Synopsis ‘Dragons once led our people across the wastelands, away from storms, and toward hunting grounds.’ That’s what the elders say, but eleven-year-old Akrist has squinted at empty skies his whole life. The dragons have abandoned them, and it’s Akrist’s fault. He’s cursed. Like every other firstborn son, he has inherited the sins of his […]
Reviews
Review: The Warden (The Warden Series #1) by Daniel M. Ford
Synopsis A Recommended Reading List Pick for Locus and a Best Science Fiction & Fantasy Editors’ Pick for AmazonA Reactor Magazine Best of the Year Pick For fans who have always wanted their Twin Peaks to have some wizards, The Warden is a non-stop action adventure story from author Daniel M. Ford. There was a plan. She had the money, the connections, […]
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 25 – Assaph Mehr
An idea squeezed into my head in 2023, after seeing so many of the book community gathering at conventions across the US and UK. And once my FOMO subsided, I got to thinking about who might be gathered together if we had similar conventions closer to home. Pending the master planning required to arrange a […]
Intro to Indie Horror + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Also feel free to check out my original Intro to Indie + Rep post for Fantasy here. Not just where to start with horror or underrated horrors, but horror from authors you […]
Review: Hammer and Crucible (Imperial Hammer #1) by Cameron Cooper
Synopsis: The interstellar array which links worlds together wakes to find it has enemies… The Fourth Carinad Empire stretches across hundreds of settled worlds and stellar cities, and thousands of light years. The Empire’s people and data are linked by a space-folding gates array controlled by the Emperor and his cohorts. When the array evolves […]
Review: Mother Death by Paul O’Neill
Synopsis: Dottie Matheson is a selfish mother who has been granted the supernatural power to resurrect her son, Harold, whenever he dies. He uses this ability to shock audiences around Scotland by killing himself on stage over and over again, attracting fame and fortune. As his Circus Nightmare act takes the world by storm, his […]
An Intro to Indie Fantasy + Representation
Similarly to my original Intro to Indie posts (which you can check out here: Fantasy, Horror, Sci-fi) this is an idea I’ve been brewing for months. Not just where to start with fantasy, or underrated fantasies, but fantasy from authors you may have never heard of, authors that may not look, sound, or think like […]
COVER REVEAL: Cosmic Widow by Jonathan Nevair
Cosmic Widow is a standalone spy-fi adventure in the Agent Renault series. Book Synopsis: A deadly race to recover a priceless portrait. When the legendary Cosmic Widow vanishes from the galaxy’s premiere art museum, Agent Lilline Renault delves into a shadowy underworld to hunt down the missing masterpiece. Her only clue: the thief’s enigmatic calling […]
Review: Play of Shadows (Court of Shadows #1) by Sebastien de Castell
Play of Shadows is many things, just like its crew of colourful characters, but most of all, it is a fast-paced joy-ride from start to finish, filled to the brim with swashbuckling action, multilayered protagonists, bombastic and/or bawdy personalities, and self-aware melodrama, that is in no way held back by the dark events and ominous foes it presents.
Guest Review: The Sandbox (The Sandbox #1) by Brian Andrews & Jeffrey Wilson
A gripping techno-thriller, The Sandbox presents a chilling cautionary narrative on the dangers of a sentient and uncontrolled A.I. to humanity. Andrews and Wilson have excelled with their latest literary endeavor. Best known for their TIER ONE military and THE SHEPHERDS faith-based, supernatural thriller series, the duo has again applied their usual strategic thinking to one of the most dynamic and controversial technological advancements of our time.
Book Review: Empire of the Damned by Jay Kristoff
TL;DR Review: Bloody, brutal, and spectacular. Insanely action-packed with highly addictive characters and a gothic world that just keeps getting darker and more intriguing. Synopsis: From holy cup comes holy light;The faithful hands sets world aright.And in the Seven Martyrs’ sight,Mere man shall end this endless night. Gabriel de León has saved the Holy Grail […]
Everything I read for SFINCS inaugural year!
Now that the first ever year of SFINCS is drawing to a close, I wanted to put together my own post collecting all of the novellas I read throughout the competition. I will re-share each read’s full review, with links to the originals (linked on the actual word ‘review‘ if I shared one to the […]