The romantasy genre has often eluded me. It has shot up in popularity over the years, but I haven’t managed to be hooked by the premise of any much so far. But this all changed when someone told me about Steelborn by Taylor J. LaRue. It’s filled with magic, thieves, pirates, and a giant squid, so of course, by the premise
Read MoreThe much anticipated Marvel novel What if… The Multiverse Was Doomed? by DaVaun Sanders was released this week. The Cosmic Circus has been granted permission to share the exclusive excerpt below with our readers. Thank you to Penguin Random House and Random House Worlds. Exclusive excerpt from What if… the Multiverse Was Doomed? Venom and America Chavez, bonded together, crash land
Read MoreSince 2019, Star Wars has been light on sequel-era content, focusing more on the Mandoverse and High Republic eras. Recently, the publishing side has aimed to rectify and expand the era. The sequels are often the topic of contention within the fandom, but, as with any part of Star Wars. The more the era expands, the better it gets. Author Madeleine
Read MoreHalfling Pansy Underburrow has been struggling to find herself and fit in within her small town despite her strong culinary talents. Some might say she takes a little too much after her late grandmother and has too much of a mind of her own. Pansy decides to strike out on her own and starts with moving to the cottage in the
Read MoreTisannah is used to being the underdog. After signing her life to the Order to help save the slaves in Threll, she was double crossed by the very people she helped. In a desperate power grab, Nura ends up on top, Max ends up in a magical prison, and Tisannah ends up back in Threll, continuing to lead the rebellion while
Read MoreIn the World of Warcraft Alleria and Turalyon are heroes of epic proportions. They have been fighting for a millennia against the Burning Legion, and now they’ve returned to find their son, Arator, is fighting the same cause. Despite sharing blood, this small family doesn’t really know how to relate. Now they’re working together to investigate rumors that demonic activity is
Read MoreApparently, I need to die? Not really, but the concept of finding a main character of a novel with the same name as you becomes a lot harder when you have a less common name like I do. In comes Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs to Die by author Greer Stothers. The name alone was enough to intrigue me into checking it
Read MoreIn Blood of the Old Kings by Sung-Il Kim, Arland struck a decisive blow against the Empire. But that doesn’t mean that they’re safe in the next installment of the Bleeding Empire Trilogy, titled Blood for the Undying Throne. The last time a territory tried to break away from the Empire, the Empire unleashed the Star of Mersia and wiped the rebels
Read MoreTisaanah has just won a major victory in Daughter of No Worlds (previously reviewed). With Reshaye’s power, she destroyed the corrupt leaders of Threll and freed the slaves. But there’s no time to revel in her victory in the second book in Carissa Broadbent’s The War of Lost Hearts series. In Children of Fallen Gods, Tisaanah is immediately thrown into a new
Read MoreTisaanah has been a slave for most of her life, but she has no intention of staying one. She’s worked hard and saved every coin that’s ever come her way. Finally, she has the 1,000 gold pieces that her owner named as her freedom price eight years ago. She intends to buy her freedom, travel to the Order, train until she
Read MoreDaedalus created many things in his life, some awe-inspiring and some monstrous. Of all his creations, the one he would most like to take back is the one that led to his own son’s death, his incredible wings. Now that he is in Hades, Daedalus is obsessed with one question, “Why?” and he won’t rest until he gets to hear the
Read MoreSomething without a name and with barely a form has crawled out of the river in Bellworth. It doesn’t know who it is or even what it is. All it knows is that it is being drawn to one particular house. That and a name, “Wren.” As with most mysterious things in that town, it seems to be connected to the
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