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Epic Fantasy

Review: Jade City (The Green Bone Saga #1) by Fonda Lee

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Jade City is the first book in Fonda Lee’s critically-acclaimed Green Bone Saga series, and… wait, what was that? I am three years late getting to it, you say? Yes, that is true, and let me tell you: no one regrets waiting to read this series more than I do. I wish I had read it earlier, because, not only do I love it, but it is clearly one of the best fantasy books of the last 5 years.

Review: Of Blood and Fire by Ryan Cahill

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Synopsis Born in fire. Tempered in blood. Epheria is a land divided by war and mistrust. The High Lords of the South squabble and fight, only kept in check by the Dragonguard, traitors of a time long past, who serve the empire of the North. In the remote villages of southern Epheria, still reeling from […]

Review: Hall of Smoke by H.M. Long

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Synopsis Hessa is an Eangi: a battle-hardened priestess of the Goddess of War, with the power to turn an enemy’s bones to dust with a scream. Banished for disobeying her goddess’s command to murder a traveller, she prays for forgiveness—but while she is gone, raiders burn her town to the ground. Grieving and alone, Hessa—the […]

Review: The Emperor’s Blades (Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne #1) by Brian Staveley

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Synopsis Great intrigues take place in secret in the kingdom and the reigning emperor is treacherously murdered. All the responsibility now rests on the shoulders of his two sons, Kaden and Valyn, and on the shoulders of his daughter Adare. The siblings have not seen each other for some years, as each child receives a […]

Review: The Justice of Kings (Empire of the Wolf #1) by Richard Swan

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Synopsis From a major new debut author in epic fantasy comes the first book in a trilogy where action, intrigue, and magic collide. The Justice of Kings introduces an unforgettable protagonist destined to become a fantasy icon: Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor’s Justice, who is a detective, judge, and executioner all in one. But these are dangerous […]

The Spirit War (The Legend of Eli Monpress #4) by Rachel Aaron

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Synopsis Your favorite thief Eli Monpress, mercenary Josef, and demon seed Nico continue their adventures throughout the Council Kingdoms as insidious forces conspire to tear the land apart from within. Meanwhile, a looming threat approaches from beyond the horizon that is gonna take not only this band of thieves, but also the aid of Miranda […]

Review: The Bone Shard Emperor (The Drowning Empire #2) by Andrea Stewart

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hooked. The vibrant world, imagining an empire of seasonal, migrating islands, and the relatable cast of characters had me fully invested to the end. But it was the richness of her prose and worldbuilding, and the gut-punch weight of the book’s many twists that left me aching for more.
Thankfully, Stewart’s sophomore effort and the sequel to The Bone Shard Daughter does not disappoint. In fact, The Bone Shard Emperor swiftly ups the ante, dealing with the fallout of its predecessor and building political and emotional pressure in captivating ways. With morally grey characters (in a morally grey world) that I can truly root for and a world with a deep, mysterious history I want to know more about, The Drowning Empire series just keeps getting better.