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Review: Dragon Rider by Taran Matharu
Rating: 9.5/10 FROM THE ASHES OF AN EMPIRE, A HERO WILL RISE… ‘A dazzlingly epic and richly complex world of dragons, magic, and rebellion’ Amélie Wen Zhao, New York Times bestselling author of Song of Silver, Flame Like Night ‘A classic fantasy adventure that reminds me of…
Review: Sealed Empire by Norbert Zsivicz
Rating: 8/10 -Norbert Zsivicz first book, the Hungarian Literary Award winner Sealed Empire now available in English by the famous translator Tamás Pétersz (Game of Thrones). Blurb Ser Edward, an experienced sailor, embarks on perhaps the most daring expedition of the Kingdom…
Review: The Way of the Renegades by Steve D (Book 1)
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis An action-packed flintlock fantasy book about guns, mages, bards and dragons! Ulric, former war hero, has been living a quiet life of exile in the frontier city of Quinport and wants only to continue hiding from the mistakes of…
Review: The Jasad Heir (The Scorched Throne #1) by Sara Hashem
Rating: 8/10 In a world of forbidden magic and cunning royals, a fugitive queen bargains with her kingdom’s greatest enemy and is soon embroiled in a deadly game that could resurrect her scorched kingdom, or leave it in ashes forever. A stunning…
Review: The Lost War: Eidyn (Book One: 1) By Justin Lee Anderson
‘STRIKINGLY INTENSE. . . IMMERSIVE AND THOROUGHLY COMPELLING’ SFX The war is over but peace can be hell. Demons continue to burn farmlands, violent mercenaries roam the wilds and a plague is spreading. The country of Eidyn is on its knees. In a…
Review: Cyberpunk 2077: No Coincidence
Rating: 9/10 This electrifying novel set in the world of Cyberpunk 2077 follows a group of strangers as they discover that the dangers of Night City are all too real. In neon-drenched Night City, a ragtag group of strangers have just pulled…
Book Tour: Through Blood and Dragons (#1) by R.M Schultz
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: SOON TO BE ADAPTED INTO A VIDEO GAME! Steeped in blood. Ruled by those with dragons. Cimeren is a world divided by a mysterious forest and the vast Lake on Fire. Suspicion brews on both sides, and the south…
Blog Tour Review: The Judas Blossom: Book I of The Nightingale and the Falcon (#1) by Steven Aryan
Rating: 10/10 An imaginative and sprawling epic fantasy reimagining of the Mongol Empire’s invasion of Persia, following the lives and treacherous journeys of four key figures in the heart of war. 1260, Persia: Due to the efforts of the great Genghis Khan,…
Blog Tour: The Return of the Knights (Guest Post)
Early rating: 8/10 Isyr. Stronger, brighter, more beautiful than other metals. Once the most desirable thing in Ellasia, now it is priceless, the pure Isyrium needed to produce it mined to exhaustion. What’s left is controlled by the powerful mining syndicates, and…
Blog Tour: The Price of Power by Michael Michel
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: Prince Barodane could not hold back the darkness. Not even in himself. He laid an innocent city in itsgrave and then died a hero.In his absence, war whispers across the land.Power-hungry Highborn dispatch spies and assassins to the shadows…
Blog Tour: Roman Special Forces and Special Ops by Simon Elliot
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: Much has been written about the Roman army and the mighty legions that conquered their empire and then defended it for centuries against all comers. But little has been written about the men and units employed when something more…
Blog Tour: The Return of the Knights (Guest Post)
Early Rating: 8/10 Mark Lawrence: One for the worldbuilding fans. A fantasy world with an extensive history thoroughly explored for you to an accompaniment of swordplay, sieges, and drama. Grimdark magazine: The Return of the Knights is recommended for epic fantasy fans…
Review: The Monsters We Feed (#1) by Thomas Howard Riley (Escapist Book Blog Tours)
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: The morning before he found the dead body, Jathan Algevin thought he had his whole life just the way he wanted it. He knows his city inside and out, and doesn’t bother carrying a sword, trusting his wits and…
Review: The Crew (The God Dust Saga #1) by Sadir S. Samir
Rating: 10/10 Kings of the Wyld meets Deadpool in this action-packed fantasy adventure set in an Arab-inspired landscape. Varcade fled to the deserts of Harrah to escape his past as an Educator, a member of an order of zealot warrior-monks that aims…
Review: The Book That Wouldn’t Burn (The Library Trilogy, #1)
Rating: 8.9/10 A boy has lived his whole life trapped within a vast library, older than empires and larger than cities. A girl has spent hers in a tiny settlement out on the Dust where nightmares stalk and no one goes. The…
Review: The Sword Defiant (Lands of the Firstborn #1)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Many years ago, Sir Aelfric and his nine companions saved the world, seizing the Dark Lord’s cursed weapons, along with his dread city of Necrad. That was the easy part. Now, when Aelfric – keeper of the cursed sword…
