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Through Gates of Garnet and Gold by Seanan McGuire

January 8, 2026 by Jen K Leave a Comment

Seanan McGuire has three different series that are on a predictable release schedule: Septembers are for October Daye, May for InCryptid and January? Well, that’s saved for the Wayward Children novella series. As always, no quests allowed. For anyone new to the series, the even releases are deeper dives into the story of one of the characters (usually someone we have met already, sometimes someone to be introduced soon) while the odds should be read in order and are part of a continuing storyline that […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction Tagged With: doorways to other worlds, ghosts, novella, portal fantasy, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children

Jen K's CBR18 Review No:5 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction · Tags: doorways to other worlds, ghosts, novella, portal fantasy, Seanan McGuire, Wayward Children ·
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As if cleaning out Mean Grandma’s hoard wasn’t unpleasant enough, now there are possibly monsters?

The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher

July 30, 2021 by Bothari43 4 Comments

I had read good things about T. Kingfisher from other Cannonballers, so when I saw this one at the book store I grabbed it. I will definitely be seeking out more of her stuff. This is a story about a heroic dog. Okay, maybe not really, but the dog is a very important part of the story, and the storyteller says over and over that if Bongo had been scared, she would’ve run. She trusted his instincts more than her own. We all think that […]

Filed Under: Horror Tagged With: doorways to other worlds, hero dog, hoarding, monsters made of leftover parts, t kingfisher, the bad kind of fairy folk

Bothari43's CBR13 Review No:21 · Genres: Horror · Tags: doorways to other worlds, hero dog, hoarding, monsters made of leftover parts, t kingfisher, the bad kind of fairy folk ·
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