"Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes if you need to." Cade Ombra is under no illusions that he's one of the good guys, and will in fact be reminding you of this throughout the first-person narration of his latest job as a mercenary 'wonderist' - ie, wizard. Things aren't going too well, and … Continue reading The Malevolent Seven – Sebastien de Castell
"The children were in the attic." The Harrow family share a secret. For generations now, they have been the caretakers of a fantasy world known as the March. By day they go about normal, suburban lives, but when they sleep they become the rulers of the March, mixing politics and battle as they put down … Continue reading March’s End – Daniel Polansky
By my standards (hah!) April was a little more restrained than usual. Five books read out of seven acquired isn't all that bad for me 😉 eBooks No joke, April 1st saw me pick up What Moves the Dead by the ever-wonderful T Kingfisher aka Ursula Vernon. I adore her writing, but I am also … Continue reading Stacking the Shelves – April 2023
"I will share how I fell. But first, I must tell you what it is like to fly." Centuries ago, mankind broke the bond between humans and dragons, stealing magic for themselves and banishing the dragons to another world. That world is now on the brink of destruction, and it has been foretold that the … Continue reading Dragonfall – Laura Lam
Huzzah! It's my second year participating in Wyrd & Wonderful - a celebration of all things fantastical 🙂 If you want to know more about this event, check out the introduction posts from Imyril @ There's Always Room for One More, or Annemeike @ A Dance with Books. And if you want to join in … Continue reading Wyrd & Wonder-ful reading plans
"Spoiler Alert! Sometimes, when you watch a movie, the most interesting character isn't the guy in the sharp suit, the kid with the wand, the tenacious elf or the sassy woman with purple hair - it's the world they're in." My favourite ways of travelling are via books, and movies. Especially movies! So the concept … Continue reading Cinematic Places – Sarah Baxter
"The heart of Lady Chaos is a knot, which some call binding fate while others thought it nothing more than luck's capricious cull." Picking up where Unconquerable Sun left off (and usual warning: even mentioning characters who appear in the sequel could be considered spoilers for the first book, so tread carefully!), Furious Heaven reunites us … Continue reading Furious Heaven – Kate Elliott
"The battered fleet returned to Molossia System without fanfare or announcement." In a distant future, mankind's spread through the stars was abruptly truncated by the partial collapse of the 'beacon system' that allows instantaneous travel between linked points. In the centuries that followed, empires and cultures waged war for control of the remaining accessible systems. … Continue reading Unconquerable Sun – Kate Elliott
"My esteemed colleagues and members of the Council, I understand many of you may be confused or angry about recent occurrences in the Jzat system, and I can't say I blame you." Nicola Mafalda isn't having a good day. The Continuance navigator is attacked in her scout ship, suffers a fatal dose of radiation, and … Continue reading Descendant Machine – Gareth Powell
"I've often fantasised about one day becoming a writer." I'm continuing on a bit of a catch up with reviews that got missed - I read this book mainly because of, and during, last November's main NaNoWriMo event, a mad 30 days where tens of thousands of people worldwide each try to write 50k words … Continue reading Written – Bec Evans & Chris Smith
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