By: Mike Brooks Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Solaris Books THERE WILL BE SPOILERS IF YOU HAVE NOT READ THE BLACK COAST!! CONTENT WARNING: Some violence and gore The Splinter King is the second in the series, the God-King Chronicles, continuing the story right where The Black Coast left off. In this second entry in the […]
By: Mike Brooks Genre: Epic Fantast Publisher: Solaris CONTENT WARNING: Some violence and gore The Black Coast is the first of the series of the God-King Chronicles and it is a solid fantasy book. The fantasy genre is a bit lacking in diversity and I found The Black Coast’s strong inclusion of gender identity refreshing […]
By: Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books Content Warning: Gore, violence, torture Pariah: one that is despised or rejected; an outcast When writing a review, I often struggle with comparing the book to other authors within the genre. I do not wish to diminish the work of the book and the author I […]
By: Matthew Samuels Publisher: Self-Published, Matthew Samuels Genre: Urban Fantasy Content Warning: Strong language and violence throughout, with some graphic injury detail, scenes of involuntary restraint, giant spiders, dead animals, implied cruelty to animals, and some fantastical creatures of a horrifying nature Trigger Warning: Cancer, mention of previous self-harm and an instance of a drink […]
By: B.T. Keaton Publisher: Ingleside Avenue Press Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dystopian Fiction Content Warning: Cannibalism (one chapter), Violence “You may have heard of me…I am the one they call Barrabas… Now if I am indeed this Barrabas of legend, as they say, then there’s a rather large kink in my little tale… The […]
By: Adrian Tchaikovsky Publisher: Orbit Books Genre: Science Fiction “In the seventy-eighth year of the war, an Architect came to Berlenhof…Solace remembered. She had been there. Basilisk Division, Heaven’s Sword Sorority. Her first Battle.” Adrian Tchaikovsky, Shards of Earth Shards of Earth is an impressive science fiction novel with an intense plot and incredibly well-developed […]
By: A.J. VranaGenre: Fantasy/HorrorPublisher: The Parliament House WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Hollow Gods “Don’t be afraid.” It was her again. Miya thought she would have gone by now, but even after 3 years, the ghost of her past clung to her like a shadow.” A.J. Vrana, The Echoed Realm When I wrote […]
By: A.J. VranaGenre: Fantasy/HorrorPublisher: The Parliament House “Don’t lose your way, she heard the wind hiss an ominous spell, or there’ll be hell to pay.” A.J. Vrana, The Hollow Gods A.J. Vrana’s The Hollow Gods is a perfect blend of fantasy and horror, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The two genres were so creatively interwoven, […]
By: Jeffrey SpeightGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Literary Wanderlust Content Warning: Gore, Violence, Racism, Body Horror, Torture, Human Trafficking “From Pragarus I shall returnAnd all Evelium shall burnThe blood of a thousand souls ensnaredOnly the loyal few be spared…”, Prologue, Paladin Unbound, Jeffrey Speight As a debut fantasy novel, I was thoroughly impressed with Jeffrey Speight’s Paladin Unbound. […]
By: Ru PringleGenre: Epic Fantasy; Grimdark; Science FictionPublisher: Fractal Symmetry Content Warning: Abuse (prisoner, emotional, sexual), Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Body horror, Gore, Bullying, Degenerative Illness, Genocide, Violence (brief graphic), Racial bigotry/Racism, Torture “Afterwards, Dana found that she could not even recall the stranger’s name.If he had provided one. So much for the gift of hindsight.” […]