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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Book: Small Places About Matthew SmallsMatthew Samuels is a science fiction and fantasy writer based in London, UK. His first novel was the Sci-Fi Solarpunk / Hopepunk adventure story Parasites, the first book in the Navigator Series. He enjoys reading, gaming, running, walking, EDM and perversely, quiet. PLEASE NOTE: There will be spoilers if you […]
By: Matthew Samuels Publisher: Self-Published, Matthew Samuels Genre: Urban Fantasy Content Warning: Strong language and violence throughout, with some graphic injury detail, scenes of involuntary restraint, giant spiders, dead animals, implied cruelty to animals, and some fantastical creatures of a horrifying nature Trigger Warning: Cancer, mention of previous self-harm and an instance of a drink […]
By: B.T. Keaton Publisher: Ingleside Avenue Press Genre: Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Dystopian Fiction Content Warning: Cannibalism (one chapter), Violence “You may have heard of me…I am the one they call Barrabas… Now if I am indeed this Barrabas of legend, as they say, then there’s a rather large kink in my little tale… The […]
“We read books to find out who we are. What other people, real or imaginary, do and think and feel… is an essential guide to our understanding of what we ourselves are and may become.” Ursula K. LeGuin I have to admit that I did not know there was a Self-Published Author Appreciation Week. I […]
By: Jeffrey SpeightGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Literary Wanderlust Content Warning: Gore, Violence, Racism, Body Horror, Torture, Human Trafficking “From Pragarus I shall returnAnd all Evelium shall burnThe blood of a thousand souls ensnaredOnly the loyal few be spared…”, Prologue, Paladin Unbound, Jeffrey Speight As a debut fantasy novel, I was thoroughly impressed with Jeffrey Speight’s Paladin Unbound. […]
By: Ru PringleGenre: Epic Fantasy; Grimdark; Science FictionPublisher: Fractal Symmetry Content Warning: Abuse (prisoner, emotional, sexual), Animal cruelty, Hate crime, Body horror, Gore, Bullying, Degenerative Illness, Genocide, Violence (brief graphic), Racial bigotry/Racism, Torture “Afterwards, Dana found that she could not even recall the stranger’s name.If he had provided one. So much for the gift of hindsight.” […]
By: M. L. SpencerGenre: Epic FantasyPublisher: Stoneguard Publications Content Warning: Gore, Torture When the opportunity to read and review Dragon Mage presented itself, I jumped at the chance. I saw the book on Instagram so many times and it was definitely on my “to be read” list. After finishing this book, I can say without hesitation […]