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Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Cirsova #17/Winter 2023 – edited by P. Alexander Tales of heroic adventure and daring suspense that include: Nick’s crew were a solid heist team, but their successes have caught the attention of […]

(The original Japanese title is perfectly comprehensible when translated to English and far superior, I’m not using the stupid title “The Boy and the Heron”). After writing a full retrospective on Miyazaki’s filmography, it was quite the surreal experience to walk into a theater and actually watch a new Miyazaki movie on the day of […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Beware of Chicken #3 – Casualfarmer A laugh-out-loud, slice-of-life martial-arts fantasy about . . . farming???? Jin Rou wanted to be a cultivator. A man powerful enough to defy the heavens. A […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Cloak of Embers (Cloak Mage #10) – Jonathan Moeller A deadly puzzle. A closing trap. My name is Nadia, and I’m a Marshal of the High Queen of the Elves. That means […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Alliance of Outlaws (The Augment War #1) – Ben Hale A lost weapon. A forgotten enemy. A new alliance will rise. An old enemy has returned. Militant zealots backed by a new […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. After Us (The Abyss #3) – Nathan Hystad The fate of the world is on the line. What will be left After Us? Safety is obviously only temporary as the Static continues […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Galaxy Under Siege (Forgotten Galaxy #3) – M. R. Forbes Caleb Card always knew that fighting back against overwhelming odds would be a thankless slog. And with Legion forces expanding across the […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Echoes of Issel (The Sergey Chronicles #2) – D. T. Read Reunited with his family, Tristan struggles to find common ground to build a relationship with Lujan Sergey, commander of the Unified […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. The Alliance (The Survivors #21) – Nathan Hystad A wedding. A mysterious entity. A dangerous lineage. Jules is ready to get married. If only things were that simple. Dean is contacted by […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. A Blade’s Rebirth (The Chain Breaker #13) – D. K. Holmberg When a power greater than the Chain Breaker rips through his realm, Gavin must become more. When a strange power breaks […]

Every week, the Castalia House Blog spotlights some of the many new releases in independent, pulp, and web novel-influenced science fiction and fantasy. Aegeon #7 – edited by Brendan Heard Sharpen your thoughts, late stage fructose-cows, the barriers of your prison shall soon crumble before you, like an atomic crab shedding its black-glass shell. Peruse […]

Comics (Razorfist) – If you think one has to choose between SJW superheroes… or the idiosyncratic art of Manga… Good news! You don’t. France has been quietly producing better comic books than American and Japan for decades. Sword and Sorcery (Adventures Fantastic) – I have long felt a growing angst about the ongoing disputes of […]