Synopsis Commanded by Johan Jokellsward, The Brotherhood of the Eagle has united the vying factions of the Reavesburg Clan as they struggle to defeat their enemies, led by the monstrous King Adalrikr Kinslayer. However, as Adalrikr gathers his dark magical forces and retreats to his fortress, Johan’s advisor Rothgar realises their task is impossible without […]
Dark Fantasy
Review: Nevernight by Jay Kristoff
If you enjoy a steampunk dark fantasy story, filled with amazing characters, tons of suspense and action, written by a master of poetic prose, Nevernight will never cease to amaze and deliver on all the points of the genres.
Review: Sundered Souls (The Brotherhood of the Eagle #2) by Tim Hardie
Synopsis Led by Johan Jokellsward, the Brotherhood of the Eagle fights to free the land of Reavesburg from its occupiers the Vorund Clan and avenge the murder of their chief. Only Johan’s inner circle understand their true calling, sworn to defeat an old evil that has risen once more. Gautarr Falrufson, one of Reavesburg’s few […]
Review: The Thousandfold Thought (The Prince of Nothing trilogy #3) by R. Scott Bakker
Synopsis The Darkness That Comes Before, R. Scott Bakker’s magnificent debut, drew thunderous acclaim from reviewers and fellow fantasy authors. Readers were invited into a darkly threatening, thrillingly imaginative universe as fully realized as that of any in modern fantasy and introduced to one of the genre’s great the powerful warrior-philosopher Anasûrimbor Kelhus, on whom […]
Review: Hall of Bones (The Brotherhood of the Eagle #1) by Tim Hardie
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 […]
Review: The Price of Piety (A” Shadow of the Collegiate Short Story) by DB Rook
Synopsis Not afraid to get their hands dirty, a crew of miscreant thieves go after the font of all wealth, buried somewhere deep in the guts of the revered Collegiate.Powerful sorcery, guardians in the dark, and latrine duty stand against the dysfunctional gang.Only a vague sense of camaraderie, loosely bound with spit, laziness and greed, […]
Review: Daughter of Redwinter (The Redwinter Chronicles #1) by Ed Mcdonald
Synopsis From the author of the critically-acclaimed Blackwing trilogy comes Ed McDonald’s Daughter of Redwinter, the first of a brilliant fantasy series about how one choice can change a universe. Raine can see–and more importantly, speak–to the dead. It’s a wretched gift with a death sentence that has her doing many dubious things to save […]
Review: Bastards of Liberty(The Conspiracy of Crows #1) by Matthew Zorich
Synopsis In the heart of the Holy Imperium, a family’s lives are shattered. Runt Ashburn, the youngest of three siblings, journeys to seek his father needing answers. His sister Alsyha, now an indentured servant to blacksmiths, plots her escape and revenge. At the same time, the oldest, Ashburn Benjamin, juggles the life of a soldier […]
Review: The Definition of Vengeance (The Serpent Knight Saga #3) by Kevin Wright
Synopsis The small village of Untheim has a big problem. Folk go missing with alarming frequency. Even more alarming? They turn up dead. And a young girl’s just disappeared. Sir Luther Slythe Krait also has a big problem. He’s stuck in Untheim. Penniless and poor and on his last legs, Sir Luther shoulders the task […]
Review: The Warrior Prophet (The Prince of Nothing Trilogy #2) by R. Scott Bakker
Synopsis “Book Two of The Prince of Nothing” finds the Holy War continuing its inexorable march southward. But the suspicion begins to dawn that the real threat comes not from the infidel but from within…Steering souls through the subtleties of word and expression, Kellhus strives to extend his dominion over the Men of the Tusk. […]
Review: The Darkness That Comes Before ( The Prince of Nothing Trilogy #1) by R. Scott Bakker
Synopsis The first book in R. Scott Bakker’s Prince of Nothing series creates a world from whole cloth-its language and classes of people, its cities, religions, mysteries, taboos, and rituals. It’s a world scarred by an apocalyptic past, evoking a time both two thousand years past and two thousand years into the future, as untold […]
Review: A War To End All (Manifest Delusions #3) by Michael R. Fletcher & Clayton W. Snyder
Synopsis A war, then. A war of our own. A war for perfection and cleanliness and order.A war to end suffering.A war to end filth and disease.A war to end immorality and injustice.A war to end blasphemy.The last war this world would ever see.A war to end all. Review Holy Geisteskraken’s balls, that was bloody […]