Lee Hunt has a new epic fantasy out in both eBook/print and audiobook formats, set in the world of the Dynamicist Trilogy: Last Worst Hopes. And there's a giveaway! Their world was ending, all the heroes were dead, the leaders confused, and their enemies were head and shoulders above them. But there was no one else; they were the dregs, the last worst hopes. Nehring Ardgour has summoned Skoll and Hati from hell. They have torn through the proud and ancient country of Engevelen and the angelic Methueyn Knights that protect it. Armies have died, cities have fallen. None of the great remain. No ..read more

Lee Hunt has a new epic fantasy coming out in both eBook/print and audiobook formats, set in the world of the Dynamicist Trilogy: Last Worst Hopes. And we have the cover reveal! There's a giveaway too. Their world was ending, all the heroes were dead, the leaders confused, and their enemies were head and shoulders above them. But there was no one else; they were the dregs, the last worst hopes. Nehring Ardgour has summoned Skoll and Hati from hell. They have torn through the proud and ancient country of Engevelen and the angelic Methueyn Knights that protect it. Armies have died, cities have ..read more

Edale Lane has a new FF historical steampunk book out: Daring Duplicity. And there's a giveaway! Solving mysteries is her business. Finding love is her dream. Will combining the two get her killed? Victorian Era England. Stetson revels in being unconventional. So when society shies away from her independent nature, the bold woman creates an imaginary boss and opens her own detective agency. And her keen observational skills, convincing disguises, and Holmesian methods quickly bring in a string of tough-to-crack cases. Struggling to squeeze a personal life in around a series of hazardous inves ..read more

Science Fiction Book Review Title: Revenant Author: Alex White Publication Date: December 21st 2021 Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek Genres: Science Fiction As much as I generally dislike stories that take characters out of their element - in this case, Jadzia Dax and Deep Space 9 - I enjoyed this. Revenant delves deep into the lives of Dax and the culture of the Trill, and while it's almost completely removed from DS9, we do get Kira, Bashir, and Worf along for the adventure. The novel works as both science fiction and horror, with a monstrous element that I really can't say ..read more

Title: Luck Lines Author: Quinn Tollens Publisher: NineStar Press Release Date: 02/01/2022 Heat Level: 1 - No Sex Pairing: Female/Female Length: 19900 Genre: Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Romance, fantasy, family-drama, magical realism, lesbian, luck, visual/performing arts, painter, musician Add to Goodreads Description Every person is born with a line of luck on their arm that they can spend to bribe fate in their favor. Spend it wisely and the doors to success will open. Spend it foolishly and you’ll be shunned as a reckless blank-arm. At age twenty-three, Helena has never spent a single inch of l ..read more

Fantasy Books Coming Soon! Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released, but not necessarily. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was originally hosted at Breaking the Spine.  My pick for this week is Stephen King's return to fantasy, a book that may or may not be connected to the world of The Dark Tower, but which promises to convey to Constant Readers the same happiness he found writing it ... Title:&nb ..read more

Stacking The Shelves is all about sharing the books we are adding to our shelves, whether they be physical or digital. This includes physical books bought, digital books downloaded, and those titles received for review. Review Titles A pair of review titles finding their way onto the shelves this week, courtesy of Blood Bound Books and B.J. Frazier. The original Welcome to the Splatter Club was a strong collection of extreme horror with some outstanding entries (minus one infuriating piece of trash) so I'm eager to see what K Trap Jones has compiled for Welcome to th ..read more

Fantasy Book Review Title: The Queen's Weapons Author: Anne Bishop Publication Date: March 9th 2021 Publisher: Ace Genres: Epic Fantasy The original Black Jewels trilogy is an all-time favorite of mine, particularly because of its powerful, kick-ass women and its themes of female dominance and sadomasochism. Yes, it was dark and problematic, and hardly what one would call a feel-good fantasy, but the gender dynamic was important to me, a significant shift from most of the fantasy I was reading. The Queen's Bargain marked a significant departure from that subject matter and those themes ..read more

Urban Fantasy Books Coming Soon! Can't-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted over at Wishful Endings to spotlight and discuss the books we're excited about and have yet to read. Generally they're books that have yet to be released, but not necessarily. It's based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was originally hosted at Breaking the Spine.  My pick for this week is the story of love, vampirism, fandom, and transphobia that explores what it means to be at home in your own body. ... Title: Dead Collections Author: Isaac Fellman Publisher: Pengui ..read more

Fantasy Book Review Title: Empire of the Vampire Author: Jay Kristoff Publication Date: Sept 14th 2022 Publisher: St. Martin's Press Genres: Epic Fantasy Vampires and epic fantasy are a match made in heaven - or hell, as the case may be - but the last series to really make me stand up and take notice was the Necroscope: Vampire World trilogy by Brian Lumley. Those epic, horrific, wildly imaginative doorstoppers set the bar for me and, fair or not, have been the standard against which I so often find other vampire fantasies wanting. Never mind melancholy brooding and tragic romances, I w ..read more