Resuming normal life after a rebellion isn’t easy. King Janaeus of Eidyn is trying to get the country back on track and he has a mission for the King’s Envoy, and best friend, Aranok. Janaeus wants Aranok, his bodyguard, Allandria, the head of the army, Glorbad, and the head of the navy, Nirea, to travel across the country, retrieve a deposed
Read MoreIn Gareth Hanrahan’s The Sword Defiant, it’s been twenty years since the Nine vanquished Lord Bone and saved the world. Now those heroes have changed. Some have passed, some have become politicians, some have become magnates, and some are lost. And some continue to fight even as they realize they’re getting too old for it. But now something is coming. Something
Read MoreCamavor is an ever-expanding kingdom, reminiscent of the Roman empire, the British empire, or even the United States. As their new young king, Viego, pushes into yet more territory that doesn’t belong to him, an attempted assignation changes everything. His wife is poisoned during the attack and nothing can stop the venom. Viego begins to fall apart and so does his
Read MoreThe Cuckoo is the third installment in the Under the Northern Sky trilogy from writer Leo Carew. His first two books in the series The Wolf and The Spider were released to a great deal of both critical and reader acclaim. He has been called the next George R.R. Martin by some and fans have been eagerly awaiting The Cuckoo. It
Read MoreMagic and mystery, trust and betrayal, Empire of Exiles has it all. Set in the walled city of Semilla, Erin M. Evans spins an intriguing tale of murder and secrets that are forced into the light in the devastating aftermath of a seemingly unexplainable attack. Quill, an apprentice scribe, must decide who he can trust as he investigates further into the
Read MoreQuick physics review: energy equals matter and matter equals energy. The most well-known equation in the world, E=MC², tells us exactly that. We all parrot this but for the most part, we never think about what it actually means. Or what could be possible because of this fundamental principle of the universe? After all, thoughts are also energy. Our bodies make
Read MoreLight Perpetual is a historical fiction novel about a man moving through a very long war. He’s drawn on by love but his path leads back and forth through both sides of a messy battlefield. The Witcher series author Andrzej Sapkowski’s tale of love and war is finally making its English debut (Translated to English by David French) this month. [Note:
Read MoreOctober is here, which means it’s time for another vampire romance. It’s been a common trope since Bram Stoker’s Dracula: A powerful vampire comes in and sweeps an unsuspecting woman off her feet. Sometimes it’s his charm, sometimes it’s good looks, sometimes he has hypnotic powers, the exact mechanism varies but the overall story is the same. A Dowry of Blood
Read MoreClara Johnson is one hell of a girl. Born with a caul over her face and screaming her head off, she sees what others can’t and she never bites her tongue. In The Monsters We Defy author Leslye Penelope tells the story of Clara and her friends who are trying to save humankind from losing the very thing that makes us
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