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Here are all the books that I reviewed for The Nameless Zine in 2024. All links here will take you to thenamelesszine.org. By Review Year: 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 Special Projects Arizona Author Spotlight | Books of Horror Go To List | Children's Genre Classics | Doc Savage Runthrough | Hugo Award Runthrough | Guy N. Smith Runthrough

December 2025

René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and Caesar’s Gift gn (Asterix #21) Philip Fracassi - The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre Jaime Jo Wright - The Bell Tolls at Traeger Hall Georgia Summers - The Bookshop Below Mary Norton - The Borrowers Afield (The Borrowers #2) Hergé - The Castafiore Emerald gn (Adventures of Tintin #21) Troy A. Hillman az - Chasing Down the Zombie Hunter nf Pat Mills, Kevin O’Neill, Jesus Redondo & Bryan Talbot - The Complete Nemesis the Warlock Volume 1 gn (The Complete Nemesis the Warlock #1) Guy N. Smith - Crabs’ Moon (Crabs #5) Mark Russell & Mike Feehan - Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepuss Chronicles gn L. Frank Baum - Glinda of Oz (Oz #14) Jon Athan - The Groomer John McNee - Hail Santa! Kenneth Robeson - The King of Terror (Doc Savage #122) William Golding & Aimée de Jongh - Lord of the Flies gn Joe Benítez, Beth Sotelo & Michael Heisler - The Monster of the Ministry of Hell gn (Lady Mechanika #7) Bitter Karella - Moonflow M. V. Carey - The Mystery of the Sinister Scarecrow (The Three Investigators #29) Eman Quotah - The Night is Not for You Rachel Harrison - Play Nice Ruth Plumly Thompson - The Royal Book of Oz (Oz #15) John Vornholt az - The Troll King (The Troll King #1) Guy N. Smith - The Unseen Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely - We3 gn Nick Medina - The Whistler Anna Fiteni - The Wicked Lies of Habren Faire Kenneth Grahame - The Wind in the Willows Katherine Addison - The Witness for the Dead (The Cemeteries of Amalo #1)

November 2025

René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix in Corsica gn (Asterix #20) Elias Witherow - The Black Farm (The Black Farm #1) Kenneth Robeson - The Black, Black Witch (Doc Savage #121) Mary Norton - The Borrowers (The Borrowers #1) Freya Marske - Cinder House Keith Rosson - Coffin Moon Guy N. Smith - Crabs on the Rampage (Crabs #4) Joe Benítez, M. M. Chen, Peter Steigerwald, Beth Sotelo, Mike Garcia, Martin Montiel & Michael Heisler - La Dama de la Muerte gn (Lady Mechanika) Laura Stoddard az - The Dreamosphere Enid Blyton - The Folk of the Faraway Tree (Faraway Tree #3) L. Frank Baum - The Magic of Oz (Oz #13) Maddie Martinez - The Maiden and Her Monster Mark Wheatley & Marc Hempel - Mars gn Martha Wells - The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 3 (The Murderbot Diaries #3) William Arden - The Mystery of the Deadly Double (The Three Investigators #28) T. D. Walker - Parallax Guy N. Smith - Phobia Susana M. Morris - Positive Obsession: The Life and Times of Octavia E. Butler nf Isabel Cañas - The Possession of Alba Díaz Eden Royce - Psychopomp & Circumstance Beth Dolgner az - Quiet Nights (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #7) Morgan Ryan - A Resistance of Witches Isaac Asimov - The Rings of Saturn (Lucky Starr #6) Hergé - Tintin in Tibet gn (Adventures of Tintin #20) Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting John Polidori & Sheridan Le Fanu - The Vampyre & Carmilla Kenneth Robeson - Waves of Death (Doc Savage #120)

October 2025

René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Soothsayer gn (Asterix #19) Erik Hofstatter - Bankrupting Sky Banks Guy N. Smith - The Festering Beth Dolgner az - Groups Welcome (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #6) Daniel H. Wilson - Hole in the Sky) Antoine Volodine - The Inner Harbour (Post-Exotic) Enid Blyton - The Magic Faraway Tree (The Magic Faraway Tree #2) Isaac Asimov - The Moons of Jupiter (Lucky Starr #5) Nghi Vo - A Mouthful of Dust (The Singing Hills Cycle #6) M. V. Carey - The Mystery of the Magic Circle (The Three Investigators #27) Hergé - The Red Sea Sharks gn (Adventures of Tintin #19) M. M. Chen, Joe Benítez, Martin Montiel, Brian Ching & Beth Sotelo - Sangre gn (Lady Mechanika #6) Guy N. Smith - Son of the Werewolf (Werewolf Trilogy #3) Martha Wells - System Collapse (Murderbot #7) Kenneth Robeson - The Time Terror (Doc Savage #119) L. Frank Baum - The Tin Woodman of Oz (Oz #12) Jason McCord az - Wounded

