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Del Rey Books

Review: The Staircase In The Woods by Chuck Wendig

April 5, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: ive high school friends, bonded by an oath to protect each other no matter what. On a camping trip in the middle of the forest, they find something extraordinary: a mysterious staircase to nowhere One friend walks up – but never comes back down. Now twenty years later, the staircase has reappeared, and the […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Folk, Gothic, Haunted House, Psychological, Reviews Tagged With: Chuck Wendig, Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Penguin Random House, The Staircase In The Woods

Review: Dreambound by Dan Frey

March 25, 2025 by Scott Leave a Comment

Summary: When Byron Kidd’s twelve-year-old daughter vanishes, the only clue is a note claiming that she’s taken off to explore the Hidden World, a magical land from a series of popular novels. She is not the only child to seek out this imaginary realm in recent years, and Byron—a cynical and hard-nosed reporter—is determined to […]

Filed Under: Detective Noir Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Book Review, Del Rey Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Adventure, Magical Realism

Review: At The Bottom of The Garden by Camilla Bruce

January 24, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Clara Woods is a killer—and perfectly fine with it, too. So what if she takes a couple of lives to make her own a little bit better? At the bottom of her garden is a flower bed, long overgrown, where her late husband rests in peace—or so she’s always thought. Then the girls arrive. […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Ghosts, Gothic, Grief, Occult, Reviews Tagged With: At The Bottom of The Garden, Camilla Bruce, Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Oneworld publications

Review: Incidents Around The House by Josh Malerman

January 9, 2025 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: To eight-year-old Bela, her family is her world. There’s Mommy, Daddo, and Grandma Ruth. But there is also Other Mommy, a malevolent entity who asks her every day: “Can I go inside your heart?”  When horrifying incidents around the house signal that Other Mommy is growing tired of asking Bela the question over and […]

Filed Under: Coming of age, Creature Feature, Fear For All, Haunted House, possession, Psychological, Reviews Tagged With: Del Rey, Del Rey Books, Incidents Around the House, Josh Malerman, Other Mommy

Review: The Book of Elsewhere by Keanu Reeves and China Miéville

December 31, 2024 by Frasier Armitage Leave a Comment

Synopsis There have always been whispers. Legends. The warrior who cannot be killed. Who’s seen a thousand civilisations rise and fall. He has had many names: Unute, Child of Lightning, Death himself. These days, he’s known simply as ‘B’. And he wants to be able to die.  In the present day, a US black-ops group […]

Filed Under: Genetic Engineering, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Technothriller Tagged With: Del Rey Books, Science Fiction

SFF Addicts Ep. 91: Connecting World & Character with Robert Jackson Bennett (Mini-Masterclass)

February 13, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Connecting World & Character with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett. During the episode, Robert connects the dots between character and worldbuilding, including the intersections of world, character and theme, different ways to start your stories, worlds as distinct characters, how world dynamics can inform character behavior, character perspectives and description, mood, dialogue, Die Hard and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, City of Stairs, Del Rey Books, Foundryside, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts, The Tainted Cup, Worldbuilding, Writing

SFF Addicts Ep. 90: Robert Jackson Bennett talks The Tainted Cup, Murder Mysteries & More

February 6, 2024 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Episode 90 of SFF Addicts has arrived! Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Robert Jackson Bennett about his new novel The Tainted Cup, murder mysteries, Foundryside and magic systems, atmosphere, voice and the uncanny, tackling big themes through SFF, plot structure, twists, Warhammer 40k and much more. […]

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, City of Stairs, Del Rey Books, Foundryside, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, Robert Jackson Bennett, SFF Addicts, The Tainted Cup, Writing

SFF Addicts Ep. 82: Working Through Grief with Kevin Hearne (Mini-Masterclass)

December 5, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they delve into a mini-masterclass on Working Through Grief with bestselling author Kevin Hearne. During the episode, Kevin unpacks the weighty burdens of grief, including how it fits into the human experience, reading and writing as therapy, incorporating the theme of grief into fantasy worlds (like The Seven Kennings trilogy), putting yourself in the mindset of grieving characters, music as a writing aid, grief and writer’s block, readers, healing and community, things that make us happy and more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: A Curse of Krakens, A Plague of Giants, Adrian M. Gibson, Del Rey Books, Ink & Sigil, Interview, Kevin Hearne, M. J. Kuhn, Masterclass, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings

SFF Addicts Ep. 81: Kevin Hearne talks A Curse of Krakens, Folklore, Passion Projects & More

November 28, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Kevin Hearne about his new novel A Curse of Krakens, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings trilogy and passion projects, writing and teaching, urban fantasy, vampires and genre blending, folklore and mythology, friendship, community, tacos and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: A Curse of Krakens, A Plague of Giants, Adrian M. Gibson, Del Rey Books, Ink & Sigil, Interview, Kevin Hearne, M. J. Kuhn, Podcast, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings

SFF Addicts Ep. 69: Michael J. Sullivan talks The Rise and Fall, Shared Worlds, Publishing & More

September 5, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Michael J. Sullivan about his new novel Esrahaddon, The Rise and Fall trilogy, writing multiple series in the shared world of Elan, his publishing journey from The Riyria Revelations until today, comparing self-publishing and traditional publishing, writing great dialogue, evolving writing processes, career highlights, wikis and much more.

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Interview, Podcast, SFF Addicts Podcast Tagged With: Adrian M. Gibson, Del Rey Books, Esrahaddon, M. J. Kuhn, M.J. Kuhn, Michael J. Sullivan, Orbit Books, Podcast, Riyria, SFF Addicts, SFF Addicts Podcast, The Legends of the First Empire, The Rise and Fall, The Riyria Chronicles, The Riyria Revelations

Iron Gold by Pierce Brown – Rising Above to Remarkable Heights

August 7, 2023 by Ashley Brennan 1 Comment

I’m always shocked that Iron Gold is considered the weakest book in the series by many people. It’s the best book in the series by a significant margin. With Light Bringer’s recent release, I’ve been seeing rankings popping up again. This is my response to the crime being committed at seeing Iron Gold consistently ranking at the bottom.

Filed Under: Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Del Rey Books, Pierce Brown

Review – Light Bringer by Pierce Brown

July 5, 2023 by Scott Leave a Comment

Light Bringer Pierce Brown

Summary The Reaper is a legend, more myth than man: the savior of worlds, the leader of the Rising, the breaker of chains. But the Reaper is also Darrow, born of the red soil of Mars: a husband, a father, a friend. Marooned far from home after a devastating defeat on the battlefields of Mercury, […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Del Rey Books, Fantasy, Light Bringer, Pierce Brown, Red Rising, Science Fiction

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