Synopsis The power to control the elements, at the cost of your humanity. Long ago, the gods blessed mankind with the power to call the elements, but at a terrible price. Without the protection of a ward rune, the power wilds its users, twisting them into monsters resembling the element they control. Wilding and runes […]
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Review: He Who Ate the Wild by G.J. Terral
Synopsis: I have grown hungry. Grief no longer nourishes me. I will eat the wild. Whisper your prayers, light your candles, watch your steps, cherish your life, and— most importantly— never let the spirits hear your name. These were his mother’s rules before she disappeared. And Kazuki followed them, even when his father was ripped […]
SPFBO XI FINALIST REVIEW: CARRION SAINTS by HIYODORI
Today, Fanfiaddict is back with our second finalist review. This time we’re taking on Carrion Saints, a sapphic fantasy romance from Hiyodori. Let’s see what the judges had to say! Michael Vadney: Carrion Saints is built on a premise unlike anything I’ve encountered in fantasy. A sapphic enemies-to-lovers romance between an immortal saint and a […]
Review: Killswitch Protocol by M.J. Kuhn
Killswitch Protocol is a deeply character-driven story, with a quick pace, delivered through a fantastic cyberpunk setting.
Review: Arc Copy of Dust Of The Dead (Tales from the Listening World) by Michael R Fletcher.
Synopsis: DUST OF THE DEAD In the peaceful decades since the Qalil War, Aakifah has gained a few pounds and taken a job as shairf of Basrah. Days from retirement, her plans for a quiet life are shattered when a local family is murdered, their daughters taken by pyumah, a race of ravenous predators. Aakifah […]
Cover Reveal: The Wolf in the Lantern (Book One of The Wolves of Bala) by Iseult Murphy
Blurb A buried past, a dangerous future, a fiery destiny. Orphaned at a young age, Simone has never felt she belonged to the Champion class of her parents, despite her ability to work fire that far surpasses her peers. When Simone’s best friend is killed by fearsome beasts, Pyra, a magical flame wolf, visits Simone […]
SPFBO XI FINALIST REVIEW: JESTER BY TIM CARTER
The Fanfiaddict team is here with our first finalist review! Today, we’re taking on Jester by Tim Carter. Below you’ll find reviews from 4 team members and our final score. Expect more reviews to come–probably two per month–as we read all the finalists! Let’s talk Jester! First, the synopsis: In a realm ruled by idiots, […]
Review: This Machine Kills Billionaires by T.R. Napper
This book contains a novella and three short stories, all of which relate to themes of revolution and at times the morality of that revolution.
Crimson Dusk (Annals of the Incidental Utopia, #2) by E.P. Soulless
Synopsis: Idd wakes imprisoned in the institution that once forged him, forced to confront what he’s become. His past won’t stay buried. His present won’t hold still. And the voice that kept him alive might be the thing that destroys him. Korthe discovers her crusade was built on lies—but the lies go deeper than betrayal. Armed with […]
Author Interview: Helen Fray (Transcendent)
Helen Fray (she/her) is an author of Fantasy Romance books with fated, yet fatal, love stories and life-or-death, secret society situations. She lives in Manchester, England, with her children and unpredictable, fluff-ball cat. She likes to put her English degree to good use, writing novels whilst relying on her editor to fix her commas. Transcendent, […]
Cover Reveal – Cast a Cold Shadow (Shade the Collector #3) by Douglas Lumsden
Douglas Lumsden wearer of the finest fedora and legendry indie author has bestowed upon me the greatest honour. The world exclusive cover reveal for his latest book in the Shade the Collector series – Cast a Cold Shadow Slinking into the footsteps of Claws of the Collector (Book1) and In Deep Coprolite (Book 2), Cast a Cold Shadow finds our favourite liberator of exotic and […]
Review: The Ashen Viper by Joseph John Lee
Synopsis: Were we not meant to know the truth? It is by the hands of loresmen that heroes and villains are risen from history’s foundations, today’s stories that became yesterday’s histories that became the legends of yore. And from those legends emerge truths…of a sort. The truths that best serve a story when the facts […]