by Julia Gaskill | Oct 4, 2016 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy, Philosophy
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Tor Books Formats: Hardcover, eBook, Kindle, Audiobook, Audible Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | iBooks[/alert] Necessity, written by award-winning author Jo Walton, is the third book in the Thessaly...
by Frank Gee | Mar 19, 2015 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), General Fiction, Philosophy, Science Fiction
[alert variation=”alert-info”]Publisher: Tor Books Formats: Hardcover, Kindle, eBook Purchase: Powell’s | Amazon | IndieBound | Barnes & Noble | iBooks[/alert] Athene is eternal. And so are the pleas of humanity, pleas that she listens to and...
by Retired Reviewer | Jul 31, 2014 | Alternate History, Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Fantasy
Jo Walton’s new novel, My Real Children, is an intriguing piece of speculative fiction filled with pages of adventure. Patricia is near the end of her life, safely tucked away in a nursing home, all her children grown. Soon, however, Patricia finds herself slipping...
by Site Owner | May 1, 2014 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Books About Books, Science Fiction, Short Stories
A Book of Essays About Books By Jo Walton Tor, $26.99, 448 pages This volume gathers together some of award-winning author Jo Walton’s columns about books she likes and is rereading. These columns were originally published at Tor.com, one of the largest websites...
by Site Owner | Nov 21, 2013 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Historical Fiction
A Whodunit in an Alternate England By Jo Walton TOR, $14.99, 316 pages Jo Walton’s Farthing takes place in a world of alternate history. In this world, the Second World War ends not with Hitler’s defeat, but with the English negotiating a “live and...