Review: Assassin’s Creed: The Golden City (#1) by Jaleigh Johnson
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: A young emperor’s life hangs in the balance in ancient Constantinople, and only the Brotherhood of Assassins can save him, in this action-packed historical adventure from the award-winning Assassin’s Creed universe Constantinople, 867 – A murderous plot is afoot. Assisted by…
Cover Reveal: The Sun and the Void by Gabriella Romero Lacryz
Thank you to Black Crow PR for giving me the wonderful opportunity to showcase to you my cover reveal! This is a gorgeous cover, and it has an awesome story and plot that I want to read right now! Here is some…
Review: The Daughters of Izdihar (The Alamaxa Duology #1) by Hadeer Elsbai
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: From debut author Hadeer Elsbai comes the first book in an incredibly powerful new duology, set wholly in a new world, but inspired by modern Egyptian history, about two young women–Nehal, a spoiled aristocrat used to getting what she…
Review: Bellatrix (Legion XXII #2) by SJA Turney
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: Egypt, 25 BC. Titus Cervianus is no ordinary soldier. And the Twenty Second is no ordinary legion. Formed from the personal guard of a conquered king, the Twenty Second’s ways are strange to soldiers of the Empire – yet the…
Knights of Flames Guest Spotlight Tour
I will be delivering my full review soon! Book Blurb: Some men are forged in fire. Others are consumed by it. Quentin d’Arcy survived a showdown with a god. Now, he must face something far more terrifying—his feelings. Falling in love was…
No Land for Heroes by Cal Black (Book Tour) Guest Spotlight!
Rating: 9/10 Book Information:No Land For Heroes by Cal BlackPublished: May 10, 2022Series: Legends & LegaciesGenre: Fantasy Western/Gaslamp FantasyIntended Age Group: AdultPages: 373Publisher: Bearberry Studio (Self Published) Early Impressions Review: This is a wonderful book, with great characters and a good setting.…
Solace Blog Tour Spotlight
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: Book Blurb: Fenrir de Trenton, a disgraced guardsman-turned-ineffective-criminal, is accustomed to taking orders. So much so that, despite the danger, he finds himself neck-deep in the politicking of his current superiors as well as the rulers of the country.…
Review: The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (#1) by Shauna Lawless
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The first in a gripping new historical fantasy series that intertwines Irish mythology with real-life history, The Children of Gods and Fighting Men is the thrilling debut novel by Shauna Lawless. They think they’ve killed the last of us… 981 AD.…
Blog Tour: Roman Britain’s Pirate King by Simon Elliott
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: In the mid-3rd century AD Roman Britain’s regional fleet, the Classis Britannica, disappeared. It was never to return. Soon the North Sea and the English Channel were overrun by Germanic pirates preying upon the east and south coast of…
Blog Tour: The First Binding (Tales of Tremaine, #1)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: All legends are born of truths. And just as much lies. These are mine. Judge me for what you will. But you will hear my story first. I buried the village of Ampur under a mountain of ice and…
Review: The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms #2) by Tasha Suri
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will ‘undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come’ (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri’s provocative and powerful Burning Kingdoms trilogy continues with The Oleander Sword.…
Review: The Jasmine Throne by Tashi Suri
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne.The other is a priestess searching for her family.Together, they will change the fate of an empire. Imprisoned by her dictator brother, Malini spends her days in…
Blog Tour Review: The Garden of Empire (Pact and Pattern #2) by J.T Greathouse
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: WAR MAKES MONSTERS OF EVERYONE. Foolish Cur, once named Wen Alder, finds that his allies in the rebellion might cross any line if it means freedom from the Empire. But he can’t overcome a foe as strong as Emperor…
The Fall of Roman Britain and why we speak English by John Lambshead (Blog Tour)
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: The end of empire in the island of Great Britain was both more abrupt and more complete than in any of the other European Roman provinces. When the fog clears and Britain re-enters the historical record, it is, unlike…
Review: Oathbound (Wolf of Kings Book #1) by Richard Cullens
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: First in an action-packed historical series featuring Danish warrior Styrkar, and his journey through the Battle of Hastings and the violence of the Norman Conquest. The champion of a dead king has nothing left to lose… And nothing more…
