While Darkness Gathers is a follow up novel by author and professor Philip Chase to his fantastic Edan trilogy. It’s…
Category: Book Reviews
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The Shadow Gate by LL MacRae
The Shadow Gate is the second book in LL MacRae’s Dragon Spirits fantasy trilogy. I loved the first book, The…
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Iron Truth by SA Tholin
“… life on Mars hadn’t been all roses and rainbows. She seemed to remember worrying over piles of bills and…
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Quenched in Blood by Sean Crow
At first glance, Sean Crow’s 2021 cyberpunk fantasy novel Quenched in Blood is a flashy, violent affair. This tale revolves…
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Time’s Ellipse by Frasier Armitage
The science fiction novel Time’s Ellipse by Frasier Armitage was released in 2023 and he’s one of those authors I’ve…
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Once Was Willem – M. R. Carey
Standalone novels do not get their fair share of time in the sun, and dark fantasy standalones by their implied…
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The Citrine Key by LL MacRae
“A dragon’s laughter was somehow more terrifying than its roar.” The Citrine Key is the prequel novella to The Iron…
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MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN by Salman Rushdie
I sit and stare at this book and I have the same mental block toward writing a review on it…
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Liches Get Stitches by HJ Tolson, a review
I am currently working my way through books I have had on my Kindle for a while, and decided to…
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Victoria Marmot: The Complete Series #1-5 by Virginia McClain – a review
The Victoria Marmot: The Complete Series #1-5 box set is a collection of five young adult fantasy adventures featuring the…
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DESTINY’S CONFLICT by Janny Wurts
There comes a time in a long, epic fantasy series when the end is in sight and you start chomping…
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Residuum by DB Rook
“… as for the idea of putting our tails between our legs and running,” he took a breath. “Tell that…
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The Iron Crown by L.L. MacRae- a review
Fenn’s first and only memory is finding himself in the middle of a forest, face to face with a dragon…
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The Revenge of Thousands by Michael Roberti- a review
Before we were TRAITORS…Before there was a GRAVE waiting for us all..While more than WORMS remained…It started with a war.…
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The Century Blade by Rob J Hayes
“Orochi, the king of the dragons, has ordered his brothers and sisters to destroy humanity. It falls to a young…
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Fortune’s Fool by Angela Boord – a review
Fortune’s Fool is an impressively large tome at 737 pages on Kindle, so it requires an investment of time to…
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Residuum by DB Rook- a review
*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* I didn’t really know exactly what…
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All Systems Red by Martha Wells
The Murderbot Diaries #1 “Murderbot + actual human = awkwardness” When I say I like sci-fi The Murderbot Diaries are…
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The Devising by Jacob Sannox
The Devising completes the Dark Oak Chronicles fantasy trilogy by Jacob Sannox. Sannox is a writer of great range and…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 87 | Absolute Superman 7
Click here to listen to Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 87 If you listen to the podcast or read…
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Dance With Me by Livia J Elliot
Dance With Me is a novella written by Livia J Elliot and I was kindly sent an advance copy by…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 85 | Assorted Crisis Events #2
To hear about the rest of the books we discussed this week, episode 85 can be found here. The first…
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Special Delivery by Rex Burke – a review
Special Delivery is something of a departure from the usual quirky, feel-good sci-fi comedies I have come to expect from…
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Dance With Me by Livia J Elliot- a review
*I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review* In honor of the two year…
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The Scroungers (Vermin of the Old Empire) – Thomas J. Devens
What happens to the “lucky” few who survive the ravages of war? They scrounge their way forward, of course! Thomas…
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Yestermorrow by Frasier Armitage- a review
If you could change the past, would you? What would you change? And when would enough be enough? Yestermorrow is…
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The Fire in the Frost by Lyra Wolf – a review
The Fire in the Frost is the fourth and final chapter in Lyra Wolf’s Norse fantasy series The Nine Worlds…
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Double-Edged Sword and Sorcery- a review
New Edge Sword and Sorcery has some pretty cool stuff going on, and if the magazine wasn’t enough of a…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 84 | Buried Long, Long Ago #1
Find the podcast episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/17040201 If you listen to the podcast or read this blog, you’ve probably heard me…
