A cozy, romantic fantasy retelling of Pride & Prejudice in a society of matchmaking dragons and ruthless fortune-hunters...

This vaguely dark academia novel set in a school for sorcerers/magicians is just spectacular. Dr. Sapphire "Saffy" Walden is our protagonist. Nearly 40, a workaholic, and with good reason since she's more or less trying to personally keep a 19c magical security system running to keep Chetwood School safe. It's a LOT. Saffy is wry, intelligent, and although she'd be the first person to tell you that she's not all that personable, she's an excellent teacher.

A journal for exploring the ideas and themes that stand behind, inform, and develop out of, speculative fiction.

A journal for exploring the ideas and themes that stand behind, inform, and develop out of, speculative fiction.

Jake Casella Brookins Hello everyone, happy October! We’ve had a busy month behind the scenes at ARB—as often happens, the vagaries of publishing and reviewing schedules conspired to stack our queu…

Hey! This week there are essays and videos on books, reading, and a ton of reviewers that are new to me, and maybe to you! Plus, many great book rec lists....

Occasional extras that supplement and complement the essay published on Speculative Insight.

Eric de Roulet explores how Premee Mohamed's fiction depicts the experience of living under a totalitarian regime, and how it reflects real-world experiences.

We go straight from defeating Apophis in the first episode (following a cliffhanger at the end of the last season!) – including truly hilarious CGI of NASA’s shuttle, and also the hilar…