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Fantasy
The Way of Renegades (The Bards and Dragons Saga #1) by Steve D. Wall
Synopsis Ulric, former war hero, has been living a quiet life of exile in the frontier city of Quinport and wants only to continue hiding from the mistakes of his past. But then he discovers the invention of a revolutionary new kind of rifle, and worse, the ruling Coalition discovers his identity. Rather than be […]
The Horns of Grief (Blood and Steel Saga #2) by E.J. Doble
Synopsis In a quiet tower, in a black stone keep, a new era of man had begun… The Imperial Army has been routed.Rebellion strikes in the Provenci homeland.A champion is sent north to serve the Iron Queen with every intent on exacting her demise.And the Successor of the All-Mother, champion of the known world, discovers […]
Review: Arc-Children of Corruption (The Storm Beneath the World #1) by Michael R Fletcher
Synopsis Cursed by the gods, the insectile ashkaro live on flying islands travelling the eternal River of Days while a hellish firestorm devours the world below. Collected into queendoms, the higher caste brights live in the luxurious windward rain-forest while the servile dulls scrape out a desperate existence in the leeward desert.Conflicts escalate between two […]
Review: Gogmagog (The First Chronicle of Ludwich) by Jeff Noon & Steve Beard
Synopsis Gogmagog tells the story of an epic journey through the sixty-mile long ghost of a dragon. Travel is by boat, a rickety steam launch captained by veteran taxi pilot Cady Meade, on the river Nysis. In her heyday Cady carried people and goods from the thriving seaports of the estuary into Ludwich, the capital […]
REVIEW: His Ragged Company (Testimonies of Elias Faust #1) by Rance D. Denton
SYNOPSIS A pissed-off warlock with a taste for revenge. An army of sand-golems with fistfuls of magic. A wishing well with a mind of its own. No wonder Blackpeak, Texas never got its spot on the map. Town marshal Elias Faust thinks that he can make any problem go away if he throws enough lead […]
Review: Murtagh (The Inheritance Cycle #5) by Christopher Paolini
Synopsis The world is no longer safe for the Dragon Rider Murtagh and his dragon, Thorn. An evil king has been toppled, and they are left to face the consequences of the reluctant role they played in his reign of terror. Now they are hated and alone, exiled to the outskirts of society. Throughout the […]
Review: Krieg Chess by Phil Tucker
A realistic gritty redemption story with Chess themed battle arena fights and players with tech enhanced superpowers. Fast paced page turner.
Steamforged Sorcery by Actus
Mad Max meets Indiana Jones but with magitech. A fun adventure entertainer with trap filled treasure hunts, lost magic, lots of action and a fast paced plot.
Review: Your Blood and Bones by J. Patricia Anderson
Synopsis Kill the monsters when they’re found. No matter who they used to be. The girl with secret feathers in her skin and strange bones jutting out beneath her clothes is resigned to her fate. Her deformities mark her a monster and the stories say monsters must die. When her family finds out and turns […]
REVIEW: Sea of Souls (Sea of Souls Saga #1) by N.C. Scrimgeour
SYNOPSIS Dark be the water, and darker still the creatures that lurk within… Free-spirited Isla Blackwood has never accepted the shackles of her family’s nobility. Instead, she sails the open waters, searching for belonging on the waves. But when tragedy calls Isla home, she realises she can no longer escape the duty she’s been running […]
Review: The Fear of Moncroix by Bryan Asher
Synopsis All the Waywards have Fallen… After a mission against the Royal Vampiric Court goes horribly wrong, all of the Waywards are slaughtered. All except one. Davion, the last surviving member, must consume potions to mask himself and hide amongst the very people who killed his brethren. After a decade of living this double-life, Davion […]