Seven Forges – Seven Forges #1 – James A. Moore
Release date: September 24th, 2013 Publisher: Angry Robot Age Group: Adult Pages: 389 Format: e-galley Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Captain Merros Dulver is the first in many lifetimes to find a path beyond the great mountains known as the Seven Forges and encounter, at last, the half-forgotten race who live there. And it would appear that they were expecting him. As he returns home, bringing an entourage of strangers with him, he starts to wonder whether his discovery has been such a good thing. For the gods of this lost race are the gods of war, and their memories of that far-off cataclysm have not faded. The people…
Spotlight: If Then – Matthew de Abaitua
About the Book In the near future, after the collapse of society as we know it, one English town survives under the protection of the computer algorithms of the Process, which governs every aspect of their lives. The Process gives and it takes. It allocates jobs and resources, giving each person exactly what it has calculated they will need. But it also decides who stays under its protection, and who must be banished to the wilderness beyond. Human life has become totally algorithm-driven, and James, the town bailiff, is charged with making sure the Process’s suggestions are implemented. But now the Process is making soldiers. It is readying for war…
Spotlight – ‘Windswept’ by Adam Rakunas
Angry Robot has made a two-book deal with a new author, Adam Rakunas! The first book, ‘Windswept’ will be published in september of this year, while the second book will be released in 2016. About the book ‘Windswept’ stars Padma Mehta, a long-time labor organizer who is on the verge of making the deal of her life when it all falls apart. Now, she has to rely on the neighbourhood scam artist and a handful of stowaways to save her city, her planet, and Occupied Space — all before Happy Hour. With a host of well-crafted characters, ‘Windswept’ is a part detective, part space operetta with snappy dialogue, adventure, and plenty of…
Cover Reveal: ‘Hidden Huntress’ by Danielle L. Jensen
Today, the cover for ‘Hidden Huntress’ by Danielle L. Jensen was revealed! I really enjoyed reading the first book in the Malediction Trilogy, Stolen Songbird, and I’m very curious to read this follow up! First let’s have a look at the blurb: “Sometimes, one must accomplish the impossible. Beneath the mountain, the king’s reign of tyranny is absolute; the one troll with the capacity to challenge him is imprisoned for treason. Cécile has escaped the darkness of Trollus, but she learns all too quickly that she is not beyond the reach of the king’s power. Or his manipulation. Recovered from her injuries, she now lives with her mother in Trianon…
Stolen Songbird – The Malediction Trilogy #1 – Danielle L. Jensen
Release date: April 1st, 2014Publisher: Strange ChemistryAge Group: Young AdultPages: 469Format: E-bookSource: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review For those who have loved Seraphina and Graceling comes another truly fabulous fantasy… For five centuries, a witch’s curse has bound the trolls to their city beneath the ruins of Forsaken Mountain. Time enough for their dark and nefarious magic to fade from human memory and into myth. But a prophesy has been spoken of a union with the power to set the trolls free, and when Cécile de Troyes is kidnapped and taken beneath the mountain, she learns there is far more to the myth of the trolls than she could have imagined.…