Hang Wire by Adam Christopher
Phil Norris
Hang Wire is Adam Christopher’s fourth book and it is his best so far. That’s not saying the three that went before – Empire State, Seven Wonders and The Age…
Phil Norris
The Shattered Crown by Richard Ford
I suppose there comes a time if you review books – and find yourself on a publisher’s mailing list – when you will get sent a book that is either…
Beauty by Sarah Pinborough
Beauty is the retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale; all the elements are here, the impenetrable forest, the cursed princess and the handsome prince. This final story in Sarah…
The Copper Promise by Jen Williams
There are some far-fetched rumours about the caverns beneath the Citadel. Some say the Mages left their most dangerous secrets buried there; some say the gods themselves have been imprisoned…
All Is Fair by Emma Newman
Editor’s Note: This review contains spoilers for the previous books. Read with caution if you have yet to finish Between Two Thorns and Any Other Name. The Duke of Londinium…
Ace of Skulls by Chris Wooding
All good things come to those who wait, and this is it, the last stand of the crew of the Ketty Jay. They’ve been shot down, set up, double crossed…
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
Fifteen years ago a civil war known as Robert’s Rebellion rocks the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros and brings about the downfall of the powerful Targaryen family, who had ruled for…
Charm by Sarah Pinborough
This review contains spoilers. If you have yet to read Poison, read this review with caution. How do you follow the re-imaging of Snow White, why with the re-imaging of…
Any Other Name by Emma Newman
Lady Rose has fallen, all those associated to her were taken by the Agency, and the lucky ones have escaped into hiding. Londinium is in turmoil, the Duke – a…
Mayhem by Sarah Pinborough
When a rotten torso is discovered in the vault below New Scotland Yard, it doesn’t take Dr. Thomas Bond – Police surgeon – long to realise there is a second…
Poison by Sarah Pinborough
Snow White lives the idyllic life of a fairytale princess, she has the love of her father and of the people, she has the loyalty of the dwarves who toil…
The Age Atomic by Adam Christopher
The Empire State is dying. The Fissure connecting the pocket universe to New York has vanished, plunging the city into a deep freeze and the populace are demanding a return…