SELECTED REVIEWS

Shoggoths in Traffic by Tobias S. Buckell

"I love, love, love reading Tobias Buckell's work. It's funny, it's evocative, it's subversive."

– Levar Burton, Levar Burton Reads

A Place Between Waking and Forgetting by Eugen Bacon

"Bacon's work is staggeringly good, and this newest collection is a testament to her excellence. Highly recommended."

– Booklist

Where Rivers Go to Die by Dilman Dila

"Get ready for strange truths written in pure, powerful words. Frightened and curious, hopeful and brave, the heroes of Dila's stories lead his readers through razor sharp dangers to the rewards gleaming at every one of his stories' surprising and satisfying ends. From sheer delight in the futuristic flight of Ugandan ornithopters, to sweetly nasty certainty as to the alien identity of the "savages" bedeviling clueless white colonizers, Dila delivers pleasure after pleasure to minds eager for fiction's freshest glories."

– Nisi Shawl, award-winning editor of New Suns and author of Everfair  

The Reluctant Dead by Nuzo Onoh

"The skillfully crafted stories showcase Igbo culture without lecturing the reader, and make for thrilling reading. Explore the deepest lands of Africa in this horror whirlwind of a book – if you dare."

– American Express Essentials

Unhallowed Graves by Nuzo Onoh

"William Friedkin once said, "True horror is seeing something approach." Nuzo Onoh's work exemplifies this saying. You can see the events unfolding, you know something is coming, and yet you protest, "No this cannot be," as you crawl backwards in your seat... Nuzo Onoh's writing is potent."

– Lovecraft Ezine

Jamaica Ginger by Nalo Hopkinson

"A joyous celebration of Hopkinson's abiding legacy as a titan of both speculative fiction and Caribbean literature."

– Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)

Can You Sign My Tentacle by Brandon O'Brien

“All the poems in O’Brien’s collection, like tracks in a poetic album: entertains, amuses, enlightens and inspires. More than anything else, his Author’s Note is the perfect ending for this Album of the Year for me, sharing the poet’s journey in the realm of science fiction, the impact of Cthulhu mythos and the relationship to Blackness & racism. I will sign any tentacles he waves in my direction.” – Linda D. Addison, award-winning author, HWA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient and SFPA Grand Master

The Road to Woop Woop and Other Stories by Eugen Bacon

"Bacon (Claiming T-Mo) delivers a commanding and visionary collection of speculative shorts, encompassing surrealism, fantasy, science fiction, and gorgeous, painterly literary fiction. It would be a disservice to call any of these 24 stories the standout, as each is impressive and beautifully rendered in Bacon's distinct, poetic voice... Complex, earnest, and striking, Bacon's impeccable work is sure to blow readers away."

– Publishers Weekly

Captive - New Short Fiction From Africa by Rachel Zadok and Helen Moffett

"Captive is an unusual medley of phenomenal stories that are not all speculative but showcase darn good storytelling layered with texture, specificity, and the authenticity of a personal touch. This anthology offers Afrocentric fiction, stories beautifully canvassed and etched out with the finest strokes that sometimes coat stories within stories."

– Locus Magazine

Mothersound by Wole Talabi

"…stands out for both its cross-genre reach and the immense scope of its ambitions…. this feels like the start of something monumental."

– Publisher’s Weekly (starred review)