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Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman’s The Fall of the Kings

Rachel Manija Brown is the author of this review. The Fall of the Kings, by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman, may not be the best fantasy novel of the year; I haven’t read one that’s better, but China Miéville’s The … Continue reading

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Ellen Kushner’s The Privilege of the Sword

Ellen Kushner’s Swordspoint has the distinction of being among the most intelligent and stylish fantasy novels I’ve ever read. As it happens, I have to go back to a very basic definition of “fantasy” to make that statement, since Kushner’s universe shares … Continue reading

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Winter Queen Speech: The City in Winter

Once, not so long ago – but longer ago now than it was then – it snowed in the city, and did not stop until everything changed. When we woke up, all the usual sounds were gone. No one was … Continue reading

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Ellen Kushner’s Thomas The Rhymer

Debbie Skolnik wrote this review. “Come along, come along with me, Thomas the Rhymer,” sings Steeleye Span, one of the early and influential English folk-rock groups, which is how I first heard the story of Thomas the Rhymer, many years … Continue reading

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