He Who Ate the Wild is a story of loss and grief, but also of a young warrior trying to understand his place in this Japanese-inspired world.
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Review: Blood of Tomorrow by Robert W. Riley
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 […]
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: Eight Tastes of Treachery (What We Eat #2) by Ryan Rose
Paprick is back and his legend is growing – with writing as sharp as the Chef’s knives, plot as big and expansive as a Drakephon and world-building as intricate as the steps needed to create a new greater recipe, this was one hell of a sequel that tore my heart out and has refused to give it back.
Review: The Godsblood Tragedy (The Divine Godsqueen Coda #1) by Bill Adams
A deeply Grimdark story set in a steampunk fantasy world where magic and technology collide, this book pulls no punches.
Cover Reveal: Gharantia’s Fate by L M Douglas (Chronicles of the Endless War #3)
Gharantia’s Fate is the third instalment in The Chronicles of the Endless War. The battle in Gharantia is over. But the war for the Red Stone has just begun. Folks, how are we all? Welcome back to the blog for another, yes another, cover reveal! It’s good to have you here with us. And today […]
Review: The Heroes We Never Were by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis: War is the only thing Everan Caid was ever good at, and he yearns to return to his old ways. Long ago stripped of his knighthood and all but exiled from the castle of Oldmeadow, he is drunker by dawn than most men can manage all day. Peace, with the lack of killing that […]
Review: The Tainted Cup (Shadow of the Leviathan #1) by Robert Jackson Bennett
In the first installment in his Shadow of the Leviathan series, Bennett blends in just the right mix of familiar mystery and fantasy elements to satisfy readers of both genres while still creating something that feels unique and immersive.
Review: The Dragons of Deepwood Fen (The Book of the Holt #1) by Bradley P. Beaulieu
An excellent entry in a new series from Bradley P. Beaulieu which features a healthy smattering of dragon bonding and lore, an empire that has long oppressed the kin, the people of the Holt, a great forest full of magic and wonder, and where Faedryn, the trickster god, is imprisoned.
Review: The Last Breath of Peace by Lewis J. Sutcliffe
Synopsis: In the deep quiet of the Whispering Wood, Sorin has made a life out of being forgotten. That silence shatters when a dying Elven messenger collapses at his door, carrying a sealed warning meant for a king who may already be too late to listen. Hunted by fanatics, shadowed by ancient powers, and burdened […]
Review: Caine’s Law (The Acts of Caine #4) by Matthew Woodring Stover
Synopsis SOME LAWS YOU BREAK. SOME BREAK YOU.AND THEN THERE’S CAINE’S LAW. From the moment Caine first appeared in the pages of Heroes Die, two things were clear. First, that Matthew Stover was one of the most gifted fantasy writers of his generation. And second, that Caine was a hero whose peers go by such […]
Review: Sisters of the Lizard (The Rakada #2) by Jackson Ford
Sisters of the Lizard is a phenomenal sequel. It builds upon everything that book did, and delivers a shockingly emotional finale.