A Catalogue For the End of Humanity is a thoughtful and at times thrilling collection of stories.
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Review: (Arc) The Hallows Novel by H.L Tinsley
Synopsis The Hallow serum was once sacred to the Auld Bloods. Used to gain access to their lost ancestral powers, now it is regulated and administered by the powerful Providence Company. Evolved from the echelons of the Auld Church, the company exists to maintain the balance between faith, science and politics. But keeping the peace […]
Review: Dragonmeat (Eterean Empire Novella) by Angela Boord
Synopsis Dragonmeat is poison. But what if you’re starving? Peri will do anything to keep her chronically ill father alive in their starving city. Using her now useless scholarly talents to research thievery, she’s become a highly successful food thief—small, ordinary—invisible. In Medeas, gripped in the iron fist of its mad governor, ravaged by dragons, hiding […]
Review: Demon’s Rage (The Bloodwood Saga #2) by David Estes and Ben Galley
Synopsis The war to save the Swathe is far from over.Since the Battle of Shal Gara, the Scions have lurked in the dangerous loam, hunting the survivors of the Last Clan. But a malice grows in the treetops and the canopies of the bloodwoods. Fireborn lies creep like a rot through the Swathe, turning citizen […]
Review: Dragons of Dark (Upon Dragon’s Breath Trilogy #3) by Ava Richardson
Synopsis Saffron’s resolve will be tested as the fate of a kingdom hangs in the balance.Young Dragon Rider Saffron and her faithful comrade, the rightful king Bower, have survived their first battle, but the war for Torvald is far from over. She warns the scholarly prince they must take action and adapt for the sake […]
Book Review: Majordomo by Tim Carter
TL;DR Review: Immediately relatable and engaging with a surprising amount of heart. Fun, fresh fantasy in the vein of Kings of the Wyld, The Dungeoneers, and Orconomics. Synopsis: A plucky underdog. A powerful necromancer. And the idiot heroes bent on murdering them. Kobolds are supposed to run away—it’s what they’re best at. But Jack? Born […]
EXCERPT: Ch. 2 of Mushroom Blues (The Hofmann Report #1) by Adrian M. Gibson
My debut novel Mushroom Blues arrives in just a few weeks! Last month, the fine folks at Before We Go Blog revealed the first chapter, and now I’m very excited to show off chapter two. Check this out to get another taste of Henrietta, Koji and Neo Kinoko before the book launches on March 19th!
This exclusive excerpt is part of the Mushroom Blues virtual book tour.
Australian & New Zealand Author Showcase No 22 – S.K. Putt
An idea squeezed into my head in 2023, after seeing so many of the book community gathering at conventions across the US and UK. And once my FOMO subsided, I got to thinking about who might be gathered together if we had similar conventions closer to home. Pending the master planning required to arrange a […]
Interview with Douglas Lumsden
Well, the first thing I would do is jam the buttons so that the elevator would stop and I’d have a captive audience, because I like to take my time with my pitches. But if I was in a hurry, I might say something like: A cynical detective finds mystery, murder, and dark magic in […]
Review: Dragons of Kings (Upon Dragon’s Breath #2) by Ava Richardson
Synopsis The battle for Torvald begins. As the young heir of a noble house fallen into decay, Bower has reluctantly shouldered the mantle he was born with—that of Torvald’s rightful king. It is his destiny to throw off the shackles of King Enric and lead his people to freedom, or so he’s been told. With […]
Review: Dragons of Wild (Upon Dragon’s Breath #1) by Ava Richardson
Synopsis The once peaceful kingdom of Torvald has been ravaged by evil magic, forcing Riders to forget their dragons and their noble beasts to flee to the wilds. Now, anyone who dares to speak of dragons is deemed insane and put to death. Into this dark and twisted land, Saffron was born sixteen years ago. […]
Review: We’re all Monsters Here by Amy Marsden
Synopsis When Anna is invited to a secluded retreat full of selfish, greedy humans, of course she doesn’t say no. Not only did she manipulate the CEO of the world’s largest oil corporation, Peter Beyer, into organising the four-day getaway in the first place, but no self-respecting vampire would ever turn down such easy prey. […]