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 […]
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 […]
By: John Gwynne Genre: Norse Fantasy Publisher: Orbit/Hachette Book Group “There comes the shadow-dark dragon flying,The gleaming serpent, up from the Dark-of-Moon Hills;He flies over the plain, and in his pinionsHe carries corpses” The Voluspa (John Gwynne, The Shadow of the Gods) The Shadow of the Gods was my first foray into the fantasy world […]
By: Jami Fairleigh Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Kitsune Publishing Content/Trigger Warnings: Shown on page: Abandonment; Ableism (Some Ableist Language); Amnesia / Memory Loss; Anxiety; Anger Issues; Attempted Sexual Assault; Blood (Wounds); Bodies / Corpses; Burning (Gore); Alcohol; Death / Dying; Fire; Descriptions of food; Guilt; Loss of a Parent / Family; Manipulation / Toxic Relationship; Microaggressions; […]
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 […]
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. […]
Series: Adjacent MonstersGenre: Dark Fantasy/Psychological FantasyIntended Age Group: AdultPublisher: LukeTarzian.com (Self Published) Content Warning: Depression, Anxiety, Guilt, Loss, Death, Anger, Alcohol “The stars shine high above my city of Rach Na’Shuul as they have done for years; memories and hopes, for my beloved home is dead…“The stars shine high above my city of Rach Na’Shuul […]
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 […]
By: Dan Fitzgerald Genre: Sword-Free Fantasy, Romantic Fantasy Intended Age Group: Adult Publisher: Shadow Spark Publishing Content Warning: Consenting adult sexual content “To these fish, the water is one world and the air another. Who is to say which world is more real? There are a thousand worlds, a thousand realities, but they are all […]
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 […]