The Frumious Consortium

2 days ago | thefrumiousconsortium.net | Doreen Sheridan |Urban Fantasy

with Clayton Cowles and Rian Hughes on letters and design. Am I getting jaded? I love mythologies and the ways that comic books spin up brand new gods and pantheons and legends and dramas, but reading this book — that feels very much like a cross between Kieron Gillen’s prior The Wicked + The Divine (with Jamie McKelvie) and Warren Ellis & Bryan Hitch’s The Authority — I just felt tired. I love when amalgams create something new.

1 week ago | thefrumiousconsortium.net | Doreen Sheridan

with Dave Sharpe on letters. What a clever post-apocalyptic spin on the noir genre! Bingo Finder is a scavenger in the utopian farm village of Ellay, venturing into the ruins of urban neighborhoods to find anything that might be worth bartering. On one trip with her best friend Fenn, she finds what, to her, is a veritable jackpot: a treasure trove of books hidden away for decades or more. One with a crumbling cover that says “Tectiv” especially appeals to her, even tho no one else really cares.

1 week ago | thefrumiousconsortium.net | Doreen Sheridan

What an odd and interesting metaphysical novel! Told primarily in the second person, this tale of magical realism flits between fantasy, science fiction and the everyday as it explores what it means to truly be in charge of your own life. The “you” addressed in this novel is the frustrated, fake-it-till-you-make-it everyperson (tho tends to skew, in my reading, as male.) Pressured by family to succeed at capitalism, You blow a coveted job interview by being fearful of authenticity.

1 week ago | thefrumiousconsortium.net | Doreen Sheridan

In conjunction with the publication of the first book in Kyle Casey Chu’s debut middle-grade duology, The Queen Bees Of Tybee County, we have a fabulous interview to share with you, dear readers! Also known as the drag queen Panda Dulce, Ms Chu was unwittingly thrust into the global spotlight in 2022 when far-right extremists stormed her Drag Story Hour in order to silence her. Undaunted, she is now leveraging her platform to tell even gayer stories. TQBoTC is her first published effort.

1 week ago | thefrumiousconsortium.net | Doreen Sheridan |Tantalizing Titles

Hello, readers! Sorry everything’s been a bit chaotic this week. The funeral of my co-parent’s mom was yesterday and we’ve been doing a lot of family-wrangling, which has eaten up more of my time than anticipated. But at least there are books to escape to and relax in, including some of my most anticipated for the next few weeks!First on this list is W A Simpson’s The Hatter’s Daughter, the third book in the Tales Of The Riven Isles dark fantasy series.