
Review: Ancient as the Stars By Maya Darjani
The author’s blurb promises “… adventure with humor, snark, and lots of heart.” Maya delivers on that but there is more to ‘Ancient’ than a wacky yarn.
Review: Slab City Blues by Anthony Ryan
Ryan excels at placing characters in scenarios where they have to contemplate or struggle with obscure but meaningful aspects of life, death, sanity, morality.
Review: The Rest to The Gods by Joshua Walker
Walkers, "The Rest To The Gods" is a fascinating preview to Walker's skill as a storyteller, offering a tantalizing glimpse into a world ripe with potential.
Review: Blackwing by Ed McDonald
McDonald's Blackwing is a lot of great things but at its core, it is very much a love story, one that pulls at the reader’s heart strings time and time again.
Review: A Necromancer called Gam Gam by Adam Holcombe
Necromancers are always seen as evil. But what if there was a nice one? Introducing Gam Gam, a kindly grandma knitting for the dead. Click here to learn more!
Review: The Man or the Monster by Aamna Qureshi
The Monster or the Man picks up where The Lady or the Lion left off. And oh my word, does it pack a punch. Durkhanai is picking up the pieces of everything.
Review: The Butcher of the Forest by Premee Mohamed
The Butcher of the Forest transforms from classic fairytale set-up to nightmarish, weird fiction that left me unnerved and upset and desperate to turn the page.
Review: A Memory Of Song: First Verse Of The Last Ballad by Scott Palmer
This is an enormous debut filled with lore, loss, love and the ghosts of our own and other’s pasts. It has absolutely everything you want in a fantasy series.
Review: Undead Samurai by Baptiste Pinson Wu
Nine win a competition set by the shogun's brother. Nine set out on a perilous mission for him to gain their rewards. Will they all survive the trials to come?
Review: Vermilion Flames by Adam Fernandez
You're met with a dystopian sci-fi of epic proportion. Fernandez’s debut novel is a page turner, and I found myself desperately impatient to keep reading.
Review: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
Dungeon Crawler Carl is a twisted, depraved, and hilarious love letter to classic video games, table-top RPGs, and cosmic horror. I adored this first entry.
Review: A Memory of Light by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
A Memory of Light is the crowning jewel of the Wheel of Time series, demonstrating Sanderson’s ability to craft an extremely satisfying end to one of the most epic fantasy stories.
Review: Soul Cage by L.R. Schulz
Good fantasy needs an original premise. Soul Cage can make that claim because of its original magic system, which forces its characters into making tough choices
Review: Our Lady of the Artilects by Andrew Gillsmith
If humanity is made in the image of God, and we then make machines in the image of Man, can the same revelations God gave us be given to these machines?
Review: Walking on Glass by Iain Banks
This book is a rabbit hole. One that makes me want to be smarter. Makes me want to write smarter. To read smarter. Enter the Iain Banks’ literary Rubik’s cube.
Review: The Dragon Legion by Isaac Hill
Overall, this is a fantastic, fast-paced military fantasy debut that makes its mark in a world where reinventing the genre wheel is always prioritised.
Review: Bloodwoven by G.J. Terral
Bloodwoven’s monsters, the untethered, are creepy, powerful and ruthlessly violent. The imagery was sublime enough that I might have had a childhood night terror
Review: Far Removed by C.B. Landsdell
Far Removed gently plucks the heartstrings in this dark and somewhat horrific tale. It’s a story of quiet tensions and small rebellions within a dystopian society
Review: The Traitor’s Blade by Sebastien de Castell
Sebastien de Castell’s writing style is very fluid, and downright bingeable. His excellent sense of humor is also expertly woven throughout the story.
Review: The Hiding by Alethea Lyons
Alethea Lyons' dark fantasy debut 'The Hiding' is vivid, highly atmospheric, and sure to set your adrenaline rolling in excitement and intrigue alike.