Synopsis Steel is honest. Blood is timeless. The Cycles repeat. The Grey Army arrives without warning—silent, relentless, leaving no dead behind. They did not come to conquer. They came to harvest the Tithe: human lives taken to fuel a forbidden magic the world has forgotten. As the High Marshal fights a hopeless war against an impossible commander, Knight Commander […]
Reviews
Review: Acts of Deicide by L.E. Garrison
Synopsis: 300 years ago, a god was murdered. Blue, once the deity’s most faithful general, made immortal through her service, has wandered the fractured land ever since. Her inability to die is a curse she strives to end. Chance has her collide with Sarai, a guard captain who possesses an ancient memoir detailing the events […]
Review: Fruits of Our Labor by Ian Patterson
Synopsis A new world is emerging, one parthenogenetic birth at a time. In a near-future America where women have just achieved asexual reproduction, Samara yearns for freedom from her dying relationship, and a child of her own—fully her own. As parthenogenetic birth takes hold and the role of men in the survival of the species diminishes, […]
Review: Symphony of Scars by Corbin Rook
Synopsis Far outside the Sundered Lands, the Holy Republic of Kellanis has learned to channel the Astral Plane through music in a process called “Symphonics.” Music is so sacred that the gravest punishment is to become Scorned – a slave stripped of their ears and tongue so that they can neither enjoy nor create music. […]
Review: The Reflections of Lilje Damselfly (Folk With a Disregard for Convention #1) by Natalie Kelda
Reflections of Lilje Damselfly reads like literary fiction, with a touch of fantasy. It’s a story of healing, belonging, and love.
Review: Scorpion Deep by CG Drews
Synopsis: A dark, intoxicating and deeply unsettling queer YA horror about a lonely boy and a sinister sea god risen from the deep, from the New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Let the Forest In and Hazelthorn. Perfect for fans of Frances Hardinge. The only thing Jonathan wants from the mouldering isle of Kelcarrow […]
Review: The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
Synopsis Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his award-winning science fiction and fantasy tales for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume. With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie. This mesmerizing collection features all […]
Cover Reveal: The Town that Banished Death by J.C. Faust
“No one knows about this little shack. This insignificant little shack filled with insignificant little people.” Presenting Synopsis The touch of Death has manifested in Mallory’s mother and brother. Fearing anyone or anything that could spread Her influence, Mayor Florence banishes the family to the world outside, where they have no protection from the curse. […]
Review: The Lepidopterist’s Beautiful Daughter by David Rae
Synopsis Born to wealth and stifling privilege, Tito lives a cocooned life of luxury and dull Edwardian convention. Groomed to follow a career in the church, he finds joy in the unlikeliest of places: Vanessa Agnew, the daughter of a once renowned professor who studies butterflies and moths. Yet, just as Tito wins her hand, […]
Review: Don’t Let It Out by N.A. Betts
Synopsis: The assignment was simple: contain the forest. Don’t let anything out. FBI Agent Daniela Rojas arrives with a secret mission of her own. To uncover the truth behind Project Greenfall, a classified experiment buried by the Canopy Collective. RCMP Corporal Cade Mercer is there for a different reason. Two years ago, his wife vanished […]
Review: Monsters of Ohio by John Scalzi
Synopsis: Monsters of Ohio is a heartfelt exploration of a tentacular solution to the struggles of the modern world from the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain In many ways Richland, Ohio is the same tiny, sleepy rural village it has been for the last 150 The same families, the same farms, the […]
Review: Fallow by Sarah Anderson
Synopsis: Natalie has no skills or ambitions. The clock ticks away at the call centre where she works, while she tries to ignore the pain in her jaw. She has no dental insurance. Then, a mysterious flyer leads her to The Company. Natalie turns out to be the perfect candidate for their in-house surrogacy program. […]