Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Published: July 2018 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)
If I’m limited to just two words to describe The Paternus Trilogy so far, I would say that it’s fun-tastically spectacular. …
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
My rating: 1.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Sarantine Mosaic (Book #1 of 2)
Genre: Historical Fantasy
Pages: 451 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 1998 by Penguin Books Canada
It pains me to say this, but it’s time for me to accept that Guy Gavriel Kay’s books aren’t for me. …
Paternus: Rise of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Published: July 2017 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)
An excellent new take on urban fantasy, Paternus: Rise of Gods was fascinating, fun and simply fantastic.
ARC provided by the publisher—Gollancz—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover illustration by: Tomas Almeida
The Trouble with Peace by Joe Abercrombie
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Age of Madness (Book #2 of 3), First Law World (Book, #9 of 10)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Grimdark fantasy
Pages: 512 pages (UK Hardback)
Published: 15th September 2020 by Gollancz (UK) & 15th September 2020 by Orbit (US)
Incredibly mesmeric and brilliant. The trouble with reading Abercrombie’s newest book is that there’s no more new Abercrombie book to read. …
Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Genre: Historical fiction, magic realism, horror, mystery
First Published: 1991
Boy’s Life is a beautifully written and captivating coming-of-age story.
I would like to highlight first of all that while this book might have won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1992, I would say that it was more akin to magic realism with a dose of horror in historical and fictional setting of a small town named Zephyr in Alabama.
Cover illustration by: Chris McGrath
Turn Coat by Jim Butcher
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Dresden Files (Book #11 of 25)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Pages: 545 pages (US Kindle edition)
Published: 4th June 2009 by Orbit (UK) & 9th March 2009 by Roc (US)
Turn Coat is one of my favorite volume in the series so far, it’s up there with Dead Beat and White Night.
I received an ARC of A Chorus of Fire from the publisher (Tor books) in exchange for an honest review.
A Chorus of Fire by Brian D. Anderson
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Sorcerer’s Song (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy
Published: 11th August 2020 by Tor Books
A captivating continuation, A Chorus of fire expertly sets up the series for a climactic finish.
The Bard’s Blade was the first book I read by Brian D. Anderson and I loved it. As I stated in my review for that book, there are not many fantasy stories where music plays a major role. That does not seem to have changed much since I wrote that and I was eagerly looking forward to immersing myself back in this world. When I was given the chance to read the sequel early, I had zero hesitation in saying “YES, PLEASE!” Before I carry on though, I would like to give a shout out to Felix Ortiz for the gorgeous cover art he created for this book.
Cover Illustration by: Daniel Dociu
Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Expanse (Book #5 of 9)
Genre: Sci-fi, Space Opera
Pages: 535 pages (UK paperback)
Published: 4th June 2015 by Orbit (UK) and 2nd June 2015 by Orbit (US)
It’s all about the crew of Rocinante, and that’s the main reason why Nemesis Games is the best book in the series so far. …
Shadow Of A Dead God
Shadow of a Dead God by Patrick Samphire
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: Mennik Thorn (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy
Published: May 27th, 2020 by Five Fathoms Press
Copy provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
A real page-turner; Patrick Samphire has crafted an excellent, mage-ical adult fantasy debut.
I am for the most part very wary regarding what I choose to read, and as such, I rarely read books that I have not heard a lot of good things about, with the exception of authors whose previous work I loved. Shadow of a Dead God by Patrick Samphire fell smack-bang in the middle of this category, with neither the author nor the book being known to me, but I was seriously tempted from the first time I read the blurb and it shows the importance of a well-written description. Still, I wavered until my co-blogger, Emma, said that she was also interested in this fun sounding book and ready to give it a shot, and I thought, what the hell, let me join in. I am SO happy I made that decision.
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ARC provided by the publisher—Head of Zeus—in exchange for an honest review.
Cover illustration by: Scott M. Fischer
Ashes of the Sun by Django Wexler
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Burningblade & Silvereye (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Post-apocalypse, Sci-fi.
Pages: 593 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 21st July 2020 by Head of Zeus (UK) & Orbit (US)
A captivating start to a series; if you’re worried whether Ashes of the Sun will be as good as The Shadow Campaigns or not, feel free to incinerate those doubts away now. …