September 2025

Cynthia Ward - The Adventure of the Golden Woman (Blood-Thirsty Agent #3) René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Laurel Wreath gn (Asterix #18) Kerstin Hall - Asunder Joe Benítez, M. M. Chen, Martin Montiel, Beth Sotelo & Michael Heisler - La Belle Dame Sans Merci gn (Lady Mechanika #5) Isaac Asimov - The Big Sun of Mercury (Lucky Starr #4) Beth Dolgner az - Breakfast Included (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #5) Hergé - The Calculus Affair gn (Adventures of Tintin #18) Guy N. Smith - The Camp Margaret Atwood, Johnnie Christmas & Tamra Bonvillain - The Catbird Roars gn (Angel Catbird #3) Iryna Stroganova - The Changed gn (Sunflowers Follow the Moon #2) Kenneth Robeson - The Devil's Black Rock (Doc Savage #118) Enid Blyton - The Enchanted Wood (The Magic Faraway Tree #1) Katherine Addison - The Goblin Emperor (The Chronicles of Osreth #1) Matthew Lyons - A Mask of Flies William Arden - The Mystery of the Headless Horse (The Three Investigators #26) Guy N. Smith - Origin of the Crabs (Crabs #3) Ronald C. Tobin az - A Ruby for Victor (Plaz Seschni #1) Bruce Jones, Scott Hampton & April Campbell - Silverheels gn Richard Wolinsky (ed.) - Space Ships! Ray Guns! Martian Octopods! Interviews with Science Fiction Legends nf Daniel J. Volpe - Talia (Talia #1)

August 2025

Cynthia Ward - The Adventure of the Naked Guide (Blood-Thirsty Agent #3) Annalee Newitz - Automatic Noodle David C. Hayes (ed.) - Bloodspurt: The Films of Jean-Claude Van Damme nf E. B. White - Charlotte’s Web Joe Benítez, M. M. Chen, Martin Montiel, Beth Sotelo & Michael Heisler - The Clockwork Assassin gn (Lady Mechanika #4) Hergé - Explorers on the Moon gn (Adventures of Tintin #2) Martha Wells - Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6) Wendy N. Wagner - Girl in the Creek Kenneth Robeson - The Laugh of Death (Doc Savage #116) Cassandra Khaw - The Library at Hellebore L. Frank Baum - The Lost Princess of Oz (Oz #11) Guy N. Smith - Mania Silvia Moreno-Garcia - Mexican Gothic Craig DiLouie - My Ex, the Antichrist William Arden - The Mystery of the Dancing Devil (The Three Investigators #25) Isaac Asimov - Oceans of Venus (Lucky Starr #3) Marvin North az - Paragons of the New Moon (The Last Battlefield for Light and Darkness #2) Malka Older - The Potency of Ungovernable Impulses (Mossa & Pleiti #3) (Asterix #17) Guy N. Smith - Return of the Werewolf (Werewolf Trilogy #2) Beth Dolgner az - Scenic Views (Eternal Rest Bed & Breakfast #4) Angela Carlisle - Shadowed Witness gf (The Secrets of Kincaid #2) Bill Sienkiewicz - Stray Toasters gn Rose Plieseis - A Tale of the Broken Heart Kenneth Robeson - They Died Twice (Doc Savage #117) Margaret Atwood, Johnnie Christmas & Tamra Bonvillain - To Castle Catula gn (Angel Catbird #2) David Alyn Gordon az - Trail of the Zombies (Nightfall Detective Agency #2)

