Grimdark
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SMOKE AND STONE by Michael R. Fletcher (Book Review)
The Last War is something of a misnomer. Dozens of wars were fought after the birth of Bastion, as those surviving gods battled for supremacy. This ... -
WE ARE THE DEAD by Mike Shackle (Book Review)
A flick of his fingers and the knife was an inch away from her eye. ‘You should never make fun of a man with a knife.’ ... -
BLOODCHILD by Anna Stephens (Book Review)
The Good: Everything. Seriously. *SPOILERS* The Bad: IT GAVE ME FEELINGS – I DO NOT LIKE FEELING FEELINGS. The Ugly Truth: THIS. IS. HOW. YOU. END. ... -
WE ARE THE DEAD by Mike Shackle (Book Review)
The Good: A pull-no-punches account of the realities of war, complete with a cast of humans (key point: not heroes) whose efforts will likely fail, but ... -
THE HOUSE OF SACRIFICE by Anna Smith Spark (Book Review)
The concluding volume in Anna Smith Spark’s epic and dark debut trilogy rejoins our anti-hero Marith Altrersyr some four years after the events of The Tower ... -
The CHASING GRAVES Trilogy by Ben Galley (Series Review)
I was quite impressed with Galley’s standalone fantasy The Heart of Stone, so I had high expectations for the Chasing Graves trilogy. I’m happy to say that ... -
A RITUAL OF BONE by Lee C. Conley (Book Review)
‘Ghostly whispers filled the air around them, the voices of many. The skeleton held there a few moments. Then it collapsed with a crunch, bones clattering ... -
PRIEST OF LIES by Peter McLean (Book Review)
Priest of Lies by Peter McLean is a great follow up to Priest of Bones that drags our protagonist deeper into the mired politics of Ellinburg, ... -
RAVENCRY by Ed McDonald (Book Review)
The Good: Compelling characters (and creatures!), plot twists aplenty, and a return to one of the most nightmarish landscapes in fantasy, this time cranked up on ... -
City of Kings by Rob J. Hayes (Book Review)
One of the first fantasy books I ever read was David Gemmell’s Legend. Legend is the story of a siege and a retired hero who comes ...
