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Published: February 22, 2022 Publisher: Cryptid Press Series: Standalone Genre: Fantasy Pages: 318 (eBook) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:High Fantasy with a double-shot of self-reinvention Worn out after decades of packing steel and raising hell, Viv the orc barbarian cashes out of the warrior’s life with one final score. A forgotten legend, a fabled artifact, and... Continue Reading →
Published: July 20, 2020 Publisher: Argyll Productions Series: Standalone Pages: 308 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:Fourteen-year-old Mona isn’t like the wizards charged with defending the city. She can’t control lightning or speak to water. Her familiar is a sourdough starter and her magic only works on bread. She has a comfortable life in her aunt’s... Continue Reading →
Published: April 5, 2022 Publisher: Tor Books Series: Edinburgh Nights #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 368 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.25/5.00 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:Ropa Moyo’s ghostalking practice has tanked, desperate for money to pay bills and look after her family she reluctantly accepts... Continue Reading →
Published: April 12, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Bloodsworn Saga #2 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 672 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The Hunger of the Gods continues John Gwynne’s acclaimed Norse-inspired epic fantasy series, packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance.... Continue Reading →
Published: March 22, 2022 Publisher: DAW Books Series: Sun Eater #4 Genre: Science Fiction Pages: 544 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The fourth novel of the galaxy-spanning Sun Eater series merges the best of space opera and epic fantasy, as... Continue Reading →
Published: February 15, 2022 Publisher: Harper Voyager Series: Elements of Cadence #1 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 480 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:House of Earth and Blood meets The Witch's Heart in Rebecca Ross’s brilliant first adult fantasy, set on the magical isle of Cadence where two childhood enemies must team up to discover why girls are going missing... Continue Reading →
Pages: November 2, 2021 Publisher: Del Rey Books Series: Lore Olympus Volumes #1 Genre: Fantasy, Graphic Novel Pages: 384 (Hardcover) My Rating: 5.0/5.0 Synopsis:Experience the propulsive love story of two Greek gods—Hades and Persephone—brought to life with lavish artwork and an irresistible contemporary voice.Scandalous gossip, wild parties, and forbidden love—witness what the gods do after... Continue Reading →
Published: February 8, 2022 Publisher: Tor Nightfire Series: Standalone Genre: Horror, Science Fiction Pages: 343 (Hardcover) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 Synopsis:Titanic meets The Shining in S.A. Barnes’ Dead Silence, a SF horror novel in which a woman and her crew board a decades-lost luxury cruiser and find the wreckage of a nightmare that hasn't yet ended. A GHOST... Continue Reading →
Published: March 29, 2022 Publisher: Orbit Books Series: Hostage of Empire #3 Genre: Fantasy Pages: 640 (Paperback) My Rating: 4.5/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:A richly detailed epic of ambition, honor, and sacrifice, The Bloody Throne is the masterful conclusion to Hostage of Empire,... Continue Reading →
Published: March 29, 2022 Publisher: DAW Series: Maradaine #4 (?) Genre: Fantasy Pages: 392 (Kindle) My Rating: 4.0/5.0 A copy of this book was provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Synopsis:The autumn semester at the University of Maradaine is underway, and Veranix Calbert is doing his best to balance the new... Continue Reading →
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