The Broken God continues Gareth Hanrahan’s wildly imaginative Black Iron Legacy series. Everyone who loved the adventures in the first two installments will enjoy this book too. While Cari travels through strange lands cursed by the Godswar, a member of the Lyrixian criminal syndicate connects with the godly ghost of Spar Idgeson. What follows is […]
I had heard a lot of good things about Black Stone Heart, so my expectations were high going in. Obviously, as a grimdark writer myself, I knew it would be right in my wheelhouse, as long as it delivered. But of course, it is often the case that high expectations have a way of souring […]
The fall of Erlon is an epic flintlock fantasy which draws heavy inspiration from the Napoleonic era. I enjoyed the large cast and the sweeping sense of history in the making, but ultimately the pace of the novel faltered in the middle, before regaining some of its momentum toward at the end. The novel opens […]
All Gideon wants is to get the hell away from the Ninth House. Imagine growing up in the depths of space surrounded by a bunch of creepy necromancer cultists. And the only kid around your age is the heir to the Ninth, a girl you’ve spent your life hating, the creepiest necromancer of them all. […]
Every page of the Combat Codes is infused with an intimate knowledge of martial arts. The characters, the world building, and the plot all revolve around hand-to-hand fighting… and the authenticity shows. This story is full of hard-hitting action scenes and honors a warrior’s code. A lot of individual enjoyment will depend on how well […]
Agent G: Infiltrator is a little outside of my usual genre wheelhouse. I was a little bit worried that this story might not be for me, but the book quickly changed my opinion. It is a well-told story populated by interesting characters with a dash of humor to top it all off. I found myself […]
House of Chains is book four in Steven Erikson’s utterly epic series, The Malazan Book of the Fallen. It’s a departure from previous books in a few different respects. First and foremost, House of Chains zooms in to focus tightly on an individual character for the first section, something that Erikson hadn’t done before. But […]
The Written is an action-packed tale full of tropes and monsters. It features a solid central character whose motivations drive him to chase down leads and unravel the far-reaching implications of the theft of an ancient grimoire. I give it high marks for a robust setting that feels like it has the depth and history […]
The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang is a promising debut, with a unique and interesting setting, solid characters, and a compelling plot. I started this book and was hooked from page one, but by the time I finished, there were a few inconsistencies that tripped me up. I vacillated between three and five stars as […]
If you loved Kings of the Wyld, you are going to like Bloody Rose. Nicholas Eames delivers another fun-loving romp, with a new band of heroes questing to stop a horde of unholy monsters from massacring the inhabitants of Grandual. After her dramatic rescue from Castia by her father, Golden Gabe, and his band, Saga, […]