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For too many years, the idea of fantasy was to follow the Tolkeinesk route. While there might be different races, such as dwarves and elves, most of…
The Waking of Angantyr has everything going for it: Vikings, berserkers, blood magic, Norse gods, fights, more fights, treachery and feasting. Yet, it doesn’t quite hit the…
It’s summer in Pitlaw, a Scottish mining town where horizons and options are limited. Into this hub of conformity comes the Freakslaw, a travelling fun fair that…
All indications were that a sinkhole would soon appear, and Master Korvus, the alchymist, was determined to be there when it did. He hired a ferryman as…
When Macean, the god of risk, went to war against Valus, the god of merriment, and completely destroyed Valus, Barrica, the warrior goddess, stood against Macean and…
The immortal mage, Tullen One-Eye, the one they call Deathless, is back. Lothal, the god-wolf, is once again on the hunt, and Anshuka, the god-bear, still slumbers,…
The striking and seductive Indigo Maxwell-Casteñada is the secretive heroine of this beautifully written novel. The ‘Bridegroom’ of the tale is a scholar of folklore who, bewitched…
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness follows a boy through a journey with mental illness. It’s not just a book but a multi-media work of art…
THE DARK SIDE OF THE SKY by Francesco Dimitri. Titan Books. p/b. £9.99. Reviewed by Elloise Hopkins. The Puglian coast. A collective. The Bastion, they call themselves,…
Once the King’s favourite, Maddileh is now a knight disgraced, searching for an opportunity to repair her tattered reputation. With her new squire, Petros, she is searching…