The Bitter Crown is set to enter the world on 5th December. It’s the second instalment in Justin Lee Anderson’s, The Eidyn Saga, and is the follow up to his SPFBO 6 winning novel The Lost War. Ahead of this momentous event, I have the distinct pleasure of sitting down with Justin and subjecting him […]
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Review: Lowland Rider by Chet Williamson
Synopsis: Jesse Gordon, driven to a shocking murder by the killing of his wife and infant daughter, condemns himself to life underground in the New York City subway system. Abandoning the light of day, he finds an evil as old as time, and a redemption which must be bought by a price far greater than […]
REVIEW: Buzzard’s Bowl (Tragedy of Cedain #2) by John Palladino
SYNOPSIS Cedain continues to collapse. Ashmount’s destruction shatters the Magicai while the culprits responsible continue sabotaging the world. All the while, the next season of Buzzard’s Bowl begins and Edelbrock, in his constant fight for survival, desires a vengeance he can only find in the arena. Seradal and Villic find themselves in the middle of […]
COVER REVEAL: Key Lime Sky by Al Hess
Title: Key Lime SkyAuthor: Al HessRelease Date: August 13th, 2024Cover Artist: Al HessCover Designer: Karen SmithPreorder Link: Key Lime Sky (canva.site) Blurb Denver Bryant’s passion for pie has sent him across Wyoming searching for the best slices, but his food blog is a failure and its trickling income isn’t enough to pay his rent next […]
COVER REVEAL: Witch Queen of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles #3) by Ed McDonald
Massive shout to Tor and Ed for allowing FFA to show off the GORGEOUS cover for Witch Queen of Redwinter, the 3rd and final novel in Ed’s Redwinter Chronicles series from Tor. In case you either forgot or haven’t seen them (hiding under a rock much?), here are the covers for the first (2) in […]
Review: Mothtown by Caroline Hardaker
Okay I sat on this review for ages because I thought I was getting a horror story, but in reality I got a stunning story of self-discovery and an exploration of mental health all wrapped up in an addictive horror.
It took me a while to figure out where this was going. I’m going to do my best to avoid spoilers so this review is likely to be pretty vague in most places.
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 17 – Justin Woolley
Today I have the honour of hosting the Seventeenth author showcase focusing on the awesome talent originating from Australia and New Zealand. The idea came to me whilst seeing so many of the book community gathering at recent conventions in the US and UK. And once my FOMO had subsided, I got to thinking about […]
Review: And Every Morning the Way Home Gets Longer and Longer by Fredrik Backman
Synopsis: A little book with a big heart—from the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove and Anxious People. From the New York Times bestselling author of A Man Called Ove, My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She’s Sorry, Britt-Marie Was Here, and Anxious People comes an exquisitely moving portrait of an elderly man’s struggle to hold on to his most […]
Review: Sins of the Mother (The War Eternal Series #4) by Rob J. Hayes
Synopsis In her darklight the world will burn. Eskara Helsene is missing. She left her queendom, her friends, her children, even her own name behind. No one has seen the Corpse Queen for a decade. Someone is murdering Sourcerers, forcing them to reject their magic and opening scars in reality, and monsters from the Other […]
Book Review: The Blood Stones by Tori Tecken
TL;DR Review – A brilliant, complex, engaging story that had me reading compulsively from start to finish. A familiar yet fresh fantasy epic. 5 stars. Synopsis: His name is not worthy. A traitor is executed, his name ripped away from history. Now the kingdom stands on the brink of a succession war that could bring […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 81: Kevin Hearne talks A Curse of Krakens, Folklore, Passion Projects & More
Join co-hosts Adrian M. Gibson and M.J. Kuhn as they chat with bestselling author Kevin Hearne about his new novel A Curse of Krakens, The Iron Druid Chronicles, The Seven Kennings trilogy and passion projects, writing and teaching, urban fantasy, vampires and genre blending, folklore and mythology, friendship, community, tacos and much more.
Review: Partial Function: A Wuxia-inspired Epic Fantasy by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis: If Taken starred Michelle Yeoh and was set on a Jurassic Park – inspired Cradle. Monster hunter Akina Azure inherited the most powerful weapon in the martial world before retiring to a peaceful life raising her twin girls. The Reaver has them kidnapped, thinking Akina will trade that weapon for their safe return. Will […]