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Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #1 Review
To hear the rest of our books this week, check out the podcast here If you’re a fan of stories…
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DANCE WITH ME by Livia J. Elliot
An enticing silhouette; a sparkling glint of enhanced design; a subtle turning of musical key; an elaborate dance of an…
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Season of Kings by A.J. Rettger- a review
Let’s start with the fact that I listened to this audiobook a while ago, and I was certain I had…
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Impossible Fruit by Gary J Mack
Impossible Fruit is a selection of sci-fi and fantasy short stories, which were written by multi-genre author Gary J Mack…
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The Book That Held Her Heart (The Library Trilogy 3) by Mark Lawrence
The Book That Held Her Heart is the emotional gut-punch of a finale to Mark Lawrence’s masterpiece series, The Library…
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ARC Review: Jester by Tim Carter
Jester tells the story of a hero’s journey from lowly latrine slave to, well… hero. I love an underdog, and…
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DESTINY’S DOOM by Vaughn Roycroft- Book 3 in THE SUNDERED NATION trilogy
This third volume in the excellent Sundered Nation trilogy continues to tell the epic tale of Vahldan, Elan, and their…
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Crush Depth #1 Review
I love underwater stories, especially when horror and science fiction are thrown in. I mean, who doesn’t love The Abyss?…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 81 | Absolute Martian Manhunter #1
To hear the other books we discussed on episode 81 of Weekly Pulls, click here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16914346 Last year when the…
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Favors Within Ashes by John D. Escu
Favors Within Ashes is the debut novel of author John D. Escu, kicking off the Sins of Starlight Collapse series.…
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Power by Bharat Krishnan
Power is the second book in Bharat Krishnan’s unapologetically political WP Trilogy, following on from the wonderful Privilege, which I…
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the Shadows of the Collegiate short stories by DB Rook- a review(s)
I made it a goal this year to prioritize reading books from authors I haven’t read yet. The list of…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 80 | Out of Alcatraz #1
To hear about the other books we read this week, find Episode 80 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16873441 In 1962, 3 prisoners escaped…
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Priest of Bones by Peter McClean Review
Priest of Bones was my first experience dipping my toes into what most people refer to as Grimdark or Dark…
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Napalm Lullaby #9 Review
If you’re a listener of our Weekly Pulls podcast, you probably know that I’ve had a weird relationship with Napalm…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 79 | Assorted Crisis Events #1
You can find episode 79 and the rest of the books we read on the podcast here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16832422 This one…
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Birthday Treat by Anthony Self- a review
I kinda came into this book with little to no prior knowledge. Seriously, I was aware of the book, obviously.…
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The Poppy War Trilogy by RF Kuang
I’ll give thoughts on each book in the trilogy without spoiling anything for you. The Poppy War The Poppy War…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 78 | Hyde Street #4
Click here to find episode 78 of Pick of the Week and hear about the other books we read this…
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The Hallows by H.L. Tinsley- a review
Well hot damn! I don’t even know where to start. The Hallows isn’t the first book from H.L. Tinsley I’ve…
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The Scroungers by Thomas J. Devens
“To the Dripping Bucket. Home away from homes. Where the swill they serve may be fit to kill some, but…
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Revival by Stephen King
If you are familiar with me at all from YouTube or the podcast, you know I’m not the biggest Stephen…
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Hall of Bones by Tim Hardie- a review
I bought the paperback of Hall of Bones a few years ago, it’s been sitting on my shelf ever since,…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 77 | Hello Darkness #8
To hear about the other books we talked about this week, you can find episode 77 of the podcast here:…
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Alan Moore’s Swamp Thing
Our reading group recently finished reading this series and discussed each volume on the podcast. If you’d like to listen…
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A Pack of Wolves by PL Stuart
“Rarely does the one who is most deserving of kingship wear the crown.” That quote from A Pack of Wolves…
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THE GREAT WHEN by Alan Moore
So here I am, beginning a brand new novel by an author whose work I’ve enjoyed quite a bit over…
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Panel Chewing: Pick of the Week 76 | w0rldtr33 #13
To listen to the other books we discussed this week, listen to episode 76 here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1793148/episodes/16709416 James Tynion’s w0rldtr33 holds…
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