September and October speculative fiction round-up

September and October speculative fiction round-up

Hello again, dear readers. The past couple of months have not been especially prolific on the AWW reviewing front, but some reading and reviewing got done, so let me tell you about the books that caught our readers these past two months. Lian Hearn was the most...
Genre-benders Raisin, Rawson and Romer

Genre-benders Raisin, Rawson and Romer

When books are included for AWW as “General fiction”, we get a mixed bag. Sometimes the stories blur genres, including strong elements of romance or a speculative bent. In other instances, they mix up the time setting, with one strand of the novel...