‘A gloriously gritty adventure through Hanrahan’s astonishing imagination’ Peter McLean, author of Priest of BonesTHE SWORD CARES NOT WHO IT CUTS Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord’s cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric – keeper of […]
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Review: Mystic Reborn by Jeffrey Speight [Archives of Evelium Book #2]
Speight lays down a summoned celestial sword to challenge all my other TBR books to come close to how much I enjoyed reading Mystic Reborn.
Review: The Shadow Gate (Dragon Spirits #2) by L.L. MacRae
Synopsis Opening the shadow gate is the only way Fenn’s memories can be restored—and with them, his life and family. It could also destroy the world. Guided by dragon spirit Hassen and manipulated by the Myr, Fenn fights the corruption spreading through Tassar—and himself—in an attempt to find his family. Separated from his allies and […]
Fantasy Book Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy #1) by Mark Lawrence
The start of a new trilogy spanning time and multiverses, set in the backdrop of mysterious, manipulative and menacing Library. A intriguing and entrancing tale and page turner.
Review: Montego (Glass Immortals #0.5) by Brian McClellan
Synopsis Twelve year-old Montego al’Bou is an orphan, a provincial peasant boy left alone by the recent death of his grandmother. Possessing nothing more than his grandmother’s cudgel, he strikes out to the capital where the influential Grappo have offered to bring him up in the luxury of an Ossan guild-family. He finds his welcome […]
Review: Of War and Ruin (The Bound and the Broken #3) by Ryan Cahill
Synopsis (SPOILERS for books 1 & 2) Solian ata’yar. Dauv ata’yar. Nur temen vie’ryn valana. Live as one. Die as one. For those we’ve lost. The city of Kingspass burns, and Calen Bryer’s world has been shaken to its core. With Valerys at his side, Calen must battle his demons and push forward. There are […]
The Light of All That Falls (The Licanius Trilogy #3) by James Islington
Synopsis The journey that began with The Shadow of What Was Lost reaches its spectacular conclusion in The Light of All That Falls, the final chapter of the Licanius Trilogy by acclaimed epic fantasy author James Islington. After a savage battle, the Boundary is whole again — but it may be too late. Banes now stalk the […]
REVIEW: Paladin Unbound (An Archives of Evelium Tale #1) by Jeffrey Speight
SYNOPSIS Indies Today 2021 Best Fantasy Award WinnerThe last of a dying breed, a holy warrior must rise up against a growing darkness in Evelium.The most unlikely of heroes, a lowly itinerant mercenary, Umhra the Peacebreaker is shunned by society for his mongrel half-Orc blood. Desperate to find work for himself and his band of […]
Review: The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah
Synopsis Neither here nor there, but long ago…Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hunts and sells illegal magic. When she saves the life of a cowardly prince, she draws the attention of his powerful father, the sultan, who blackmails her into finding an ancient lamp […]
An Echo of Things to Come (The Licanius Trilogy #2) by James Islington
Synopsis Following a devastating attack, an amnesty has been declared for all Augurs — finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against the land of Andarra. The Augur Davian and his new allies hurry north toward the ever-weakening Boundary, but fresh horrors along their path suggest that their […]
Review: A Gamble of Gods (The Order of the Dragon #1) by Mitriel Faywood
Faywood blends so many different elements into A Gamble of Gods and it is quite unique compared to so many other books I’ve read in the SFF genres. There’s fantasy, romance, science fiction, and comedy facets that all work to make this something fresh.
The Shadow of What Was Lost (The Licanius Trilogy #1) by James Islington
Synopsis It has been twenty years since the end of the war. The dictatorial Augurs—once thought of almost as gods—were overthrown and wiped out during the conflict, their much-feared powers mysteriously failing them. Those who had ruled under them, men and women with a lesser ability known as the Gift, avoided the Augurs’ fate only […]