Blog Tour: Until The Last (The Last War #3) by Mike Shackle
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: THE TIME HAS COME.SEKINOWARI – THE LAST WAR – HAS ARRIVED. The breakneck conclusion to the trilogy that started with We Are the Dead. To beat the ultimate evil, sometimes the price is more than you can pay .…
Review: The Last Blade Priest (#1) by W.P Wiles
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: Inar is Master Builder for the Kingdom of Mishig-Tenh. Life is hard after the Kingdom lost the war against the League of Free Cities. Doubly so since his father betrayed the King and paid the ultimate price. And now…
Review: Shield Breaker (The Wolf of King #2) by Richard Cullen
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Styrkar the warrior sails to dangerous lands in this thrilling new historical adventure from Richard Cullen. The sequel to Oath Bound, longlisted for the Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize 2022. England, 1068: a land gripped in the iron fist of…
Review: Shadow of the Eagle (The Borderlands #1) by Damion Hunter
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Will Britain take him in… or mark him as its enemy?Faustus Valerianus is the son of a Roman father and a British mother, a captive sold among the spoils after Claudius’s invasion. Now both parents have died within a…
Dust Of A Moth’s Wing by Guerrero Ramey (The Age of Fire #1) Hero’s Journey Blog Tour!
Dates: May 26th – June 1st Dust of a Moths is a great novel and one I throughly reccomend you check out! This is a guest post, but if you want info, it’s all here 🙂 I shall be delivering a review…
Review: Equionx blog tour by David Towsey
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: In this world, two souls inhabit a single body, one by day, one by night. But though they live alongside one another, their ends do not always align. For Special Inspector Morden, whose hunt for a dangerous witch takes…
The Rarkyn’s Familiar (The Rarkyn Trilogy Book 1) (Blog Tour)
Synopsis: An orphan bent on revenge. A monster searching for freedom. A forbidden pact that binds their fates. Lyss had heard her father’s screams, smelled the iron-tang of his blood. She witnessed his execution. And plotted her revenge. Then, a violent encounter…
The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy #1) by Chelsea Abdullah
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: ‘The Stardust Thief will transport you, enchant you, and revive your belief in the magic of storytelling’ Shelley Parker-Chan, author of She Who Became the SunInspired by stories from One Thousand and One Nights, The Stardust Thief weaves the gripping tale of a legendary smuggler,…
The Collarbound Blog Tour!
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: A fast-paced, riveting read, with writing that leaps off the page and one of the most compelling magic systems I’ve encountered in years, this is a must for fantasy fans!’ Natasha Ngan, Girls of Paper and FireA MAN MARKED BY…
Hag of the Hills: Blog Tour Post!
Hag of the Hills is a great book, and I’ll be publishing my full review soon! Really great cover, and great writing. Already, it’s a fantastic novel that you need to get! Book Information: Hag of the Hills by J.T.T. Ryder Series:…
Of Gods and Monsters: Escapist Book Tour Review!
Review Of Gods and Monsters is a novel that I couldn’t put down, and it very much reminds me of a graphic novel in the vein of Marvel, but it has that episodic feeling of American Boys except it’s the Ancient World.…
Stringers Online Blog Tour
Synopsis A genius is abducted by an alien bounty-hunter for the location of a powerful inter-dimensional object. Trouble is, he can’t remember a thing. Ben isn’t exactly a genius, but he has an immense breadth of knowledge. Whether it’s natural science (specifically…
Review: Out of the Darkness (Vengeance of the Last Roman Legion #1) By Mark Carlson
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Deep in the blackness of a long-forgotten crypt in rural France, an ancient and deadly nightmare has awakened. Its prey is already long dead. But it will not be denied the revenge for which it has waited two thousand…
Review: Six Gun Shuffle (Black Sun #2) by David Dixon
Synopsis Snake and the boss have made a lot of enemies, but up until their trip to Yaeger, they’ve never had any beef with Michael Ver, the galaxy’s most bankable popstar-mainly because they hadn’t met him before. After the boss teaches Ver…
Blog Tour: Memories of Blood and Shadow by Aaron S Jones (#1)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Guilt cuts sharper than the deadliest of blades.Tavar Farwan lives alone past the Undying Sands. One stormy night, he is attacked by two young warriors claiming to vengeance for an ill from ages past. Tavar defends himself, killing one…
Blog Tour: A Drowned Kingdom (The Drowned Kingdom Saga Book 1) by P.L Stuart.
