TL;DR Review: Bloody dark and bloody entertaining. A short story collection perfect for fans of Kings of the Wyld and The Witcher. Synopsis: Includes naughty language and splattery violence. In the chaotic, gore-slicked world of Groteskia, everyone owns a sword, but few know how to use them. Enter Katzia of Clovenhoof aka the Splatter Elf, […]
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Review: The Monsters We Feed by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis: The morning before he found the dead body, Jathan Algevin thought he had his whole life just the way he wanted it. He knows his city inside and out, and doesn’t bother carrying a sword, trusting his wits and his fists well enough to get by, hustling extra coin by ratting out loathsome magi […]
Cover Reveal: The Sorrow of the Wise Man by Bella Dunn
What would you sacrifice for glory? Feast your eyes on the first book of the Eileerean Saga: The Sorrow of the Wise Man. Ah, you’re here for the cover? Alright. Here you go. Release Date: April 16th 2025 Cover Artist: Bella Dunn Goodreads: Click here Blurb: Taerlys Eileerean, the powerful Queen of Gaelyr, nurtures a […]
Review: The Ranger by EH Bradley
Synopsis Newly-trained ranger, Eraden has only just earned his greatsword when he is assigned to the tutelage of wizard Firadel. When the wizard receives a missive by messenger crow that trouble in the city of Hemavale, he assembles Eraden and an adventuring party to answer the call and follow in the footsteps of his father. […]
Review: House Of Muir (The Shadow Twins Series #2) by Luke Tarzian
Synopsis ONCE MARKED, ALWAYS MARKED… The war that was won is lost. His country razed and friends dead, Cailean Catil seeks the miserable solace of inebriation. But fate has other plans for ill-lucked men. An ocean away, he returns to the Galrun Muir, the order from which he was previously exiled. Seeking answers as to […]
Review: For a Few Days More by Z.B. Steele
Synopsis: The Hinterlands are a lawless place of broken dreams and broken people. Roth is a bodyguard trying to leave his dark past behind, but history has a way of turning back up. Cynthia is a bandit who’s trying to make a future by wading through blood. They travel separately, trying to live by their […]
Ed’s Most Anticipated Reads of 2025 (SFF Edition)
The Last Contract of Isako by Fonda Lee The Green Bone Saga by Fonda Lee is the high watermark of modern fantasy, as well as helping the “emotional damage” meme continue to thrive, and so any new series by her must be welcomed with appropriate parades and hysteria. But the fact that her next Orbit […]
Book Review: Hidden Queen (The Nightfall Saga #2) by Peter V. Brett
TL;DR Review: Diversity and neurodiversity utilized to marvelous effect, wrapped up in a violent, epic, complex, colorful, insanely epic dark fantasy story. Synopsis: Humanity thought the war with demonkind was over. Now, after humanity has had less than a generation to rebuild, the demon corelings have returned with a vengeance. The Spear of Ala—the fortress […]
Review: The Envoys of War (The Envoys of Chaos #1) by Dave Lawson
Synopsis Don’t kill the messengers. As a bodyguard for the King’s Envoys, Gen is content with her life of traveling, drinking wine, and hitting things with her sword. It’s the perfect job. Until the King sends her and her friend Cordyn into war-torn enemy territory on a mission to deliver vital military intelligence to an […]
Review: Academy of Villains (Academy of Villains #1) by Ever King
This is the first book in the Academy of Villains series, a dark academia fantasy romance where each installment is inspired by a Greek mythology love story.
Review: The City of Mist and Tears (Mothers of Sorrow #1) by Alex Robins
Synopsis: Keselgraad. A city of iron and stone, rising from the mist-shrouded wasteland to pierce the pallid clouds. A colossal man-made mountain stretching a mile high, from the blood-stained alleyways of the Slums to the crystal-studded spire of the Church of the Mother, whose amethyst shards shine brighter than any star. Keselgraad. Both a haven […]
Review: New Sword Smell (A Splatter Elf Collection) by Philip Overby
Synopsis Includes naughty language and splattery violenceIn the chaotic, gore-slicked world of Groteskia, everyone owns a sword, but few know how to use them. Enter Katzia of Clovenhoof aka the Splatter Elf, Number 6 on the Crystalline Crab Top Ten, the elite list of monster hunting celebrities that scrape and claw their way to the […]