By: Andrea Stewart Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit/Hatchett Book Group The Bone Shard Daughter is Andrea Stewart’s superb debut epic fanatasy in the Drowning Empire Series. As a debut novel, Ms. Stewart has captured the very essence of fantasy. The Bone Shard Daughter takes place in the The Phoenix Empire during the reign of the […]
By: Christopher RussellPublisher: Divinity’s Twilight Fantasy Novels, 2021Genre: Epic Fantasy, Dark Fantasy Content Warning: Fantasy violence, mild gore, slavery, racism, death of children, genocide, chronic illness In his a 58-page novella, Gravitas, Christopher Russell, packs in all the ingredients for an epic, grim dark fantasy. There is character development, a unique magic system, well-developed characters, […]
By: Melanie ReesPublisher: Hague PublishingGenre: YA Fantasy Content Warning: Suicide Petrichor is the earthy scent produced when rain falls on dry soil. Petrichor is a beautiful book that packs in fantasy, family relationships, love, and loss. It has been years since it has rained and Clayton, a young boy, and his family are trying to make ends […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By: Mark Timmony Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Self-Published CONTENT WARNING: Substance Abuse (mentioned), Bullying, Gore, Violence, Human trafficking Blood of the Spear is an excellent epic fantasy debut novel from Mark Timmony. He has all the ingredients: well-developed characters, excellent world building, different magic systems and plenty of action. Mix them all together, and Blood […]