Rating: 10/10 Review: A Drowned Kingdom is the start of an epic saga that focuses on the fall of a great Kingdom and the rise of a new one. It focuses on the journey of Atalanteans whose great Kingdom perishes in a…
Review: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scazli (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The Kaiju Preservation Society is John Scalzi’s first standalone adventure since the conclusion of his New York Times bestselling Interdependency trilogy. When COVID-19 sweeps through New York City, Jamie Gray is stuck as a dead-end driver for food delivery apps. That is,…
Review: Flames over Frosthelm (Inquisitors’ Guild #1)
Rating: 9/10 Book Information: Flames Over Frosthelm by Dave DobsonSeries: Inquisitors’ GuildGenre: Epic FantasyIntended Age Group: Adult (13+)Pages: 383Published: 2019Publisher: Dave Dobson Books (Self Published) ### Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page: Occasional gore Sword fighting Injury Two scenes where captives are caused…
Beneath Cruel Fathoms: Spotlight (The Bitter Sea Triolgy #1) by Anela Deen
Hello all, Today I present to you the wonderful book, Beneath Cruel Fathoms! This is a spotlight meant to showcase why you should get the book, and it has good writing and great prose. The plot is solid too! If you want…
Review: The Justice Of Kings (The Empire of Wolf #1)
Synopsis: The Justice of Kings, the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy, follows the tale of Sir Konrad Vonvalt, an Emperor’s Justice – a detective, judge and executioner all in one. As he unravels a web of secrets and lies, Vonvalt…
Review: Second Star to the Left (#1) by Megan Van Dyke
Synopsis Rating: 8/10 Second Star to the Left by Megan Van DykeSeries: Reimagined Fairy TalesGenre: Romantic FantasyIntended Age Group: AdultPages: 350ishPublished: February 15, 2022Publisher: City Owl Press Tinker Bell, banished from her homeland for doing the unthinkable, selling the hottest drug in…
Review: Age of Ash (Kithamar #1) by Daniel Abraham
Rating: 9/10 From New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed author Daniel Abraham, co-author of the Expanse, comes a monumental epic fantasy trilogy that unfolds within the walls of a single great city, over the course of one tumultuous year, where every story matters,…
Cover Reveal: The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song)
It brings me a lot of delight to unveil Shauna’s new historical fantasy series, and is the starting of something very epic that is combined with Celtic Mythlogy! Thank you to Shauna for reaching out to me and I’m very happy to…
Review: The Engineer (A Chronicles of Actaeon Story #1) by Darran M Handshaw (Escapist Book Tours)
### Book Blurb: “We are born in the shadow of fading memories and fallen dreams, living our days within the decaying bones of an age long gone.” When the Engineer, Actaeon, arrives at Pyramid in the heart of Redemption, nothing goes according…
Cover Reveal: The Coward by Stephen Aryan
Thank you to Angry Robot and Caroline Lamb for allowing me to reveal this wonderful sequel, its book cover is gorgeous! I think Angry Robot have outdone themselves here, and I like the contrast of the green as compared with the purple.…
Review: Disappearance of a Scribe by Dana Stabenow (Eye of Isis #2)
‘Stabenow brings Alexandria’s Hellenistic period to life… She is now as much at home in ancient Egypt as she is in the Alaskan wilderness’ Publishers Weekly ALEXANDRIA, 47 BC. Cleopatra – seventh of her name, avatar of the goddess Isis, ruler of…
Review: Servant Mage (#1) by Kate Elliot
Rating: 8.9/10 Fellian is a Lamplighter, able to provide illumination through magic. A group of rebel Monarchists free her from indentured servitude and take her on a journey to rescue trapped compatriots from an underground complex of mines. Along the way they…
Review: The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwyne (The Bloodsworn Saga #1)
Rating: 10/10 Set in a brand-new, Norse-inspired world, and packed with myth, magic and bloody vengeance, The Shadow of the Gods begins an epic new fantasy saga from bestselling author John Gwynne. After the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the…
A Song of steel (the light from the north #1) by j.c duncan
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis: A roaring Norse saga of war, honour, love and loss. Vikings face Crusaders in an epic battle for the soul of the North. ‘A gripping, well-executed story, with a fun, original premise.’ – Angus Donald’A Song Of Steel is a…
Gods of Rome blog tour by simon turney and gordan doherty (Rise of Emperors Book 3) review: a sweeping historical finale to the most important battle of Roman history!
