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The Black Bird Oracle by Deborah Harkness
The Bishop-Clairmont family have fallen into a perfect routine of bliss, spreading their time between New Haven,…
RETURN OF THE DWARVES By Markus Heitz
As the title for this excellent and engaging dwarvish tale would suggest, German author Markus Heitz is…
Delicious in Dungeon
Deep in the depths of a deadly dungeon, a brave adventuring party faces off against a massive…
Toxxic by Jane Hennigan
If you read and enjoyed Moths, you’ll want to read Toxxic. There, review done. Okay, you want…
THIS ISLAND EARTH: 8 FEATURES FROM THE DRIVE-IN By Dale Bailey
This selection of otherworldly tales comes straight from 1950s America – the illustrations on the front cover,…
A FEATHER SO BLACK by Lyra Selene
The day Fia Nà MainnÃn appeared in the High Queen’s home, her daughter Eala, Princess of Fódla,…
A Poisoner’s Tale by Cathryn Kemp
Rome 1656: Two sicknesses are stalking the streets of Rome; the Plague and a clear liquid, four…
FORGED BY BLOOD by Ehigbor Okosun
When high fantasy began to be popular, it tended to model itself on J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of…
Any Human Power by Manda Scott
Alanna Penhaligon lies dying in a hospital bed. She has spent her life preparing for this moment.…
Song of the Six Realms by Judy I. Lin
Xue is tired of her secluded life in the entertainment house. Playing her quin is the one…