Steph Swainston

The Year of Our War (2005)

“The Year Of Our War” is the debut fantasy novel by British author Steph Swainston. It is a highly impressive book, even ignoring the fact that this is her first novel. It is highly original, entertainingly plotted and very well written. It is set in “The Fourlands”, a setting which is unusual mi...

No Present Like Time (2006)

Dangerous Offspring (2007)

This book surprised me again and again. The beginning brings Insects back to the fore--as they were in "The Year of Our War"--and introduces a plot concocted by the immortal Circle to push the Insects back into the Paperlands and reclaim territory lost in centuries past. Jant and his immortal com...