TL;DR Review: A classic Conan adventure: dark, bloody, fast-paced, and filled with monsters and magic. Synopsis: Two epics in one hardcover as Conan the mercenary faces hideously transformed wizards and undead creatures in action-packed fantasy combining Robert E. Howard’s trademark sword and sorcery with concepts straight out of Lovecraftian horror. Combines the classic Conan and the […]
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Book Review: Contact Front (Drop Trooper #1) by Rick Partlow
Full transparency: I’m the Director of Publicity for Aethon Books. However, this review is 100% honest, unbiased, and based solely on my reading experience. TL;DR Review: Fast-paced story, great character work, and a perfect balance between easy reading and complex tech. Incredibly addictive military sci-fi evocative of Warhammer, but without the grimdark. Synopsis: The Choice: […]
Book Review: Against All Odds (Grimm’s War #1) by Jeffrey H. Haskell
Full transparency: I’m the Director of Publicity for Aethon Books. However, this review is 100% honest, unbiased, and based solely on my reading experience. TL;DR Review: Grand in scope, as complex as any David Weber or Tom Clancy story, and with an idealistic flair that resonated deeply with me. A sci-fi series I can’t wait […]
Review: King Sorrow by Joe Hill
SYNOPSIS From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Hill, a chilling tale of modern-world dangers, dark academia, and the unexpected consequences of revenge as six friends dabble in the occult and are tragically, horrifyingly successful… calling forth an evil entity that demands regular human sacrifice.Arthur Oakes is a reader, a dreamer, and a student at Rackham […]
Review: Slayers of Old by Jim C. Hines
Synopsis: Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Golden Girls in this humorous contemporary standalone fantasy about a group of former Chosen Ones coming out of retirement to save the world one last time. Three former Chosen Ones have joined together to spend their retirement in peace and quiet, running Second Life Books and Gifts in Salem, […]
Conform (Conform #1) by Ariel Sullivan
Synopsis Born to an Elite family, Emeline has been marked as different from birth and by a society that judges all its citizens on their ability to conform. Emeline only has one role open to her: to become a mother. Offered a pro-creation contract with Collin, a member of the Illum – the governing body […]
Review: Toothsucker (Toothsucker #1) by Kaden Love
Toothsucker has a unique mash-up of genres and tropes, with vampires born of cybernetic implants.
The Tower of the Tyrant by J.T. Greathouse
Synopsis A LAND DIVIDED. A HISTORY INKED IN BLOOD. ONE SORCERESS’S QUEST FOR ANSWERS. The world beyond the City of the Wise is fraught with danger. But Fola, a talented sorceress who has left the safety of its walls, is unconcerned. She’s on the hunt for magical remnants left behind by the First Folk – […]
Review: Every Dark Cloud by Marisca Pichette
A deep and atmospheric eco-apocalyptic novella.
Review: Brigands & Breadknives (Legends & Lattes #2) by Travis Baldree
Synopsis Fern has weathered the stillness and storms of a bookseller’s life for decades, but now, in the face of crippling ennui, transplants herself to the city of Thune to hang out her shingle beside a long-absent friend’s coffee shop. What could be a better pairing? Surely a charming renovation montage will cure what ails […]
Review: Vampire: The Masquerade: Dark Prince by Keith Herber
Synopsis Vampire Cannibalism — The Ultimate Crime Sullivan was a working stiff, a before-the-mast sailor, when he was taken in by the Family almost 150 years ago. They gave him immortality — and an undying hunger for human blood. Since then, Sullivan has been on the prowl. And what better place for a night creature […]
ETHOS by Benjamin Aeveryn, E.J. Doble, James Lloyd Dulin, B.S.H. Garcia, Jonathan Neves Mayers, Morgan Shank
Synopsis An idea—one that spreads and takes root—is a dangerous thing. It can corrupt, betray, mislead. Reality warps under the weight of an idea firmly planted. Cultures and countries descend and die because of ideas. Those simple philosophies become gods. They become an Ethos. A dark fantasy anthology featuring six novelettes conjured by the Arcanist […]