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May 2016

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published May 2016.

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A Giant Squid in Nylon

by Robin Farrell Edmunds

"A Giant Squid in Nylon" is an unusual story full of diverse characters, with murder and mayhem on the side. Several individual stories overlap and eventually connect in "A Giant Squid in Nylon" by Siafu, a sprawling, raucous work... Read More

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And They Shall Wear Purple

by Matt Sutherland

Delight in the presence of a poet so sane as to make you want to sit at her feet, lean against her knees. And yet, Jean Hollander’s poetry won’t stroke your cheek with comforting missives—her work is commanding, powerful, spare as... Read More

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Jack of Shadows

by Susan Waggoner

The republication of "Jack of Shadows", by the late Roger Zelazny, is set on a planet half bathed in perpetual light and half shrouded in eternal dark. The sunlit hemisphere is modern, characterized by technology, business, and relative... Read More

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Illusion

by Meagan Logsdon

This complex fantasy has its own unique mythos and style. Tracey R. Newman’s "Illusion" is a wild ride through various mythologies and ancient histories, centered on cosmic drama and reincarnation. Nickolaus Piper, a famed University... Read More

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Cultural Migration

by CJ Triplett

This is an exemplary and fascinating work of African cultural and historical documentation. A fresh and insightful look into a sorely neglected aspect of history, Zac Adama’s Cultural Migration: A Short History of Nkrankwanta and Anyii... Read More

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Otorongo

by Claire Foster

JimLinsa takes a stream-of-consciousness approach in this compelling and creative erotic story. Otorongo, by JimLinsa, is a highly fantastical exploration of cosmic love, destiny, and the spirit world that asks its audience to take a... Read More

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