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Dark Fantasy

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

Review: Whispers of the Storm (Song of the Damned #1) by Z. B. Steele

August 8, 2025 by Caitlin Lloyd Leave a Comment

Synopsis REDLIN OF THE WOLVESVANGUARD, LEGEND, ASSASSIN, REAPERListen to my storyI wasn’t always the monster they see me as. Half of the songs they sing are stories of my grandeur. The other half are tales of my misdeeds.The sad truth is that they’re all true.So, listen to my tale and learn why it all happened. […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews

The Inside Story of the British Bureau of the Arcane: The Dark Elf Dynasty File (Book 1) by Phil Parker

August 6, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: The British Bureau for the Arcane has kept people safe for centuries from the arcane species that seek to harm human beings. Their range extends to Commonwealth nations that were part of the British Empire. A once-proud part of the British Secret Service, their success in controlling the arcane races has been their downfall. These […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Books, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: ShadowBane by Cal Logan

August 6, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: One womb, one soul, two fates. One will rise. One will fall. Shura and Jin are the last of a divine bloodline, operating at the bloodiest fringes of society where they wield might and magic against the demons they are sworn to destroy. For Shura, it’s the only way to restore honor to her […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Asian Inspired, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Historical, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: A Schism of Souls, Book Review, Cal Logan, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Grimdark, Historical Fantasy, Self Published, ShadowBane

Review: Liminal Monster by Luke Tarzian

August 2, 2025 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis IN THE CENTER OF THE FOREST SITS A HOUSE OF LEAVES AND ASH. INSIDE THE HOUSE, HIS HEART AND LIES. Inside the house called Sempiternity there is a lake, at the center of which an island sits. Upon the island, a spire of stone. Surrounding the spire, an orchard of dreams. Beneath an apple […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Gothic, Grimdark, Horror, Horror Fantasy, Masterclass, Novella, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Dark Fantasy, Horror, Self Published

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