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.

New Release! Dissenter Rebellion: The Rattri Extraction

Posted on July 1, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Dissenter Rebellion: The Rattri Extraction is on sale now! A Place of Refuge series.

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#TBRChallenge – Love Is Love: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

Posted on June 21, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune was a gift from a friend who is a bookseller. I’m glad I made the time to read it; it’s a very soft, hopeful novel set in an alternate world, roughly … Continue reading →

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My May Reading Log

Posted on June 10, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Unraveling by Benjamin Rosenbaum is set in a far future in a semi-utopian habitat where people (I assume humans) have two genders, Vail (ve, vir) and Staid (ze, zir); they still use the terms “Mother” and “Father” but … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Freebie: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar

Posted on May 17, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

This review is in advance of publication. The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar will be out June 6, 2023. I received this ARC from Netgalley, so it fits the “freebie” theme. This book was a lot of … Continue reading →

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My April Reading Log

Posted on May 12, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles is a male/male historical romance set in Regency England in Romney Marsh in Kent, an area known for its culture of smuggling. Gareth Inglis, raised by his distant uncle and … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Unusual Historical: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark

Posted on April 19, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark is a novella set in 1922 Georgia, mostly in Macon with a set piece at Stone Mountain. It’s a dark fantasy that includes body horror, in which white supremacists use the initial release of … Continue reading →

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My March Reading Log

Posted on April 14, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Iron Princess by Barbara Hambly is her first fantasy novel in about a decade and a half. To me, it had elements that reminded me of both the Darwath books and the Windrose Chronicles; it’s likely meant to … Continue reading →

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A Place of Refuge omnibus!

Posted on March 28, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

The A Place of Refuge omnibus is available for sale. They lost the revolution. But then, they found sanctuary—and hope. Telepathic warrior Talia Avi, genius engineer Miki Boudreaux, and augmented soldier Faigin Balfour fought the fascist Federated Colonies for ten … Continue reading →

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#TBRChallenge – Baggage: My Father’s Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas

Posted on March 15, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

My Father’s Ghost (2002) by Suzy McKee Charnas is a memoir by one of my favorite science fiction writers and favorite people, as well. As you can guess from the title, it’s focused on her relationship with her father, Robin … Continue reading →

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My February Reading Log

Posted on March 10, 2023 by Victoria Janssen

Fiction: The Iron Children by Rebecca Fraimow will be out in early April; I read an ARC via Netgalley. In this novella, two countries are at war. The larger and more powerful Levastani want to take back the smaller country, … Continue reading →

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