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Dark Fantasy

Review: The Forbidden Realms (Fallen Light Series #2) by H.C. Newell

November 11, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis Book II of the Fallen Light series. Nerana is a sorceress. An exile. The Child of Skye. And she isn’t alone.  After a vicious attack against the Order of Saro, Nerana finds herself lost in the wastelands of Aragoth. Forbidden of humans or evae, the desert is a land teeming with fire and […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: The Lessons Never Learned (The War Eternal #2) by Rob J. Hayes

November 8, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis I am the weapon. Eskara is free of the Pit, but far from safe. She is beset by the ghosts of those she has killed, and plagued by the ancient horror that possesses her. Enemies dog her heels, determined to see the last Orran Sourcerer dead. Worse still, there is new player in the […]

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

Review: The Blacktongue Thief by Christopher Buelhman

November 7, 2023 by DB Rook Leave a Comment

Synopsis Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him to lie in wait by the old forest road, planning to rob the next traveler […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Christopher Buehlman, The Blacktongue Thief

Review: Assassin (Darkblade Series #1) by Andy Peloquin

November 5, 2023 by The Wulvers Library Leave a Comment

Synopsis All in Voramis know the legend of the Hunter. Relentless. Immortal. Death walking. The greatest assassin who ever lived.Pay the master killer his due and the Hunter will execute any target, carry out any contract, no matter how impossible. But when the Bloody Hand crime syndicate harms the innocents under his protection, they foolishly make […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews

Review: Along the Razor’s Edge (The War Eternal Series #1) by Rob J. Hayes

November 5, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis The War Eternal is a 5 book completed series. No one escapes the Pit. The war is over. Sixteen-year-old Eskara Helsene was a Sourcerer, a weapon for her empire. But she fought on the wrong side. Now she is a prisoner serving out a life sentence in the mines of the Pit, where there […]

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

Review: No Hook for the Hood (A “Shadows of the Colliegiate” Short Story) by D.B. Rook

November 2, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis In the shadow of The Collegiate lies a town displaced by a raging plague. Without succour and the accord penned by the Collegiate’s shrewd council, decimation is inevitable.The accord weighs human lives against servitude and casts a light on the desperation of simple townsfolk.Indentured executioner, Grawnden Tweed, is finally days away from freedom.A man […]

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

Review: Curse of the Fallen (Fallen Light Series #1) by H.C. Newell

November 2, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis Book I of the Fallen Light series. This Child is not the chosen one. She is a demon to be destroyed. Born of magic, Nerana is labeled a demon and forced into hiding by the Order of Saro. Living with a curse that binds her to their leader, Nerana seeks to free herself from […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Monsters, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery, Zombies Tagged With: Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: The Anatomy of Fear (Anthology)

October 30, 2023 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis A Spookylicious, Grimalicious Stravaganza. ‘The skull bell tolled, but only Lena heard it.’ – L.L. MacRae (Bone) Fear is universal – a shared human experience that provokes awe, curiosity and terror. It feeds our anxieties, elevating our heartbeats and driving the instinct to survive. But what are we afraid of – and why? Each […]

Filed Under: Anthology, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Grimdark, Paranormal, Reviews, Supernatural, Weird Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Self Published

BOOK TOUR/REVIEW: Shadows of Nyn’Dira (Fallen Light #3) by H.C. Newell

October 29, 2023 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Deep within the forests of Nyn’Dira, darkness rises, and Neer finds herself hunted at every turn. Fleeing from relentless enemies and vicious creatures of darkness, she embarks on a treacherous journey through the dangerous woodlands in search of strength and salvation. As the humans push further into the forbidden lands, the Nasir and his […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Escapist Book Tours, Fallen Light, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, HC Newell, Self Published, Shadows of Nyn'Dira

BOOK TOUR/REVIEW: No Safe Haven (Malitu #2) by James Lloyd Dulin

October 26, 2023 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Anger will not be quenched by blood alone. The Missing, a rebel army that is little more than a rumor, may be Kaylo’s only path to exact his vengeance against the empire that claimed his home and killed his family. If it means a chance to balance the blood he owes, he will steal […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Dark Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, James Lloyd Dulin, Malitu, No Safe Haven, Self Published

REVIEW: The Forbidden Realms (The Fallen Light #2) by H.C. Newell

October 25, 2023 by Seanchalant Leave a Comment

SYNOPSIS Nerana is a sorceress. An exile. The Child of Skye. And she isn’t alone. After a vicious attack against the Order of Saro, Nerana finds herself lost in the wastelands of Aragoth. Forbidden of humans or evae, the desert is a land teeming with fire and vengeance, and Nerana’s only hope for survival lies […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Dark Epic Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fallen Light, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, HC Newell, Self Published, The Forbidden Realms

Review: Callus & Crow by D B Rook (The Wayward World Chronicles #1)

October 25, 2023 by Tom Bookbeard Leave a Comment

Callus & Crow is one of 2023’s unmissable reads.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Debut, Monsters, Post-Apocalyptic, Post-Apocalyptic, Self Published, Weird West Tagged With: D B Rook, Fantasy, Indie, Indie Author, Self Published

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