The SFcrowsnest archive
Krull, that flamboyant 1983 science fantasy swashbuckler, is an extravagant cinematic mélange that echoes through the annals of film history with the subtlety…
Coming to the end of a sequence of books can either give a sense of satisfaction of a well-rounded conclusion or leave the…
There was a time when it was common to note the number of recurring authors that appeared in magazines. Admittedly, there were fewer…
I have to declare and interest. I have been an attendee at the Milford SF Workshop on a number of occasions. For those…
The city of Charisat rises above the desolate emptiness of the Waste, a volcanic desert occupied only by poisonous animals and the strange…
Quintis is the only navigating fox. The only known ‘knowledgeable’ fox in existence. Alchemists have raised many animals to sentience from baboons to…
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, a series that’s been through the Minotaur’s labyrinth and back just to find its rightful place on our…
Almost every culture has a myth or legend that involves giants. Although, originally, the term referred to a being, not necessarily human in…
The house had been an incredible deal. A large, old Victorian with a wraparound porch and beautiful hardwood floors. Margaret and Hal fell…
‘Thornhedge’ is a standalone novella by T. Kingfisher based on the fairytale ‘Sleeping Beauty’. This is the story of Toadling, sent to bestow…
Well, my fantasy and scifi-loving lovelies, let me put the Nest’s literary musings on the back burner for a moment to delve into…
‘The Grand Illusion’ series by L. E. Modesitt, Jr. was initiated with ‘Isolate’, continued with ‘Councilor’ and, here, concludes with ‘Contrarian’. There isn’t…
