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Dark Fantasy

Trollgrave by Alex S. Bradshaw (The Windborn Sagas)

September 11, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Something stirs in the Forest of Broken Trolls… Despite all his skill in healing and runecraft, God-Speaker Alvir Einarson could not save everyone. In the wake of failure, he seeks aid from an old mentor and witnesses a wave of darkness sweep over the land that, for a single moment, extinguishes all magic. In […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: Empire of the Dawn by Jay Kristoff

September 10, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hands sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night. Gabriel de León has lost his family, his faith, and the last hope of ending the endless night—his surrogate daughter, Dior. With no thought left but vengeance, he and a band of […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Horror Fantasy, Reviews, Vampires Tagged With: Book Review, Empire of the Dawn, Empire of the Vampire, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Grimdark, Jay Kristoff

Review: The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece by Paul G. Zareith

September 7, 2025 by Adam Bassett Leave a Comment

The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece by Paul G. Zareith

A quick, dark novella. What begins as a tale of vengeance and rebellion becomes a tragedy steeped in faith and betrayal.

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Monsters, Novella, Reviews, Standalone, Supernatural Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: Sins of Steel and Shadow (The Turned Book 1) by Steve Pannett

September 3, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Centuries have passed since the lauded Battle King defeated the vampyr hordes and ended the Years of Blood, but the memories on both sides are long, and some grievances are not so easily set aside. Humans and vampyrs coexist in an uneasy peace, but no peace lasts forever. And for Bail Neren, there has never […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Vampires Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: The Hallows by H. L. Tinsley

August 29, 2025 by Emma Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by the powerful Providence Company. Evolved from the echelons of the Auld Church, the company exists to maintain the balance between faith, science and politics. But keeping the peace […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Gaslamp, Reviews

Norylska Groans by Clayton W Snyder and Michael R Fletcher

August 27, 2025 by DB Rook Leave a Comment

Synopsis Norylska Groans…with the weight of her crimes. In a city where winter reigns amid the fires of industry and war, soot and snow conspire to conceal centuries of death and deception. Norylska Groans…and the weight of a leaden sky threatens to crush her people. Katyusha Leonova, desperate to restore her family name, takes a […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Gaslamp, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Clayton Snyder, Michael Fletcher, Norylska Groans

Review: The Whisper that Replaced God by Timothy Wolff

August 22, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Murder is just, so long as it serves the crown. Hidden behind a mask and with a dagger in his sheath, Mute serves the crown with pride. A fair life, if not a monotonous one. But his next contract nicks too close, for murder within a brothel is always nasty business, especially the one […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, darkfantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: The Penitent by Robyn Abbott

August 20, 2025 by Ryan Kirk Leave a Comment

Synopsis: From #1 bestselling dark fantasy author Robyn Abbott comes The Penitent, a gritty standalone in the unflinching Forgotten Fragments series. Perfect for fans of Richard Swan and John Gwynne, this gothic tale picks up where most epic fantasies conclude: the end of a long-fought war… The Usurper is dead. As are all five of his […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Tagged With: Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: Gideon the Ninth (The Locked Tomb #1) by Tamsyn Muir

August 20, 2025 by A.J. Calvin Leave a Comment

Synopsis: The Emperor needs necromancers. The Ninth Necromancer needs a swordswoman. Gideon has a sword, some dirty magazines, and no more time for undead nonsense. Tamsyn Muir’s Gideon the Ninth unveils a solar system of swordplay, cut-throat politics, and lesbian necromancers. Her characters leap off the page, as skillfully animated as arcane revenants. The result is a […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews

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: Riven Earth by Zammar Ahmer

August 13, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: The world has stopped turning. Burned by a blazing sun. Thrust into eternal winter. Life survives only in the Sunset Forest. For untold millennia, mankind lived subservient to the dryads, forced into worship of the Earth-Mother, Astea. Then one man ventured into the Scorched Desert and returned with the secret of fire. His rebellion […]

Filed Under: Climate/Environment, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Riven Earth, Self Published, Zammar Ahmer

Review: The Source of Strife by Alex Arch

August 9, 2025 by A.J. Calvin 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 & Adventure, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Flintlock Fantasy, Reviews

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