Stepping out of my comfort zone this week and decided to check out a promising new romantasy book that caught my eye. The Trident And The Pearl, by Sarah K.L. Wilson, is essentially a slow-burning romance about the leader of a nation falling in love with Poseidon. I always felt the god of the seas…
Continue reading ➞ The Trident And The Pearl – Rock The Boat
Sherlock, but she's a crotchety elderly woman dragging around a himbo Watson? Sign me up. That is the premise of The Last Vigilant by Mark A. Latham. A debut book and the first in a trilogy, The Last Vigilant is a mystery fantasy that harkens back to the golden age of sword and sorcery. Calling…
Continue reading ➞ The Last Vigilant – Sword And Sherlockery
If you, dear reader, are looking for a hidden gem, I have some secret sauce for you. Late last year I snuck in a review for Lord of a Shattered Land, the first book in The Chronicles of Hanuvar. The book, by Howard Andrew Jones, made our Best of 2023 list and was easily one…
Continue reading ➞ Shadow Of The Smoking Mountain – Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire
As a fantasy and science fiction book reviewer who takes himself entirely too seriously, I am constantly looking for the latest cerebral and poetic hit to recommend and impress people I know. But, there is a time and a place for almost everything in fiction, and sometimes you just want pulpy fun that has a…
I managed to squeak in a lot of really good books in November as I tried to catch up on everything before our end-of-year list. Turns out having a child doesn’t do great things for your free time—who knew? Though I managed to read everything I wanted, I still have a large backlog of books…
Continue reading ➞ Lord Of A Shattered Land – Better Together
Today I am excited to present one of the best romances I have read in a while that is out here masquerading as a fantasy mystery thriller. The Hexologists is the first book in the latest series by Josiah Bancroft, of Tower of Babel fame. It stars a duo of mature protagonists, husband and wife,…
I have been reading The Expanse for close to a decade. It was one of the first stories that I discovered and disseminated among my friends that established me as a reliable place to get fabulous science fiction recommendations. It has been an ace up my recommending sleeve for years, and I am so happy…
