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Fool Moon – Dresden Files #2 Review

A Review of Fool Moon – Spoiler Free Jim Butcher’s second entry into The Dresden Files continues months after Storm Front (Dresden Files #1) with another terrifying paranormal case to solve. Karen Murphy approaches Harry Dresden to solve the multiple homicides that have taken place over the last two months. I have been really excited […]

The Fall of Erlon by Robert H. Fleming [SPFBO]

Add to Goodreads THE FALL OF ERLONAs empires burn, heroes must rise. Elisa Lannes was once heiress to the mighty Erlonian Empire. But when her mother abandons the empire and her emperor father is defeated on the battlefield and sent into exile, the world she would rule collapses around her. As enemies converge on the […]

The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox

The blurb: Taryn Cornick barely remembers the family library. Since her sister was murdered, she’s forgotten so much.Now it’s all coming back. The fire. The thief. The scroll box. People are asking questions about the library. Questions that might relate to her sister’s murder.And something called The Absolute Book.A book in which secrets are written […]

The Name of the Wind vs The Way of Kings – An Epic Battle in Epic Fantasy

What is my favorite fantasy book of all time? Easy. The Name of the Wind…wait, no…The Way of Kings…well… I need to give this some thought. I’ve had that conversation in my head so many times! When someone asks my favorite book, my answer is one of these two, but which one takes the top […]

Author Spotlight – Lucy Holland (SISTERSONG)

Lucy Hounsom is the author of The Worldmaker Trilogy. Her first book, STARBORN, was shortlisted in the 2016 Gemmell Awards for Best Fantasy Debut. Her fourth book, SISTERSONG, a reimagining of the folk tale ‘The Twa Sisters’ is set in Devon and is published by Pan Macmillan in 2021. She works for Waterstones Booksellers […] […]

Testing cover ideas

Playing around with some cover concepts. I want the next story arc to look more epic since there will be more action, adventure, monsters, and tons of magic in the next story arc. And I wanted the covers to go back in the direction the cover of Curse Breaker Enchanted took. I really love that […]

Weekly Bestsellers, 29 March 2021

Patricia Briggs’ Wild Sign (Ace), sixth in the Alpha and Omega series, debuts strongly on three print lists. A limited one-volume edition of Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings (HarperCollins) with the author’s own illustrations, due in October, ranks on Amazon Canada’s list this morning. Title Debut / #wks on any list NYT 04.04 LAT […]

Cover Reveal: Dare to Know by James Kennedy

Cover reveal! Dare to Know by James Kennedy from Quirk Books. Dark Matter meets Annihilation in this mind-bending and emotional speculative thriller set in a world where the exact moment of your death can be predicted–for a price. From the publisher: Our narrator is the most talented salesperson at Dare to Know, an enigmatic company that has […]

Excerpt From An Arrow Against the Wind: Ath’s Choice

Note: This is a re-post, but for those interested, it’s useful. I’ll work on some new, fantasy-related posts to mix in with some of my older ones like this as well as some posts about new books in the coming months. Please feel free to share on social media or re-blog these posts. Have a […]

All Systems Red Book Review- Murderbot Diaries 1

All Systems Red Book Review – Spoiler Free All Systems Red is Martha Wells‘ first novella in The Murderbot Diaries. Murderbot has gained a lot of popularity in the last few months. I first heard about this series through booktuber Daniel Greene. I read this novella as part of acouplereads book club last month. All […]