Synopsis: In Epheria, you are the predators. Here, you are the prey. Almost four hundred years have passed since the fall of The Order. Four hundred years since the empire rose. Four hundred years since the last dragon egg hatched. In the icy wasteland of Valacia, Aeson Virandr searches for the one thing that could […]
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Review: The Inn at the Foot of Mount Vengeance by Chiara Bullen
Synopsis: BEHIND EVERY HERO, THERE’S A HISTORIAN An ambitious young scholar is sent to research the mysteries of an adventurer’s inn – only to uncover a centuries-old secret in this heart-warming and poignant fantasy. Mount Vengeance is legendary, a monumental climb with a dragon at its peak. For most, it’s an adventure, or a quest […]
Review: Once Immortal by Juzi
Synopsis: When Gods Become Men Nayi, dragon god of water, darkness, and cold is stripped of his immortality and banished to the mortal realm. After nurturing the nascent human race, he retires deep into the mountains to cultivate in an attempt to reclaim his place in heaven. However, as thousands of years pass, Nayi’s body […]
Review: Aether and Bone by Amber Toro
Synopsis: “They executed my father. Now they want to see me burn on the sky pyre. But I will ally with the monster of The Below and brave the beasts above before I let them condemn me.” Oliviana Lux’s world is ruled by dangerous dragons, banishing humanity to the cavern cities below. But the sharp-tongued […]
SPFBO XI Review: Blackwater by Emily Blakeney
Synopsis: There is much to be done when the kingdom isn’t looking. Iona Strider is a ruthless pickpocket cursed with a disobedient shadow. Violent, too. Worse, she can’t remember who cursed her, or why. But she does know one with each passing day, her control of the shadow dwindles. In her relentless pursuit of answers, […]
Review: City in the Dragon’s Eye (Dragon Reich #1) by Jordan Loyal Short
Synopsis Just when Viktor thinks the Great War is over, the knuckleheads from his unit stumble into an ambush. With his friends dying all around him, Viktor taps his secret weapon: the magic of the Dragon Well. But the flood of draconic power triggers a Tumor; a patch of dragon scales. Worse, it’s growing faster […]
The Shadow Prince by Helen Scheuerer
A monster hunter and her monstrous enemy . . . From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Iron & Embers, Helen Scheuerer, The Shadow Prince is an epic fantasy romance with an enemies-to-lovers plot, scorching spice and a richly woven world of magic. Drue Emmerson wants one thing: vengeance. After her family is slain by […]
Review: The Hunger of the Gods (Bloodsworn Saga #2) by John Gwynne
Synopsis: The Hunger of the Gods continues John Gwynne’s acclaimed Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance Lik-Rifa, the dragon god of legend, has been freed from her eternal prison. Now she plots a new age of blood and conquest. As Orka continues the hunt for her missing son, the Bloodsworn sweep […]
Review: The Curse of Dragon Tail Island by Jonathan Nevair
This novel blends pirates with classic fantasy, all in a Robin Hood style package.
Dragon Mage (Rivenworld #1) by ML Spencer
Synopsis Aram Raythe has the power to challenge the gods. He just doesn’t know it yet.Aram thinks he’s nothing but a misfit from a small fishing village in a dark corner of the world. As far as Aram knows, he has nothing, with hardly a possession to his name other than a desire to make […]
Review: To Touch a Silent Fury by R.A. Sandpiper
Synopsis: She rides to claim her fate, he flies to burn it down. As the only woman in the Moontouched Brotherhood, Tani studies on the haughty island of Eavenfold surrounded by men who see her as an ill omen at best. Her Fate Ceremony is only days away, offering five possible escapes from the storm-locked […]
SPFBO XI Review: A Mage’s Mentor (Ucksil’s Folly) by Stephen Jarocki
I read this book as a judge for Fanfiaddict for SPFBO XI. These are my personal thoughts and do not represent the thoughts of the whole team. Synopsis: A Mage’s Mentor is a debut fantasy novel that is the first book in the Ucksil’s Folly series. The story follows Sinccah, an ambitious young mage in […]