Of Sand and Malice Made

Of Sand and Malice MadeA Shattered Sands NovelBy Bradley P. Beaulieu Çeda is the youngest pit fighter in the history of Sharakhai. She’s made her name in the arena as the fearsome White Wolf. None but her closest friends and allies know her true identity. But this all changes when she crosses the path of […]

Review: The Long Way Down

The Long Way DownDaniel Faust Book 1By Craig Schaefer Nobody knows the seedy underbelly of Las Vegas like Daniel Faust, a sorcerer for hire and ex-gangster who uses black magic and bullets to solve his clients’ problems. When an old man comes seeking vengeance for his murdered granddaughter, what looks like a simple job quickly […]

Review: The Melding Thief

The Melding Thief The Varkas Chronicles – Short Tales 2 By Deck Matthews Kelven Strall thought he’d left the life of thievery behind him. Now he’s dying. The black lung ravages his body, and with two young daughters to think of, he makes one last theft. Pursued by the hunters of the Stone Seat, he […]

Review: In the Tower of the Witching Tree

In the Tower of the Witching TreeVarkas Chronicles – Short tales Book 1By Deck Matthews Shade is a master of the confidence game. But when her latest play falls apart, forcing her to flee from the local guards, Shade finds herself climbing through a window at the top of a mysterious tower. What she finds […]

Review: Red Sister

Red SisterBook of the Ancestor 1By Mark Lawrence At the Convent of Sweet Mercy young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices’ skills to deadly effect: it takes ten years to educate […]

Review: Mistress of Skienhold

Mistress of SkienholdThe Weaver CycleBy Chris Rosser Owain had waited a year to sing for the Duke of Kas Mendoc. But his master, the renowned Trystan of Langorn, has a change of heart denying him the fame and honour he craves. They journey to Skeinhold Castle in the wild Cae Valley. Bitter and riddled with […]

Review: An Echo of Things to Come

An Echo of Things to ComeThe Licanius Trilogy Book TwoBy James Islington As shadows rise, a darkness awakesAn amnesty has been declared for all Augurs – finally allowing them to emerge from hiding and openly oppose the dark forces massing against Andarra. However, as Davian and his new allies hurry north towards the ever-weakening Boundary, fresh […]

Review: The Game Bird

The Game BirdBy Aidan R Walsh An evil is growing. The Realm is under attack. A leviathan has risen from the depths and is destroying the fleets that feed Stormhaven. Stuck ashore and drowning in debt, Captain James Faulkner resolves to hunt the sea monster and claim the enormous bounty on the beast. Sophia Blake’s […]

Review: The Shadow of What Was Lost

The Shadow of What Was LostLicanius Trilogy Book OneBy James Islington OLD POWERS AWAKEN It has been twenty years since the god-like Augurs were overthrown and killed. Now, those who once served them – the Gifted – are spared only because they have accepted the rebellion’s Four Tenets, vastly limiting their own powers. As a […]

Twelve Kings in Sharakhai

Twelve KingsThe Song of the Shattered Sands Book OneBy Bradley P. Beaulieu In the cramped west end of Sharakhai, the Amber Jewel of the Desert, eda fights in the pits to scrape a living. She, like so many in the city, pray for the downfall of the cruel, immortal Kings of Sharakhai, but she’s never […]