Synopsis A bookworm, a brothel madam, a gangster, an aristocrat, a widow and a war hero walk into an inn – though it turns out there’s nothing funny about what happens next. For humanity’s ancient enemy the Serafin are rumoured to have returned, and the old man who assembled such an unlikely band believes these […]
Reviews
Review: The Forever King by Ben Galley
Synopsis Revenge loves company. Mithrid Fenn wants nothing to do with magick. Magick is a curse word, banned by the vast Arka Empire and punishable by death. Its purging has finally brought peace to war-torn Emaneska. Only a stubborn rebellion, led by the warlord Outlaw King, raids and pillages the empire’s northern fringes. To cliff-brat […]
Review: A Court of Splintered Harmony: The Valkyrie Cycle, Movement I (A Court of Thorns and Roses Book 6) by Sarah J. Maas
Synopsis: What was broken will be remade. Deep in the heart of the continent, Koschei the Deathless is stirring. Though he’s been bound to a mountain lake for millennia, the insidious threat of his return now spreads across the Fae territories, attracting powerful allies hell-bent on reclaiming what was once theirs: the human lands. The […]
Review: Mortality Gauntlet (The Hybrid Helix #9) by J.C.M. Berne
Synopsis Hyperion was Rohan’s hero. His idol. His mentor. Even his friend. The shadow of that man has been Rohan’s ward, his confidante, then his rival, and ultimately his enemy. That Hyperion has caused the death of innocents. Has attempted to destroy the entire human race. Cares for nothing but his own revenge. He’s stronger […]
Review: However Many Must Die (The Blood Scouts #1) by Phil Williams
Synopsis: “A high-fantasy Band of Brothers (Sisters), that successfully captures the hope, the despair, and the gallows humour of soldiers fighting a war beyond comprehension. I loved every page, even the heartbreaking ones.” – Rob J Hayes, author of The War Eternal and The Mortal Technique Wild Wish was trained to do one thing: kill. […]
Review: The Spare by Annie Neugebauer
Synopsis: It’s not a sequel. It’s next in the sequence… Kasper is tired of these extended family reunions. No matter what she does, she’s always the odd one out. She’s used to feeling outnumbered, but on this remote camping trip, those numbers keep changing. Review: Annie Neugebauer’s “Outsiders Sequence,” is nothing short of existentially torturous, […]
The Wolves of War By John Gwynne
THE WOLVES OF WAR ARE BAREING THEIR FANGS International bestseller John Gwynne delivers a blockbuster epic fantasy inspired by Slavic mythology and packed with ancient magic, heroic sacrifice and thrilling adventure.‘A heartfelt tour de force by one of fantasy’s greatest writers’ Jay Kristoff, New York Times bestselling author of Empire of the Vampire The Clans […]
Review: Cello’s Gate (The Sky Pirates of Imperia #1) by Maurice Africh
Synopsis: ONE CREW OF SKY PIRATESSEVEN MYTHOLOGICAL STONESA RACE TO FIND THEM ALL Captain Grey and his crew of sky pirates have a reputation for doing the impossible. From breaking into high-security military research facilities, to conning the iCity elite – there isn’t a lock they can’t pick, a safe they can’t break, or a […]
Review: Defy the Dusk (The Sundering Duet, #1) by Danielle L. Jensen
Synopsis: In the Sundered world, there are two options: ride the dawn, or face what rises in the night. Twenty years ago, Lirien’s magic fractured the world and unleashed nocturnal creatures that brought civilization to its knees. Amidst the carnage came salvation: the most powerful survivors were invited to board Dawnrider, a high-speed rig that […]
Review: The Anguished Earth by Richard Swan
The atmosphere The Anguished Earth creates is top notch, melding the horror tinged, Dark Age setting with the backdrop of an active outbreak of a deadly disease. As you follow a state appointed Justice on the trail of escaped child murderer, you feel the unsettling sensation of darkness lurking in every corner.
Review: Devil’s Night: A Halloween Short Story by Richard Chizmar
Synopsis It all started on a wind-blown Friday night in October. It was the night before Halloween, the night we always called Wreck Night or Devil’s Night back when we were kids and Halloween was second in our hearts only to Christmas. At least the newspapers got that much right. The day, I mean. They […]
Review: Lost Lives (Get Lost #3) by Noah Chinn
Synopsis You can go your whole life in the Void without trouble ever finding you. Moss doesn’t have that kind of luck.First, there was the stowaway, the pirate, and a centuries-old mystery drifting through the void of space.Then, there was the robbery that became a rescue mission, and a race to escape the Silver Legion.Now, […]