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Magic

Review: Blood Over Bright Haven by M.L. Wang

January 30, 2025 by Will Swardstrom Leave a Comment

Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang

Synopsis Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling. An orphan since the age of four, Sciona has always had more to prove than her fellow students. For twenty years, she has devoted every waking moment to the study of magic, fueled by […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Reviews, Sword-Free Fantasy Tagged With: Blood Over Bright Haven, Book Review, Fantasy, M.L. Wang, Magic, Magic System, Random House Worlds

Review: Father of Lies by Steve Stred

May 1, 2024 by George Dunn Leave a Comment

Synopsis: Beginning in October, 2019, Steve Stred released three of the darkest, most depraved novellas – Ritual, COMMUNION, and Sacrament (**Nominated for a 2022 Splatterpunk Award for Best Novella!**). These three novellas completed the ‘Father of Lies’ trilogy, telling the story of a disturbed man trying to open the cosmic gates and enter the Black Heavens to […]

Filed Under: Demons, Extreme, Fear For All, Monsters, Occult, Psychological, Religious Horror, Reviews Tagged With: Canadian horror, Cult horror, Cults, Father Of Lies, Indie Horror, Magic, Rituals, Steve Stred

REVIEW: Black Mouth by Ronald Malfi

October 10, 2023 by Seanchalant 1 Comment

SYNOPSIS For nearly two decades, Jamie Warren has been running from darkness. He’s haunted by a traumatic childhood and the guilt at having disappeared from his disabled brother’s life. But then a series of unusual events reunites him with his estranged brother and their childhood friends, and none of them can deny the sense of […]

Filed Under: Fear For All, Lovecraftian, Paranormal, Reviews, Supernatural Tagged With: Black Mouth, Horror, Magic, Ronald Malfi, Titan Books

Review: Grievar’s Blood (The Combat Codes #2) by Alexander Darwin

September 12, 2023 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis The second book in an action-packed science fiction trilogy set on a far future world where the fate of nations is determined by battle-hardened warriors who are trained to compete in brutal single combat. In a world where single combat determines the fate of nations, the Grievar fight in the Circles so that the […]

Filed Under: Dystopian, Heist, Mechs/Robots, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Science Fiction Tagged With: Action, action novel, Alexander Darwin, fighting, Hachette, Magic, Martial Arts, mixed martial arts, Orbit, orbits, Science Fiction, The Combat Codes

Book Review: The Combat Codes (The Combat Codes Saga, 1) by Alexander Darwin

June 20, 2023 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis In a world long ago ravaged by war, the nations have sworn an armistice never to use weapons of mass destruction again. Instead, highly-skilled warriors known as Grievar Knights represent their nations’ interests in brutal hand-to-hand combat. Murray Pearson was once a famed Knight until he suffered a loss that crippled his homeland — […]

Filed Under: Asian Inspired, Fantasy, Low Fantasy, Reviews, Science Fantasy, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: academy, Action, Alexander Darwin, Book Review, combat, combat codes, Fantasy, fantasy scifi, fighting, hand to hand combat, Magic, Martial Arts, Orbit Books, Orbit Publishing, school, scifi fantasy

TBRCon2023 Highlight: Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems (Panel)

June 2, 2023 by Adrian M. Gibson Leave a Comment

Every week, we are highlighting a panel from TBRCon2023, looking back on the amazing variety of panels that we had the honor of hosting.

This week, join moderator/author P.L. Stuart and authors Ed McDonald, Premee Mohamed, Ben Galley, Rebecca Zahabi and Scott Drakeford for a TBRCon2023 author panel on “Hard vs. Soft Magic Systems.”

Filed Under: Blog Posts, Book Tube, TBRCon2023 Tagged With: Author Panel, Ben Galley, Ed McDonald, Hard Magic, Magic, Magic Systems, P.L. Stuart, Premee Mohamed, Rebecca Zahabi, Scott Drakeford, Soft MAgic, TBRCon2023

Book Tour & Review: The Monsters We Feed by Thomas Howard Riley

May 8, 2023 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Book Tour, Dark Fantasy, Detective Noir Fantasy, Erotic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Self Published, Thriller, Urban Fantasy Tagged With: Book Review, Dark, Detective, detective noir, Fantasy, Grimdark, lust, Magic, Mystery, Noir, noir fantasy, Self Published, sex, The Monsters We Feed, Thomas Howard Riley, Thriller

Book Review: A Shade of Madness (The Ashes of Avarin, Book 2) by Thiago Abdalla

January 25, 2023 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis Avarin tumbles into madness through the shattered ruin of a centuries-old peace. As griffin riders clash against airships above and hordes of madmen below, Lynn finds herself surrounded by enemies. Ones that will test the limits of her faith. To defeat them, she must risk everything… including her sanity. Adrian has lost the Legion, […]

Filed Under: Action Fantasy, Book Tour, Dark Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Grimdark, Reviews, Self Published, Sword and Sorcery Tagged With: Book Review, Books, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Grimdark, Magic, Self Published, Thiago

Review: Flames of Mira (The Rift Walker Series, Book 1) by Clay Harmon

February 25, 2022 by Neil Williams Leave a Comment

Synopsis An epic new fantasy in a world of ice, fire and magic! Born through life-threatening trials that bind chemical elements to the human body, Ig was forged in the boiling volcanoes under Mira’s frozen lands. One of the most powerful known elementals, he serves as an enforcer for Magnate Sorrelo Adriann, cursed with flesh […]

Filed Under: Adventure Fantasy, Debut, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Reviews Tagged With: Book Review, Fantasy, Magic, Solaris

Review: The Ruin of Kings (A Chorus of Dragons #1) by Jenn Lyons

September 5, 2020 by Dan Smith Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: a chorus of dragons, Book Review, Fantasy, Fantasy Books, Magic, the ruin of kings

Ep. 19 – Christian (aka Miles) Cameron is LIVE!

February 26, 2020 by David W Leave a Comment

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: A Plague of Swords, Anchor Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Books, Bright Steel, Chivalry, Christian Cameron, Cold Iron, Dark Forge, Epic Fantasy, Fantasy, Gollancz, High Fantasy, Long War, Magic, Masters & Mages, Miles Cameron, Orbit, Orbit Books, Orbit Publishing, Orbit US, Podcast, Podcasts, Swords, The Dread Wyrm, The Fall of Dragons, The Fell Sword, The Red Knight, The Traitor Son Cycle, Tyrant

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