A review by Nalini Haynes Hel, daughter of Loki and Angrboda, is born with rotting corpse legs. She remembers her birth well because she’s a …
Young adult
Shivaun Plozza
Hi, Dark Matter Zine‘s podcast is putting Shivaun Plozza in the limelight. Shivaun has a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in creative writing and a second …
Shannara Chronicles s01e06: Pykon
A review by Nalini Haynes To read my reviews in order and to avoid spoilers, go to DMZ’s Shannara Chronicles page and start from episode 1. …
Special by Georgia Blain
A review by Nalini Haynes Fern Marlowe was datawiped and dumped in a corporation where she works for data to eat. She remembers her earlier …
Winterkill by Kate A Boorman
A review by Nalini Haynes Emmeline is a 15 year old girl living in a walled settlement in the middle of nowhere, eking out an …
In the Skin of a Monster by Kathryn Barker
A review by Nalini Haynes Alice’s identical twin sister took a gun to school, shot 7 other students then killed herself. Since then, Alice has been …
Invincible: Family Matters by Kirkman, Walker and Crabtree
A review by Nalini Haynes Invincible is a comic book focusing on Mark Grayson, a teenager whose father is a superhero. In this volume, Family …
Jennifer Fallon
Nalini Haynes interviews fantasy author Jennifer Fallon in the above podcast (MP3) and below video (MP4). Jennifer Fallon left school at 15 and has has …
The 100 s01e01: Pilot
A review by Nalini Haynes The 100 has been on my TBW list for some time. Ironically, I finally started watching because of the controversy …
Shannara Chronicles s01e04: Changeling
A review by Nalini Haynes My reviews of episode 1, episode 2 and episode 3 are at the links; I won’t repeat those observations here. For a comprehensive …
Shannara Chronicles s01e03: Fury
A review by Nalini Haynes My reviews of episode 1 and episode 2 are at the links; I won’t repeat those observations here. For a comprehensive view …
Frankie by Shivaun Plozza
A review by Nalini Haynes Frankie was expelled from school for hitting a boy with a Shakespearean tome but she won’t tell anyone what happened. …
Shannara Chronicles s01e02: Chosen part 2
A review by Nalini Haynes See my review of ‘Chosen’ part 1 to avoid spoilers and for previous comments relating to the series that I won’t …
Grass for His Pillow by Lian Hearn
A review by Nalini Haynes Across the Nightingale Floor is book 1 in the Tales of the Otori series (review here); Grass for His Pillow …
Shannara Chronicles s01e01: Chosen part 1
A review by Nalini Haynes Wil Ohmsford (Austin Butler) is a half-elf racing to save his mother’s life. Sadly, he arrives too late, only to hold …