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Longtails: The Storms of Spring, by Jaysen Headley
Jaysen Headley

Longtails: The Storms of Spring, by Jaysen Headley

Review by Thurston Howl Ok, hear me out. Imagine Redwall mixed with Game of Thrones mixed with a healthy dose of Phil Geusz' post-apocalyptic science fiction. That's what you're getting

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 31 Jul 2018 • 2 min read
The Adventures of Peter Gray, by Nathan Hopp
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The Adventures of Peter Gray, by Nathan Hopp

Review by Rakuen Growlithe The Adventures of Peter Gray (Written Dreams Publishing, $16.99) is the first novel by Nathan Hopp. It's told from the perspective of the titular Peter

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 30 Jun 2018 • 5 min read
Griffin Ranger: Crossline Plains, by Roz Gibson
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Griffin Ranger: Crossline Plains, by Roz Gibson

Review by Joel Kreissman Roz Gibson’s Griffin Ranger duology is the story of a world ruled by mythical beasts and populated by assorted species of sapient animals. We are

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Rocky Thiger 24 Mar 2018 • 2 min read
Secrets of the Kraken, Act One, by Grant Cravens
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Secrets of the Kraken, Act One, by Grant Cravens

Review by Mamma Bear Cait and her band of lost souls are the captain and crew of the submarine, The Rose. Intent on breaking a string of bad business dealings,

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Rocky Thiger 9 Mar 2018 • 2 min read
Furry Nation by Joe Strike
non fiction

Furry Nation by Joe Strike

Review by Thurston Howl There's really not enough nonfiction in the furry fandom. Not enough about the fandom and by the fandom. So, when I met Joe Strike at last

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 27 Feb 2018 • 2 min read
FANG 8, ed. Ashe Valisca
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FANG 8, ed. Ashe Valisca

Review by Colin Leighton In 2017, FurPlanet chose to deviate from their usual custom of designating differing themes for FANG and ROAR by instead assigning their two annual anthologies the

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Rocky Thiger 13 Feb 2018 • 6 min read
Camouflage by Kyell Gold
Kyell Gold

Camouflage by Kyell Gold

Review by Ottereview Camouflage is Kyell Gold’s new historical fiction novel about a young, college-aged white tiger named Danilo who finds himself supernaturally shifted to 1508 Scotland. Danilo is

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 12 Feb 2018 • 2 min read
ROAR 8, ed. Mary E. Lowd
Anthology

ROAR 8, ed. Mary E. Lowd

Review by Tabsley Paradise. It’s such a wildly interpreted topic, and one that volume 8 of Bad Dog Books’ ROAR anthology series bravely tackles. The anthology was edited by

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 6 Feb 2018 • 7 min read
The Student by Joe Sherman
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The Student by Joe Sherman

Review by Thurston Howl Genetic modification? Check. A university for Furs only? Check. A nightly sex club with felines, canines, equines, reptiles, humans, and alien werewolves? Check, check, check, check,

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 23 Jan 2018 • 2 min read
Skeleton Crew by Gre7g Luterman
Mamma Bear

Skeleton Crew by Gre7g Luterman

Review by Mamma Bear Aboard the starship White Flower II, the dutiful geroo work, live, love, and die in the service of their immense, reptilian masters. Kanti works in the

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Rocky Thiger 21 Jan 2018 • 1 min read
SPECIES: Wolves, edited by Thurston Howl
Anthology

SPECIES: Wolves, edited by Thurston Howl

Review by Joel Kreissman Wolves have long fascinated mankind. Variously, they have been seen as menaces, Aesopian mentors, and just free-spirited kin to dogs. SPECIES: Wolves, edited by Thurston Howl,

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Rocky Thiger 4 Jan 2018 • 4 min read
Always Gray in Winter, by Mark J. Engels
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Always Gray in Winter, by Mark J. Engels

Review by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt And Then Things Got Hairy... They’ve lived among us humans for centuries, millennia even. They look like us, most of the time, but they

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Rocky Thiger 3 Jan 2018 • 2 min read
Intimate Little Secrets by Rechan
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Intimate Little Secrets by Rechan

Review by Rakuen Growlithe Intimate Little Secrets (US$9.95 from FurPlanet) is an anthology of short stories written by Rechan with a cover illustration by Teagan Gavet. Originally I

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Rocky Thiger 30 Dec 2017 • 3 min read
Jazz at the End of the Night, by Weasel
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Jazz at the End of the Night, by Weasel

Review by Hypetaph Weasel’s Jazz at the End of the Night is the perfect mix of horrendously depressing and astoundingly relatable, which—in its own way—is horrendously depressing.

