Author Archives: Victoria Janssen

About Victoria Janssen

Victoria Janssen [she, her] currently writes cozy space opera for Kalikoi. The novella series A Place of Refuge begins with Finding Refuge: Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten years, following the charismatic dissenter Jon Churchill. Then Jon disappeared, Talia was thought dead, and Miki and Faigin struggled to take Jon’s place and stay alive. When the FC is unexpectedly upended, Talia is reunited with her friends and they are given sanctuary on the enigmatic planet Refuge. The trio of former guerillas strive to recover from lifetimes of trauma, build new lives on a planet with endless horizons, and forge tender new connections with each other.

#TBRChallenge – Book with One Word Title: Distances by Vandana Singh

Posted on June 16, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

The novella Distances by Vandana Singh is Volume 23 in the “Conversation Pieces” series from Aqueduct Press. It won the 2008 Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award and was on the Honor List for the 2009 James Tiptree, Jr. Award, now … Continue reading →

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My May Reading Log

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Winter’s Orbit by Everina Maxwell mashes up space opera with a Marriage of Convenience, with the added level of this being one partner’s second marriage of convenience after his husband is killed in what appeared to be an accident. … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Fairytale: The Serial Garden by Joan Aiken

Posted on May 19, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Small Beer Press page for The Serial Garden. The Serial Garden: The Complete Armitage Family Stories by Joan Aiken “is the first complete collection of Joan Aiken’s beloved Armitage stories — and it includes four new, unpublished stories.” The world … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 8, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine follows A Memory Called Empire, in which Mahit Dzmare travels from her home space station to the center of the mighty Teixcalaanli Empire. In this installment, Mahit is back on Lsel Station … Continue reading →

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Kalikoi!

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Kalikoi, a new F/F publishing house, will launch on May 3. Kalikoi brings you the best fiction about women in love with women. Our diverse authors know how to stir your imagination, speed up your heart, and make you laugh … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Old School: Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson

Posted on April 21, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Given that Magic Flutes by Eva Ibbotson was published in 1982, I decided it could safely fit this month’s challenge theme. Plus, I’ve been looking forward to reading it for a long time, as one of the few by this … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 10, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: Battle Hill Bolero by Daniel José Older is third in the Bone Street Rumba trilogy, one of the best urban fantasy series I’ve ever read because of its superb, deep grounding in contemporary Brooklyn. I’d been hoarding it for … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Book by a Favorite Author: Wild Angel by Pat Murphy

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Wild Angel by Pat Murphy is a book by a favorite science fiction author I have been saving since it came out in paperback in 2000. (Yes, I know it was a long time ago!) When Sarah McKensie’s parents are … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 5, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: In the course of reading Coming to Terms: Consequences Impend (Clorinda Cathcart’s Circle Book 12) by L.A. Hall, I discovered I had somehow missed Tricks and Traps: Tables Turned (Clorinda Cathcart’s Circle Book 10)! Which I had not noticed, … Continue reading →

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Chickpea/Barley/Spinach Soup

Posted on February 27, 2021 by Victoria Janssen

Chickpea/Barley/Spinach Soup Heaping tablespoon of ghee 2 or more large cloves of garlic, put through the press 1/3 cup white vinegar, or a good sploosh good pinch of cayenne 4 cups chicken stock, divided in half, or water with bouillon … Continue reading →

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