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Mage, by R. A. Meenan
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Mage, by R. A. Meenan

Review by Joel Kreissman Mage, the third novel of R.A. Meenan’s Zyearth Chronicles series, starts in the year 2039 on an alternate Earth inhabited by both humans and

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 22 Mar 2023 • 3 min read
ROAR Volume 11
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ROAR Volume 11

Review by Sofox This ROAR anthology, edited by Ian Madison Keller, is made up of fifteen stories, all on the theme of innovation. Before reviewing the stories, I must point

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 24 Feb 2023 • 7 min read
Dog Country and Mouse Cage by Malcolm F. Cross
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Dog Country and Mouse Cage by Malcolm F. Cross

Review by Casimir Laski Note: This review contains minor spoilers. With Dog Country and Mouse Cage, author Malcolm F. Cross appears to have bridged quite an imposing literary gap: managing

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Rocky Thiger 19 Feb 2023 • 13 min read
Anima: The Bird House by Eric Malves
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Anima: The Bird House by Eric Malves

Review by Sofox Anima: The Bird House takes place in a world just like our own with one difference: There is a condition that will slowly and irreversibly transform you

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Rocky Thiger 16 Dec 2022 • 3 min read
Squarriors, by Ashley Witter and Ash Maczko
Squarriors

Squarriors, by Ashley Witter and Ash Maczko

Review by Roz Gibson Squarriors  (Squirrel + Warriors) is a comic series by Ashley Witter (art) and Ash Maczko (writer). It is one of a spate of recent furry graphic novels

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 6 Dec 2022 • 4 min read
Bearhead, by Adrian Tchaikovsky
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Bearhead, by Adrian Tchaikovsky

Review by Roz Gibson Adrian Tchaikovsky is an author that furry fans of hard SF should become familiar with.  He wrote the excellent Children of Memory, which features a civilization

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Rocky Thiger 6 Dec 2022 • 3 min read
The Bastis Archives, by L. E. Henderson
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The Bastis Archives, by L. E. Henderson

Review by Roz Gibson The Bastis Archives series, written by L.E. Henderson, was an unexpected find. Paw and Prowl are the first two books of what I assume will

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Rocky Thiger 6 Dec 2022 • 4 min read
Watership Down by Richard Adams: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective
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Watership Down by Richard Adams: A 50th Anniversary Retrospective

Review by Casimir Laski This November marks the 50thanniversary of Richard Adams’ landmark xenofiction novel Watership Down, a story whose influence in the field of animal literature is comparable to

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Rocky Thiger 6 Nov 2022 • 18 min read
Dragon Source - Reunification by Glenn Birmingham
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Dragon Source - Reunification by Glenn Birmingham

Review by Sofox Dragon Source starts with the protagonist puking up fire for the first time. You'd think that since this book has "Dragon" in the title that this means

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Rocky Thiger 30 Oct 2022 • 8 min read
Toledot, by Madison Scott-Clary
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Toledot, by Madison Scott-Clary

Review by Domus Vocis Separated into a few interconnected stories taking place nearly two-hundred years apart, “Toledot” is the sequel to Madison Scott-Clary’s furry science fiction novel, “Qoheleth”. One

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Rocky Thiger 4 Sep 2022 • 5 min read
A Black Fox Running by Brian Carter
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A Black Fox Running by Brian Carter

Review by Casimir Laski A Black Fox Running is one of those rare hidden gems whose quality justifies venturing through forests’ worth of lesser-known novels. Originally published in 1981 only

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Rocky Thiger 8 Jun 2022 • 6 min read
Brothers At Arms (Zyearth Chronicles) by R.A. Meenan
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Brothers At Arms (Zyearth Chronicles) by R.A. Meenan

Review by Joel Kreissman Starting six months after Shadow Cast, Zyearth is starting to recover from Basileus Theron’s attack. His mind-controlled army has been freed, but those he converted

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Rocky Thiger 7 May 2022 • 2 min read
Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham
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Winterset Hollow by Jonathan Edward Durham

