I have a mixed relationship with Warhammer 40K. I’m a huge fan of the setting but also went for about ten years without reading much material of it. I think I just fell out of the fandom due to other things preoccupying me. Still, I have a great affection for the grimdark future and could […]
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Review: Penitent (Warhammer 40K, Bequin #2) by Dan Abnett
Synopsis Book 2 in the Bequin series Alizebeth Bequin’s world has been turned upside-down. Now she must choose who she will follow as Inquisitors Eisenhorn and Ravenor battle to discover the secrets at the heart of Queen Mab. READ IT BECAUSE The latest chapter in Dan Abnett’s Inquisition saga is here, and it’s packed with […]
Review: Caine Black Knife (The Acts of Caine #3) by Matthew Woodring Stover
Synopsis In Heroes Die and Blade of Tyshalle, Matthew Stover created a new kind of fantasy novel, and a new kind of hero to go with it: Caine, a street thug turned superstar, battling in a future where reality shows take place in another dimension, on a world where magic exists and gods are up close and personal. […]
Review: The Soft Touch: A Low Town novella by Daniel Polansky
Synopsis: Time passesKings fallLow Town endures Low Town is the worst slum in the Empire, where lives are sold on the penny. Once its heir apparent, Wren returns after fifteen years to a city in turmoil, the syndicates feuding and the city on the brink of rebellion. Drawn into a tangled web of intrigue and […]
Review: Pariah (Warhammer 40K, Bequin #1) by Dan Abnett
Synopsis In the city of Queen Mab, nothing is quite as it seems. Pariah, spy and Inquisitorial agent Alizebeth Bequin is all of these things and yet none of them. An enigma, even to herself, she is caught between Inquisitors Gregor Eisenhorn and Gideon Ravenor, former allies now enemies who are playing a shadow game […]
Review: Rising Gale (Song of the Damned Book 2) by Z.B. Steele
Synopsis: My execution draws near…The noose beckons. My days dwindle. And still, my story is unfinished.Tears are left to be shed. Blood has yet to be spilled. Lend me your ear once more to hear of sins and failures. Of swords and shadows. Of violet lightning and black blood. For it was I who began […]
To Catch a Witch (A Story of the Temere Novella) by E.L. Montague
Synopsis Caught in a scandal with Lord Arle that draws the attention of King Harald’s Inquisition, Shenagh is forced to flee her home into the Dark Wood. The young hedge witch, pursued by Master Macon den Lough and his henchman, Cobb, is tested by the forest’s rugged terrain, dangerous predators, and legendary monsters. Review When […]
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: Red Reckonin’ [The Wayward World Chronicles 0.5] by D.B. Rook
Callus & Crow fans rejoice, there’s a prequel in town with Red Reckonin’! DB Rook brings us back into the Wayward World Chronicles with a fresh spin on the series. Red Reckonin’ Review Red Reckonin’ is an exclusive grimdark western available via the Unearthed Stories app. In it, the reader takes on the role of […]
Review: The Skald’s Black Verse (Dreadbound Ode #1) by Jordan Loyal Short
Synopsis When a shadowy creature appears on the long night of the solstice festival, Brohr is blamed for the grisly murder it commits. He flees the noose, one step ahead of his people’s otherworldly oppressors, into the hinterlands, where dark magic, family secrets, and a band of broken rebels await. Overhead, a grim omen spells […]
Review: Heroes Die (The Acts of Caine #1) by Matthew Woodring Stover
Synopsis Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of […]
Review: Darkmage (Rhenwars Saga #1) by ML Spencer
Synopsis Darien Lauchlin has already lost everything. Now the only thing he has left to lose is his soul.The Well of Tears was created to harness the power of the Netherworld to prevent a magical apocalypse. Now Darien Lauchlin is the last surviving mage capable of reversing the destruction the Well unleashed. Darien will be […]