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Grimdark

Review: The Scoungers (Vermin of the old Empire) by Thomas J Devens

July 4, 2025 by DB Rook Leave a Comment

Synopsis The lords have fallen.It was the war to end all wars.Violence had plagued the Fractured Kingdoms since the fall of the Old Empire. But as the generals and the lords died in the Valley of Torglen, the folk looked beyond their allegiances. Beyond their nations. The bedraggled masses that survived the battle flocked to […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Grimdark, The Scoungers, Thomas J Devens, Vermin of the old world

Review: The Last Gasp Of Midnight by Thomas Howard Riley

July 2, 2025 by C. J. Daley (CJDsCurrentRead) Leave a Comment

Synopsis A duel to the death in three parts. A conversation of sorts between the last two men left alive after a brutal battle.  One soldier from each side. Both want to survive. Neither can walk away. In a story of battle, everything is a weapon. Even memories. Review I won a copy of this […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Military Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: #Novelette, #TheLastGaspofMidnight, #ThomasHowardRiley

Book Review: A Graveyard for Heroes (Dreams of Dust and Steel #2) by Michael Michel

July 1, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Ambitious, imaginative, and incredibly compelling. The most epic grimdark world I’ve read since Abercrombie. Synopsis: Treachery looms across the land. The Scarborn have deposed the once-great Ironlight family. With scores to settle, the lowborn shake rust from their knives and trade allegiances for a promise of blood while the highborn rally their armies. […]

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

Residumm (A Darkening Dawn Novella) by DB Rook

June 26, 2025 by Alan Behan Leave a Comment

Synopsis Light dims on humanity’s reign over the galaxy. Charlus Vaughn, a teenage refugee, escapes deadly machine justice with her penitent mother. Rescued by a data-pirate crew, she falls into the path of ancient arachnid machinations that propel her back towards her mysterious origins and the heart of her unknown heritage. Review I haven’t been […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Grimdark, Mechs/Robots, Novella, Post-Apocalyptic, Reviews, Science Fiction Tagged With: Book Review, Science Fiction, Self Published

Guest Review: An Inkling of Flame: A Song of the Damned novella by Z.B. Steele

June 23, 2025 by David W Leave a Comment

Synopsis Tell me how it happened… Layne was a soldier, conscripted to fight under the Fox in a vengeance fueled march. He, and his friends, were due for a fated confrontation, one that has ended in blood and loss. Now, the inquisitors want to hear every detail of his conscription, his training, and the duel […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Grimdark, Military Fantasy, Reviews

Review: Parasitic Omens (A Gods of Dallalmar story) by Jessica A. McMinn

May 26, 2025 by Ed Crocker Leave a Comment

Omen to this Synopsis In the world of the occult, new is never good. As one of Copperton’s hardworking investigators, Lawrence Reed has seen it all: vampires, werewolves, warlocks and witches. When a monstrous creature crawls from the corpse of a mutilated girl, Law is determined to find answers—with or without payment. Ignoring advice to […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Gaslamp, Grimdark, Horror Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Cosmic Horror, Fantasy Books, Horror, Horror Fantasy, Self Published

Review: Norylska Groans by Michael R Fletcher and Clayton W Snyder

May 15, 2025 by Emma Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis Norylska Groans…with the weight of her crimes. In a city where winter reigns amid the fires of industry and war, soot and snow conspire to conceal centuries of death and deception. Norylska Groans…and the weight of a leaden sky threatens to crush her people. Katyusha Leonova, desperate to restore her family name, takes a […]

Filed Under: Grimdark, Reviews

Book Review: Anji Kills a King (The Rising Tide #1) by Evan Leikam

May 12, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: A grimdark fantasy adventure, an indefatigable character, and cleverly woven mysteries that had me spellbound until the last page. Synopsis: An unlikely assassin struggles to escape a legendary bounty hunter in this breakneck fantasy debut that will grab you by the throat―perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, R.F. Kuang, and Christopher Buehlman. She […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Grimdark Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: Anji Kills A King (The Rising Tide #1) by Evan Leikam

May 9, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Anji Kills a King by Evan Leikam

Synopsis: An unlikely assassin struggles to escape a legendary bounty hunter in this breakneck fantasy debut that will grab you by the throat—perfect for fans of Joe Abercrombie, R.F. Kuang, and Christopher Buehlman. She killed for a cause. Will she die for it too? Anji works as a castle servant, cleaning laundry for a king […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, High Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Debut Author, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Macmillan Audio, Tor Books

Review: For a Few Days More by Z.B Steele

May 7, 2025 by Pippin Took, the shire hobbit Leave a Comment

Synopsis The Hinterlands are a lawless place of broken dreams and broken people. Roth is a bodyguard trying to leave his dark past behind, but history has a way of turning back up. Cynthia is a bandit who’s trying to make a future by wading through blood. They travel separately, trying to live by their […]

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

Review: The Hand That Casts the Bone (The Vanguard Chronicles #2) by HL Tinsley

May 2, 2025 by Emma Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis Alone in a city on the cusp of revolution, separated from his allies and with nothing to his name, former mercenary John Vanguard finds vigilante life can be a poorly paid gig. When an influential aristocrat’s death causes a sudden shift in the balance of power, Vanguard finds himself once more caught in the […]

Filed Under: Grimdark, Reviews

Review: The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley

April 18, 2025 by Isabelle Leave a Comment

Synopsis The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by the powerful Providence Company. Evolved from the echelons of the Auld Church, the company exists to maintain the balance between faith, science and politics. But keeping the peace […]

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

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