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“The Universe Box” by Michael Swanwick

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“The Universe Box” is a dazzling short-story collection from Hugo Award-winning author Michael Swanwick, blending science fiction, fantasy, and myth with sharp wit and boundless imagination. From high-tech futures to timeless legends, these stores explore humanity’s ingenuity, ambition, and sense of wonder. Featuring brand-new tales alongside celebrated classics, this collection showcases Swanwick at his most […]

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“Akira Falling In Love” By Shinta Harekawa

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“Akira Falling In Love” is a charming and genuinely funny high school romcom that leans fully into awkwardness, miscommunication, and heartfelt intent. Akira’s determination to confess to her childhood crush – and her spectacular inability to do so smoothly – makes for consistently entertaining moments, while Hajime’s obliviousness only heightens the comedy. Shinta Harekawa’s expressive […]

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Review: “I Will Kill Your Imaginary Friend for $200” – Robert Brockway

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No, not every paragraph in this book is a run-on sentence, but this short rant of endless ‘ands’ perfectly represents its sarcastic tone and overall mood of childhood loneliness; The kind of loneliness that would spur the creation of imaginary friends. Themes of neglect, abandonment, social disorders and general boredom are slathered in a gravy […]

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Review: “A Wild Radiance” By Maria Ingrande Mora

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“A Wild Radiance” is a bold, emotionally charged fantasy that marries high concepts (magic, revolution, industrialization) with deeply personal stakes (identity, desire, belonging). It isn’t shy about spectacle nor about tenderness: it invites you into a world that is both irrepressibly imaginative and sharply attuned to oppression and hope. If you enjoy YA (Young adult) […]

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Review: “Kill the Beast” – Serra Swift

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“Lyssa leaned her elbows against the counter and watched the Morning Star’s proprietor, Molly, fill another pint glass. She was a buxom battle-axe with a slash of a mouth and a gleam in her eye that said she welcomed trouble, if it meant she got to use the lovingly polished mace hanging above the liquor […]

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Review: Tin Men

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This one caught me off guard—in a good way. I went in expecting a solid military thriller, but The Tin Men ended up being much more thought-provoking than I anticipated. Yes, there’s an investigation into a suspicious death at a top-secret Army base, and yes, there’s the usual DeMille suspense and smartass banter (especially from […]

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Review: “Futility” Nuzo OnoH

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“Listen well to me, human chicken, and fear tomorrow,” the entity said finally. “Some beasts are born to rule the jungle. Other animals are created to rule the hearts of the humans they share a home with. Then you have the unfortunate creatures whose fates are to serve as sustenance to humanity’s unremitting greed. Finally, […]

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