Review Round-up: Never Knew Another and Tears in Rain

I mentionedNever Knew Anotherin passing on Monday, but it deserves a little more space. Plus, Rosa Montero's post-cyberpunk detective story,Tears in Rain.

J.M. McDermott'sNever Knew Another (2011)is a stunning example of one of my favourite new sub-genres - the fantasy/mystery mash-up, set in a secondary world (see also: Tomorrow, the Killingand Drakenfeld.) I can only imagine how tricky these are to write - the two genres each have their own rules and themes, and convincing them co-exist is...