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Brilliant fantasy story of what happens when modern society comes face-to-face with mermen. It is also a story of drowned slaves, brilliantly interwoven, a theme that recurs in The Deep of Solomon Rivers.

Hopkinson has a brilliant voice, and each of her characters is memorable. Some of them, including the MC, have major issues, but that doesn't diminish from the power of the story at all. Her bigotry is actually well handled. There are consequences.

Journey of Sieh. Story of the triads. A nicely woven sequel with new perspectives on old characters.

What is most remarkable to me about aWoE is how Le Guin reveals her world and the magic system.

Short stories with really cunning wit, many using the Caribbean islands set against cosmopolitan Toronto. I love the use of patois. Nalo Hopkinson uses humor to great effect, but there is an important message underlying these stories that demands attention. It's the sense of seeking for belonging. Great stuff!

Castillo is a brilliant writer who uses voice to immerse the reader in her dry borderland filled with warm loving tragically-fated characters. This is a sad story told in a bouncing voice, which shouldn't work, but works so well. I loved this one! :-)

An impressive dive into the mind of one of the most brilliant science fiction authors of our time who, as Canavan demonstrates, left us far too soon.

Good story. Wonderful characters. The novels greatest achievement is its worldbuilding, drawing from the experience of segregation to tell a horror story that is both visceral and credible.

Tour de Force. Butler even predicted Trump's campaign slogan. Brilliant.

Such a brilliant voice. Lorde takes difficult subjects and slices away all the static, leaving only the essential truth of her experience. They are so enlightening.

The best of 2020 so far. So good!