By: Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books Content Warning: Gore, violence, torture. There will be spoilers for The Pariah Martyr: a person who sacrifices something of great value and especially life itself for the sake of principle The Martyr is the second book in Anthony Ryan’s brilliant Covenant of Steel series. It picks […]
By: Olivia AtwaterGenre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books “Were I to fall in love, indeed, it would be a different thing; but I have never been in love; it is not my way, or my nature; and I do not think I ever shall.” Jane Austen Half a Soul, by Olivia Atwater, is a truly delightful […]
By: Ken Liu Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Gallery Books/Saga Press WARNING: There will be spoilers for the previous books in the series “Thera said nothing. She stilled her heart and opened her senses, to the intense carmine glow of the berries, the woodsy fragrance of the mushrooms, to the distant song of an answer-me-now, to the […]
By: Hannah Whitten Genre: Epic/Dark Fantasy (for adults) Publisher: Orbit Books WARNING: There will be spoilers for For the Wolf The First Daughter is for the ThroneThe Second Daughter is for the WolfAnd the Wolves are for the Wilderwood.”Hannah Whitten, For the Wolf For the Throne is Hannah Whitten’s follow-up to her brilliant debut fantasy, […]
By: Jonathan Maberry Genre: Grimdark Fantasy Publisher: St. Marten’s Press Kagen the Damned is a gripping, no-holds-barred grimdark fantasy by Jonathan Maberry. Filled with well-developed and some morally gray characters, battles, magic, and violence that are the earmark of this genre, it is an excellent entry into the dark side of fantasy. The story follows […]
By: Chelsea AbdullahGenre: FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books “…But our faith need not be so twisted.Remember, Layla, not all jinn are evil.Loulie had buried many things since her mother last told her that story.Her name. Her past. Her parents.But the story, she had never forgotten.” Chelsea Abdullah, The Stardust Thief It would be hard for you to […]
By: Derrick Smythe Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Derrick Smythe To Wield a Plague is a wonderful companion novella to Derrick Smyth’s Passage to Dawn Series. It focuses on the character Dwapek, who we meet as one of the instructors at the University in Brinkwell in The Other Magic and The Other Way. He is a […]
By: Adrian TchaikovskyPublisher: Orbit Books Genre: Science Fiction “The Architects had returned. As though trying to erase the history of their previous failure, they’d been busy. First they had descended on Far Lux where, half a century ago three Intermediaries had met with them and ended the war. This time, almost nobody had got off-planet […]
By: Jenn Lyons Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Macmillan/TOR-forge WARNING: There will be spoilers for the first 4 books of A Chorus of Dragons “Khirin had work to do and a last game to run. The stakes were everything, the odds were grim, and there would be no second chances. His opponents were both geniuses who wanted […]
By: Rebecca RoanhorseGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Gallery/Saga Press WARNING: There will be spoilers for Black Sun Serapio didn’t die as he was prophesized to do so by killing Naranpa, the Sun God during the Convergence. Since he did not fulfill his destiny, he lives, as does Naranpa. What will become of Meridian and the city of […]