Grimdark
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BLACK STONE HEART by Michael R. Fletcher (SPFBO 6 FINALIST REVIEW)
Phase 2 of the Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off is drawing to a close at the end of this month! Keep track of the finalists’ scoreboard here. If you’re ... -
THE SONG OF THE SYCAMORE by Edward Cox (BOOK REVIEW)
“The dead call me Sycamore,” I told the storm above Old Castle. “I am their Shepherd” The Song of the Sycamore by Edward Cox is a ... -
From Cold Ashes Risen by Rob J. Hayes (The War Eternal #3) – Book Review
Self-Published. Genre: Dark fantasy. Pages: Loads, not too many. Format: ebook. Review Copy: Provided by the author. If I’ve learned something from Rob J. Hayes over ... -
THE TROUBLE WITH PEACE by Joe Abercrombie (BOOK REVIEW)
‘What some called madness he recognised as diamond-edged clarity. The time for arguments in the teahouse, for pretty words and fancy theories, was over. The grasping ... -
Knight’s Shadow by Sebastian De Castell — Book Review
Series: Greatcoats (#2) Published by: Jo Fletcher Books. Genre: Epic fantasy, grimdark, low magic(-ish?). Length: 20 hrs and 6 minutes, or 606 pages on hardcover. Format: ... -
A Little Hatred by Joe Abercrombie — Book Review
‘People can be tough, survive so much hunger and cold and disappointment, take beatings you wouldn’t believe and come out stronger. But they can be so ... -
Black Stone Heart by Michael R. Fletcher — Book Review
Black Stone Heart is a captivating grimdark fantasy novel, driven by a morally compromised protagonist in an ambitious setting that feels at once comfortable and arrestingly ... -
WE RIDE THE STORM by Devin Madson (Book Review)
‘We are the swords that hunt so your hands may stay clean. We are the swords that kill so your soul may be light. We are ... -
Caves of Ice (Ciaphas Cain #02) by Sandy Mitchell – Book Review
Another one of The Ciaphas Cain series of Warhammer 40k novels has been translated to audiobook format and after enjoying For the Emperor to no end, ... -
The Lessons Never Learned (The War Eternal #02) by Rob J. Hayes – Book Review
The second act of a fantasy trilogy is the one a series lives or dies by. A first impression is important, but following up on the ...
