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Action Fantasy

Book Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

May 14, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Razor-sharp dialogue, a wildly imaginative alt-history fantasy world, and wonderfully extravagant characters result in what may be Joe Abercrombie’s best work to date. Synopsis: Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Joe Abercrombie

Review: The Source of Strife by Alex Arch

May 13, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Energy can neither be created nor destroyed. Only stolen. Mages feed on catalysts like Dinnie to enhance their spells, and since she’s the most formidable weapon alive, they will stop at nothing to control her. Even her parents, leaders of warring realms, wage a battle for her custody, imprisoning her to prevent the other […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published, Weird West Tagged With: Alex Arch, Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Book Review: Anji Kills a King (The Rising Tide #1) by Evan Leikam

May 12, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: A grimdark fantasy adventure, an indefatigable character, and cleverly woven mysteries that had me spellbound until the last page. Synopsis: An unlikely assassin struggles to escape a legendary bounty hunter in this breakneck fantasy debut that will grab you by the throat―perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, R.F. Kuang, and Christopher Buehlman. She […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Grimdark Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: Relentless Blades (Vol.1 of The Prophecies of Zarune) by Russell Carroll

May 5, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Cross the wrong men and meet their blades! In a rugged frontier town, two broken men wander aimlessly–Grimlock, a tormented soul despised by the townspeople he protects, searches for a brother he may never find, while Vigilanton, a disgraced knight bound by shame, serves a vicious crime lord. The Vragoths’ arrival–brutal conquerors seeking an […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dragons, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: The Floating World (The Floating World #1) by Axie Oh

April 29, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Floating World by Axie Oh

Synopsis From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens. Sunho lives in the Under World, a land of perpetual darkness. An ex-soldier, he can remember little of his life from […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Asian Inspired, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy Tagged With: Axie Oh, Duology, Fantasy, Korean Folktales, Romantasy, The Demon and the Light, The Floating World

Review: Shadows of Old Town (Night of Shadows #1) by T. Olsen

April 16, 2025 by A.J. Calvin Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Legend says there was once a labyrinth where the city of Sangarie now stands. Each year on the Night of Shadows the populace stays inside while gateways to the labyrinth appear in the streets, and shadows wait to devour the brave, or the foolish. Gray was both, and it still haunts him. He deals […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Fantasy, Heist, Reviews

Review: The Rest to the Gods (The Song of the Sleepers #0.5) by Joshua Walker

April 11, 2025 by Adam Bassett Leave a Comment

The introduction to Joshua Walker’s epic fantasy series, this is a story of political unrest and self acceptance—all in a stunning and original setting.

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Audiobooks, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Military Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: Audiobook, Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: Grave Empire (The Great Silence #1) by Richard Swan

April 3, 2025 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

This is a brilliant beginning to a new horror fantasy trilogy that I really hope catches on, as I’d love to see more overt horror in the fantasy genre. Grave Empire rules, and you need to read it right now!

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Horror Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Best Fantasy 2025, Book Review, Books, empire of the wolf, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Grave Empire, Horror, Horror Fantasy, Orbit Books, richard swan, The Great Silence, the justice of kings, The TRials of Empire, The Tyranny of Faith

Review: A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan

March 28, 2025 by Mike Roberti Leave a Comment

Synopsis From the international bestselling author Anthony Ryan comes the spectacular first novel in a new epic fantasy trilogy inspired by Norse mythology.  A new age has dawned. An age of blood and steel. An age of wrath.  “A gripping epic.” ––Publishers Weekly The land of Ascarlia, a fabled realm of bloodied steel and epic […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Anthony Ryan, covenant of steel, tide of black steel

Review: Hall of Bones by Tim Hardie

March 19, 2025 by Mike Roberti Leave a Comment

Synopsis In the remote land of Laskar the seven ruling clans have vied with each other for power for over a century. The son of the Reavesburg Clan Chief, Rothgar, has been groomed all his life for a role supporting his elder brother, Jorik, in leading their kingdom when their father’s time finally comes to […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Brotherhood of the Eagle, Hall of Bones, SPFBO, Tim Hardie

Review: The Stone Knife (The Songs Of The Drowned #1) by Anna Stephens

March 13, 2025 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis A fantasy epic of freedom and empire, gods and monsters, love, loyalty, honour, and betrayal, from the acclaimed author of GODBLIND. For generations, the forests of Ixachipan have echoed with the clash of weapons, as nation after nation has fallen to the Empire of Songs – and to the unending, magical music that binds […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, LGBTQ+, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: The Radiant King (Astral Kingdoms #1) by David Dalglish

March 4, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

The Radiant King by David Dalglish

Synopsis Six immortal siblings. Five sworn to peace. One demands a throne. Radiance, the mysterious power of life and creation, is theirs to command. Death cannot claim them. For hundreds of years, the ever-living ruled with ease. Yet when the world is nearly broken beneath their reign, the humbled six swear a They will sit […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: David Dalglish, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, immortality, Orbit Books

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