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: For one to rule, the other must die. AD 312: A year of horrific and brutal warfare. Although outnumbered, Constantine’s legions seem unstoppable as they surge through Maxentius’ Italian heartlands. Constantine is determined to reach and seize the ancient…
Review: Blood of the Chosen (Burningblade & Silvereye #2) by Django Wexler
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: Standing on opposite sides of a looming civil war, two siblings discover that not even ties of blood will keep them from splitting the world in two. Four hundred years ago, a cataclysmic war cracked the world open and…
A Drowned Kingdom (Saga #1) Book Tour by P.L. Stuart
Early Impressions: A Drowned Kingdom is a wonderful, fascinating novel. The worldbuilding is very easy to get into, and I am thoroughly enjoying the well written story. My full review will come around the 19th to the 20th. This is a blog…
REVIEW: THE BONE SHIPS BY RJ BARKER (The Tide Child Trilogy Book 1)
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: Excellent . . . one of the most interesting and original fantasy worlds I’ve seen in years’ADRIAN TCHAIKOVSKY’Brilliant’ROBIN HOBB, author of The Assassin’s Apprentice ***Winner of the Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel*** TWO NATIONS AT WAR. A PRIZE…
Review: The Wisdom of crowds by Joe Ambercrombie (blog tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: CHOAS. FURY. DESTRUCTION.THE GREAT CHANGE IS UPON US . . . ‘Dazzlingly gruesome and gripping’Daily Mail * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Some say that to change the world you must…
THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE (THE AGE OF MADNESS #2) BY JOE ABERCROMBIE (Read-A-Long TOUR chapters 46 to 64)
Hello! And welcome to this chapter read-a-long from chapters 46 to chapter 64! The Trouble with Peace was an absolutely fantastic book and I’ve tried to remain as accurate as possible to the summary of events that go on. But the entire…
Fury of a Demon (Dragons of Terra #3) By Brian Naslund (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Brian Naslund’s Fury of a Demon is the final installment in a fast-paced adventure series perfect for comic book readers and fans of heroic fantasy. Synopsis: War makes monsters of us all… The war against Osyrus Ward goes poorly for Bershad and…
Review: The Pariah (The Covenant of Steel #1) by Anthony Ryan
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: From the international best-selling author of the Raven’s Shadow and Draconis Memoria series comes the spectacular first novel in an all-new epic fantasy trilogy. Born into the troubled kingdom of Albermaine, Alwyn Scribe is raised as an outlaw. Quick…
Legacy of Light Review(Legacy Trilogy #3) (Blog Tour) by Matthew Ward
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis Expertly wrought . . . a vigorous, bravura saga’ Publishers Weekly (starred review) Warfare, myth and magic collide in Legacy of Light, the spectacular conclusion to Matthew Ward’s acclaimed Legacy trilogy. For the first time in many years, the Tressian Republic…
Review: A Master of Djinn(Dead Djinn Universe #3) by P. Djèlí Clark
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Nebula, Locus, and Alex Award-winner P. Djèlí Clark returns to his popular alternate Cairo universe for his fantasy novel debut, A Master of Djinn Cairo, 1912: Though Fatma el-Sha’arawi is the youngest woman working for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments…
The Hand of the Sun King (Pact and Pattern #1) Review (Gollancz Blog Tour) by J.T Greathouse
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: ‘Sublime prose and pin-sharp characterisation combine to produce a captivating epic of conflicted loyalties and dangerous ambition’ Anthony Ryan, New York Times bestselling author ‘Brilliantly told and immediately engrossing, filled with magic, mistakes, and their merciless consequences’ Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard…
Review: The Winters of Winters by Robert M Kidd (The Histories of Sphax #2)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: 218 BC. Hannibal’s exhausted army staggers down from the last Alpine pass like a rabble of half-starved savages, the remnants of a once magnificent army that had set out from the Rhodanus with such hope. Now there is no…
Review: The Empire’s Ruin by Brian Staveley (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Brian Staveley, author of The Emperor’s Blades, gives readers the first book in a new epic fantasy trilogy based in the world of his popular series the Chronicle of the Unhewn Throne, The Empire’s Ruin. The Annurian Empire is disintegrating. The…
My Read-A-Long for Joe Ambercrombie the Age of Madness (Book #1) from chapters 18 to 26!
