Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Feminist Blog
The city of Palmares Tres rises above the post-holocaust wasteland that was once Brazil. Men destroyed the world so now, in Palmares Tres, women rule. But every five years, the Queen chooses a king. When June Costa is just 16 years old, a young man named Enki is crowned king. June and Enki bond over… Read More
I “discovered” Sue Grafton a couple months ago when I started listening to audiobooks in my car. I inherited a love of mystery novels from my grandma and recognized Grafton’s books from my grandma’s bookshelves long ago. After zipping through two novels, I was 100% in love with Kinsey Millhone and started to wonder about… Read More
I recently found myself with three newly purchased short story collections on my to-read shelf, each one highlighting the work of a different author. See our thoughts on Kate Elliot, Elizabeth Bear, and Yoon Ha Lee. Read More
Hearing the evil laughter following her up the stairs didn’t bother her nearly as much as the running children’s footsteps in the empty attic. Grimhilda dropped her heavy black skirts and tried to turn her huge mass around in the narrow, rickety stairway. “Did you let the Poltergeist kids in the house, Sven?!” she shouted down… Read More
Her Story Arc 