Synopsis: Born into a cage of silk, Ada has never mistaken luxury for freedom. Her aristocratic family has already planned her life: marry the man her father chooses, obey the rules of high society, and enjoy every comfort except choice. Then the Shadows come for her. The secret criminal order usually recruits from the forgotten: […]
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A Parade of Horribles (Dungeon Crawler Carl #8) by Matt Dinniman
Synopsis It’s off to the races in the explosive eighth book in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series. As chaos and mass panic spread outside the dungeon in the wake of Faction Wars, Carl and Donut find themselves on the tenth floor, where they’re forced to compete in a surprisingly normal set of tasks. Well, normal […]
Author Interview: Alethea Lyons
Alethea Lyons (ze/she) is a queer writer of various types of SFF, including the Seer of York series published by Brigids Gate Press, and a number of short fiction works published by Eerie River Publishing, Bag of Bones Press, and others. She’s also the British Fantasy Society Event Coordinator for Greater Manchester. She live in […]
Death Show Colossus by Bill Adams Review
Synopsis 20 Climbers. 20 Watchers. 5 Hunters. 1 Colossus. After both their parents die during the live broadcast of the Tournament of the Colossus, Quinne promises to always keep Benn safe. Even from the deadly Hunters who scour the slums for those who can wield magic. But when Benn’s rare ability manifests during a public […]
Review: ShadowVein by Cal Logan
Synopsis: From the ashes of the old, the Shin-Kami will rise. The cult behind the demons’ resurgence is defeated, their leader slain and their remaining numbers scattered. But every victory comes at a cost. And that victory will amount to nothing unless Shura can destroy the demons at the source of their power. All that […]
Review: Grand Conspiracy by Janny Wurts
Synopsis: Where there is light, there must always be shadow… The fifth volume in Janny Wurts’s spectacular epic fantasy, now re-released with a striking new cover design along with the rest of the series. The wars began when two half-brothers, gifted of light and shadow, stood shoulder to shoulder to defeat the Mistwraith. Their foe […]
Synthers & Beasts by Judy Liu
Blurb Born into a powerful magical family that focuses on medicinal synthing, an ability to diagnose ailments by seeing colors, Halla struggles balancing her family’s legacy and expectations with her own career running her apothecary in a quickly modernizing world. As she navigates through her own struggles, she gets entangled with a powerful family and […]
Review: Mortedant’s Peril (The Trails of Irody Hasp #1) by R. J. Barker
Mortedant’s Peril sits comfortably with some of the best recent mystery SFF novels out there!
Cover Reveal: The Mayhem of Scoundrels (The Envoys of Chaos #2) by Dave Lawson
Gen and Cordyn embark on a dangerous mission. The Mayhem of Scoundrels releases January 18, 2027.
Review: The Girl with a Thousand Faces by Sunyi Dean
Synopsis: From the USA Today bestselling author of The Book Eaters comes The Girl with a Thousand Faces, a Gothic tale set in a historical Hong Kong that meshes ancient myths and local legends into a haunting story of ghosts, grief, and women who will not forgive. When Mercy Chan washed up on the shores […]
Review: We Break Immortals by Thomas Howard Riley
Synopsis: A drug addict who hunts sorcerers down by tracking their magick, the most renowned swordsman no one has ever heard of, and a thieving magick-wielding woman hellbent on revenge collide during a last ditch effort to stop an insane superhuman serial killer from making himself a god. The Render Tracers always say magick users […]
Review: Out Law: A Dresden Files Novella by Jim Butcher
Synopsis The past comes back in a big way for Chicago’s only professional wizard in this action-packed novella from the #1 New York Times–bestselling Dresden Files. In a city that’s just beginning to recover from the devastation caused by the Battle of Chicago, Harry Dresden is finally pulling himself together as well. He’s ensconced in […]