I received a free copy from NetGalley in return for an honest review. This in no way impacts my opinions. I have to be honest, I’ve never read anything by RJ Barker before, despite his presence on my TBF. As a result, I didn’t know quite what to expect. I’d heard good stuff, but we all fell into that trap […]
I received a free copy of the audiobook from the author in return for an honest review. This in no way impacts my opinions. The City of Kings is the newest novel in the First Earth Saga, in a world Rob J Hayes has been building for a long time. If you haven’t read the author’s work before, have no […]
After reviewing The Written last week, this is my second offering in my part of Ben Galley’s blog tour in which a number of bloggers review the various works of one of indie fantasy’s finest writers. This time around, I review “The Heart of Stone”. Here goes: Task is a golem, the last golem. A creature created by magic […]
Cale is an acolyte of the Hanged Redeemers, a church of warrior monks tasked with restoring their faith to the world. They are however at war with the Antagonists, whose aim is to corrupt the earth with their foul ways. But there is more to Cale than meets the eye, and when he escapes their monastery, the Redeemers must track […]
**Potential Spoiler Warning** I have to add this first, although I try hard not to ruin too many books for people. However, this is a sequel so it gets harder to not drop the odd S-Bomb.. I reviewed Tides of Mana a while back, and liked what Matt Larkin had done with Hawaiian mythology after his tour de force retelling […]
Sam Sykes. Heard of him? Funny dude and possibly the best Twitter follow anyone could wish for. His interactions with Chuck Wendig are freakin’ hysterical. Look it up if you don’t believe me. Anyway, he also writes books which, like his Twitter persona, are funny and irreverent. Seven Blades in Black is no different. It tells the tale of Sal […]
**Disclaimer – I got an eArc from Netgalley, and I have no idea if I actually got the entire book. I did get 21 chapters though, so consider it a review of that, if nothing else. With that in mind – here’s the review.** The Ruin of Kings tells the tale of Kihrin, a thief turned slave (upward mobility?) whose […]
So, it looks like there’s a new sheriff in town. There was a lot of talk about The Gutter Prayer pre-release – best debut of 2019 and so forth. “Hang on,” you say. “Best debut of 2019? In January? Isn’t that a bit, well, premature?” Still, I was sold. I’m not necessarily a “believe the hype” type, but I grabbed […]
Chasing Graves was one of my favourite books of 2018, so there’s always an air of trepidation regarding whether the follow-up can maintain the quality, especially when it’s the midpoint of a trilogy. Well, never fear. Not only does the author keep up the pace, but he ups the ante, setting up a potentially blockbuster end to the series. Caltro, […]
I thought I made a mistake on this one. I’ve been interested in checking out James A Moore for a while now, but I didn’t realise it was the third in the series, and usually I prefer to go with a series from the start. Turned out to be less of a concern than I thought, as the author did […]
