup, you can't beat a good musical. And you saw this …

Of Dragons, Feasts, and Murders – Aliette de Bodard

"'Tet is a feast that's a bit like Christmas.'" For some reason I haven't yet read the Dominion of the Fallen series, starting with The House of Shattered Wings, despite it having been on my TBR for some time. I mean, Fallen angels and a post-apocalyptic war in Paris between great Houses led by said angels? Sign me …

Behind the Sun, Above the Moon – various

"In the beginning, before Humans had claimed the stars as their own, they held hands as they watched lights streak across the sky and called it Magic." This is a collection of nine short sci-fi stories, each with an LGBTQ slant. I've always thought, given the level of fantastical imagination in the genre, it feels …