Wombling Along
Helllooo!
Welcome to Wombling Along the blog’s round up of reviews and other things I caught online this week! Grab a cuppa, a biscuit and sit back and relax.
Fantasycon was excellent - it’s largest yet and a delight. Lovely to see some familiar faces and meet some people for the first time. I’ll blog thoughts tomorrow but it was as I suspected recharging the old reading brain! It’s been a funny old and rather frustrating year for reading but it’s nice to put it in perspective and get my head down - new year new start! Let’s just get up to date the next few weeks
Now sit down and let these merciless Booktempters do their stuff!
Reviews
Gingernuts of Horror helps the season progress with the great anthology Nordic Nightmares edited by Margret Helgadottir
https://gnofhorror.com/nordic-nightmares-by-margret-helgadottir-review/
And praises Fabulous Bodies by Chuck Tingle
https://gnofhorror.com/fabulous-bodies-by-chuck-tingle-review/
And is also impressed by Don’t Leave Her alone by Desiree De Fez
https://gnofhorror.com/dont-leave-her-alone-by-desiree-de-fez-review/
Jam Reads tempts me with As We Fall Through Time by Claire North
https://jamreads.com/reviews/as-we-fall-through-time-by-claire-north
And highly recommends the great The Haunting of Avis Lovelock by MK Hardy
https://jamreads.com/reviews/the-haunting-of-avis-lovelock-by-mk-hardy
Strange Horizons delves into The Recollections by Christopher Priest
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/the-recollections-by-christopher-priest/
And a balanced review of Ink Honey Blosson by Liza Losada
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/ink-honey-blossom-by-liza-losada/
Reactor really tempts The Tongue I Dream by Sheree Renee Thomas
https://reactormag.com/book-review-the-tongue-i-dream-in-by-sheree-renee-thomas/
Pots and Plots did not click with Incarnate by Alma Katsu
https://potsandplots.blog/2026/10/13/incarnate-by-alma-katsu-wilde-at-heart/
Tar Vol On delved into Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction Volume 2
And recommends looking at Homebound by Portia Elan
https://www.tarvolon.com/2026/10/12/sci-fi-novel-review-homebound-by-portia-elan/
Locus enjoyed The Children by Melissa Albert
https://locusmag.com/review/the-children-by-melissa-albert-review-by-colleen-mondor/
And also Slow Burn by Amal Singh
https://locusmag.com/review/slow-burn-by-amal-singh-review-by-maria-haskins/
And the Le Guin inspired Revolution In The Heart edited by Jonathan Strahan
And enjoyed The Formosa Exchange by Huang Chong Kai translated by Jeremy Tiang
Ancillary Review mixes The Mulai by Munai Hachemi and Trace Elements by Ada Palmer and Jo Walton
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/2026/10/14/snap-criticism-trace-elements-and-the-mulai/
Becky’s Book Club really enjoyed Off The Reservation by Stephen Graham Jones
https://crooksbooks.blog/2026/10/15/off-the-reservation-by-stephen-graham-jones-arc-review/
Bones, Books & Buffy enjoyed the same book
https://booksbonesbuffy.com/2026/10/15/off-the-reservation-by-stephen-graham-jones-review/
Prospective Cultures praises These Broken Little Worlds by EM Faulds
Nerds of a Feather was impressed by The Starving Saints by Caitlin Starling
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/10/review-starving-saints-by-caitlin.html
And discusses progression fantasy by Only Way Out Is Up by Django Wrexler
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2026/10/book-review-only-way-out-is-up-by.html
There Is Always Room For One More is starting a read through of Translation State by Ann Leckie
https://onemore.org/2026/10/15/translation-state-week-one/
At Lady Business Renay has a great review delving into what we may mean by space opera looking at What We are Seeking by Cameron Reed
In Other News
The BFS Awards were announced
https://britishfantasysociety.org/who-won-the-british-fantasy-awards-2026/
At Boundary’s edge we get some Fantasycon reaction
https://atboundarysedge.com/2026/10/16/lets-talk-about-fantasycon/
There was this lovely essay from Strangw Horizons about framing the future
AI is dangerous and this look at scams is worth a read
https://www.thedial.world/articles/news/ai-book-scams
The BFS has a clear view on this
https://britishfantasysociety.org/its-a-cheat-code-clarifying-the-bfs-stance-on-generative-ai/
another lovely The Full Lid to dive into
https://mailchi.mp/dd0a502feb05/the-full-lid-16th-october-2026
And for more bookish insights dive straight into Renay’s excellent Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-75/
Have a great weekend, keep reading and I’ll see you next time
