Anybody who knows me knows that I am a SUCKER for mythology. Irish, Viking, Yoruba, West African… Anything with a mythic bent and a folkloric eye is…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Gods of Jade and Shadow”
Tag: fantasy
The Gremlin’s Library: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz
This book was fun! I’ve gotten into the habit of picking up books by covers and/or recs alone, because of the sense of mystery; either I’ll love…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: Salt by Hannah Moskowitz”
First Chapter Thoughts: Dragon Physician by Joyce Chng
One of the tropes that can go either tremendously well or terrifyingly badly in speculative fiction is the inverted gender role society; a matriarchy, usually oppressive, that…… Read more “First Chapter Thoughts: Dragon Physician by Joyce Chng”
The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp
“There were dispensations, of course, if the dream seemed impossible. The body might rebel, or the mind. A dream might be unimaginable. The only time I sought…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “Report on the Wren Queen’s Dementia” by Rhonda Eikamp”
The Gremlin’s Library: “House of the Camphor” by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh
“Madam Setsuko had been alone before she took in the children, alone except for the camphor tree at the heart of the house and the mynah bird…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “House of the Camphor” by Mina Ikemoto Ghosh”
The Gremlin’s Library: “A Map to a Future Unlike Any Past” by Karolina Fedyk
“They comb their hair back with their only hand. One sleeve of their overcoat is pinned at their chest. When they stand up to shake the sleep…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “A Map to a Future Unlike Any Past” by Karolina Fedyk”
The Gremlin’s Library: “The Water-Bearer and the Hawk-King” by H. Pueyo
“Yet one day the lord of Zaltana fell ill, choking on his own tar-black blood, and there was no medicine that could cure his pain. Only one…… Read more “The Gremlin’s Library: “The Water-Bearer and the Hawk-King” by H. Pueyo”
