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Heroic Fantasy

Book Review: The Devils by Joe Abercrombie

May 14, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Razor-sharp dialogue, a wildly imaginative alt-history fantasy world, and wonderfully extravagant characters result in what may be Joe Abercrombie’s best work to date. Synopsis: Holy work sometimes requires unholy deeds. Brother Diaz has been summoned to the Sacred City, where he is certain a commendation and grand holy assignment awaits him. But his […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Joe Abercrombie

Review: Bloodless by G.J. Terral, book 3 of The Binding Tenets

May 9, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: No less blood is shed when bonds become broken. Threats come from all sides as Ladrican ships wait off the coast and a mysterious untethered threat becomes impossible to ignore. Lin is pushed to breaking as he struggles to stall Ladrica’s assault. War is upon Danica, but like an infection allowed to fester, the […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: Bloodless, Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, G.J. Terral, Self Published, The Binding Tenets

Review: Relentless Blades (Vol.1 of The Prophecies of Zarune) by Russell Carroll

May 5, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Cross the wrong men and meet their blades! In a rugged frontier town, two broken men wander aimlessly–Grimlock, a tormented soul despised by the townspeople he protects, searches for a brother he may never find, while Vigilanton, a disgraced knight bound by shame, serves a vicious crime lord. The Vragoths’ arrival–brutal conquerors seeking an […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Dragons, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: The Waking of Storm and Flame by N.A. Betts

April 24, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Summary: A DESTINY SHE NEVER CHOSE. A FATE, SHE CAN’T ESCAPE. Alira Verbrandt, the Princess of Namelle, savored the scholastic tranquility of her life until the Illyrian Empire descended from the north. On the eve of battle, Alira is drawn into the center of a war that has raged for a thousand years. Unveiled as […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, N.A. Betts, Self Published, The Fates of Aten, The Waking of Storm and Flame

Review: Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

April 17, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Wearing the Lion by John Wiswell

Synopsis This second novel from Nebula Award-winning John Wiswell brings a humanizing, redemptive touch to the Hercules story in this mythological fantasy for fans of Jennifer Saint and Elodie Harper Heracles, hero of Greece, dedicates all his feats to Hera, goddess of family. Heracles’ mother raised him to revere Hera, as her attempt to avoid […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Mythology, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: 12 Labors, Book Review, DAW Books, Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Hera, Heracles, Hercules, John Wiswell, Mythology, NetGalley

Review: Of Empires and Dust (The Bound and the Broken #4) by Ryan Cahill

March 24, 2025 by Dale Leave a Comment

Synopsis: The balance of power in Epheria is shifting. Gods are waking. The world is burning. Ashes and dust are all that will remain. Review: Firstly, Hello. The below is entirely spoiler free. This will be the first piece of writing that makes its way to a public space in roughly two years, so I […]

Filed Under: Dragons, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Books, bound and broken, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Of Blood and Fire, of empires and dust, Ryan Cahill, Self Published

Book Review: Legend of Uh by Aaron N. Hall

February 25, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Fun, easy-reading adventure with an upbeat, humorous flavor. Enjoyable and suitable for all ages. Synopsis: Sir Dashing Junior was only knighted because they couldn’t knight his father twice. Now he’s determined to prove he’s worthy of his new title. With an aspiring ranger, an awkward friar, and a book-loving orc, DJ will venture across […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Adventure Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastard #1) by Scott Lynch

February 13, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Synopsis An orphan’s life is harsh—and often short—in the mysterious island city of Camorr. But young Locke Lamora dodges death and slavery, becoming a thief under the tutelage of a gifted con artist. As leader of the band of light-fingered brothers known as the Gentleman Bastards, Locke is soon infamous, fooling even the underworld’s most […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Flintlock Fantasy, Heist, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy Tagged With: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Flintlock Fantasy, Heist, Scott Lynch, Spectra, The Lies of Locke Lamora

Review: Combat Monsters: Untold Tales of World War II edited by Henry Herz

February 11, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Combat Monsters edited by Henry Herz

Synopsis Combat Monsters brings together twenty award-winning and bestselling speculative fiction authors who each bring their own spin on an alternate history of World War II. New research has uncovered deeply buried military secrets—both the Allied and Axis special operations during World War II included monsters. Did the Soviets use a dragon to win the […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Anthology, Anthology, Demons, Fantasy, Fear For All, Ghosts, Heroic Fantasy, Historical, Indigenous, Military Fantasy, Monsters, Occult, Paranormal, Paranormal Fantasy, Reviews, Supernatural, Werewolves, Witches Tagged With: Andrea Tang, Anthology, Bishop O'Connell, Catherine Stine, David Mack, Eugen Bacon, Gaby Triana, Harry Turtledove, Henry Herz, Jane Yolen, Jeremy Robinson, Jonathan Maberry, Kevin Andrew Murphy, Lee Murray, Mary Fan, Military, Monsters, Peter Clines, Scott Sigler, Short Stories, Tanya Huff, Tori Eldridge, Werewolves, World War 2

Book Review: A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay

February 3, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Beautifully lush writing, noble and compelling characters, and a story that takes its time to build to an emotional ending. Synopsis: From the critically-acclaimed author of The Fionavar Tapestry comes an epic fantasy novel of love, both courtly and forbidden, and two kingdoms endlessly opposed… Blaise of Gorhaut is a warrior. He fought […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: Wind and Truth (Book 5 of the Stormlight Archive) by Brandon Sanderson

January 17, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson

Synopsis Dalinar Kholin challenged the evil god Odium to a contest of champions with the future of Roshar on the line. The Knights Radiant have only ten days to prepare—and the sudden ascension of the crafty and ruthless Taravangian to take Odium’s place has thrown everything into disarray. Desperate fighting continues simultaneously worldwide—Adolin in Azir, […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Adventure Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: #TorBooks, Book Review, Brandon Sanderson, Cosmere, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, The Stormlight Archive

Review: How to Become The Dark Lord And Die Trying (Dark Lord Davi #1) by Django Wexler

January 13, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

How To Becomes The Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler

Synopsis Groundhog Day meets Deadpool in Django Wexler’s raunchy, hilarious, blood-splattered fantasy tale about a young woman who, tired of defending humanity from the Dark Lord, decides to become the Dark Lord herself. Davi has done this all before. She’s tried to be the hero and take down the all-powerful Dark Lord. A hundred times […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Heroic Fantasy, LitRPG, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Orbit Books, Time Loop, Villain

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