Author: Tim Hardie

The Magnus Archives, distributed by Rusty Quill and written by Jonathan Sims, who plays the Head Archivist…

Spirits of Vengeance is the third of Rob J Hayes’ standalone novels which take place in his…

The brilliant sci-fi audio drama The Dex Legacy is back for a third season after a successful…

The Scroungers by Thomas J Devens is one of a series of interconnected standalone novellas, which form…

The Magnus Archives, distributed by Rusty Quill and written by Jonathan Sims, who plays the character of…

Released in the Spring of 2025, Burnout is a cyberpunk sci-fi podcast produced and directed by Chris…

Promise concludes Bharat Krishnan’s WP Trilogy. All three books came out in rapid succession at the end…

The Magnus Archives began in 2016 as a weekly horror fiction anthology podcast distributed by Rusty Quill….

The Shadow Gate is the second book in LL MacRae’s Dragon Spirits fantasy trilogy. I loved the…

“… life on Mars hadn’t been all roses and rainbows. She seemed to remember worrying over piles…

At first glance, Sean Crow’s 2021 cyberpunk fantasy novel Quenched in Blood is a flashy, violent affair….

The science fiction novel Time’s Ellipse by Frasier Armitage was released in 2023 and he’s one of…

“A dragon’s laughter was somehow more terrifying than its roar.” The Citrine Key is the prequel novella…

“… as for the idea of putting our tails between our legs and running,” he took a…

“Orochi, the king of the dragons, has ordered his brothers and sisters to destroy humanity. It falls…

The Murderbot Diaries #1 “Murderbot + actual human = awkwardness” When I say I like sci-fi The…

“We’re not meant for the world. We’re the monsters they made.” The Dex Legacy audio drama is…

The Devising completes the Dark Oak Chronicles fantasy trilogy by Jacob Sannox. Sannox is a writer of…

Dance With Me is a novella written by Livia J Elliot and I was kindly sent an…

“1500 years after Ancestors from Earth colonised planet SP714, countries have divided, risen, fallen, and been consumed…

Impossible Fruit is a selection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories, which were written by multi-genre author…

Produced by Chris Gregory, founder of The Alternative Stories and Fake Realities podcast, and written by Emily…

Power is the second book in Bharat Krishnan’s unapologetically political WP Trilogy, following on from the wonderful…

“Rarely does the one who is most deserving of kingship wear the crown.” That quote from A…

“I closed my eyes and prayed that I had not stumbled upon the opening verse of a…

“I think I know who the Grays are. Tonight I find out for sure.” I can confidently…

Vacuous Perfection At the time of writing this review the novel Twilight by Stephenie Meyer already has…

‘“Some wounds never heal,” said Arthur. “Tristan’s regret will never fade.”’ I conclude my review of Jacob…

‘Fear is stale bread and hard cheese. Terror is milk and honey,’ Malagant grinned. ‘And right now,…

King Arthur is back, but can he stop the Ravenmaster? This is the first of three reviews…

Aulirean Gates Book 1 “Stories not told are soon forgotten.” This is a story told with love…

As an avid reader I always plan out my reading for the year ahead, trying to ensure…

Godless Lands was Sean Crow’s debut novel and the first book in his Godless Lands grimdark fantasy…

“It’s no surprise that there’s something very unsettling about burying your only friend in the ground while…

As I were going up Withered Hill With night-time coming soon I met a man under the…

Lee C Conley’s writing drew my eye after I read some of his excellent short stories, published…

“Banksie, hi. What are you up to?” “Well, I’m going to be writing a book about whisky.”…

Released in 2020, Valhalla Steel is an illustrated novella bursting with ideas and invention written by Sean…

In Age of the Dryad we return to the fantasy world of Jacob Sannox’s Dark Oak Chronicles….

This book is a reread for me, some 20 years after last picking it up. I’m delighted…

“Anger was an old companion of mine by now.” Ancillary Sword is the sequel to the all-conquering…

“being a king is a cruel honour.” I’ll start by saying that reviewing this book without spoilers…

Weird Tales of Argana Zeit Volume 2 by Owain Oakwood The second collection of Owain Oakwood’s short…

Ancient Bloodlines Illicit Substances Floating Nuns With a tagline like that, alongside the mysteriously strange yet beautiful…

Being in power is very different to seizing power I was provided with an ARC of Lord…

After its release in 2013 Ancillary Justice swept away all the competition, winning just about every sci-fi…

I continue my series of reviews looking at PL Stuart’s The Drowned Kingdom Saga, a tale inspired…

Weird Tales of Argana Zeit Volume 1 by Owain Oakwood Cosy paranormal mysteries aren’t my usual go-to…

“How easily we make sure our allies and enemies are saved or sacrificed shows who we really…

Legacy of the Brightwash (the first book in the Tainted Dominion series) is an extraordinary debut fantasy…

A Drowned Kingdom by PL Stuart The Drowned Kingdom Saga is an ambitious seven-book epic fantasy series…

“Justice without the possibility of mercy is simply vengeance” What a debut novel. Kerstin Espinosa Rosero is…

Before I can properly review this book, I need to explain what The Dex Legacy is. Emily…

The 10 finalists for the Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off 2023 writing competition have been chosen. With 300…

Published in 2017, I thought Dark Oak by Jacob Sannox was an amazing achievement as his debut…

“sometimes one can only be victorious in defeat” In Never Die, the first in a series of…

The ninth Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off writing competition is well underway, and our 10 finalists have already…