“When the solstice sun rose, it drew Uliksi into the world. A spirit that turns the predator into the prey.” I’ve been thinking about this book since I first read it years ago. The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion is a horror novella by Margaret Killjoy, the first in her Danielle Cain trilogy about a demon-hunting band of anarchists. It was first published by Tor.com in 2017 and I received it as part of a Pride Month giveaway bundle a couple of years later. For some reason, I never reviewed it on this blog or continued the series, but the imagery in the book of a carnivorous deer demon hunting down those who abuse their power stuck with me, as did the ethical questions that the characters who summoned it wrestle with. When Margaret Killjoy recently announced that she had recorded audiobook editions, I figured now was the perfect time to revisit the series. Continue reading Review of The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion
Month: June 2026
Review of Hell’s Heart—Moby-Dick in Space
Romance authors pivoting to sci-fi seems to be a new trend, if Olivia Waite and now Alexis Hall are any indication. But while Olivia Waite leaned into her experience with cozy, uplifting stories to create her Dorothy Gentleman sci-fi mystery series, Alexis Hall instead leans into the excitement and eroticism in their new space epic. Hell’s Heart, which came out in March, is a brilliantly odd reimagining of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick set aboard a space-faring hunter barque in pursuit of leviathans in the atmosphere of Jupiter. Continue reading Review of Hell’s Heart—Moby-Dick in Space
Three Gothic Literature Discussion Podcasts
I realized it’s been nearly four years since the last time I recommended some podcasts that readers of this blog might enjoy. In that time, there’s been a major surge of interest in the Gothic genre and a slew of new podcasts on the subject have cropped up. Today I’d like to specifically highlight three of my favorite shows where the hosts read, analyze, and discuss Gothic literature in a spirit similar to what I try to do here at The Gothic Library.
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