Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor is a fantasy novel like you’ve never read before. First, let’s set the scene. Who Fears Death takes place in a post-apocalyptic Africa where a group of people called the Nuru are in power, and have enslaved the Okeke. But the Nuru have decided that they no longer need theRead more
There are three ways of bettering yourself in the Pirates’ Confederation, Mama told me once: murder, mutiny, and marriage. Ananna of the Tanarau grew up on a pirate ship. She’s about to be married off to a member of the Hariri clan, a rival pirate family, but she doesn’t like her fiance and runs awayRead more
“When I was a boy, my mother used to tell me that at night the saguaro all dance together. That’s why they look the way they do–with all their arms raised high. They won’t move while you’re watching them, they wait until you fall asleep. And then at dawn they all have to rush toRead more
Medicine Road is a desert fairy tale, and is my last book for the Once Upon a Time V challenge. If you enjoyed my reviews for the challenge, be sure to check out the other great bloggers who contributed similarly themed posts. In this novel, Coyote Woman encounters a red dog pursuing a jackalope.Read more