Hello, and welcome to this #AgeofMadnessReadAlong tour! I am very thankful to Will, Gollancz and Joe Abercrombie for allowing me to participate in this wonderful read-a-long tour. I thoroughly recommend a Little Hatred, and it is absolutely fantastic. Below are my summaries…
Review: Paladin Unbound by Jeffery Speight (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The last of a dying breed, a holy warrior must rise up against a growing darkness in Evelium.The most unlikely of heroes, a lowly itinerant mercenary, Umhra the Peacebreaker is shunned by society for his mongrel half-Orc blood. Desperate…
Review: The Damsel (Black Sun #1) by David Dixon
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: After a hijacking attempt damages their decrepit Black Sun 490 freighter, Snake and his boss are desperate for cash. Enter Carla, a gorgeous mercenary bad girl with a job offer that seems too good to be true. Unfortunately for…
Review: The Coward (Book I of the Quest for Heroes) by Stephen Aryan (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Who will take up the mantle and slay the evil in the Frozen North, saving all from death and destruction? Not Kell Kressia, he’s done his part… Kell Kressia is a legend, a celebrity, a hero. Aged just seventeen…
Review: The Wood Bee Queen (#1) by Edward Cox
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: ‘A highly original modern fantasy from one of the rising stars of British SFF. Real, archetypal, heartfelt and playful’ – Paul Cornell‘Excellent! Dark and light and brilliant’ – Miles CameronSomewhere in England, in a small town called Strange Ground…
Review: Artifact Space (#1) by Miles Cameron (Gollancz Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Out in the darkness of space, something is targeting the Greatships. With their vast cargo holds and a crew that could fill a city, the Greatships are the lifeblood of human occupied space, transporting an unimaginable volume – and…
Why you need to read the Wood Bee Queen by Edward Cox (First Impressions Post)
The Wood Bee Queen is an amazing novel. This is a stop on the blog tour for Edward’s book, as I have not seen a book like this anywhere on the market, especially the historical fantasy market, that combines Greek and Celtic…
Review: The Shards of Earth (The Final Architects Trilogy #1) by Adrian Tchaikovsky (Blog Tour)
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: From the author of the thrilling science-fiction epic Children of Time,winner of the prestigious Arthur C. Clarke Award.Christopher Paolini described Adrian Tchaikovsky as ‘one of the most interesting and accomplished writers in speculative fiction’. Shards of Earth is the first high-octane…
Review: The Serpent King (The Whale Road Chronicles #4) Blog Tour by Tim Hodkinson
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The fight for vengeance has no victors… AD 936 The great warrior, Einar Unnsson, wants revenge. His mother’s assassin has stolen her severed head and Einar is hungry for his blood. Only one thing holds him back. He is…
Review: The Blacktounge Thief (#1) by Christopher Buehlman (Blog Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to) lock-picking, knife-fighting, wall-scaling, fall-breaking, lie-weaving, trap-making, plus a few small magics. His debt has driven him…
Review: The Walls of Rome by Robert M. Kidd (The Histories of Sphax #1)
RATING: 8/10 Synopsis: 218 BC. Sphax is seventeen and haunted by the brutal murder of his parents at the hands of Rome. After ten years of miserable slavery he will make his last bid for freedom and go in search of Hannibal’s…
The Walls of Rome by Robert M. Kidd (Blog Tour)
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: 218 BC. Sphax is seventeen and haunted by the brutal murder of his parents at the hands of Rome. After ten years of miserable slavery he will make his last bid for freedom and go in search of Hannibal’s…
Flames of Rebellion (Blog Tour) by Aaron S. Jones (The Broken Gods Book 1)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: A dying world. A broken mage. An oppressed people. The sparks of a rebellion. The world of Takaara is about to change but are the people ready for it? A young, nomadic mage, Arden Leifhand, journeys across the harsh…
Eyes of Obsurance: Book Blitz!
