Synopsis In Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle, Matthew Stover created a new kind of fantasy novel, and a new kind of hero to go with it: Caine, a street thug turned superstar, battling in a future where reality shows take place in another dimension, on a world where magic exists and gods are up close and personal. […]
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Cover Reveal: Embers of the Empire by Logan D. Irons
Blurb The Lothlian Empire is a corpse, and the Wyrm Lords have come to feast. On the crumbling frontier of the Reaves, three lives collide: a Nothman sword-maiden who must choose between a cage and a war, a horse lord who sustains his people through monstrous necessity, and a disgraced imperial bodyguard drowning in a […]
Review: The Island at the Edge of Night by Lucy Strange
Synopsis From award winning author Lucy Strange, The Island at the Edge of Night is a dark, suspenseful mystery set on an island where science and magic blur and danger and secrets unfold. Faye Fitzgerald does not remember what she’s done to land herself at the Auk Island School. She remembers so little about the night that […]
Review: The End of Time by Trudie Skies
Synopsis WHEN THE SAINTS FALL, THE SINNERS RISE. Calamity has befallen the steam-powered city of Chime as the gods declare war on each other, choosing Chime’s streets as their battleground. Kayl has the means to end their reign for good and create a new world free from their whims. But recruiting an army against divine […]
Review: Spores (The Creature Files #1) by Michael McBride
Synopsis: Secrets aren’t the only things that won’t stay buried. When an earthquake strikes downtown Denver, far from the nearest active fault system, the USGS dispatches Dr. Dayna Raines and an emergency response team to investigate. They discover that the epicenter corresponds to a decommissioned deep injection well once used by the U.S. Army to […]
Review: The Soft Touch: A Low Town novella by Daniel Polansky
Synopsis: Time passesKings fallLow Town endures Low Town is the worst slum in the Empire, where lives are sold on the penny. Once its heir apparent, Wren returns after fifteen years to a city in turmoil, the syndicates feuding and the city on the brink of rebellion. Drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and […]
Review: Mister Magic by Kiersten White
Synopsis NATIONAL BESTSELLER • Who is Mister Magic? Former child stars reunite to uncover the tragedy that ended their show—and discover the secret of its enigmatic host—in this “skin-crawling story of pop culture fandom and ‘90s nostalgia” (Melissa Albert, author of The Hazel Woods) from the author of Hide. “[A] propulsive, exciting, often genuinely scary, endlessly compelling mystery.”—Terry Miles, […]
Cover Reveal: And Then There is the Bard by D. W. Walters
Blurb A party of heroes, who are far from zeroes. Quests to slay a dragon, so join the bandwagon. But with such high stakes, do they have what it takes?
Review: Four Past Midnight by Stephen King
Four Past Midnight is a great collection of some King’s spookiest, creepiest, nastiest, and most thrilling horror stories!
Review: The Queen of Days by Greta Kelly
Synopsis From Greta Kelly, the author of the Warrior Witch duology, comes The Queen of Days, an epic adventure that weaves together a flawed-but-lovable family of thieves, a battle between fallen gods, and stakes high enough to cause vertigo—perfect for fans of The Lies of Locke Lamora and Six of Crows. For Balthazar and his family of thieves, stealing […]
SFF Addicts Ep. 210: Cover Art & Book Design with Jeff Brown, Rachel St Clair, Philip C. Quaintrell & Scott Palmer (Indie Appreciation Month)
Join host Adrian M. Gibson and guest authors/artists Jeff Brown, Rachel St Clair, Philip C. Quaintrell and Scott Palmer for an Indie Appreciation Month panel on Cover Art & Book Design. During the panel, Jeff, Rachel, Philip and Scott discuss what cover and book design are, creating a visual brand, the importance of typography and fonts, interior formatting and design, what makes a good vs. bad piece of art, due diligence and art/design no-nos, cover legibility and visual impact, evolving cover trends, setting reader expectations, commissioning artists, book titles, costs/budgeting, communication, timelines and more.
Review: The Monsters We Feed by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis: The morning before he found the dead body, Jathan Algevin thought he had his whole life just the way he wanted it. He knows his city inside and out, and doesn’t bother carrying a sword, trusting his wits and his fists well enough to get by, hustling extra coin by ratting out loathsome magi […]