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Will Swardstrom

About Will Swardstrom

Will S. loves books of all varieties, but thrives on Fantasy and Sci Fi. He spends his days in Southern Illinois teaching middle school history and learning all the latest Internet trends from pre-teens. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and watching British detective shows. In previous lives, he's dabbled in radio, newspaper, writing his own speculative fiction, and making Frosties at Wendy's.

Review: Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay

October 30, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Witches of Dubious Origin by Jenn McKinlay

Synopsis: When a librarian discovers she’s descended from a long line of powerful witches, she’ll need all of her bookish knowledge to harness her family’s magic, in this enchanting cozy fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jenn McKinlay. Zoe Ziakas enjoys a quiet life, working as a librarian in her quaint New England town. […]

Filed Under: Cozy Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Cozy Fantasy, Fantasy, Romance

Review: The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell

October 29, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The White Octopus Hotel By Alexandra Bell

Synopsis: Journey to a magical hotel in the Swiss Alps, where two lost souls living in different centuries meet and discover that behind its many doors, they may just find a second chance. ‘Have you travelled a long way?’ she asked carefully. A smile twitched at the corner of his mouth. ‘Well, yes,” he said […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Alexandra Bell, Del Rey, Doctor Who, Mystery, Romance, Time Travel, World War I

Review: The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

October 28, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Everlasting by Alix E. Harrow

Synopsis: Sir Una Everlasting was Dominion’s greatest hero: the orphaned girl who became a knight, who died for queen and country. Her legend lives on in songs and stories, in children’s books and recruiting posters―but her life as it truly happened has been forgotten. Centuries later, Owen Mallory―failed soldier, struggling scholar―falls in love with the […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Adult Fantasy, Alix E. Harrow, Historical Fantasy, Romantasy, The Six Deaths of the Saint, Time Loop

Review: The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 edited by Nnedi Okorafor

October 22, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2025 edited by Nnedi Okorafor

Synopsis: A collection of the year’s best science fiction and fantasy short fiction selected by award-winning author of Death of the Author and the Binti Trilogy, Nnedi Okorafor, and series editor John Joseph Adams. The Best American series, launched in 1915, is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction, and […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Anthology, Fantasy, Fear For All, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Anthology, Fantasy, Horror, John Joseph Adams, Nnedi Okorafor, Science Fiction, Short Stories

Review: Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines

October 21, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines

Synopsis: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time. Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books and Gifts in Salem, […]

Filed Under: Cosmic, Demons, Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Fear For All, Monsters, Paranormal, Paranormal Fantasy, Reviews, Supernatural, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Cozy Fantasy, Golden Girls, supernatural

Review: Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

October 16, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Recipes for an Unexpected Afterlife by Deston J. Munden

Synopsis: An undead orc knight leaves battle behind for a new kind of afterlife—one with good food, good friends, and maybe even fatherhood. Rottgor is worn out. Literally. Barely held together by dark magic, he has protected the Necropolis for centuries. When he’s forced into retirement, he’s faced with a new challenge: to forge a […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Afterlife, Bindery, Book Review, Cozy Fantasy, Deston J. Munden

Review: All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

October 14, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

All That We See or Seem by Ken Liu

Synopsis: Julia Z, a young woman who gained notoriety at fourteen as the “orphan hacker,” is trying to live a life of digital obscurity in a Boston suburb. But when a lawyer named Piers—whose famous artist wife, Elli, has been kidnapped by dangerous criminals—barges into her life, Julia decides to put the solitary life she […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Cyberpunk, Dystopian, Reviews, Science Fiction, Technothriller, Thriller Tagged With: Cyberpunk, Ken Liu, Technothriller

Review: The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell

October 7, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Door on the Sea by Caskey Russell

Synopsis: An epic quest fantasy debut that is the Tlingit indigenous response to The Lord of the Rings. When Elān trapped a salmon-stealing raven in his cupboard, he never expected it would hold the key to saving his people from the shapeshifting Koosh invaders plaguing their shores. In exchange for its freedom, the raven offers […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Caskey Russell, Epic Fantasy, LOTR, Ravens, Tlingit

Review: Children of the Gods (Age of Fire #1) by S.A. Klopfenstein

September 30, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Children of the Gods by S.A. Klopfenstein

Synopsis: May the world be brighter for our burning. At the edge of a war-torn world ruled by the Attican Empire and their fearsome Dragonmounts, the fate of nations falls upon a few individual destinies. A shaman. A huntress. A soldier. And a rebel spy. The Faltari people are special, gifted by the gods with […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Dragons, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Dragons, Fantasy, Klopfenstein, Self Published

Review: Cage of Stars by Frasier Armitage

September 19, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Cage of Stars by Frasier Armitage

Synopsis: HOW FAR WOULD YOU GO TO BE FREE? Inside the paradise of a Dyson Sphere, artificial intelligence has been outlawed and hunted. When a robot is dug up at the equator, it will have to flee if it wants to survive. Told from the different perspectives of the humans and creatures who encounter the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Dyson Sphere, Frasier Armitage, robots

Review: Sunward by William Alexander

September 16, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Sunward by William Alexander

Synopsis: A cozy debut science fiction novel by National Book Award–winning writer William Alexander, this story of found family follows a planetary courier training adolescent androids in a solar system grappling with interplanetary conflict after a devastating explosion on Earth’s moon. Captain Tova Lir chose a life as a courier rather than get involved in […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Science Fiction, Soft SciFi Tagged With: Cozy, Queer, Sci-Fi, Space

Review: Making History by K.J. Parker

September 4, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Making History by KJ Parker

Synopsis: KJ Parker’s new novella is a darkly witty historical fantasy. A group of scholars are asked to do the impossible by a ruthless king. The cost of refusal being death, of course. History isn’t truth…it’s propaganda. Academics can be cocky. Atop their perches of authority high above the thrumming masses of the unquestioning world […]

Filed Under: Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Dark Academia, Political Satire

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