Synopsis Fear lies in the depths.Daruhm just wants to be left alone, away from the broken world he inhabits.However, as one of the last remaining scribes of his kind, he is tasked with joining the Iron Dragon for a voyage across the Great Sea, giving an account of their findings, alongside an ancient race that […]
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Book Review: The Path of Pain and Ruin (The Gods Path) by Joel Glover
Synopsis: In the wastes beyond the Last City, all is quiet. Everyone has heard of the Hundred Blessed. Of the Final War between the Empire of Blue and Green and the Empire of Red and Ivory. Of what they did. But the war is never over. You can’t outrun your past. And you can’t hide […]
Review: Vultures (Shadow Twins Series #1) by Luke Tarzian
Synopsis An enemy slain is not a conflict won… After decades of war the demon Te Mirkvahíl is dead. But its progeny endure, spilling from the Heart of Mirkúr, sowing death across the land of Ariath. If the people are to finally know peace, the Heart must be destroyed. Theailys An believes he can do […]
Book Review: Hell of a Witch (Tear Down Heaven #2) by Rachel Aaron
TL;DR Review: Action, romance, magic, and intrigue dialed up to max intensity. A delicious “will they, won’t they” I absolutely loved. Synopsis: The hotly anticipated sequel to HELL FOR HIRE! One month ago, Bex, the demon Queen of Wrath, and Adrian, witch of the Blackwood, pulled off the upset victory of the century. Now, they […]
Review: From the Depths (The Heart of Quinaria #0.6) by B.S.H. Garcia
Synopsis: The world can sustain the needs of many, but the greed of a few can destroy it for all. In a life steeped in peril, the Brune family has thrived on the knife’s edge. Renowned for their smuggling and bounty exploits, Konar and Karliah’s parents command both respect and fear. Comfortable yet haunted, the […]
Review: Fall, Sacred Apple by Emory Glass (The Chroma Books)
A tragedy that punches well above its weight, Fall, Sacred Apple introduces us to a world teeming with possibilities and unrest.
Book Review : New York Minute by Stephen Aryan
Synopsis: A noir story, set in an alternate New York City. After years of being a cop, and now a private investigator, there’s little that surprises Cole Blackstone. But when someone working for Karl Dolman, the most notorious crime boss in the city asks for his help, Cole is caught off guard, and more than […]
Review – Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (The Stormlight Archive #4)
Review I will start by stating the obvious, The Stormlight Archive is going to go down as a generational fantasy series and will become part of fantasy folklore for generations to come. I have never experienced any story or series that is so ambitious in every aspect. The world building is on another level to […]
Review: Reawakening – A Collection of Short Stories in the Seer of York Universe by Alethea Lyons
Some new York… Synopsis After centuries of suppression, the magic of England is Reawakening Return to the world of The Seer of York with this collection of new tales set in the aftermath of The Hiding. Harper, Grace, Saqib, Heresy, and AJ bond as a team and as a family to save innocents, supernatural and […]
Author Chat – Jelena Dunato (Ghost Apparent, Dark Woods, Deep Water)
Jelena Dunato is an art historian, curator, speculative fiction writer and lover of all things ancient. She grew up in Croatia on a steady diet of adventure novels and then wandered the world for a decade, building a career in the arts. Jelena’s stories have been published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, The Dark, Future SF and Mermaids Monthly, among […]
Review: A Tide of Black Steel by Anthony Ryan
Well what do we have here! Anthony Ryan and a Norse Fantasy! Not the combination I expected but certainly one I could get on board with! A Tide of Black Steel is the first book of the “Age of Wrath” series. An epic fantasy trilogy! I cant say it any better than the blurb so […]
Review: Tribes of the Gods Endure by Kay Ni C.
Synopsis Tribes of the Gods Endure is a fictional mythological tale about the concealed mysteries of Ireland and the Irish people. The ancient gods of Ireland have been forgotten for a long time and rarely talked about, but they are shared from one generation to the next by older people in local bars. They are […]