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2026 is almost here & so are some amazing books. I had a fear that 2025 had truly spoilt us in terms of books but as I started building the 2026 list, there were so many books that I am now properly primed for 2026
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/26-for-2026
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26 for 2026
26 of my anticipated SFF titles for 2026 (and a few more)
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/26-for-2026
about 2 months ago
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And at long last, my Top Books of 2025 list is done. It pretty much confirms that 2025 was a fantastic year for books and I couldnt stick to a top 15, let alone top 10. Featuring books across 3 main categories- SERIES STARTERS/ STANDALONES, SEQUELS & FINALES. Also has BoTY Link -
shorturl.at/3ErUG
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Top Reads of 2025
A fantastic reading year yields a plentiful bounty of awesome books
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/top-reads-of-2025
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Happy book bday to Jim Butcher for
#TwelveMonths
- The Dresden Files is my fav urban fantasy series & the 18th book gives us the same magic while being somber & reflective. My review -
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/twelve-mon...
Thanks to
@orbitbooksuk.bsky.social
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Twelve Months by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files #18)
A somber reflective book giving us a book that we and Dresden need by way of Breaking Bad, Hobbit and Batman
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/twelve-months-by-jim-butcher-dresden
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2026 is almost here & so are some amazing books. I had a fear that 2025 had truly spoilt us in terms of books but as I started building the 2026 list, there were so many books that I am now properly primed for 2026
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/26-for-2026
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26 for 2026
26 of my anticipated SFF titles for 2026 (and a few more)
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/26-for-2026
about 2 months ago
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Such a fantastic sequel and is in the running for book of the year - this series is so much fun
@jamesloganauthor.bsky.social
I had fun reading the book as well as writing this review :)
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3 months ago
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Wow, this book was quite spectacular, fun and compulsively binge-able (yes I know what I just did there) - had an absolute blast Thanks for my review copy
@netgalley.bsky.social
@torbooks.bsky.social
@bingewriting.bsky.social
@thefantasyhive.bsky.social
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5 months ago
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I had a total blast reading & even greater one on sharing my thoughts on this fun roller-coaster ride -
@davewragg.com
knocks it out of the park, dealing with a life governed by violence & the possible impacts of it across relationships....
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5 months ago
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6 months ago
Someone's just thrown a bottle of Omega 3 tablets at me. I only received super fish oil injuries, but still.
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Woohoo got the ARC approved for
#IronRoad
by
@davewragg.com
- thanks to
@harpercollins.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
Cant wait to read about Ree & Javani's journeys pan out in this trilogy capper
7 months ago
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Five Phantom Discount by Marcus Fell & Jason Krumbine was so much fun in an Ocean's 11 meets Ocean's 8 set in NYC's underground but with magic Thanks to
@netgalley.bsky.social
& Sterling & Stone for my review copy Review -
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/five-phant...
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Five Phantom Discount by Marcus Fell & Jason Krumbine - ARC Review
Oceans 5 in the magical underbelly of New York City
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/five-phantom-discount-by-marcus-fell
8 months ago
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8 months ago
It’s official. Studio Execs are now using Chat GPT to evaluate screenplays. Here’s proof from a friend’s pass letter: Not only is it vague and unhelpful, it references one specific — an antique camera. The problem? THERE’S NO ANTIQUE CAMERA IN THE FUCKING SCRIPT.
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Yaay for the
#SistahSamurai
sequel - cant wait for it
@obeytheauthor.bsky.social
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9 months ago
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A
@guygavrielkay.bsky.social
book is an event book &
#WrittenOnTheDark
hews exactly to the template and yet it is so beautiful, soulful & ruminative. There is longing, beauty, loss & ultimately a sense of wonder & melancholy when you finish the book. Mini review below
9 months ago
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You know what you are getting when you crack open a
@guygavrielkay.bsky.social
book - Luxurious, generous writing combined with fascinating slightly melancholic leads with complex, checkered pasts in a Franco-Italian setup - Happy book bday for
#WrittenOnTheDark
- 20% in & loving it already
9 months ago
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Happy Book bday to
@caitlinrozakis.bsky.social
for The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teachers Association - this was so much fun in an entirely relatable way (esp as a new parent) - and a prophecy to boot as well Thanks to
@titanbooks.bsky.social
for my ARC of this one - my mini review below
9 months ago
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The Devils by
@joeabercrombie.com
is possibly his most commercial work with trademark Abercrombie-ism studded throughout - the book is pretty much MCU style blockbuster with an added James Gunn-ish edginess. Unputdownable & immensely enjoyable, if a bit predictable and self-aware
9 months ago
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9 months ago
Your reminder that someone can appear to be at the top (of the world, of their field, etc) and feel rather dramatically differently. I'm glad Jim worked through his issues, is still here with us and is still writing the books so many people love.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/b...
