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Will Swardstrom

About Will Swardstrom

Will S. loves books of all varieties, but thrives on Fantasy and Sci Fi. He spends his days in Southern Illinois teaching middle school history and learning all the latest Internet trends from pre-teens. He enjoys spending time with his wife and kids and watching British detective shows. In previous lives, he's dabbled in radio, newspaper, writing his own speculative fiction, and making Frosties at Wendy's.

Review: The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

August 28, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Book of Lost Hours by Hayley Gelfuso

Synopsis: For fans of The Ministry of Time and The Midnight Library, a sweeping, unforgettable novel following two remarkable women moving between postwar and Cold War-era America and the mysterious time space, a library filled with books containing the memories of those who bore witness to history. Enter the time space, a soaring library filled […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Magical Realism, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Atria Books, Hayley Gelfuso, Historical Fiction, Romance, Time Travel

Review: The Art of Legend (War Arts #3) by Wesley Chu

August 26, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Art of Legend by Wesley Chu

Synopsis: Once in a faraway kingdom there was a man prophesied to be the chosen one, who would defeat a great villain, the Eternal Khan, and save the kingdom. But then the Eternal Khan died . . . and the prophecy was broken. For Jian, the fated hero, this could have been a moment to […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Asian Inspired, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Asian Inspired Fantasy, Del Rey, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Trilogy

Review: Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton

August 19, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Dot Slash Magic by Liz Shipton

Synopsis: What if you wrote a magic computer program? What if that magic computer program started summoning monsters? When twenty-something coder Seven Jones goes back to school at a community college in San Diego, the last thing she wants is to join some stupid club. And the last thing she expects is to walk into […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Artificial Intelligence, Fantasy, Sci-Fi

Review: The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

August 12, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Society of Unknowable Objects by Gareth Brown

Synopsis: From the author of the internationally bestselling The Book of Doors, another fantastical, stand-alone novel in which a trio of seemingly everyday people are members of a secret society tasked with finding and protecting hidden magical objects—ordinary items with extraordinary properties.  The world of unknowable objects—magical items that most people have no idea possess […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Gareth Brown, Magical Realism, The Book of Doors, The Society of Unknowable Objects, Warehouse 13

Review: The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min

August 5, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The L.O.V.E. Club by Lio Min

Synopsis: From the acclaimed author of Beating Heart Baby, an immersive novel following three estranged high schoolers who are pulled into a video game to pursue the disappearance of their friend Three years ago, Elle (the “E” in the self-proclaimed L.O.V.E. Club) disappeared from Calendula, an affluent Chinese American suburb in inland California. Soon afterward, […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Young Adult Tagged With: Chinese-American, Fantasy, Lio Min, Sci-Fi, Video Games

Review: The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

July 29, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre by Philip Fracassi

Synopsis: Brimming with dark humor, violence, and mystery, The Autumn Springs Retirement Home Massacre is a blood-soaked slasher sure to keep readers cringing, laughing, and guessing until the very last page. Rose DuBois is not your average final girl. Rose is in her late 70s, living out her golden years at the Autumn Springs Retirement […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Mystery, Reviews, Serial Killers, Slasher, Thriller Tagged With: Final Girl, Halloween, Mystery, Philip Fracassi, Slasher, Thriller

Review: The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy #2) by James Islington

July 24, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Strength of the Few by James Islington

Synopsis: This highly anticipated follow-up to The Will of the Many—one of 2023’s most lauded and bestselling fantasy novels—follows Vis as he grapples with a dangerous secret that could change the course of history across alternate dimensions. OMNE TRIUM PERFECTUM. The Hierarchy still call me Vis Telimus. Still hail me as Catenicus. They still, as […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy Tagged With: Egyptian, Epic Fantasy, Hierarchy, James Islington, roman

Review: The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller

July 15, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller

Synopsis: The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select few there is a second, secret Paris where the magic of the City of Light is very real in this enchanting and atmospheric fantasy from the author of The Fairy Bargains […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Fantasy, Historical, Nutcracker, Rowenna Miller

Review: Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor (Narrated by Ray Porter)

July 11, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Flybot by Dennis E. Taylor

Synopsis: Mysterious tech, a devious AI and a couple of scientists in over their heads collide in the latest sci-fi adventure from the number one best-selling author of the Bobiverse series. Physicist Philip Moray is having a good day. He’s chipping away at his big work project. The lunch in the cafeteria is at least […]

Filed Under: Artificial Intelligence, Reviews, Science Fiction, Technothriller Tagged With: #AudibleOriginal, Artificial Intelligence, Bobiverse, Dennis E. Taylor, Flybot, Ray Porter

Review: Isles of the Emberdark (Secret Project #5) by Brandon Sanderson

July 8, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson

Synopsis: All his life, Sixth of the Dusk has been a traditional trapper of Aviar—the supernatural birds his people bond with—on the deadly island of Patji. Then one fateful night he propels his people into a race to modernize before they can be conquered by the Ones Above, invaders from the stars who want to […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Aliens, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: #TorBooks, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Dragonsteel, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Space

Review: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman

July 1, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman

Synopsis: It’s Murder on the Orient Express with witches, for fans of VE Schwab, Leigh Bardugo, Courtney Smyth, as well as Agatha Christie. A blend of fantasy and Golden Age crime, set in an unforgiving landscape that steams with sulphur and bubbles with lava. The Linde siblings—Kellen, Davina, and Morel—are anxious to return to the […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Fantasy, Mystery, Reviews, Science Fantasy Tagged With: Agatha Christie, Death on the Caldera, Emily Paxman, Mystery, witches

Review: Parallax (Sentient Stars #2) by Amber Toro

June 26, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Parallax by Amber Toro

Synopsis: An outlaw lost at the edge of the galaxy and an honorable commander who will have to risk everything to save her, Parallax is a heart-pounding, slow burn space opera romance packed with action, adventure, banter, and found family. The tenuous alliances of the United Tribal Axis have fractured, breaking humanity into warring factions. […]

Filed Under: Aliens, Artificial Intelligence, Reviews, Science Fiction, Sentient Spaceship Tagged With: Indie Author, Sci-Fi, Self Published, Sentient Spaceship, Space

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