Category: Speculative Fiction

Violet Black by Eileen Merriman

Some teens have special psychic abilities in this dystopian adventure (mini-review)

Library Wars by Kiiro Yumi

Paramilitary librarians fight against censorship in this engaging dystopian manga

Rivers of London series by Ben Aaronovitch

Addictive urban fantasy

Smart Ovens for Lonely People by Elizabeth Tan

Fabulously playful and inventive short stories (mini-review)

Waking Romeo by Kathryn Barker

Enjoyable fusion of Romeo & Juliet & post-apocalyptic time travel

Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor

Adult, comic romp about time travelling historians (mini review)

The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

Accessible literary page turner (mini-review)

Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Short, thoughtful speculative novel

House of Hollow by Krystal Sutherland

Dark and glamorous YA gothic horror (mini-review)

Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

Gripping, page-turning, time-travelling fantasy