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Review: In the Shadow of Kings: (A Time of Dragons: Book 2)
My take is both a warning and a promise to prospective readers. For the very reasons I found this tome of fantasy to be right
Third Loch From the Sun A Scottish Sci-Fi Adventure by Rex Burke
I had the opportunity to beta read this one for Rex. It was a difficult task due to the fact that I kept getting immersed
Well, Well, Well by Jody Wenner
Well, Well, Well did an excellent job of keeping me guessing about the nature of the dream. One moment I was convinced of one thing
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The Summer Tree (Fionavar Tapestry Book 1) by Guy Gavriel Kay
The prose is practically poetic compensating for shortcomings that can be found.…the act of reading even the most mundane of passages is simply enjoyable.
Euphrates Vanished by Leon Stevens
Leon Stevens’ ‘Euphrates Vanished’ is a short engaging read that offers an opportunity to reset your emotional odometer while contemplating that next big chonky scifi
By Blood, By Salt by J. L. Odom
Flowing prose, a nose for excellent timing and story beats accompanied by vivid descriptive styling makes for a page turning read that is over all
Soul Cage by L.R. Schulz
Murder breeds magic. What would you do in a world where killing increased your power?
Bloodwoven by G.J. Terral
Bloodwoven’s monsters, the untethered, are creepy, powerful &ruthlessly violent. The imagery was sublime enough that I might have had a childhood night terror.
The Art Of Prophecy by Wesley Chu
The book truly is an ode to the genre in both written and film. If you are fan of wuxia the influences will be obvious.
The Hunter by K. Aagard Book 1 of The Hunter of Fareldin Series
Anticipated release April 2024 K. Aagard’s debut, The Hunter, is a welcome addition to the fantasy universe of tales. A third POV, character driven,
Chair Repair and Other Ways to Die – Jody Wenner
This is not my usual type of reading. If it wasn’t for X (Twitter), I would not have tumbled onto this one. I’m glad that
Legends And Lattes by Travis Baldtree
With over 33,000 reviews, almost 172,000 ratings and a 4.15 Stars on Goodreads I doubt I have much to say about this one that hasn’t
A Matter Of Course – Jody Wenner
A shared tragic event sets complete strangers upon a journey of self discovery where each of them will find purchase and direction in the relationships
The Final View – Leon Stevens
I read all of the trilogy and will be posting the same review for each book. – I found the series to be enjoyable, intriguing
The Second View – Leon Stevens
I read all of the trilogy and will be posting the same review for each book. – I found the series to be enjoyable, intriguing
The View From Here – Leon Stevens
I read all of the trilogy and will be posting the same review for each book. – I found the series to be enjoyable, intriguing
The End of the World – Rise of the After Lord
“Gilchrist has the lyrical knack that I love to find.”-BlueSmoke I’d like to thank the author for making Advance Review Copies (ARC) available. I pre-ordered
WITHCHES OF DEATHWICK (DAYS OF DEATH BOOK 3) – Dzintra Sullivan
Kaah Maah has found his home in Deadend. He has a job he loves, a community he feels part of, people he cares about… and Jodi.When he crosses paths with Abby Da’Tweet, head of the Da’Tweet flock of powerful witches, things start to go awry. Children start vanishing, and Rork,
HOW TO LOSE DEATH IN TEN DAYS – Dzintra Sullivan
One, Two – Death is coming for you.
Three, Four – He escaped the portal door.
Five, Six – What’s in his bag of tricks?
Seven, Eight – Death can’t be late.
Nine, Ten – Or it’s the Armageddon.
Kaah Maah is the reaper. He
STAR BOUND -Rex Burke
A storm’s coming, and it’s time to go home. But home isn’t always where you think it is.
As rescue looms, the teenage castaways face new decisions and changing alliances. It’s not plain-sailing on New Earth either, where Captain Juno Washington faces a blatant challenge to her authority.
As the
TWIN LANDING – Rex Burke
Typical. The colony ship, Odyssey Earth , travels fifty trillion miles without finding a habitable planet, and then two come along at once.
The mission is not exactly going to plan for the settlers of New Earth. In the aftermath of an accident that robbed them of their youngest crew-members,
SEA OF SOULS – N. C. Scrimgeour
Dark be the water, and darker still the creatures that lurk within…
Free-spirited Isla Blackwood has never accepted the shackles of her family’s nobility. Instead, she sails the open waters, searching for belonging on the waves.
But when tragedy calls Isla home, she realises she can no longer escape the
OBSIDIAN AWAKENING – Sienna Frost
Sold for the price of a pig, trained into the most expensive male escort in the peninsula, Hasheem, the Silver Sparrow of Azalea, finds himself running from his hard-earned life of privilege when a woman decides to die in his room. Forced to flee into the most hostile territory belonging
STARLIGHT JEWEL – E.L. Lyons
The human city of Minalav is renowned for its lavish balls, where nobles bring wealth from distant lands to the Starlight Palace, to be romanced—and robbed—by the half-human hybrids who live below the city. The wealthy guests leave without their treasure, and with no memory of their evening—except the unforgettable
Once There Were Heroes (A Time of Dragons, #1)
THE GODS ARE DEAD.
IN THEIR ABSENCE, THERE CAN BE ONLY CHAOS. ONLY WAR.
AND THEY ARE NOT ALL THAT HAS FADED FROM THE WORLD OF VERDA… Once there were heroes. Brave men and women who showed their quality to be above the rest. Those whose deeds earned them the
The End of the World: Rise of the After Lord
In a broken future governed by the oppressive Technocrats and their parasitic technology, enslaved warrior Animkii’s mind is a battleground for control. After an act of sabotage shatters her bondage, she faces a dire mission: ridding herself of the invasive tech implanted inside her before it consumes her remaining humanity.
ONCE UPON A DEATH (Days of Death #1) – Dzintra Sullivan
Kaah (the Grim Reaper) wanted nothing more than to retire and become a ‘no one special’ in a ‘nowhere special’ town.
ORPHAN PLANET – Rex Burke
With Earth in crisis, humans are travelling deep into space. But humanity’s future just took a wrong turn.
A seventeen-year colony-ship voyage – a straight shot to a new planet. Handpicked, single-minded crew, and a thousand settlers in hypersleep. No children, no families, no fuss.
That was the plan, anyway.
CHAIR REPAIR AND OTHER WAYS TO DIE – Jody Wenner
When Harper’s father invites her to his new cabin for a weekend, she has a bad feeling deep in her gut about it.
SPARK OF THE DIVINE – Louise Holland
SAVE THE GODS. SAVE THEIR REALM.
As a Divine, Mae wields her strange gifts quietly as a mercenary—until a simple rescue job sees the crew uncover a plot to steal divinity from the gods themselves. When the god Mae serves is attacked, she must restore their power before the seven
Maebe – Dzintra Sullivan
Urban Fantasy Gold
What if your destiny was to be more?What if… you, yourself were, more?Would you take the leap?Maebe?
The Rest To The Gods by Joshua Walker
On the peak of the Mountain Pass, the Four-Front War takes its final breaths.
The walls are closing in.
The allies are dwindling.
The last front is on its knees.
The Rest to the Gods is a prequel novella in The Song of the Sleepers, an epic fantasy series by