July 2025

Cynthia Ward - The Adventure of the Dux Bellorum (Blood-Thirsty Agent #2) Margaret Atwood, Johnnie Christmas & Tamra Bonvillain - Angel Catbird gn (Angel Catbird #1) René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix in Switzerland gn (Asterix #16) Madeleine Holly-Rosing, Gwynn Tavares & Troy Peteri - Boston Metaphysical Society Volume 2 gn (Boston Metaphysical Society #2) Hergé - Destination Moon gn (The Adventures of Tintin #16) Blair Fell - Disco Witches of Fire Island Kenneth Robeson - The Fiery Menace (Doc Savage #115) C. J. Cooke - The Ghost Woods Guy N. Smith - Killer Crabs (Crabs #2) Matthew O. Duncan az - The King’s Stone (New Terra Sagas #3) M. M. Chen, Joe Benítez, Martin Montiel, Peter Steigerwald, Beth Sotelo, Mike Garcia & Michael Heisler - The Lost Boys of West Abbey gn (Lady Mechanika #3) Guy N. Smith - The Master Dete Meserve - The Memory Collectors David Alyn Gordon az - The Mummy’s Vengeance (Nightfall Detective Agency #1) M. V. Carey - The Mystery of Death Trap Mine (The Three Investigators #24) Martha Wells - Network Effect (Murderbot #5) Norton Juster - The Phantom Tollbooth Beth Dolgner az - Picture Perfect (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #3) Isaac Asimov - Pirates of the Asteroids (Lucky Starr #2) JP Behrens - Portrait of a Nuclear Family L. Frank Baum - Rinkitink in Oz (Oz #10) Frank Miller, Lynn Varley & John Costanza - Ronin Marvin North az - The Sturm Awakens (The Last Battlefield for Light and Darkness #1) Kenneth Robeson - The Three Wild Men (Doc Savage #114) Josh Rountree - The Unkillable Frank Lightning

June 2025

Cynthia Ward - The Adventure of the Incognita Countess (Blood-Thirsty Agent #1) René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Roman Agent gn (Asterix #15) Madeleine Holly-Rosing, Emily Hu, Gloria Caeli, Fahriza Kamaputra, Shawn Aldridge & Troy Peteri - Boston Metaphysical Society Volume 1 gn (Boston Metaphysical Society #1) Joanna Davidson Politano - The Curious Inheritance of Blakeley House Tam Chronin az - Everyone Dies Alone (Graceful Death #1) Guy N. Smith - Fiend Kelsie Sheridan Gonzalez - The Gods Time Forgot J. M. DeMatteis & Mark Badger - Greenberg the Vampire gn Zilpha Keatley Snyder - The Gypsy Game (The Game #2) Kiersten White - Hide Hergé - Land of Black Gold gn (Adventures of Tintin #15) Beth Dolgner az - Late Checkout (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #2) L. Timmel Duchamp - Like Shards of Rainbow Frolicking in the Air Lucile Palmer - Lovers in Mars Kenneth Robeson - The Man Who Fell Up (Doc Savage #113) M. V. Carey - The Mystery of the Invisible Dog (The Three Investigators #23) Guy N. Smith - Night of the Crabs (Crabs #1) Matthew O. Duncan az - The Prophet’s Stone (New Terra Sagas #2) Arvind Ethan David, Ilias Kyriazis & Cris Peter - Raymond Chandler’s Trouble is My Business gn L. Frank Baum - The Scarecrow of Oz (Oz #9) Isaac Asimov - Space Ranger (Lucky Starr #1) M. M. Chen, Joe Benítez, Martin Montiel, Michael Heisler & Mike Garcia - The Tablet of Destinies gn (Lady Mechanika #2) Del Sandeen - This Cursed House Jennifer McMahon - The Winter People

May 2025

Orrin C. Evans (ed.) - All-Negro Comics gn René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix in Spain gn (Asterix #14) J. M. DeMatteis & Glenn Barr - Brooklyn Dreams Volume 4 gn (Brooklyn Dreams #4) Sofía Rhei - The Deep Forest Zilpha Keatley Snyder - The Egypt Game (The Game #1) Mat Johnson & Warren Pleece - Incognegro gn Guy N. Smith - The Island Matthew O. Duncan az - The Last Flight of the Phoenix (The New Terra Sagas #2) Captain W. E. Johns - The Man Who Vanished into Space (Interplanetary Adventures #10) Stephen Graham Jones - Mapping the Interior William Arden - The Mystery of the Dead Man’s Riddle (The Three Investigators #22) Hergé - Prisoners of the Sun gn (Adventures of Tintin #14) Kenneth Robeson - The Speaking Stone (Doc Savage #112) Felix Blackwell - Stolen Tongues Beth Dolgner az - Sweet Dreams (Eternal Rest Bed and Breakfast #1) Jaime Jo Wright - Tempest at Annabel’s Lighthouse L. Frank Baum - Tik-Tok of Oz (Oz #8) Guy N. Smith - Werewolf by Moonlight (Werewolf Trilogy #1) KC Jones - White Line Fever

