Who doesn’t love a bit of Lovecraft? Okay, maybe not everybody, but I sure do. “A bit of Lovecraft” perfectly encapsulates this tale. While it’s doesn’t register as Mythos in my tiny brain, the influences are well on display, with many similarities to stories set around Innsmouth. It’s also quite good and will appeal to fans of Lovecraft and weird […]
While poking through Netgalley one day, I noticed this book. It was published by 47 North, which is Amazon’s spec-fiction publishing arm, and I’ve had good experiences with their publications in the past (Jeff Wheeler, Craig Schaefer, Mitchell Hogan and so forth), so I thought I’d give it a blast. There was one caveat – while I had heard plenty […]
Obligatory Star Wars reference – the author was inspired to write this book by his love of Star Wars. He says it in the book. Every review, even a one-word-review will mention this, so I feel obliged to. Job done. Format: E-Book Obtained from: PublisherPrint length: 592 pagesPublisher: OrbitISBN: 9780316519540 You will read many great novels this year. Some will […]
Format: AudibleObtained from: AuthorListening time: 17 hours 13 minutesPublisher: ASIN: B084B8DPWJNarrator: William L Hahn I like historical fiction. A lot. In fact, I probably like HF better than fantasy (and I love fantasy), but there seems to be less around to sate my need. Seriously, look up best historical fiction and it’s predominately romance. Anyway, Marcus Takes Command has all […]
Format: Downloadable audiobookObtained from: Library (support your public library people)Listening time: 15 hours 45 minutesPublisher: Harper AudioISBN: 9780062956644Narrator: Zachary Quinto I was thinking as I mulled over writing this that like his father, it had been a while since I’d read any Joe Hill (Horns a few years ago). Of course, seeing as I got hit in the head a […]
Format: Paperback Obtained from: Library (support your local library, people) Print length: 205 pages Publisher: Small Beer Press ISBN: 9781618730602 I heard some talk about this one on the grapevine (aka Facebook groups), so I added it to my not remotely gargantuan TBR. When it crossed my palms at my local library (aka my place of work), my interest was […]
Format: Audible Obtained from: Narrator (I think) on Audiobookboom Print length: 366 pages Publisher: Crossroad Press ISBN: 9781633882751 (PB) Narrator: Joshua Saxon I had the pleasure of reviewing Black City Saint on audio a while back, so I thought it something of a treat to get to review the sequel too. Nick and his motley crew have beaten the Wyld, preventing […]
I received a free copy from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way impacts my opinions. Before I get on with the book, I’d like to comment on the previous statement, which I’ve typed a significant number of times over the years. I write fairly lengthy and in-depth reviews. Not as long as some, and certainly […]
I actually own this one. Believe it or not, not all my books are ARCs. Anyway… I’ve wanted to read this book for a long time, but the discovery of Netgalley tended to push back what I wanted to read in favour of ARCs. When I got book two to read (ironically through Netgalley), I bumped it up my TBR. […]
I received a free audio copy from the author in exchange for an honest review. This isn’t a single book review, but a trilogy review, so it may look a little different to the normal one. Darnuir, Prince of Dragons, is reborn twenty years after his arrogance causes a split among the races of his land. The Dragons (not the […]
