GRAVITAS, A Tale of the Constella


Grimdark Fantasy

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, […]

November 9, 2021

B. T. Keaton: Transference


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ABOUT THE AUTHORBrandon Keaton is a citizen of beautiful Aotearoa. He is passionate about music, loves animals, and also has an undying affinity for gummy bears. His debut indie novel, Transference, peaked briefly at #1 on Amazon in multiple categories including Dystopian, Metaphysical, and Post-Apocalyptic fiction. Brandon is honored to support both the Science Fiction & Fantasy Association […]

October 21, 2021

Peter Hartog: Guardian of Empire Series


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ABOUT THE AUTHORA native son of Massachusetts, Peter has been living in the Deep South for over 25 years. By day, he’s an insurance professional, saving the world one policy at a time. But at night, well, no one really wants to see him fighting crime in his Spider-Man onesie. Instead, Peter develops new worlds […]

October 3, 2021

Dan Fitzgerald: The Living Waters


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Series: The Weirdwater Confluence (#1)Published: October 15, 2021 by Shadow Spark PublishingGenre: Sword-free Fantasy BOOK INFORMATION Book Cover Illustration: Karkki AKA KittensartbooksTwitter: https://twitter.com/kittensartsboo1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kittensartbooks/ Book Cover Design: Jessica Moon of Shadow Spark PublishingTwitter:  https://twitter.com/jhlmoon BOOK SUMMARY When two painted-faced nobles take a guided raft trip on a muddy river, they expect to rough it for […]

September 15, 2021

Jeffrey Speight: Paladin Unbound


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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 […]

September 14, 2021

The Other Magic: Passage to Dawn Book 1


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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 […]

September 12, 2021

Trudie Skies: The Thirteenth Hour


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The beautiful cover of Trudie Skies new novel, The Thirteenth Hour, The Cruel Gods (#1) Series: The Cruel Gods (#1) Published: October 13, 2021 Genre: Gaslamp Fantasy BOOK INFORMATION Book Cover Illustration: James T. Egan of Bookfly Design (https://www.bookflydesign.com/) Map Design: Soraya Corcoran (https://sorayacorcoran.com/) Character Art: Seraphim (https://seraphimistic.carrd.co/) Order on Amazon BOOK SUMMARY Cruel gods rule the […]

September 6, 2021

Jati’s Wager: Windtide 2


Book Reviews

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 […]

September 4, 2021

E.G. Radcliff: The Coming of Áed Trilogy


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Books: The Coming of Áed: The Hidden King, Book 1; The Last Prince, Book 2; The Wild Court, Book 3 About The Author: E.G. Radcliff is a part-time pooka and native of the Unseelie Court. She collects acorns, glass beads, and pretty rocks, and the crows outside her house know her as She Who Has […]

September 1, 2021

Blood of the Spear, Book One of the Eye of Eternity


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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 […]

August 29, 2021