Long Lost by Jacqueline West Genre: Supernatural Mystery Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: May 11, 2021 Review Long Lost tells two parallel stories about two pairs of sisters. Fiona and Arden live in the modern world, and the family has just moved to a new town in the interest of furthering Arden’s promising skating …
Lore by Alexandra Bracken Genre: Urban fantasy Age category: Young adult Release Date: January 4, 2021 Review Editor’s Note: This review has been trimmed for mild spoilers and will be updated in a few weeks. This is a book that is designed to feel epic, and it succeeds. In this world, it’s possible to take …
Darin Kennedy is the author of over twenty books, including one of my favorite recent reads, The Mussorgsky Riddle. The novel is the first of his Fugue & Fable trilogy. I confess, most of the fiction I’ve been consuming lately has been either in the form of an audiobook or helpfully read to me by …
What is Urban Fantasy Magazine? The original UFM was a magazine of short fiction, book reviews, interviews, and discussion of the genre. It was put on indefinite hiatus in 2016, and the domain UrbanFantasyMagazine.com expired in 2018. I was the editor for the latter half of its life and re-purchased the domain when it became …
A list of books by previous Urban Fantasy Magazine authors and staff: Emily C. Skaftun Michael T. Banker H.L. Fullerton Samuel Marzioli L. D. Colter Rati Mehrotra Jonathan Maberry Wendy Hammer Eleanor R. Wood David Tallerman Daniel J. Davis Emily B Cataneo Rhiannon Held Mike Resnick Katrina S. Forest Jordan Ellinger & Frances Silversmith
Wayward Witch by Zoraida Córdova Genre: Portal Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: September 1, 2020 Review Wayward Witch is the final book in the Brooklyn Brujas trilogy by Zoraida Córdova. Each of three stories focuses on a different Mortiz sister. Having not read the first two, but intrigued by the description of the … Continue reading
Hi, everyone! I’m very excited to host a special preview of the just-released pirate fantasy novel, OF SKY AND SEA by Antoine Bandele. You can read the blurb and excerpt below, plus enter the giveaway for a $10 gift card and your own e-copy of the book! By Sea & Sky The Sky Pirate Chronicles … Continue reading
Never Date a Siren by Byrd Nash Genre: Urban Fantasy Age category: Young Adult/New Adult Release Date: November 19, 2019 Review If you’re in desperate need of a refreshing new series (and who isn’t right now?), College Fae Magic by Byrd Nash may be just what you’re looking for. I was drawn into this first … Continue reading
R.J. Blain is the author of the series Magic Romantic Comedies (With a Body Count). She suffers from a Moleskine journal obsession, a pen fixation, and a terrible tendency to pun without warning. In her spare time, she daydreams about being a spy. Her contingency plan involves tying her best of enemies to spinning wheels … Continue reading
Story magic by Laurel Gale Genre: Fantasy Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: August 3, 2020 Review Story Magic by Laurel Gale has one of the more unique magical systems I’ve read about in a long while. In this world, spells are cast by calling upon invisible creatures known as “listeners” and enticing them to … Continue reading
Lobizona by Romina Garber Genre: Paranormal/Urban Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: August 2, 2020 Review The concept of this book drew me into it right away. Often realistic, contemporary problems are reserved for realistic, contemporary books. “Supernatural” tends to invoke images of escapism. But Lobizona by Romina Garber deals with a real, heart-wrenching … Continue reading
Hi, everyone! Well, we’re halfway through April, and I’m happy to say we’re back on our regular interview schedule. I’m very excited to have as our guest today B. A. Williamson, the author of The Chronicles of Gwendolyn Gray. I wrote up a review of the second book in this series back in February, and … Continue reading
The Clan Corporate by Charles Stross Genre: Modern/Portal Fantasy Age category: Adult Release Date: May 16th 2006 Editor’s Note: Due to a pretty drastic change in my schedule (most notably, taking on the role of homeschool teacher), I will not be able to post a review in early April as I usually do, but I … Continue reading
Defy the SunJessika Fleck(The Offering Series, #2)Published by: Swoon ReadsPublication date: March 10th 2020Genres: Dystopian, Fantasy, Young Adult ~ In this electrifying YA dystopian sequel to Beware the Night, Veda is captured and leveraged against her best friend, who fights for the opposing force. ~ Civil war has come to the island of Bellona. Veda Adeline … Continue reading
The Ghost Collector by Allison Mills Genre: Paranormal Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: September 10th, 2019 Review There’s lots of kidlit out there about extraordinary children–children who have magical powers or are secret saviors of hidden worlds or just prodigies of some kind. It’s empowering with a sort of general understanding from readers that … Continue reading
The Waking of Ghosts Lost Souls Academy Book 1 by Lilliana Rose Genre: Teen, YA Paranormal Fantasy There is an evil awakening. At the Lost Souls academy, students aren’t your typical everyday alumni. Rejects from clans, packs, and covens walk these halls, but there’s something more sinister haunting the academy. A resident ghost has a … Continue reading
The Fantastical Exploits of Gwendolyn Gray by B.A. Williamson Genre: Portal Fantasy Age category: Middle Grade Release Date: April 28, 2020 Review When it comes to children’s entertainment, there’s always two categories: the stuff kids will like and the stuff grown-ups want them to like. It’s a rare work that fits into both, yet Gwendolyn … Continue reading