Stone Blind – Natalie Haynes

"I see you." Medusa was thrice wronged: raped by Neptune, very unfairly punished for it by Athena, and then known throughout history as the snake-headed, stone-turning monster. It's about time someone put the story straight. Such is the premise of this book, that Medusa will finally get a fair say. And while there is a …

The Angel of the Crows – Katherine Addison

"When I left London in 1878, I intended never to return." I'd never heard the term 'wingfic' until the afterword of this novel, where the author informs us that The Angel of the Crows 'started' life as wingfic of Sherlock Holmes. Started? It's well written, it's pleasurable enough to read, but AotC is absolutely a fan fiction …

Dracul – Dacre Stoker

"I am quite convinced that there is no doubt whatever that the events here described really took place, however unbelievable and incomprehensible they might appear at first sight." "The prequel and continuation of the classic work "Dracula" by Bram Stoker written by his descendant Dacre Stoker". What if the classic Dracula (1897) was based on the …

In the Vanishers’ Palace – Aliette de Bodard

"The first inkling that things were going wrong was when the voices in Oanh's room fell silent." The world is falling apart. The Vanishers - whomever or whatever they were - have gone, leaving behind destruction and chaos. Yen lives in a village dominated by fear, where those deemed 'not useful' are in danger of …