Tag: Grimdark
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‘No Shelter’ (Part Two) by Timandra Whitecastle
(Read part one HERE) The midwife tuts. She clicks her tongue, starts rummaging around in her battered black doctor’s bag. I fear it’s going to ... -
‘No Shelter’ (Part One) by Timandra Whitecastle
The midwife is listening to my unborn child’s heartbeat through a stethoscope pressed against my belly. She looks like she’s the seventh angel’s retarded sister, smiling ... -
Love in the Age of Grimdark (Guest Post by Cameron Johnston)
It’s no secret that I am a huge fan of gritty, dark fantasy novels with morally grey and flawed characters, which is probably why I ended up writing one myself. ... -
Cold Counsel by Chris Sharp
A troll, a night-hag and an undead goblin walk into a bar. What? Oh, it’s not a joke. It’s how the post-credits scene would look if ... -
Chains of the Heretic by Jeff Salyards
Chains of the Heretic is the spectacular denouement to a spectacular(ly underrated) series, each instalment of which is more thoughtful, more entertaining and more accomplished than ... -
Veil of the Deserters by Jeff Salyards
You’ll be pleased to know that I’m not here to bore you with generalised, hyperbolic gushing about how much I’m loving the world of Jeff Salyards’ ... -
The Black Company by Glen Cook
Much like Glen Cook, I’ll get straight to the point. The Black Company is compellingly narrated through a single PoV. Croaker is a physician and annalist working for a ... -
The Liar’s Key by Mark Lawrence
Mark Lawrence has long been one of my favourite modern fantasy authors. First he blew me away with his Broken Empire trilogy (Prince of Thorns, King ... -
Scourge of the Betrayer by Jeff Salyards
Scourge of the Betrayer spent three years lurking amid the dusty, long-forgotten recesses of my TBR before social media put it back on my radar in 2016. ... -
Best Served Cold by Joe Abercrombie
Darker, bloodier and even more entertaining than Abercrombie’s First Law trilogy, Best Served Cold is the ultimate revenge story packed with pain, fury and absurdity from its ...
