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 […]
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Review: Drunk on All Your Strange New Words by Eddie Robson
Summary: Eddie Robson’s Drunk on All Your Strange New Words is a locked room mystery in a near future world of politics and alien diplomacy. Lydia works as translator for the Logi cultural attaché to Earth. They work well together, even if the act of translating his thoughts into English makes her somewhat wobbly on […]
Review: Beware of Chicken: a Xianxia Cultivation Novel (Beware of Chicken #1) by Casualfarmer
When you’re hooked by a book, you’re hooked and Beware of Chicken is a charming – while utterly bizzarre – read that you just need to experience to get it.
Cover Reveal: Where it Rains in Color by Denise Crittendon
Thanks Angry Robot Books for letting FFA participate in this amazing cover reveal! We couldn’t be more excited to help showcase a book with such a great sounding story with an equally great cover! Synopsis Lileala has just been named the Rare Indigo – beauty among beauties – and is about to embrace her stardom, […]
The Mad Ship (The Liveship Traders #2) by Robin Hobb
Synopsis As the ancient tradition of Bingtown’s Old Traders slowly erodes under the cold new order of a corrupt ruler, the Vestrits anxiously await the return of their liveship—a rare magic ship carved from sentient wizardwood, which bonds the ships mystically with those who sail them. And Althea Vestrit waits even more avidly, living only […]
Review: Dreadgod (Cradle #11) by Will Wight
Best book in the series (yet) with smashing over powered actions, made more interesting with the political intrigue ramping up events for a smashing finale.
Author Chat: Becky Chambers
Join FanFiAddict’s Adrian M. Gibson and award-winning author Becky Chambers for a chat about fictional comfort foods, her journey writing the Wayfarers series, transitioning to the Monk & Robot novellas, tea, video games, hopeful science fiction and much more.
No Place for Peace (Pillars of Peace #2) by Tom Dumbrell
Synopsis As Cyrus rides away from the safety of his family in Highcastle to face his destiny in cunning King Simeon’s kingdom, Augustus braces himself for the arrival of a new threat: an invading army is coming for the capital. Easthaven’s young king will need the support of those closest to him if there is […]
Book Tour and Review: Bad Girls Drink Blood (Blood Fae #1) by S.L. Choi
Hey, everyone! Welcome to my stop in the Escapist Book Tours run of Bad Girls Drink Blood. Unfortunately, it did take me quite a bit to get my post out (bad time management on my part), but this is my official review. I hope you find it enlightening and I hope it encourages you to […]
BOOK REVIEW/TOUR: Envy (A Seven Deadly and Four Novel) by Tim Beeden
Synopsis When Charlie Lightfoot plays his fiddle, people listen.More importantly, they pay.It could be that music is Charlie’s way out of a tough life on the Backstreets of Calver.There are, however, plenty of people who are only too happy for Charlie to stay exactly where he is. Not only that, they’ll do whatever they can […]
Review: Our Crooked Hearts by Melissa Albert
Our Crooked Hearts is a double tale of mother and daughter coming into magic and its consequences, when they were each 16-17 years old. The mother’s half of the story is told in flashbacks so as to create parallelisms with her daughter’s present storyline, cleverly woven in such a way that what happened in the past is slowly revealed to optimally fit and complement what is happening in the present.
Review: Dusk (The Navigator #2) by Matthew Samuels
When author Matthew Samuels asked me if I wanted to read and review Dusk, I jumped at the opportunity. I had read and reviewed Parasites – the first book in The Navigators series – a couple of years ago, and I really enjoyed it. I thought the story was light and fun with interesting characters and settings. And, mostly, I liked Dusk for the exact same reasons.