Hello, and welcome to this Book Blitz where I showcase this wonderful book! An amazing cover, an amazing title, and an amazing plot. It has elves, dwarves, villains and a classic style DND adventure! More information can be found here: Book Information…
Review: Oathbreaker (#1) by A.J. Rettger
Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: For thousands of years, elves and non-humans alike had lived freely until humans colonized their land and forced them into hiding and subjugation. After years of living as slaves or second-class citizens, the elves rebelled, but their uprising failed,…
Blog Tour: Master Artificer (The Silent Gods #2) by Justin Call
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: The fabulous sequel to 2019’s hit debut novel: Master of Sorrows. Annev has avoided one fate. But a darker path may still claim him . . . After surviving the destruction of Chaenbalu, new mysteries and greater threats await…
Review: Master of Sorrows (The Silent Gods #1) by Justin Call
Rating: 9/10 Synopsis You have heard the story before – of a young boy, orphaned through tragic circumstances, raised by a wise old man, who comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil that threatens…
The Shadow of the Gods (The Bloodsworn Saga, #1) by John Gwyne
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Shadow of the Gods is one of the most epic novels I have read in a long time. It is brutal, awash with gore, as it is a Norse-inspired historical fantasy setting. The book had me attached to each…
Review: Crusader (Richard the Lionheart #2)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: KING. POLITICIAN. WARRIOR. CONQUEROR. 1189. Richard the Lionheart’s long-awaited goal comes true as he is crowned King of England. Setting his own kingdom in order, he prepares to embark on a gruelling crusade to reclaim Jerusalem. With him on…
Review: Bloodlines (The Guardian of Empire City #1) by Peter Hartog
Abe BooksAmazonGoodreads Rating: 8/10 Synopsis: When former hotshot homicide detective Tom ”Doc” Holliday is recruited to join Special Crimes, he trades in his boring desk job for a second chance to do what he does best, hunt down killers. And his first…
Book Tour: Chaos Rising by Lyra Wolf
Synopsis: Nothing pisses off a trickster god more than being imprisoned for five hundred years and not being able to annoy Thor. There are other reasons, secrets, and promises behind Loki’s rage, but that’s for Loki to know and the gods to…
Review: Wraithblade (The Wraithblade Saga #1) by S.M Boyce
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Connor Magnuson is going to conquer Death itself. A penniless drifter, Connor has survived the last eight years alone in a cursed woodland teeming with monsters that eat grown men whole. Shunned, forgotten, and with nowhere else to go,…
Review: The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost #1) by C.L. Clark
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Touraine is a soldier. Stolen as a child and raised to kill and die for the empire, her only loyalty is to her fellow conscripts. But now, her company has been sent back to her homeland to stop a rebellion,…
Legacy of the Brightwash (Tainted Dominion #1) by Krystle Matar (Book Tour)
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law is wrong? Tashué’s faith in the law is beginning to crack. Three years ago, he stood by when the Authority condemned Jason to the brutality of the…
The Sword in the Street by C.M . Caplan (Blog Tour)
Amazon Goodreads Rating: 4/5 Synopsis: Trial by battle is a holy rite on Hillside. Hired blades bleed their foes in savage duels, settling everything from petty grievances to the corporate laws that keep their citizens in line. Embroiled in these cutthroat political…
Review: Masters of Rome (Rise of Emperors #2) by Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty
Rating: 10/10 Synopsis: Their rivalry will change the world forever. As competition for the imperial throne intensifies, Constantine and Maxentius realise their childhood friendship cannot last. Each man struggles to control their respective quadrant of empire, battered by currents of politics, religion…
REVIEW: DARK ONE BY BRANDON SANDERSON, JACKSON LANZING, COLLIN KELLY, NATHAN C. GOODEN, KURT MICHAEL RUSSELL
Rating: 8/10 Snyopsis: From #1 New York Times Bestselling, Hugo Award-winning author, Brandon Sanderson (The Mistborn Trilogy, The Stormlight Archive series), along with Nathan Gooden, Jackson Lanzing, and Collin Kelly, comes Dark One, the first book in a series of original graphic…
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