REVIEW: “The Queen of Tish” by Lindsey Duncan

Review of Lindsey Duncan, “The Queen of Tish,” Luna Station Quarterly 66 (June 2026): 143-170 — Purchase here. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.

I always end up leaving the longer stories for last, when trying to do reviews in the crush of a busy world and life. But this one — by far the longest in this issue — was well worth the wait and totally repaid the time and effort I had to invest in getting through it all (including delaying dinner).

This was an excellent and beautiful time-travel story: It intrigued me from the get-go, and the pacing kept me going.

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REVIEW: “Left at the Altar” by Lindsey Duncan

Review of Lindsey Duncan, “Left at the Altar,” Luna Station Quarterly 54 (2023): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.

Oh, my, but I loved this absolutely delicious story. It has a classic set-up: A princess with the power of magic engaged to a foreign prince in order to end a war, her devoted bodyguard, a prince who doesn’t want to be married, a magic spell interrupted — from the start you know that princess Viatrese is going to end up with her bodyguard Berran, so it’s just a matter of figuring out how, and the unrolling of this just a pleasure to read. If you want a queer love story with a fiercely happy ending, read this!

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REVIEW: “The Dragon’s Dinner” by Lindsey Duncan

Review of Lindsey Duncan, “The Dragon’s Dinner”, Luna Station Quarterly 27 (2016): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.

There was a lot of cliches in this story — the dragon-fighting knights trying to win the hand of a princess; the princess who didn’t want to be an object of conquest; the maiden aunt who provided the princess with the training needed — but ultimately, this was a fairy tale, and fairy tales are cliches, so it worked.

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REVIEW: “Sweet Little Lies” by Lindsey Duncan

Review of Lindsey Duncan, “Sweet Little Lies”, Luna Station Quarterly 41 (2020): Read online. Reviewed by Sara L. Uckelman.

I really loved this story, one of the best in the issue. It was set in a richly, wildly full world (the opening scenes and characters felt like they could easily support a complete novel), and it was full of beautiful language and parts that made me laugh. This is exactly the sort of fantasy I want to read, and I look forward to reading more by Lindsey Duncan!

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