Fantasy
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Words to Live By: Best Writing Advice from Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett, and Alan Watts
A couple years ago, I bought a big cork board to hang over my writing desk. Since then, I’ve been pinning quotes to it to keep ... -
No Man of Woman Born by Ana Mardoll
This review may contain spoilers. “No Man of Woman Born” by Ana Mardoll is a collection of short stories, intending to be retellings of fairy-tales with ... -
You Die When You Die by Angus Watson
When I was approached to read the first book in Angus Watson’s new series I was a bit hesitant. His Iron Age series has some glowing ... -
Bloody Rose by Nicholas Eames
(((Warning: The following review contains spoilers for Bloody Rose. Please take notice of the spoiler tags when reading – proceed at your peril!))) If someone had told ... -
The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
The City of Brass is 532 pages told in thirty number chapters with an epilogue. The story is told in the third person via Nahri and ... -
The Hive Reads… Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
Welcome to the fifth instalment of our ‘Hive Reads’ feature! (You can read the others here.) After settling on Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames ... -
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
The title of a book can be a powerful indicator of its success. I think the title of The Goblin Emperor is apt enough; it is a book ... -
The Grey Bastards by Jonathan French
The Grey Bastards is a spectacular and unique piece of fantasy that is gritty, dark and pulls no punches but is also incredible fun. Originally self-published, ... -
Paternus: Wrath of Gods by Dyrk Ashton
(Note: this review is of a pre-edited ARC of the book; there may be small differences between the book I reviewed and the final published work.) ... -
The Deathless by Peter Newman
It’s been just over three years since I first met Peter Newman at a Grim Gathering in Waterstones in Bristol. There, he summarised his debut novel ...
