Black City Saint – Richard A. Knaak
For more than sixteen hundred years, Nick Medea has followed and guarded the Gate that keeps the mortal realm and that of Feirie separate, seeking in vain absolution for the fatal errors he made when he slew the dragon. All that while, he has tried and failed to keep the woman he loves from dying over and over. Yet in the fifty years since the Night the Dragon Breathed over the city of Chicago, the Gate has not only remained fixed, but open to the trespasses of the Wyld, the darkest of the Feiriefolk. Not only does that mean an evil resurrected from Nick’s own past, but the reincarnation of…
Oathkeeper – Grudgebearer trilogy #2 – J.F. Lewis
Release date: June 9th, 2015 Publisher: Pyr Age Group: Adult Pages: 381 Format: ARC Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Rae’en has taken her father’s place as First of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur. Freed from all Oaths by Kholster’s death, Rae’en decides to wage war on the Eldrennai anyway out of rage and grief. The war between the Eldrennai and Zaur has begun. Bloodmane, leader of the now independent mystic-warsuits, has underestimated both the sheer numbers of the Zaur and their field leader General Tsan. As the warsuits prepare to assist the Eldrennai in the …
Spotlight: ‘The Chart of Tomorrows’ by Chris Willrich
Earlier this month the third book in the Gaunt and Bone series by Chris Willrich was published by Pyr and yet again I was blown away by the amazing cover art by Kerem Beyit. The first two books, ‘The Scroll of Years’ and ‘The Silk Map’ have a special place on my bookshelf. Not only are the books a joy to read, but they all look very pretty as well. I can’t wait to read about Gaunt and Bone’s adventures again and have this beauty on my shelf next to the others! About the book The poet Persimmon Gaunt and the thief Imago Bone had sought only to retire…
Grudgebearer – The Grudgebearer Trilogy #1 – J.F. Lewis
Release date: September 2nd, 2014 Publisher: Pyr Age Group: Adult Pages: 415 Format: Paperback Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Kholster is the first born of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur. Unable to break an oath without breaking their connection with each other, the Aern served the Eldrennai faithfully for thousands of years until the Sundering. Now, the Aern, Vael, and Eldrennai meet every hundred years for a Grand Conjunction to renew their tenuous peace. While the tortures of slavery remain fresh in Kholster’s mind, most of the rest of the world has moved on. Almost…
Spotlight: ‘Oathkeeper’ by J.F. Lewis
Oathkeeper is the second book in the Grudgebearer Trilogy. The first book, Grudgebearer, is an exciting fantasy novel that I’m very much enjoying at the moment. Oathkeeper will be published on the 9th of June by Pyr in the US. About The Book: Rae’en has taken her father’s place as First of the practically immortal Aern, a race created by the Eldrennai as warrior-slaves to defend them from the magic-resistant reptilian Zaur. Freed from all Oaths by Kholster’s death, Rae’en decides to wage war on the Eldrennai anyway out of rage and grief. The war between the Eldrennai and Zaur has begun. Bloodmane, leader of the now independent mystic-warsuits, has underestimated…
The Barrow – The Barrow #1 – Mark Smylie
Release date: March 4th, 2014 Publisher: Pyr Age Group: Adult Pages: 613 Format: Paperback Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review Action, horror, politics, and sensuality combine in this stand-alone fantasy novel with series potential. Set in the world of the Eisner-nominated Artesia comic books. To find the Sword, unearth the Barrow. To unearth the Barrow, follow the Map. When a small crew of scoundrels, would-be heroes, deviants, and ruffians discover a map that they believe will lead them to a fabled sword buried in the barrow of a long-dead wizard, they think they’ve struck it rich. But their hopes are dashed when the map turns out to be cursed and then…
Empress of the Sun – Everness #3 – Ian McDonald
Release date: January, 2014 Publisher: Jo Fletcher Books Age Group: Young Adult Pages: 389 Format: Hardcover Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. World-hopping, high-action adventure starring a smart boy with computer skills and a tough girl who pilots a blimp The airship Everness makes a Heisenberg Jump to an alternate Earth unlike any her crew has ever seen. Everett, Sen, and the crew find themselves above a plain that goes on forever in every direction without any horizon. There they find an Alderson Disc, an astronomical megastructure of incredibly strong material reaching from the orbit of Mercury to the orbit of Jupiter. Then they meet the Jiju, the dominant species on…
