Synopsis: On an Earth devastated by The Scorching climate event, the Drathken land their giant plantships with the promise of healing the planet. Joshua Nkosi vlogs and jokes his way through an easy life guarding a deep-sea mining operation while watching old vids. That is until, he and his modded octopus partner, Marc, get caught […]
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Review: Horus Rising (The Horus Heresy book 1) by Dan Abnett
Synopsis Under the benevolent leadership of the Immortal Emperor the Imperium of Man has stretched out across the galaxy. On the eve of victory, the Emperor leaves the front lines, entrusting the great crusade to his favorite son, Horus. Promoted to Warmaster, the idealistic Horus tries to carry out the Emperor’s grand design, all the […]
Author interview: Karen McCompostine, SPFBOX entrant with The Handwarmers of Immortality
Introduction Karen McCompostine has lived an eclectic life! her most recent novel, The Handwarmers of Immortality is her SPFBOX entry and if her bold personality is anything to go by, it promises to be a wild ride. You can find more info on her previous books at her website, at https://www.karenmccompostine.com Interview DB:Hello, Karen, its […]
Review: Renia (Luna Ruinam Book 1)
Synopsis The Halls of Venn are the seat of both knowledge and power in the great continent of Luna Ruinam. Renia, a scribe with a tragic past, spends her days expertly copying books that do little to satiate her desire for knowledge.When a fateful commission lands on her desk, she finds herself tasked with transcribing […]
Review: Zervana by Brady Sanders
Synopsis Zervana is a space pirate, for she has no other choice. She lives in a galaxy where interstellar travel belongs to the rich. Long ago, GIBB corp. built portals between planets, but the only way through them is by drinking the company’s high-priced elixirs. If Zervana doesn’t raid GIBB shipments and give the means of […]
Interview: Tim Hardie Author of The Brotherhood of the Eagle series
It was a fine spring morning, and all was well in the realm. Treachery, inter-clan political intrigue, bloody violence and dark magic were all strangely subdued while I had the pleasure of interviewing none other than Mr Tim Hardie. Author of the Brotherhood of the Eagle series and his recent, Asian inspired novel, A Quiet […]
Review:The Last Ronin by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird
Synopsis Who is the Last Ronin? In a future, battle-ravaged New York City, a lone surviving Turtle embarks on a seemingly hopeless mission seeking justice for the family he lost. From legendary TMNT co-creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, get ready for the final story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles three decades in the […]
Review: Empire of Silence (Sun Eater series) By Christopher Ruocchio
Synopsis Hadrian Marlowe, a man revered as a hero and despised as a murderer, chronicles his tale in the galaxy-spanning debut of the Sun Eater series, merging the best of space opera and epic fantasy. It was not his war. On the wrong planet, at the right time, for the best reasons, Hadrian Marlowe started […]
TTRPG Noob guide:
From the top… ok, let’s start with a content warning! Fear not, I’m not about to start revelling in depravity or celebrating the morality crushing choices that some people make, but I am going to start at the basics. The purpose of this guide is to inform and educate. I am very aware that a […]
DB Rook’s Top Reads of 2023
Top reads…top reads, ok let me think about the few books I actually managed to read throughout this year amongst my ever-growing pile of things I needed to do for; A: my day job B: my family C: my physical and mental health D: my own fledgling author journey E: the world as it crumbles […]
Review: Dark Water Daughter (The Winter Sea #1) by H.M. Long
Synopsis A stormsinger and pirate hunter join forces against a deathless pirate lord in this swashbuckling Jacobean adventure on the high-seas. Mary Firth is a Stormsinger: a woman whose voice can still hurricanes and shatter armadas. Faced with servitude to pirate lord Silvanus Lirr, Mary offers her skills to his arch-rival in exchange for protection […]
Review: The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buelhman
Synopsis Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler […]