Are you thinking of sending me your book to review?

I review novel-length science fiction for Science Fiction Weekly, the INTERNET REVIEW OF SCIENCE FICTION, and other venues, and I am always happy to see galleys for upcoming books. Please be warned, though: I cannot promise that your sending me a book will guarantee a review. (I will always tell my editors I have received your book, in hopes of getting a green light.) For those curious about my taste, see the reviews below.

As a general rule, I enjoy all SF, but prefer to review books that might not get wide coverage elsewhere: I lean to choosing books by women, Canadians, and people of color.

You can contact me at alyx@sff.net

If your book is fantasy, please be sure to query me before sending a galley along! I less likely to review fantasy for a variety of reasons, and do not want you to spend postage and time if there is no chance I will read your work.

From my blog, Annual "Books Read" lists from 2003 to the present.

Reviews at Science Fiction Weekly...

THE MERCHANT'S WAR, by Charles Stross
SHELTER, by Susan Palwick
THE GUARDENER'S TALE, by Bruce Boston
PHYTOSPHERE, by Scott Mackay
THE FATE OF MICE, by Susan Palwick
BREAKFAST WITH THE ONES YOU LOVE, by Eliot Fintushel
DAY WATCH and NIGHT WATCH, by Sergei Lukyanenko
TSUNAMI, by L. Timmel DuChamp
HORIZONS, by Mary Rosenblum
BLINDSIGHT, by Peter Watts
THE FINEST CHALLENGE, by Jean Rabe
A SMALL AND REMARKABLE LIFE, by Nick DiChario
ROGUE HARVEST, by Danita Maslan
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE GOD OF LOVE, by Justina Robson
THE JAMES TIPTREE AWARD ANTHOLOGY 2, edited by Karen Joy Fowler, Pat Murphy, Debbie Notkin and Jeffrey D. Smith
SNAKE AGENT, by Liz Williams
FLEDGLING, by Octavia Butler
FROM THE FILES OF THE TIME RANGERS, by Richard Bowes
GREETINGS & OTHER STORIES, by Terry Bisson
MAGIC STREET, by Orson Scott Card
ALANYA TO ALANYA by L. Timmel Duchamp
FINDERS KEEPERS, by Linnea Sinclair
THE IRON TREE, by Cecilia Dart-Thornton
HAMMERED, by Elizabeth Bear
THE JAMES TIPTREE AWARD ANTHOLOGY 1: SEX, THE FUTURE & CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES, edited by Karen Joy Fowler, Pat Murphy, Debbie Notkin and Jeffrey D. Smith
LIFE, by Gwyneth Jones
MARQUE AND REPRISAL, by Elizabeth Moon
CALIFIA'S DAUGHTERS, by Leigh Richards
MORTAL LOVE, by Elizabeth Hand
OLYMPIC GAMES, by Leslie What
THE ARCANUM, by Thomas Wheeler
FIRETHORN, by Sarah Micklem
OMNIFIX, by Scott MacKay
FLINX'S FOLLY, by Alan Dean Foster
THE X-PRESIDENT, by Philip E. Baruth
ONE LAMP: ALTERNATE HISTORY STORIES FROM THE MAGAZINE OF FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION, edited by Gordon Van Gelder
NINE LAYERS OF SKY, by Liz Williams
AMERICAN EMPIRE: THE VICTORIOUS OPPOSITION, by Harry Turtledove
MESSIAH NODE, by Lyda Morehouse
THE BINDER'S ROAD, by Terry McGarry
MISTRESS OF DRAGONS, by Margaret Weis
SHADOW OF THE STORM, by Kurt R.A. Giambastiani
CONQUISTADOR, by S.M. Stirling
STARS AND STRIPES TRIUMPHANT, by Harry Harrison
UNDERLAND, by Mick Farren
THE DEVIL AND DEEP SPACE, by Susan R. Matthews
SOLITAIRE, by Kelley Eskridge
AMERICAN EMPIRE: THE CENTER CANNOT HOLD, by Harry Turtledove
A MOUTHFUL OF TONGUES: HER TOTIPOTENT TROPICANALIA, by Paul Di Fillipo
LIGHT MUSIC, by Kathleen Ann Goonan
DAW 30TH ANNIVERSARY: FANTASY
BONES OF THE EARTH, by Michael Swanwick
TRANSCENSION, by Damien Broderick:
CHANNELING CLEOPATRA, by Elizabeth Ann Scarborough

Reviews at the Internet Review of SF...

THE CHILD GODDESS, by Louise Marley
APOCALYPSE ARRAY, by Lyda Morehouse
LIVING NEXT DOOR TO THE GOD OF LOVE, by Justina Robson

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