Wombling Along
Helllllooo!
Welcome to Wombling Along it’s the blog’s weekend supplement where I gather up review and other things that caught my eye online.
It’s been a very long week hasn’t it? Good news parent is out of hospital but more stuff to follow. Work has been very busy so I am very glad it’s a long weekend but I did get to read and review so that’s progress. Now onto the Vicarious Booktempting!
Reviews
Locus sounds like it had all kinds of experiences with Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep by Paul Tremblay
https://locusmag.com/review/dead-but-dreaming-of-electric-sheep-by-paul-tremblay-review-by-ian-mond/
They also have a great time with Mortedant’s Peril by RJ Barker
https://locusmag.com/review/mortedants-peril-by-r-j-barker-review-by-alexandra-pierce/
And swept away by The Tapestry of Fate by Shannon Chakraborty
https://locusmag.com/review/the-tapestry-of-fate-by-shannon-chakraborty-review-by-alex-brown/
SFF World enjoyed cyberpunk with Scion by James Islington
https://www.sffworld.com/2026/08/scion-by-james-islington/
Pots and Plots was less impressed with The Raven Scholar by Antonia Hodgson
Gingernuts of Horror is very happy with Still Lost a new collection from Sam A Miller
https://gnofhorror.com/still-lost-review-sam-a-millers-debut-fiction/
And enjoyed gothic historical horror in the form of The Raven by Susan McCauley
https://gnofhorror.com/the-raven-by-susan-mccauley-review-gothic-horror/
Reactor is happy with The Brides by Charlotte Cross
https://reactormag.com/book-review-the-brides-by-charlotte-cross/
Ian Mond was very happy with The End of Everything by M John Harrison
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/db281d0b-4b08-41d8-94ad-ce8964ffa52b
Stewart Hotston has a more balanced take
https://stewarthotston.com/2026/08/27/review-the-end-of-everything-by-m-john-harrison/
Gav Reads is taken by When There Are Wolves again by EJ Swift
https://gavreads.co.uk/2026/08/22/review-when-there-are-wolves-again-by-e-j-swift-2025/
Jam Reads really liked The Deep and The Drowned by Ian Green
https://jamreads.com/reviews/the-deep-and-the-drowned-cutlass--crow-1-by-ian-green
And has a great time with Harbour of Hungry Ghosts by Eliza Chan
The Wrong Questions detours into Tolkien’s Unfinished Tales
http://wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-great-tolkien-reread-unfinished.html
Tar Volon has their short fiction magazine round up
https://www.tarvolon.com/2026/08/28/tar-vols-magazine-minis-asimovs-future-tense-and-uncanny/
And is very impressed by North Sun by Ethan Rutherford
Fan Fi Addict is hit hard by folk horror As The Snow Gathers by Mere Joyce
https://fanfiaddict.com/review-as-the-snow-gathers-by-mere-joyce/
Reading Reality is really happy with Daggerbound by T Kingfisher
https://www.readingreality.net/2026/08/grade-a-bookreview-daggerbound-by-t-kingfisher/
As is Becky’s Books
https://crooksbooks.blog/2026/08/24/daggerbound-by-t-kingfisher-arc-review/
AC Wise enjoyed the Lamp In The Window by Tom Mead
https://acwise.net/review-the-lamp-in-the-window/
Strange Horizons is really impressed by Of The Emperor’s Kindness by Chas Brenchley
https://strangehorizons.com/wordpress/non-fiction/of-the-emperors-kindness-by-chaz-brenchley/
In Other News
Strange Horizons gathers Best Hugo novel thoughts in parts 1 and 2
As always for more great book insight and cool music outros check out the indispensable Intergalactic Mixtape
https://buttondown.com/intergalacticmixtape/archive/intergalactic-mixtape-68/
And finally in a week of loss which we mourn legends I would like to highlight Stewart Hotston’s thoughts on being extraordinary which you all are
https://stewarthotston.com/2026/08/26/what-makes-you-extraordinary/
Be honoured people make impacts on our lives both through their work and their way of living. Their actions shaped us in way la perhaps we now only recognise, their art stays with us long after their passing and we were lucky to share our lives with them on the same planet.
Have a lovely weekend, don’t work 9-5, remember that One plus two plus two plus one means no shots left and roll out
