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Review: Ithaca (The Songs of Penelope #1) by Claire North

October 11, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A beautiful retelling of Penelope’s life through the eyes of goddess and protector, Hera.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: Claire North, Hachette Audio, Orbit, Orbit Books

Review: The Ballad of Perilous Graves by Alex Jennings

September 28, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Alex Jennings captures the spirit of New Orleans in The Ballad of Perilous Graves.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Paranormal Fantasy, Reviews, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Alex Jennings, Hachette Audio, Orbit, Redhook

Blog Tour Review: Essex Dogs (Essex Dogs #1) by Dan Jones

September 13, 2022 by chilcottharry Leave a Comment

Essex Dogs is a triumphant novel, full of moments, people and ideas that will stick with me for a very long time.

Filed Under: Blog Tour, Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Reviews Tagged With: Aries Fiction, Dan Jones, Essex Dogs, Head of Zeus

Review:  Roman Britain’s Pirate King by Simon Elliott

August 26, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synopsis: In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain’s regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and English Channel were over-run by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of Britain, and the continental coast up to the Rhine Delta. The western augustus (senior emperor) Maximian […]

Filed Under: Alt History, Historical, Historical Fiction Tagged With: Roman Britain Pirate King, Simon Elliot

Review: The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

August 10, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

The Book of Gothel is beautifully woven, and full of depth and compassion. It’s adventurous, and manages to be classic and modern all at once, giving life to Mother Gothel.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy, Women's Lit Tagged With: mary mcmyne, Orbit Books, Redhook, the book of gothel

Review: The Fall of Roman Britain and why we speak English

August 10, 2022 by Mada 2 Comments

Synopsis: The end of empire in the island of Great Britain was both more abrupt and more complete than in any of the other European Roman provinces. When the fog clears and Britain re-enters the historical record, it is, unlike other former European provinces of the Western Empire, dominated by a new culture that speaks […]

Filed Under: Historical Tagged With: John Lambshead, Pen and Sword, Roman Britain

Review: Oathbound (Wolf of Kings Book #1) by Richard Cullens

July 30, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synopsis: First in an action-packed historical series featuring Danish warrior Styrkar, and his journey through the Battle of Hastings and the violence of the Norman Conquest. The champion of a dead king has nothing left to lose… And nothing more to fear.England, 1066. Styrkar the Dane stumbles wounded and delirious from the corpse-strewn battlefield of […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction Tagged With: AriesFiction, Oathbound, Richard Cullen

Review: Juniper & Thorn by Ava Reid

July 25, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

A darkly magnificent retelling of The Juniper Tree.

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: ava reid, Harper Voyager

Review: Shield Breaker (The Wolf of King #2) by Richard Cullen

July 13, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Styrkar the warrior sails to dangerous lands in this thrilling new historical adventure from Richard Cullen. The sequel to Oath Bound, longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2022. England, 1068: a land gripped in the iron fist of Frankish invaders. But the Conqueror does not sit easily on his fledgling throne. Rebellion is […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Heroic Fantasy, Historical, Historical Fiction, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: HeadofZeus, ShieldBreaker

Review: The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song #1) by Shauna Lawless

July 9, 2022 by DustJacketFullofMonsters Leave a Comment

Synopsis 981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son – and herself – but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long. Gormflaith also has a secret. She is one of the Fomorians, an immortal race who can do […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Historical, Mythology, Reviews

Review: Shadow of the Eagle (The Borderlands #1) by Damion Hunter

June 10, 2022 by Mada Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Will Britain take him in… or mark him as its enemy?’A brilliantly realised world of Imperial ambition and native resistance’ Simon Scarrow’Wonderful, distinct characters … this is a terrific read’ Conn Iggulden Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after Claudius’s invasion. Now […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Historical, Historical Fiction, Low Fantasy, Mystery, Mythology, Reviews Tagged With: Ancient Rome, Canelo, Damion Hunter, Rome, Shadow of the Eagle

Review: The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah

May 25, 2022 by Jennifer Sutton Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Debut, Fairy Tales, Fantasy, Gaslamp, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical, Reviews, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Debut Author, Debut Novel, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Orbit Books

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