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 16 Dec 2017 • 3 min read
The Devil Was Green by Brett A. Brooks
Brett A. Brooks

The Devil Was Green by Brett A. Brooks

Review by MikasiWolf Pussy Katnip can be compared to a superhero or a vigilante. And in some ways, the two are interchangeable. Except that her powers come not from a

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Rocky Thiger 12 Dec 2017 • 2 min read
Passing Through, ed. Weasel
Mamma Bear

Passing Through, ed. Weasel

Review by Mamma Bear Busy animals are often on the move, and, when they need a little help getting where they're going, anything can happen. Passing Through features six furry

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Rocky Thiger 2 Dec 2017 • 2 min read
ReWritten by J. Malan
rewritten

ReWritten by J. Malan

Review by Thurston Howl "Born to this cradle below the stars, not unlike those who carried the torch before..." These are the opening words of J. Malan's new novel ReWritten,

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 26 Nov 2017 • 2 min read
Tower and the Fox by Tim Susman
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Tower and the Fox by Tim Susman

Review by Joel Kreissman Imagine a world where the American Revolution failed. Now, can you also imagine that in this world the British Empire employed sorcerers, and that these sorcerers

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 15 Nov 2017 • 2 min read
Slave Trade by Comidacomida
Two-Lips Press

Slave Trade by Comidacomida

Review by Hypetaph If there were one word to describe “Slave Trade” by Comidacomida, it would easily be “surprising.” This 466-page novel chronicles the story of its protagonist Sidney—introduced

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 15 Nov 2017 • 3 min read
Furries Among Us 2, ed. Thurston Howl
Thurston Howl

Furries Among Us 2, ed. Thurston Howl

Review by Donald Jacob Uitvlugt The Growth of a Subculture One of the marks of maturity is a growing capacity for self-reflection. When we are children, we act without thinking,

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Rocky Thiger 31 Oct 2017 • 4 min read
Fire Branded Leather by F. Gibbs
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Fire Branded Leather by F. Gibbs

Review by Tabsley The coastal city of V-town is burning, and it’s up to one dalmatian to save it. Will Hamish, the dalmatian assistant chief of one of V-town’

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 23 Oct 2017 • 1 min read
Symbol of a Nation, ed. Fred Patten
Fred Patten

Symbol of a Nation, ed. Fred Patten

Review by Thurston Howl As most are aware, nations often have a symbolic or emblematic animal. Fred Patten decided to edit an anthology with GOAL Publications based on this theme

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Rocky Thiger 23 Oct 2017 • 4 min read
HEAT, vol. 14, edited by Dark End
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HEAT, vol. 14, edited by Dark End

Review by Ottereview The anthology Heat, edited by Dark End, is regarded by many as the premier literary magazine of the furry fandom. Although explicitly erotic, it isn't pornographic. The

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 15 Oct 2017 • 18 min read
Civilized Beasts II, by Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Thomas Faux Steele, BanWynn Oakshadow, E.S. Lapso, John Milkereit, Winston Derden, Carolyn Dahl, Dwale and Steve Ausherman
poetry

Civilized Beasts II, by Marge Simon, Bruce Boston, Thomas Faux Steele, BanWynn Oakshadow, E.S. Lapso, John Milkereit, Winston Derden, Carolyn Dahl, Dwale and Steve Ausherman

Review by Jako Malan In an era of Emojis and Netspeak, is there still a place where every word is carefully chosen and every letter carefully set in place? Is

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Rocky Thiger 5 Oct 2017 • 2 min read
Faithless by Graveyard Greg
urban fantasy

Faithless by Graveyard Greg

Review by Mamma Bear Ivan might be a "finder," but now that the Holy Grail is in his paws, a whole cast of supernatural forces are out to find him

  • Rocky Thiger
Rocky Thiger 3 Oct 2017 • 1 min read
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