Synopsis: Never forget the truth of who you are. An orphan, having uncovered the truth of her past, shuns the destiny of the blood coursing her veins. Despite slaying a goddess, the path to Eminence slowly shackles her as the other seals beckon. A drake, burdened by the loss of his ward, can think of […]
Epic Fantasy
Review: Perils of the Past by Kane Williams
Synopsis THE PAST LIES AHEAD. Bloodied knuckles. Sword cuts. Aching limbs. With each day of training in a mountain temple, Antarna draws closer to the power she’ll need if an assassin strikes once more. Never again will she be helpless. When magic ravages the temple, the lives of her friends and the future of the […]
Review: Grand Conspiracy by Janny Wurts
Synopsis: Where there is light, there must always be shadow… The fifth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe […]
Review: Mortedan’s Peril (The Trials of Irody Hasp, #1) by R.J Barker
Mortedant’s Peril is an epic historical fantasy of murder, mystery and unlikely alliances from RJ Barker, award-winning author of The Bone Ships. Perfect for fans of Six of Crows and City of Last Chances. ‘An engrossing, ingenious story in a beautifully crafted world’ – Adrian Tchaikovsky Irody can speak to the dead. But the living […]
Review: We Break Immortals by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis: A drug addict who hunts sorcerers down by tracking their magick, the most renowned swordsman no one has ever heard of, and a thieving magick-wielding woman hellbent on revenge collide during a last ditch effort to stop an insane superhuman serial killer from making himself a god. The Render Tracers always say magick users […]
Review: Along the Razor’s Edge (The War Eternal #1) by Rob J. Hayes
Synopsis At just sixteen, Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known. She lost. There is only one place her enemies would send a Sourcerer as powerful as her, the Pit, a prison sunk so deep into the earth, the sun is a distant memory. Stripped of her magic; she’s surrounded by […]
Review: Hawkwood’s Voyage (The Monarchies of God #1) by Paul Kearney
Synopsis As the once great Fimbrian nations of the West begin to fall to heathen Merduk hordes, bloody religious fanaticism threatens to consume the land from within, and rogue mariner Richard Hawkwood embarks on an expedition across the Great Western Ocean to find a legendary lost continent and a safe sanctuary for survivors. Review During […]
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 Rill Lord (The Triempery Revelations #6) by L.L. Stephens
Synopsis: The final battle is here. The Wall has been destroyed–and magically restored–by Dorilian Sordaneon. Instead of a hero’s return to Prince Handurin’s army, the Kheld and Esseran troops are mutinous, fearing Dorilian’s newly revealed powers. The rift allows the sorcerer Nammuor to spring a deadly trap. When Handurin and Dorilian finally engage with Nammuor’s […]
Review: Among Thieves (Tales of Thamorr 1) by M. J. Kuhn
Synopsis INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling fantasy debut—a high-stakes heist novel set in a gritty world of magic and malice, and perfect for fans of Six of Crows! In just over a year’s time, Ryia Cautella has already earned herself a reputation as the quickest, deadliest blade in the dockside city of Carrowwick—not to mention the sharpest […]
Review: Priest of Crowns (War for the Rose Throne #4) by Peter McLean
Synopsis Praise be to Our Lady of Eternal Sorrows, and blessed be the Ascended Martyr.’ Those were the words on lips of the faithful: Blessed be the Ascended Martyr, and woe betide you if you thought otherwise. The word Unbeliever had become a death sentence on the streets in those days. Gangster, soldier, priest. Governor, […]
Review: The Heart of the Nhaga (The Bird That Drinks Tears #1) by Young-Do Lee, Translated by Anton Hur
Synopsis: Welcome to Lee Young-do’s epic classic series, The Bird That Drinks Tears. The master of Korean fantasy—often cited as the J.R.R. Tolkien of South Korea—Lee Young-do has created a tale of castles built on the backs of flying mantas, giant birdmen, heartless immortals, and a quest that will change the very nature of the […]