The Brothers Cabal by Jonathan L. Howard
Shambralyn Baker
This review contains spoilers. Please read with caution if you have yet to finish the book. Cabal looked at the man, and he was astonished, and yet so profoundly relieved…
Gemini Cell by Myke Cole
Eric Christensen
With each book, Myke Cole levels up, and Gemini Cell is no exception. This is Cole’s best work to date—a blending of magic, action, and romance that fans of Cole…
Symbols: A Vital Worldbuilding Tool
B. Pine
A few days before writing this post, an old acquaintance reached out to me by text to wish me a happy new year. I texted her back, asking how her…
Waylander by David Gemmell
Geoff Matthews
David Gemmell is a name known, I am sure, to everyone who reads fantasy. If it is not, then I hope this review might convince you to pick up one…
Foxglove Summer by Ben Aaronovitch
Adrian Faulkner
Foxglove Summer is the fifth book in the Peter Grant series, which started with Rivers of London. Whilst not a complete departure from previous books, Foxglove Summer does take a…
Roads Go Ever Ever On
Leo Elijah Cristea
Something important is ending as we speak; the end of an era of not only entertainment, not just a story, but our invited cinematic access to a deep, rich and…
The Iron Hunt by Marjorie M. Liu
Jo Niederhoff
This is a book about secrets. It isn’t just in the way the protagonist, Maxine Kiss, keeps secrets from the rest of the world, or in the way the demons…
The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
Richard Bray
If you’ve read Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time, it’s almost impossible to miss the clear influence the series has had on James Islington’s debut novel, The Shadow of What…
H. P. Lovecraft Omnibus 1: At the Mountains of Madness by H. P. Lovecraft
Aaron Miles
You probably think you’re safe as you’re reading this. You might be sat in the comfort of your home, or with a tablet on the morning commute. You might be…
The Iron Ghost by Jen Williams
Lucy Hounsom
Although I’m in danger of echoing some of Joanne Hall’s excellent commentary published here earlier this month, I feel that The Iron Ghost absolutely deserves the attention of two reviews.…
What Makes a Good Badass?
Victoria Hooper
Everyone loves a good badass, and, let’s admit it, our genre is full of them! But what makes a successful badass and how do they fit into our stories? Well,…
Underground Fantasy – Part Three: Tunnels and Secret Passageways
Steff Humm
So far in this series we’ve wandered through caves, dungeons, tombs and enclosed mazes to find out what makes underground fantasy settings so atmospheric and alluring. In the third and…