By: Ken Liu Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Gallery Books/Saga Press WARNING: There will be spoilers for the previous books in the series “Thera said nothing. She stilled her heart and opened her senses, to the intense carmine glow of the berries, the woodsy fragrance of the mushrooms, to the distant song of an answer-me-now, to the […]
By: Dan FitzgeraldPublisher: Shadowspark Publishing Having spoken with Dan and through his posts, I know that LBGTQ representation is important and essential in his books. While it is a duology, it does focus on different characters. The Living Waters explores relationships with the natural world, while the Isle of a Thousand Worlds focuses on the […]
By: Astrid Knight Genre: Portal Fantasy Publisher: Self Published CONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS: Shown on page: Depictions of mental illness (depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, suicide/suicidal ideation); Animal violence (involving fantasy creatures); Child abduction and harm (involving two thirteen-year-olds and fantasy creatures)Alluded to: Childhood sexual assault; Alcohol abuse; Child death Astrid Knight’s Perception Check was a good […]
BY: Jonathan NevairGenre: Space Opera/Science Fiction WARNING: Their may be spoilers for the books. The Wintide Series is a beautiful space opera, with unforgettable characters and incredible world building. What includes it in my Pride Month books is it’s gender fluidity and LBGTQ+ characters. Built into the world that Mr. Nevair created was gender fluidity […]
By: Ryka AokiGenre: Science Fiction WARNING: There may be spoilers for the book Today’s spotlight book for Pride Month is The Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki. This book was on just about every list as must read science fiction for 2021. While at its core it is a science fiction novel, there is […]
WARNING: There may be spoilers for the series BY: E. G. RadcliffeGENRE: YA FantasyPUBLISHER: Mythic Prairie Books I started reading again in 2019. I read The Percy Jackson Series and the others that Rick Riordan wrote. I found a re-kindled love for reading, especially fantasy and science fiction. I never stopped. During the summer of […]
By: Jonathan Maberry Genre: Grimdark Fantasy Publisher: St. Marten’s Press Kagen the Damned is a gripping, no-holds-barred grimdark fantasy by Jonathan Maberry. Filled with well-developed and some morally gray characters, battles, magic, and violence that are the earmark of this genre, it is an excellent entry into the dark side of fantasy. The story follows […]
By: Allegra Pescatore Genre: Gaslamp/Epic Fantasy Publisher: AO Collective Publishing Content/Trigger Warnings:Shown on page: Ableism; Child abduction (described briefly, non-graphic); Drug use (medically necessary); Torture, including mild gore Alluded to: Sexual assault (assumed, not actual); A culture with mild” Sexism & Racism; Infidelity Where Shadows Lie, by Allegra Pescatore, is an excellent epic fantasy brimming […]
By: Jenn Lyons Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Macmillan/TOR-forge WARNING: There will be spoilers for the first 4 books of A Chorus of Dragons “Khirin had work to do and a last game to run. The stakes were everything, the odds were grim, and there would be no second chances. His opponents were both geniuses who wanted […]
By: Rebecca RoanhorseGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Gallery/Saga Press WARNING: There will be spoilers for Black Sun Serapio didn’t die as he was prophesized to do so by killing Naranpa, the Sun God during the Convergence. Since he did not fulfill his destiny, he lives, as does Naranpa. What will become of Meridian and the city of […]