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14 Million Books Later, Jim Butcher Thinks His Wizard Detective Needs a Hug
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/books/jim-butcher-the-dresden-files.html?unlocked_article_code=1.IU8.6hM4.4wp_2QDHuLP4&smid=url-share
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Anji Kills a King hews closely to what John Wick might call "Consequences" following Anji's killing of the King right off the bat. What follows is a thrilling, grimy, gritty journey Review -
shorturl.at/D13Dy
Thanks to
@netgalley.bsky.social
@torbooks.bsky.social
@bookreviewskill.bsky.social
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Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam
"Consequences" - John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4
https://shorturl.at/D13Dy
9 months ago
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Happy book bday to Evan Leikam (
@bookreviewskill.bsky.social
) for
#AnjiKillsAKing
- Halfway through this book, I am super intrigued on how the relationship between Anji & Hawk is developing & where this story is going to go
9 months ago
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In
@bookreviewskill.bsky.social
's Anji kills a King, Anji kills a King in the 1st chapter itself
9 months ago
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In what I hope is the first of many, here is my
#NotAReview
of
#Sinners
where I examine the Art of the Setup across themes I propose to do this not to review but to talk off the elements that I found fascinating in movies & TV shows My
#NotAReview
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vinayvasan.substack.com/p/not-a-revi...
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Not A Review #1 - Sinners - The Art of the Setup
“You keep dancing with the devil…. One day he’s gonna follow you home”
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/not-a-review-1-sinners-the-art-of
10 months ago
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Godfather 3 meets The Dark Knight meets the trials & tribulations of Fitz in this status quo changing 4th installment of the underrated Fetch Phillips Archive by
@longlukearnold.bsky.social
Thanks to
@netgalley.bsky.social
@littlebrown.bsky.social
Review -
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/whisper-in...
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Whisper in the Wind (Fetch Phillips #4) by Luke Arnold
The character tribulations of Fitz ChivalryFarseer meets Godfather 3 and the Dark Knight in a 4th instalment of a series that shakes up the status quo
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/whisper-in-the-wind-fetch-phillips
10 months ago
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In what might be a rarity (for me), I actually have my May reads properly planned out & I am really excited for each and every one of them - May can’t get here soon enough
#MayBookPlanning
10 months ago
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You got to hand it to
@longlukearnold.bsky.social
-
#WhisperInTheWind
(Fetch Philips #4) had the whole Godfather 3 meets the Dark Knight meets some fabulous detective-ing going so wonderfully well - yet again a
#FetchPhilips
book ends in another change to the status quo - Terrific
10 months ago
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Vengeance of Asgard is
@baptistepinsonwu.bsky.social
at his furious frenetic best, concluding the Army of One trilogy in thrilling apocalyptic fashion. Check out my review below
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/vengeance-...
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Vengeance of Asgard (Army of One #3) by Baptiste Pinson Wu
This was never about stopping Ragnarok… It was about causing it” - Thor:Ragnarok
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/vengeance-of-asgard-army-of-one-3
10 months ago
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#Scales
by Christopher Hinz is Jurassic Park taken a step further with Dino-Humans and a side of cannibalism - it is thrilling, fast-paced, exciting and fun and packed with tons of ideas. I am thankful to
@angryrobotbooks.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
My review -
shorturl.at/YywJ4
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Scales by Christopher Hinz
Dino-humans with a side of cannibalism, electrotherapy and military-corporate incompetence
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/scales-by-christopher-hinz
10 months ago
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The Fantasy Hive
11 months ago
Vinay reviews Baptiste Pinson Wu's Japanese mythology-inspired YA BLOOD OF THE KAMI: "an ode to the love of mythology and history, and it shows in every page of this book" Read more:
tinyurl.com/mu7yd6aa
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I fell in love when I saw the cover the first time & I am happy to say the book does complete justice to the hype of the cover - I loved
#BloodOfTheKami
by
@baptistepinsonwu.bsky.social
My review of this "Lone Wolf & Cub" adventurer in a mystical Japan -
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/blood-of-t...
