The Undermining of Twyla and Frank


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By: Megan BannenGenre: Romantic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books “Early in their friendship, they had discovered a mutual tendency to burst into song whenever the lyrics to a particular ditty seemed relevant to the topic of conversation. Considering the fact that most of the records cranked out of the Bushong music scene over the past half century […]

July 4, 2024

The Traitor, Book Three of The Covenant of Steel


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By: Anthony Ryan Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books Content Warning: Gore, violence, torture. There will be spoilers for The Pariah and The Martyr “What do you know of the Malecite, Alwyn?…They are the wellspring of evil in the world, I said…I stared at him, baffled but also fearful, refusing to prompt him further, but he […]

July 20, 2023

The Tyranny of Faith: The Empire of the Wolf, Book 2


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By: Richard Swan Genre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Justice of Kings “I was surprised by Vonvalt’s anger…To see him now, trembling with fury – well, frankly, it frightened me. It was a side of Vonvalt I did not see often.”Richard Swan, The Tyranny of Faith The Tyranny of […]

March 23, 2023

Ithaca, The Songs of Penelope Book 1


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By: Claire NorthGenre: Fantasy, Fiction/Modern & Contemporary FictionPublisher: Orbit Books “Follow me through the halls of the palace of Odysseus; Follow to hear the stories that the men-poets of greedy kings do not tell.” Claire North, Ithaca Claire North’s Ithaca is an incredible telling of the tale of Penelope as she awaits the return of […]

November 23, 2022

The Wizard of Eventide, The Goddess of War, Book 3


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By: Jon SkovronGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Ranger of Marzana & The Queen of Izmoroz The Wizard of Eventide is the third and final book in Jon Skovron’s epic fantasy series, The Goddess of War. I found it on par with the first book, and throughout the series […]

October 24, 2022

The Queen of Izmoroz, The Goddess of War, Book 2


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By: Jon SkovronGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books WARNING: There will be spoilers for The Ranger of Marzana The Queen of Izmoroz is the second book in Jon Skovron epic fantasy series, The Goddess of War. While it was better, it still was lacking in drawing me into the story. The characters are, for the most […]

October 24, 2022

The Ranger of Marzana, The Goddess of War, Book 1


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By: Jon SkovronGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books I was drawn the The Ranger of Marzana because I love stories of rangers. If were ever to pick a fantasy character I could be, it would always be ranger. The cover of the book is gorgeous, and the summary was very promising. There is LBGTQIA representation, and […]

October 24, 2022

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy


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By: Megan Bannen Genre: Romantic Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books “Oh. It’s you,” She said, the words and the unenthusiastic tone that went with them dropping of her tongue like a dead weight…“Most people start with hello.”“Hello, Hart-ache,” she sighed.“Hello, Merciless.” He gave her a thin, venomous smile as he took in her oddly disheveled appearance.”Megan […]

September 23, 2022

The Oleander Sword (The Burning Kingdoms, Book 2)


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By: Tasha SuriGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Orbit Books THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR THE JASMINE THRONE “Malini should not write it, she knew.But she wanted to.I have looked upon the ocean, she wrote. And it made me recall the tale of a river. And of fish, searching for a new world on its bank.And I remember […]

August 26, 2022

The Book of Gothel


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By: Mary McMyne Genre: Fantasy Publisher: Orbit Books “Everything you look at can become a fairy tale and you can get a story from everything you touch.” Hans Christian Andersen What exactly is a “fairy tale”? According to the dictionary it is a “story (as for children) involving fantastic forces and beings (such as fairies, wizards, […]

July 25, 2022