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Book Review: A Graveyard for Heroes (Dreams of Dust and Steel #2) by Michael Michel

July 1, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Ambitious, imaginative, and incredibly compelling. The most epic grimdark world I’ve read since Abercrombie. Synopsis: Treachery looms across the land. The Scarborn have deposed the once-great Ironlight family. With scores to settle, the lowborn shake rust from their knives and trade allegiances for a promise of blood while the highborn rally their armies. […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Grimdark Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Review: A Necromancer Called Gam Gam (Chronicles of Gam Gam) by Adam Holcombe

July 1, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: A grandmotherly necromancer seeking resolution for her past with the help of her loyal entourage: an undead cat and a spectral knight. A girl on the run from the Eternal Empire for the mysterious power she possesses. When a chance encounter pulls them together, Gam Gam will do what it takes to protect Mina […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Cozy Fantasy, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: The Servant (Prophecy of the Five #1) by Justin Greer

June 25, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Nearly a thousand years ago, the tyrant-sorcerer Mordechai betrayed his people, forged a weapon of darkness, and led an assault against the Middle Kingdoms to claim the throne of Reality. He slaughtered the defenders, broached the Shimmering Door, ascended to the Unseen Realm, and sought to make himself a god at the Heart of […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Self Published, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Justin Greer, Prophecy of the Five, Self Published, The Servant

Book Review: Words of Power by Shami Stovall

June 24, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: A new approach to leveling up and gaining power. A progression fantasy hero unlike any other, and a fresh addition to the genre. Synopsis: Power is not given. It’s taken. In the Tze Empire, spirits and demons rule the wilds, but Ring Warlocks control civilization. For Rimon, the son of a courtesan and […]

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Progression Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Progression fantasy

Review: Garden of Rotten Roses (World Without Love #2) by Nicole Hidalgo

June 20, 2025 by Bill Adams Leave a Comment

Synopsis: While investigating the kidnappings of young, impoverished girls, Arianell Acraea uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving rogue Champions of Ares and forbidden sacrificial rituals fuelled by a magic that defies the laws of the Supreme Goddess herself. Ellis, a nomad with an aversion towards divinity, wants nothing but the peace of a quiet life, away […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, LGBTQ+, Reviews, Romantic Fantasy, Self Published Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Garden of Rotten Roses, Nicole Hidalgo, Self Published, World Without Love

Review: The Ships of Merior by Janny Wurts

June 19, 2025 by Ryan Kirk Leave a Comment

Synopsis: A powerful, layered weaving of myth, prose and pure imagination – The Ships of Merior continues an epic fantasy series perfect for enthusiasts of The Dark Tower and Earthsea. The second volume of Janny Wurts’s incomparable series following Arithon and Lysaer, two brothers forced to take opposite sides in a relentless conflict.After defeating the […]

Filed Under: Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Review: The Godsblood Tragedy (Passage One of the Divine Godsqueen Coda) by Bill Adams

June 18, 2025 by Nick Snape Leave a Comment

Synopsis: An orphan, without a trueborn name, returns to the city of her birth to uncover her past. Hounded by the servants of the Dark God and dying from the poisonous mist that covers the land, her path leads to one of the magical seals protecting the holy ruin of Eminence. A father, murdered and […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi Fantasy, Steampunk Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Self Published

Book Review: Death on the Caldera by Emily Paxman

June 17, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Murder on the Orient Express meets Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and A Discovery of Witches. Synopsis: It’s Murder on the Orient Express – with witches!A thrilling blend of fantasy and classic murder mystery, this rollicking adventure with a wide cast of suspects is ideal for those who love both Agatha Christie and […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Gaslamp Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Titan Books

Book Review: The Palace of Illusions by Rowenna Miller

June 10, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Slow in pace but rich in wonder. A quirky character you’ll enjoy following as she discovers the world of magic is real—and there is a threat only she can stop. Synopsis: The Palace of Illusions brings readers to a Paris breathless with excitement at the dawn of the twentieth century, where for a select […]

Filed Under: Gaslamp, Magical Realism Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Orbit Books

Review: Death of a Clown by Catherine McCarthy

June 5, 2025 by Ed Crocker Leave a Comment

The joke’s on him… Synopsis Born and raised into the Sacred Order of Tragicomedy, Chester Brown’s path is written in stone. The bulbous nose and gigantic feet define him physically, while The Sacred Church of Razzmatazz ensnares him in its grip.For Chester there can be no escape…or so he believes.But Chester Brown has a secret […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Dark Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

Book Review: Everybody Wants to Rule the World Except Me (Dark Lord Davi #2) by Django Wexler

June 5, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Beautifully balanced between epic and cozy, it’s an adventure as action-packed as it is heartwarming. Synopsis: Dark Lord Davi rules the kingdom, but she must now break the time loop that binds her in this hilariously bloody conclusion to the Dark Lord Davi duology. After countless failures (let’s not dwell on it), Davi […]

Filed Under: Action & Adventure, Action Fantasy, Adventure Fantasy, Comic Fantasy, Cozy Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Orbit Books

Book Review: Crueler Mercies by Maren Chase

June 2, 2025 by Andy Peloquin Leave a Comment

TL;DR Review: Rapunzel meets Man in the Iron Mask. A helpless, naïve prisoner becomes a cunning, revenge-driven queen. Synopsis: “Vita’s rage overflowed until she was prepared to drown in it, and she knew that she would never again dam this anger to please another.” After nine years as the people’s beloved princess in the sun-soaked […]

Filed Under: Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, High Fantasy, Historical, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books

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