April 2025

Sandy Theriault - Angel with the Heart-Shaped Birthmark René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Cauldron gn (Asterix #13) J. M. DeMatteis & Glenn Barr - Brooklyn Dreams Volume 3 gn (Brooklyn Dreams #3) S. A. Barnes - Cold Eternity Guy N. Smith - Crabs: The Human Sacrifice (Crabs #6) Nghi Vo - Don’t Sleep with the Dead E. Nesbit - Five Children and It (Psammead Trilogy #1) Austin Aslan az - The Girl at the Center of the World (Islands at the End of the World #2) Caitlin Starling - The Luminous Dead Greg Potter & Ron Randall - Me & Joe Priest gn Pat Mills & Kevin O’Neill - Metalzoic gn Martha Wells - The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 2 (The Murderbot Diaries #2) L. Frank Baum - The Patchwork Girl of Oz (Oz #7) Kenneth Robeson - Pirate Isle (Doc Savage #111) M. V. Carey - The Secret of the Haunted MIrror (The Three Investigators #21) Hergé - The Seven Crystal Balls gn (Adventures of Tintin #13) J. Ann Thomas - The Spirit Collection of Thorne Hall Andrew Ludington - Splinter Effect Matthew O. Duncan az - The Warrior’s Stone (The New Terra Sagas #1) Captain W. E. Johns - Worlds of Wonder (Interplanetary Adventures #9)

March 2025

CJ Leede - American Rapture René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix at the Olympic Games gn (Asterix #12) Tobi Ogundiran - At the Fount of Creation (Guardian of the Gods #2) C. J. Cooke - The Book of Witching J. M. DeMatteis & Glenn Barr - Brooklyn Dreams Volume 2 gn (Brooklyn Dreams #2) Chandler Morrison - Dead Inside Guy N. Smith - Demons (Deathbell #2) L. Frank Baum - The Emerald City of Oz (Oz #6) Austin Aslan az - The Islands at the Edge of the World (Islands at the Edge of the World #1) Ralf König - The Killer Condom gn (Killer Condom #1) Hope Mirrlees - Lud-in-the-Mist Kenneth Robeson - The Magic Forest (Doc Savage #110) Martha Wells - The Murderbot Diaries Vol. 1 (Murderbot #1-2) M. V. Carey - The Mystery of Monster Mountain (The Three Investigators #20) Brad Ricks - The Night Crew (The Night Crew #1) Captain W. E. Johns - The Quest for the Perfect Planet (Interplanetary Adventures #8) You Yeong-Gwang - The Rainfall Market Hergé - Red Rackham’s Treasure gn (Adventures of Tintin #12) J. H. Markert - Sleep Tight Erik Hofstatter - Stone Martyrs

February 2025

René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix and the Chieftain’s Shield gn (Asterix #11) J. M. DeMatteis & Glenn Barr - Brooklyn Dreams Volume 1 gn (Brooklyn Dreams #1) Hache Pueyo - But Not Too Bold Roald Dahl - Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator (Charlie Bucket #2) Will Dee - Enduring Change in Dead Systems (Enduring Change in Dead Systems #1) Elaine Lee & M. W. Kaluta - The Luckless, the Abandoned and Forsaked gn (Starstruck) Nisi Shawl - Making Amends Michael Shea - Momma Durtt Joseph Nassise - On Her Majesty’s Behalf az (The Great Undead War #2) Ritch Calvin - Queering SF Comics L. Frank Baum - The Road to Oz (Oz #5) William Arden - The Secret of Phantom Lake (The Three Investigators #19) Hergé - The Secret of the Unicorn gn (Adventures of Tintin #11) Jaime Jo Wright - Specters in the Glass House Simone St. James - The Sun Down Motel Guy N. Smith - Thirst II: The Plague (Thirst #2) Captain W. E. Johns - To Worlds Unknown (Interplanetary Adventures #7) Kenneth Robeson - The Too-Wise Owl (Doc Savage #109) William Pène du Bois - The Twenty-One Balloons Kyle Toucher - Welcome to Walpurgis County

January 2025

Steve Niles & Ben Templesmith - 30 Days of Night gn (30 Days of Night #1) René Goscinny & Albert Uderzo - Asterix the Legionary gn (Asterix #10) Mina Hardy - Bitter is the Heart Guy N. Smith - Bloodshow Joseph Nassise az - By the Blood of Heroes (The Great Undead War #1) Captain W. E. Johns - The Death Rays of Ardilla (Interplanetary Adventures #6) L. Frank Baum - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (Oz #4) Edward Eager - Half Magic (Tales of Magic #1) Angel Gelique - Man Cave Kenneth Robeson - Men of Fear (Doc Savage #108) William Arden - The Mystery of the Shrinking House (The Three Investigators #18) Hergé - The Shooting Star gn (Adventures of Tintin #6) Rachel Koller Croft - We Love the Nightlife

Last update: 12th December, 2025