Memories of Blood and Shadow


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By: Aaron S. Jones Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Self Published Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page:  Alcohol dependency; Slavery; Gratuitous Violence; Suicide; Vomiting; Gore; Beatings Content/Trigger Warnings: Alluded too: Child harm; Child slavery “The eyes of the young boy shine with hope; glow with adventure; and glisten with transient pain. The past is a shadow; the present […]

April 6, 2022

The Bladed Faith, The Vagrant Gods, Book 1


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By: David Dalglish Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit/Hachette Book Group I think we can all admit that there are times when we are drawn to a book solely because of its cover, despite the old adage, “Never judge a book by its cover”. I ignored that upon seeing the cover of The Bladed Faith, with its […]

April 3, 2022

The Iron Crown: Dragon Spirits, Book 1


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By: L.L. MacRae Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Self-Published, L.L. MacRae Content Warning: Torture (magical/spiritual) “What belonged to thineNow stolen as mine.Memories once crystal clearAre lost, leaving only fear.” L.L. MacRae, The Iron Crown Do you love dragons? Magical creatures? Exceptional character development? Beautiful world building? Then I highly recommend The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae, which […]

February 27, 2022

The Justice of Kings: The Empire of the Wolf, Book 1


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By: Richard Swan Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books The Justice of Kings, by Richard Swan, is an epic fantasy that is a cross between Law and Order meets Aragorn. This brilliant debut fantasy novel is a non-stop, action-packed novel filled with law, meting out of justice, and battle scenes that rival the best in fantasy. […]

February 20, 2022

The Age of Ash: The Kithamar Trilogy, Book 1


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By: Daniel Abraham Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books The Age of Ash, by Daniel Abraham, is an epic fantasy centered around the beautiful city of Kithamar. It is an unusual city, forged together from warring races and kingdoms who buried their hatred, came together and now live as one people. Remnants of the old […]

February 15, 2022

Raven’s Ruin: The Keeper Origins Book 2


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By: J.A. Andrews Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: J.A. Andrews WARNING: There will be spoilers for Dragon’s Reach, The Keeper Origin’s Book 1 “The reason we should pay attention to Sable’s story isn’t because it changed the world, we should pay attention because she came to understand the power of words, the power that each of […]

January 28, 2022

Dragon’s Reach: The Keeper Origins Book 1


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By: J.A. Andrews Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: J.A. Andrews “The origin of the Keepers is intrinsically connected to the creation of Queensland, and her very first queen. Back in the days when the land was peppered with loosely connected cities, a looming threat grew in the east. And those destined to shape nations came together, […]

January 23, 2022

The Other Way: Passage to Dawn Book 2


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By: Derrick Smyth Genre: Epic Fantasy Publisher: Derrick Smythe WARNING: There will be spoilers from The Other Magic, Passage to Dawn #1 “Welcome to the spiritual realm, the reflection, if you will; it is called many things by many people…We begin her because using magic is safe here…and you don’t need to be able to […]

January 16, 2022

Daughter of the Moon Goddess: The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1


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By: Sue Lynn TanGenre: FantasyPublisher: Harper Voyager Publishing Daughter of the Moon Goddess is Sue Lynn Tan’s stunningly beautiful debut fantasy novel. Chang’e, the Moon Goddess, is hiding her daughter, Xingyin, from the Celestial Emperor and Empress. If she is found, Chang’e fears for her daughter’s safety. When Xingyin comes to an age where her […]

January 10, 2022