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Sword-Free Fantasy

Review: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

January 30, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang

Synopsis Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling. An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Blood Over Bright Haven, Book Review, Fantasy, M.L. Wang, Magic, Magic System, Random House Worlds

Review: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern

September 11, 2024 by A.J. Calvin Leave a Comment

Synopsis: The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night. But behind the scenes, a fierce competition is […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Historical, Reviews, Standalone, Sword-Free Fantasy

Review: Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu

March 22, 2024 by Mada Leave a Comment

FROM THE ASHES OF AN EMPIRE, A HERO WILL RISE… ‘A dazzlingly epic and richly complex world of dragons, magic, and rebellion’ Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night ‘A classic fantasy adventure that reminds me of the novels I loved growing up, but with a flair of cultivation from the novels […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy, Debut, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy Horror, Fear For All, Heroic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical Fantasys, Military Fantasy, Slice of Life Fantasy, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Dragon Dogma 2, Fantasy, Soulbound, Summoner Series, Taran Matharu, Tor Books

Blog Tour Review: The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes #1) by Alexander Darwin

June 11, 2023 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Martial arts inspired fantasy with science fiction elements.

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Asian Inspired, Blog Tour, Book Tour, Dystopian, Fantasy, Magical Realism, Military SF, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Alexander Darwin, Hachette Audio, Orbit, Orbit Books

Review: The Undertaking of Hart & Mercy by Megan Bannen

July 27, 2022 by Cassidee Lanstra Leave a Comment

Emotional, beautiful, weird, lovely, romantic fantasy.

Filed Under: Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Megan Bannen, Orbit

Review: The Isle of a Thousand Worlds (The Weirdwater Confluence, Book 2) by Dan Fitzgerald

January 21, 2022 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis An aging alchemist seeks the key to the Universal Tincture said to unlock the Thousand Worlds of the Mind, but she never expected to solve the riddle of the hermetic heart. A meditation acolyte travels the mystical social media known as the Caravan and finds that the Thousand Worlds lie just below the surface, […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: 2022 Releases, Book Review, Dan Fitzgerald, Fantasy, fantasy romance, LGBTQ, meditation, Romance, Shadow Spark Publishing, Spicy, The Isle of a Thousand World, The Living Waters

Review: The Living Waters (Weirdwater Confluence, Book 1) by Dan Fitzgerald

January 17, 2022 by Neil Williams 1 Comment

Synopsis All painted-faced nobles can choose to go on a roughabout at some point when they are young adults to experience life outside of their luxury and comfort. Usually these experiences lead to uncomfortable situations that are short lived and the nobles are well watched over by trained professionals. However, when two nobles, Temi and […]

Filed Under: Book Tour, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Dan Fitzgerald, Fantasy, LGBTQ, The Living Waters, Weirdwater Confluence

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