“I never knew you were like that…” – Guestpost by Geoffrey Gudgion
People have said some strange things to me since Saxon’s Bane was published. “I never knew you were like that,” an elderly lady from my local church said to me one Sunday. “Like what?” I asked. The question made me stop in my tracks, and the departing congregation flowed around us. She shuffled, making that eyes-lowered squirm with which Christian ladies of a certain age simultaneously mention and avoid mentioning delicate subjects. “Well, you know…” “No, I don’t know. What’s the matter?” I sensed that the subject causing her such embarrassment was of a reprehensible and possibly sexual nature, and my mind raced in a frantic ‘Oh-God-what-have-I-got-to-be-guilty-about’ way. I drew…
Extract: ‘Deadly Curiosities’ by Gail Z. Martin
Today we get a sneak peek at one of the upcoming summer titles from Solaris Books: ‘Deadly Curiosities’ by Gail Z. Martin. You might know the author from ‘The Chronicles of the Necromancer’ , the ‘Fallen King’s Cycle’ and ‘Ascendant Kingdoms’. Her new book, ‘Deadly Curiosities’, the frist of a brand new Urban Fantasy series, will be published on the 25th of June in the US and Canada and on the 3rd of July in the UK. Still some time ’till the book hits shelves, but you can read the first two chapters here today! About the book: Cassidy Kincaide owns Trifles & Folly, an antique/curio store and high-end pawn shop in…
King Breaker – King Rolen’s Kin #4 – Rowena Cory Daniells
Release date: September 17th, 2013 Publisher: Solaris Books Age Group: Adult Pages: 774 Format: E-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The conclusion to the hugely popular King Rolen’s Kin series! The story of Byron, Fyn and Piro picks up immediately where the cliff-hanging ending of The Usurper let off! When Cobalt stole the Rolencian throne, Byren, Fyn and Piro were lucky to escape with their lives, now they’ve rallied and set out to avenge their parents’ murder. Byren is driven to defeat Cobalt and reclaim the crown, but at what cost? Fyn has sworn to serve Byren’s interests but his loyalty is tested when he realises he loves Byren’s betrothed. And Piro…
The Usurper – King Rolen’s Kin #3 – Rowena Cory Daniells
Release date: August 31st, 2010 Publisher: Solaris Books Age Group: Adult Pages: 489 Format: E-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. The third book in a major new fantasy trilogy. Now a slave, Piro finds herself in the Merofynian Palace where, if her real identity is discovered, she will be executed. Meanwhile, Fyn is desperate to help his brother, Bryen, who is now the uncrowned King. Bryen never sought power but now he finds himself at the centre of a dangerous resistance movement as the people of Rolencia flee vicious invaders. How can Byren defeat the invaders, when half his warriors are women and children, and the other half are untrained boys and…
The Uncrowned King – King Rolen’s Kin – Rowena Cory Daniells
Release date: July 27th, 2010 Publisher: Solaris Age Group: Adult Pages: 396 Format: E-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Rolencia’s ancestry enemy, Merofynia, has invaded and marches on King Rolen’s castle. Powerless to help, thirteen yeard old Piro watches as her father, King Rolen, listens to poisoned whispers against Bryen. How could the King doubt his second son? Determined to prove his loyalty, Bryen races across the path of the advancing army to ask the Abbot to send the warriors monks in defence of the castle. Review: We start off immediately where The King’s Bastard left us. Byren is leaving behind a blazing Dovecote estate and skating as fast as…
Once Upon a Time in Hell – Heaven’s Gate Trilogy #2 – Guy Adams
Release date: December 31st, 2013 Publisher: Solaris Age Group: Adult Pages: 288 Format: E-book Source: Received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Book two of The Heaven’s Gate Trilogy. A weird western, a gun-toting, cigarrillo-chewing fantasy built from hangman’s rope and spent bullets. The west has never been wilder. A Steampunk-Western-Fantasy from Guy Adams. “Heaven? Hell? There’s no difference. Angels, demons, we’re all a bit of both. This could be the most wondrous place you ever experience or so terrifying it makes you pray for death. Not that death would help you of course, there’s no escape from here” Wormwood has appeared and for twenty four hours the gateway to the afterlife is…
Saxon’s Bane – Geoffrey Gudgion
Release date: August 27th, 2013 Publisher: Solaris Books Age Group: Adult Pages: 350 Format: e-book Source: Received from the author in exchange for an honest review. Fergus Sheppard’s world changes forever the day his car crashes near the remote village of Allingley. Traumatised by his near-death experience, he returns to thank the villagers who rescued him, and stays to work at the local stables as he recovers from his injuries. He will discover a gentler pace of life, fall in love – and be targeted for human sacrifice. Clare Harvey’s life will never be the same either. The young archaeologist’s dream find – the peat-preserved body of a Saxon warrior – is giving her nightmares. She…