Uncrowned by Will Wight
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Cradle (Book #7 of 12)
Genre: Fantasy, Progression Fantasy, Xianxia
Published: 26th September 2019 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
The Cradle series has been relentlessly fun and tremendously addictive, and Uncrowned might be its best yet if not for the rather abrupt ending.
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Paternus: War of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: The Paternus Trilogy (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy, Mythology
Published: 23rd June 2020 by Paternus Books Media (Indie)
A truly stunning and magnificent conclusion to an incredibly unique and fun urban fantasy adventure, Paternus: War of Gods cemented The Paternus Trilogy as one of my all-time favourites. …
ARC provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover illustration by: Derek Murphy
Kings of Heaven by Richard Nell
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Series: Ash and Sand (Book #3 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy
Pages: 411 pages
Published: 1st September 2020 by Richard Nell (Self-published)
Kings of Heaven has carved Ash and Sand as one of the best fantasy trilogies I’ve ever read.
“A man fails in only two ways, my son. He quits, or he dies.”
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. …
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 author in exchange for an honest review.
Cover illustration by: Chris McGrath
Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth by Christopher Russell
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Series: Divinity’s Twilight (Book #1)
Genre: Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Sci-fi, Steampunk
Pages: 498 pages (US Paperback edition)
Published: 2nd June 2020 by Morgan James Fiction (Indie)
This was good, an ambitious SFF debut to what I foresee will be a large series.
Due to my TBR pile that continues to exponentially grow uncontrollably, I have to say that I rarely accept an ARC/review copy from an unknown author these days. My gut, however, told me to accept the request to review Christopher Russell’s debut, Divinity’s Twilight: Rebirth, and I’m glad I gave this one a go. I mean, how could I say no when Russell himself said that he’s a huge fan of The Stormlight Archives by Brandon Sanderson; the inspirations from that epic series was evident in his debut. …
Cover illustration by: Micah Epstein
Of Darkness and Dawn by Will Wight
My rating: 2.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Elder Empire: Shadow (Book #2 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 364 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 10th August 2015 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
This review is an unpopular opinion; please feel free to ignore this if you’ve read and enjoyed the first book, but in my opinion, Of Darkness and Dawn was a huge downgrade from its predecessor. …
Cover illustration by: Micah Epstein
Of Shadow and Sea by Will Wight
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: The Elder Empire: Shadow (Book #1 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy
Pages: 406 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 30th December 2014 by Hidden Gnome Publishing (Indie)
An incredible start to an assassin high fantasy trilogy with a strong potential to be even better than Cradle. …
Cover illustration by: James T. Egan of Bookfly Design
The Fury Yet To Come by Steven McKinnon
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Series: The Raincatcher’s Ballad (Book #0.5 of 3)
Genre: Fantasy, High Fantasy, Grimdark Fantasy
Pages: 124 pages (Kindle edition)
Published: 25th June 2018 by Steven McKinnon DBA Vividarium Books (Indie)
This incredible action-packed grimdark novella is free. If you’re a fan of the sub-genre, I highly suggest you take this opportunity to get the book by subscribing to the author’s blog. …
Review copy of audiobook received from the author in exchange for an honest review
Blight Marked by Josh Erikson
My rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
Series: Ethereal Earth (Book #3)
Genre: Fantasy, Urban Fantasy
Published: 11th March 2020 by Josh Erikson (self-published ebook) and Audible Studios
Josh Erikson has utterly upped his game in Blight Marked. A heady concoction of compelling character development, interesting worldbuilding, exhilarating action scenes and great humour, the only thing that made it even better was Erikson’s stellar self-narration. …