Covenant of Steel by Anthony Ryan – Series Review
Stuart Cripps-Schnoor
Pariah. Martyr. Traitor. Outlaw. Scholar. Warrior. An epic tale tracing Alwyn Scribe’s rise from lowborn thief to a man whose choices and allegiances will determine the fate of the kingdom…
Orbit Books
The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham – Series Review
Christopher Keene
There are few epic fantasy series that have risen as high on my list of favorites on a reread as The Dagger and the Coin by Daniel Abraham. Along with…
Chosen by Benedict Jacka – Review
Julia Kitvaria Sarene
The action is as sharp as ever. Alex can't blast his way through problems like some mages. He plans, he outmaneuvers, he uses his foresight and his wits, and watching…
The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold – Review
... a moody, character-driven urban fantasy with a capable, sarcastic protagonist and a city full of strange, broken, and dangerous inhabitants. It’s a story that is clever, darkly funny at…
An Inheritance of Magic by Benedict Jacka – Review
The magic is inventive, the stakes are high, and power comes at a cost. With fast learning curves, a ruthless magical society, and a protagonist who must match wit with…
Gods of the Wyrdwood by RJ Barker – Review
It felt like I walked off the page right into the forest and village, and coming back to the real world was jarring.
Once Was Willem by M. R. Carey – Review
Once Was Willem is dark, strange, and often brutal, but also moving and full of heart. It’s about monsters and men, about power and corruption, about finding family in the…
Swordheart by T. Kingfisher
Jayna
As usual for Kingfisher’s books, the side characters are extremely well done. These include a non-binary priest-lawyer and a Gnoll oxen keeper. Both of which are funny, lovable and perfect…
The Damned King by Justin Lee Anderson – Cover Reveal
If you’ve read The Lost War and The Bitter Crown, you’ll know I like to leave readers on a big ending, one way or another. Of course, every writer wants…
The Liar’s Knot by M. A. Carrick
L. A. Young
Narratives are stories about characters who are trying to achieve a goal. Regardless of whether or not they are protagonists, antagonists, villains, other characters, etc., these characters are willing to…
The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
Fans and readers of epic fantasy are familiar with the trope of one or more protagonists embarking on a quest to save the world, the empire, the country, etc. Historical…
The Unbroken by C. L. Clark
In recent years, the fantasy genre has become more expansive with new narratives written by diverse and multicultural authors. Some of these narratives led to the emergence of new subgenres…