Derrick Smythe: The Other Way; Passage to Dawn #2


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The Other Way by Derrick Smythe Series: Passage to Dawn (#2) Publication Date: November 8, 2021 Genre: Epic Fantasy Book Cover Art: Alexandre Rito (https://www.designbookcover.pt/en/about/) BOOK BLURB The award-winning series continues in Book 2, The Other Way! The Empire continues to lay waste to all who stand in their way… Kibure’s captors are willing to teach […]

October 4, 2021

Peter Hartog: Guardian of Empire Series


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ABOUT THE AUTHORA native son of Massachusetts, Peter has been living in the Deep South for over 25 years. By day, he’s an insurance professional, saving the world one policy at a time. But at night, well, no one really wants to see him fighting crime in his Spider-Man onesie. Instead, Peter develops new worlds […]

October 3, 2021

Light from Uncommon Stars


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By: Ryka Aoki Genre: Science Fiction Publisher: Macmillan-TOR Forge CONTENT WARNING: Child abuse; sexual assault (mentioned); sexual situations; strong language I must say that after reading Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars, it was one of the most unusual science fiction books I have ever read. Ms. Aoki manages to string together a deal with […]

September 26, 2021

On the Winds of Quasars: The Song of Kamaria, Book 2


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By: TA BrunoPublisher: Tom Bruno Author, 2021Genre: Science Fiction WARNING: There will be spoilers for In the Orbit of Sirens, Book 1Content Warning: Violence Once again Mr. Bruno has written a brilliant novel that goes beyond science fiction with Book 2 of The Song of Kamaria, On the Winds of Quasars. While at its core, […]

September 24, 2021

Dan Fitzgerald: The Living Waters


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Series: The Weirdwater Confluence (#1)Published: October 15, 2021 by Shadow Spark PublishingGenre: Sword-free Fantasy BOOK INFORMATION Book Cover Illustration: Karkki AKA KittensartbooksTwitter: https://twitter.com/kittensartsboo1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kittensartbooks/ Book Cover Design: Jessica Moon of Shadow Spark PublishingTwitter:  https://twitter.com/jhlmoon BOOK SUMMARY When two painted-faced nobles take a guided raft trip on a muddy river, they expect to rough it for […]

September 15, 2021

Jeffrey Speight: Paladin Unbound


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ABOUT THE AUTHORJeffrey Speight’s love of fantasy goes back to an early childhood viewing of the cartoon version of The Hobbit, when he first met an unsuspecting halfling that would change Middle Earth forever. Finding his own adventuring party in middle school, Jeff became an avid Dungeons & Dragons player and found a passion for […]

September 14, 2021

The Other Magic: Passage to Dawn Book 1


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By: Derrick Smythe Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Derrick Smythe CONTENT WARNING: Slavery If this is Derrick Smythe’s debut novel, I am very much looking forward to what he has in store for the rest of this series. Mr. Smyth’s novel is more than impressive in prose, character development, world building, magic systems and an overall […]

September 12, 2021

Trudie Skies: The Thirteenth Hour


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The beautiful cover of Trudie Skies new novel, The Thirteenth Hour, The Cruel Gods (#1) Series: The Cruel Gods (#1) Published: October 13, 2021 Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy BOOK INFORMATION Book Cover Illustration: James T. Egan of Bookfly Design (https://www.bookflydesign.com/) Map Design: Soraya Corcoran (https://sorayacorcoran.com/) Character Art: Seraphim (https://seraphimistic.carrd.co/) Order on Amazon BOOK SUMMARY Cruel gods rule the […]

September 6, 2021

Among Thieves


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By: M. J. Kuhn Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Saga Press With a strong female protagonist, Ryia Cautella, Among Thieves is a unique and fantastic debut fantasy novel by M.J. Kuhn. The action starts from page one and doesn’t let up until the last page. The story takes place in Carrowick, a part of Thamorr. Each part […]

September 6, 2021

Jati’s Wager: Windtide 2


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By: Jonathan Nevair Genre: LGBTQIA + Science Fiction Publisher: Shadowspark Publishing Content Warning: death of parent (mentioned), death of mentor, verbal abuse, graphic violence and death, blood, homelessness, trauma, guilt, kidnapping (mentioned) WARNING: There will be spoilers for Goodbye to the Sun THE STORY TO DATE: When I read Jonathan Nevair’s debut novel, Goodbye to […]

September 4, 2021