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Blood of the Kami by Baptiste Pinson Wu
An action packed "Lone Wolf & Cub" adventure into a lore-rich, mythology-heavy magical Japan packed with natural, super-natural and unnatural threats
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/blood-of-the-kami-by-baptiste-pinson
11 months ago
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And that’s Shroud done - a fabulous book that lures you in with a trope & hits the counter-trope pretty hard Thanks
@torbooks.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
@aptshadow.bsky.social
for my copy of this
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11 months ago
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The Fantasy Hive
11 months ago
Vinay reviews Adrian Tchaikovsky's latest first-contact sci-fi SHROUD: "It is in turns atmospheric, thrilling, dangerous, reflective, and ruminative but entertaining and suspenseful all the time" Read more:
tinyurl.com/msksm65n
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And thats a wrap on what might already be book of the year.... So much fun!!!!!! and it was a joy and pleasure to read this book and series
@robertjbennett.bsky.social
@netgalley.bsky.social
@thefantasyhive.bsky.social
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11 months ago
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The Fantasy Hive
11 months ago
Today Vinay reviews the follow up to Robert Jackson Bennett's hugely popular The Tainted Cup, A DROP OF CORRUPTION: "Wicked, imaginative, chaotic, unputdownable, and a lot of fun" Read more:
tinyurl.com/yp34967v
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Space Brooms by
@agrwrites.bsky.social
is so much fun - I did expect a bit of a satirical funny work in the vein of Joe Zeija’s Epoc Failure series - but this is turning out to be a proper page turning space adventure thriller with a totally lost & hapless lead
11 months ago
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Ohh a new book in the
#RoseThrone
world by Peter McLean - that is so awesome. Really looking forward to it - am a huge fan of the War for the Rose Throne series!!!!
#PavedWithGoodIntentions
out in June 2025
11 months ago
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#ADropOfCorruption
by
@robertjbennett.bsky.social
is easily among the frontrunner to be book of the year!!!!! Wicked, Imaginative, Chaotic, Unputdownable, & a lot of fun, A Drop of Corruption ups the ante of the series even further with Ana the star & Dinios the heart Review -
shorturl.at/9dlWN
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A Drop of Corruption (Shadow of the Leviathan #2) by Robert Jackson Bennett
A wicked clever immensely fun sequel that ups the ante further on a remarkably fun and imaginative series
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/a-drop-of-corruption-shadow-of-the
11 months ago
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#SpecialDelivery
[email protected]
was so much fun - almost like early stages of the Rebel Alliance in Star Wars meets Startship Troopers - a fabulously breezy entertaining popcorny book
11 months ago
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Nils Shukla
12 months ago
Happy
#internationalwomensday
everyone! It inspired me to share a few of my fave books by female authors that can be read as standalones. Please feel free to let me know your favourite female authors and/or tag them!
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Happy
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Check out these amazing standalone books be female authors below ⬇️ And for more amazing female authors please check out our
#WomeninSFF
section on The Fantasy Hive:
fantasy-hive.co.uk/category/fea...
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An absolutely fantastic series with a narrator voice unlike anything you would have ever read
@cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social
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12 months ago
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Triggernometry trilogy by
@starkholborn.bsky.social
is Mathematical Fahrenheit 951 in an alternate Wild Wild West - Its also a prime example of how a complete storyline can be packed in 3 short novellas - its an ode to the love of maths & SFF genre My review-
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/triggernom...
12 months ago
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And look at Diplomacy of the Knife standing proud with other awesome picks for the month Cc
@cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social
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12 months ago
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❗️When America has your back: The Economist on the background of recent events
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Happy book bday to
@aptshadow.bsky.social
for
#Shroud
- I am 50% into the book & continue to be amazed on how unexpected of this book is turning out to be (in a fabulous way)
12 months ago
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12 months ago
"At its best, THE DIPLOMACY OF THE KNIFE evokes some of the best plotting of ASOIAF with some of the best character work and suffering of Fitz - and that makes this book extremely special." HI YOU GUYS GOTTA CHECK THIS REVIEW OUT THIS IS INCREDIBLE
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The Four of Mercies by
@cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social
is just incredibly insane, chaotic, messy, unhinged & inventive in a truly delightful way. I am thankful for the ARC of the 2nd book & also to
@esmayrosalyne.bsky.social
for her fabulous review - reviews truly matter, let no one tell you otherwise
12 months ago
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Happy book bday to
@gouravmohanty.bsky.social
for
#DanceOfShadows
- I just cant wait to lay hands on what promises to be an amazing sequel - this Mahabharata inspired grimdark Indian fantasy rocked my world with the 1st book & easily among the most anticipated book of the year
12 months ago
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And that’s my review of
@zbsteele.bsky.social
‘s sleek, fun & well written novella - An Inkling of Flame - tons of character work in a relatively slim 89 pager, it does whet the appetite My review -
vinayvasan.substack.com/p/an-inkling...
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An Inkling of Flame by ZB Steele
A prequel novella that packs in an intriguing recounting and team dynamics while whetting the appetite for the full-fledged novel
https://vinayvasan.substack.com/p/an-inkling-of-flame-by-zb-steele
12 months ago
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Jo Walton
12 months ago
#SomethingBeautiful
the Duomo lit up on the edge of night
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Happy book bday to
@cmcaplanwrites.bsky.social
for
#DiplomacyOfTheKnife
- it takes the dynamics of the fustercluck of a family from Book 1 and throws in fusterclucks with respect to human inventions and kills - Unhinged in the best way, I am looking to see how this ends given I am at 75% in
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12 months ago
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