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I read some great sci-fi and fantasy this month. Check out my post, and/or stick around for a short thread of short favorites tarvolon.com/2023/07/02/june…

June 2023 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany - Tar Vol on

Between travel and the end-of-the-school year rush, it was a light month of short fiction reading. But as I nearly always say in light reading months, I still

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Read the full review over here fantasybookcritic.blogspot.c… #BecauseEMisaTool
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Where the Axe is Buried is ambitious, sometimes dense, often cerebral, and very much not here to hold your hand. Our review of the new sci-fi title from @raynayler
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Here are some Epic fantasy books written by Women for Everyone: Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart Dragon Mage by ML Spencer Dreamblood Duology by NK Jemisen Blackdog by K.V Johansen Sword of Kaigen by ML Wang Legacy of the Brightwash by Krystal Matar
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A zany, unserious love letter to fandom that’s a whole lot of fun: reviewing Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts for #SPSFC4 tarvolon.com/2025/02/28/sci-…

Sci-fi Novel Review: Time of the Cat by Tansy Rayner Roberts - Tar Vol on

My judging team in the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition has whittled our randomly-assigned 32 entries to four quarterfinalists. And

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I am just floored by this review. The generosity of the reviewers, both official contest reviewers and fellow contestants who read my book along the way, made the entire brouhaha worthwhile.
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🐗New Review on @sffinsiders 🪖 MERCY RISING by @bowengreenwood Check out Anie's thoughts on this space opera with telepaths, genetically engineered beastmen, and a revolution. Gritty and perfect for fans of Star Wars. #booktwt
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Hey I read many things this month. Let’s talk about them tarvolon.com/2025/02/03/janu…

January 2025 Round-up and Short Fiction Miscellany - Tar Vol on

I've gotten started up with 2025 reading while scrambling to catch up on 2024, and it's led to one of my biggest reading months. . . ever? Admittedly, a lot

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My first review after announcing Team Tar Vol On’s #SPSFC4 quarterfinalists is the queer time travel romance A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty
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Sci-fi Novel Review: A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty - Tar Vol on

My judging team in the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC4) has sifted through our 32-book allocation and chosen four

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My first review after announcing Team Tar Vol On’s #SPSFC4 quarterfinalists is the queer time travel romance A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty
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Sci-fi Novel Review: A Swift and Sudden Exit by Nico Vincenty - Tar Vol on

My judging team in the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC4) has sifted through our 32-book allocation and chosen four

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Late to the party on The Justice of Kings—thought I’d see what the fuss was about tarvolon.com/2025/01/29/fant…

Fantasy Novel Review: The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan - Tar Vol on

There are plenty of different pockets of fantasy fandom these days, and while I’m not sure I fit neatly into any one in particular—in part by design—I tend to

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Late to the party on The Justice of Kings—thought I’d see what the fuss was about tarvolon.com/2025/01/29/fant…

Fantasy Novel Review: The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan - Tar Vol on

There are plenty of different pockets of fantasy fandom these days, and while I’m not sure I fit neatly into any one in particular—in part by design—I tend to

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My first magazine review of the year is ready to go, and I read a couple wonderful novelettes in January. If you like sci-fi, there are two great pieces with very different styles to start your 2025 off right
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Tar Vol Reads a Magazine (or Two): Reviews of Clarkesworld and GigaNotoSaurus (January 2025) - Tar...

The January 2025 issue of Clarkesworld has fewer stories than usual, mostly because the 5,000-8,000 word sweet spot is entirely absent, with the issue instead

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Anyone interested in a meditative pandemic story?
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I reviewed Grievers by adrienne maree brown tarvolon.com/2025/01/16/sci-…

Sci-fi Book Review: Grievers by adrienne maree brown - Tar Vol on

Grievers by adrienne maree brown wasn’t much on my radar at all going into this year, but a couple Redditors were consistently singing the praises of both it

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Team Tar Vol On has announced four quarterfinalists—two space operas, two time travel tales—in the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition #SPSFC4:
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Introducing Team Tar Vol On's SPSFC4 Quarterfinalists - Tar Vol on

My judging team in the fourth annual Self-Published Science Fiction Competition (SPSFC4) has been given 32 books to whittle down to just two semifinalists.

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#SPSFC4 Team Tar Vol On is saying goodbye to another seven books
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Tar Vol On's SPSFC4 First-Round Eliminations, Batch Four - Tar Vol on

If you read any of the first three batches, the preamble is the same, so feel free to skip three paragraphs. My judging team for the fourth annual

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