By: Ken LiuGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Gallery Books/Saga Press WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Grace of Kings and The Wall of Storms The Veiled Throne seals Ken Liu as a brilliant writer in the genre of fantasy. The books so far in The Dandelion Dynasty are a unique and powerful series that adds diversity […]
By: Andrea StewartGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit/Hatchett Book Group The Bone Shard Emperor continues the adventures of the main protagonists from the Bone Shard Daughter and picks up the actions where the first novel left off. This second novel in the Drowning Empire series is as excellent as the first with page-turning excitement from beginning to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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: 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 […]
Books: The Threadlight Series: Voice of War, Book 1; Stones of Light, Book 2 About the Author: Zack Argyle lives just outside of Seattle, WA, USA, with his wife and two children. He has a degree in Electrical Engineering and works full-time as a software engineer. He is the winner of the Indies Today Best […]
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 […]