Review by Casimir Laski Note: This review contains minor spoilers. Winterset Hollow is a novel whose very nature makes it difficult to review in a manner that does the book

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Rocky Thiger 1 May 2022 • 7 min read
A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary
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A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary

A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary Review by Casimir Laski Madison Scott-Clary’s A Wildness of the Heart is a collection of short stories bookending a single novella,

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Rocky Thiger 25 Apr 2022 • 8 min read
The Bee's Waltz by Mary E. Lowd
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The Bee's Waltz by Mary E. Lowd

Review by Joel Kreissman Mary E. Lowd’s The Bee’s Waltz is part of a larger series of books based on the “dungeon solitaire” game Labyrinth of Souls, published

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Rocky Thiger 6 Mar 2022 • 2 min read
Children of Maya by Christopher Vastag
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Children of Maya by Christopher Vastag

Review by Joel Kreissman Christopher Vastag’s Children of Maya takes us to a fantasy land inhabited by changelings who can shift between a human and an animal form. The

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Rocky Thiger 29 Jan 2022 • 2 min read
The Complete Red Vixen Adventures by Royce Day
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The Complete Red Vixen Adventures by Royce Day

Review by Weasel What kept me engaged to this book wasn’t the wonders of space pirates, or space travel, or adventures. It was the drama. Getting all the dirty

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Rocky Thiger 9 Jan 2022 • 2 min read
The Snow Adventure: Rocky Beginnings by Danny Carl Estes and Guhweto
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The Snow Adventure: Rocky Beginnings by Danny Carl Estes and Guhweto

Review by Domus Voci In the urban fantasy world of Burrland, an arctic wolf named Byrghir Snow is driven from his tribal clan as a pariah, mostly due to his

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Rocky Thiger 6 Jan 2022 • 3 min read
A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary
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A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary

Review by Ardy Hart A Wildness of the Heart by Madison Scott-Clary is a collection of stories focusing on, as you could probably guess, how wild our hearts can be.

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Rocky Thiger 2 Jan 2022 • 3 min read
Shark Week, edited by Ian Madison Keller
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Shark Week, edited by Ian Madison Keller

Review by Thurston Howl People who know me as an editor know I really dig heavily-themed anthologies, especially those around species. I will forever tout Plowed, and I thoroughly enjoyed

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Rocky Thiger 22 Nov 2021 • 7 min read
Tales of the Para-Imperium by Joel Kreissman
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Tales of the Para-Imperium by Joel Kreissman

Review by Ardy Hart Tales of the Para-Imperium is not so much a book as it is a guide to exploring a fascinating universe. Written by Joel Kreissman, this incredible

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Rocky Thiger 7 Nov 2021 • 3 min read
The Infinite Wisdom by Danny Carl Estes
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The Infinite Wisdom by Danny Carl Estes

Review by Joel Kreissman The Infinite Wisdom by Danny Carl Estes is a sequel to his prior novel Braxton Snow: P.I., and while I haven’t read the first

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Rocky Thiger 5 Nov 2021 • 2 min read
Braxton Snow: P.I. by Danny Carl Estes

Braxton Snow: P.I. by Danny Carl Estes

Review by Grubbs Grizzly Braxton Snow: P.I. is the first installment of “The Snow Adventures” by Danny Carl Estes, a prolific author of self-published horror, sci-fi, and paranormal novels

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Rocky Thiger 20 Oct 2021 • 3 min read
Octopod! by Octavius Opus
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Octopod! by Octavius Opus

Review by Mammabear Octopod! Is the weirdest book you’ll ever love. A gripping, fast-paced romp that is part Jumanji and part chick-lit style romance, the novel features 35-year-old Liz

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Rocky Thiger 28 Sep 2021 • 1 min read
Qoheleth and Gallery Exhibition by Madison Scott-Clary
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Qoheleth and Gallery Exhibition by Madison Scott-Clary

Review by Domus Vocis It’s one thing to read furry fiction, but it’s another to read fiction that has a furry character in it. Well, not a anthropomorphic

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Rocky Thiger 27 Sep 2021 • 3 min read
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