Synopsis: Something stirs in the Forest of Broken Trolls… Despite all his skill in healing and runecraft, God-Speaker Alvir Einarson could not save everyone. In the wake of failure, he seeks aid from an old mentor and witnesses a wave of darkness sweep over the land that, for a single moment, extinguishes all magic. In […]
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Cover Reveal: An Author’s Guide to Setting Design by Adam Bassett
Revealing the cover & details about this reference book for authors who love worldbuilding and drawing maps!
Review: The Moribund Monarch’s Masterpiece by Paul G. Zareith
A quick, dark novella. What begins as a tale of vengeance and rebellion becomes a tragedy steeped in faith and betrayal.
Digital Extremities (#1) by Adam Bassett
Synopsis: A collection of eight stories, Digital Extremities shines a spotlight on ordinary people in a callous yet hopeful future. Set across small towns and remote islands, where neon flickers against old buildings and oaks, this collection paints a unique view of a traditionally cyberpunk setting. In 2089, a woman miscarries and seeks a way […]
Review: Dark Bloom by Molly Macabre
Synopsis: When a disease runs rampant, turning people into cannibalistic horrors, society comes to a halt. Kate manages to escape the sadistic captivity she has endured and collides with Nick, a Marine haunted by the scars of war. They join forces to navigate a treacherous landscape, battling the undead and hostile survivors. But what happens […]
Review: Breathe In, Bleed Out by Brian McAuley
Overall, Breathe In, Bleed Out is a whole lot of fun! It’s a satire of wellness culture, a slasher murder mystery ala Scream, and a love letter to the genres tropiest tropes!
Review: The Entanglement of Rival Wizards (Magic and Romance #1) by Sara Raasch
Synopsis Ali Hazelwood meets Dungeons & Dragons in this enemies-to-lovers fantasy academia romcom where rival grad student wizards are forced to work together without killing―or falling for―each other. Will they conjure love, or evoke chaos? Two rival wizards are about to find out. Sebastian Walsh: twenty-four. Grad student at Lesiara University in the Mageus of […]
Review: Unlucky Evens, Cursed Odds by Bill Adams
Synopsis: The hateful Path, that of the 9th Born. The survival of the Ark—humanity’s last bastion after God’s wrath destroyed the world—is balanced by birth order: the oddborn are assigned a Path, the evenborn are given over to the will of God. And it is upon those of the 9th Born Path to sanitize the […]
Review: The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis
Synopsis Two parents and their recently-bitten-werewolf daughter try to fit into a privileged New England society of magic aristocracy. But deadly terrors await them – ancient prophecies, remorseless magical trials, hidden conspiracies and the PTA bake sale. When Vivian’s kindergartner, Aria, gets bitten by a werewolf, she is rapidly inducted into the hidden community of […]
Review: Hemlock & Silver by T. Kingfisher
Hemlock & Silver is a great retelling, unique in its approach, with stellar characters and a fun adventure narrative at its core. Anja was one of my favourite characters that I’ve been on a journey with this year!
Review: Riven Earth by Zammar Ahmer
Synopsis: The world has stopped turning. Burned by a blazing sun. Thrust into eternal winter. Life survives only in the Sunset Forest. For untold millennia, mankind lived subservient to the dryads, forced into worship of the Earth-Mother, Astea. Then one man ventured into the Scorched Desert and returned with the secret of fire. His rebellion […]
Review: The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller
Synopsis The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select few there is a second, secret Paris where the magic of the City of Light is very real in this enchanting and atmospheric fantasy from the author of The Fairy Bargains of Prospect Hill. In the […]