An enchanting and enthralling series opener… Hyrup’s debut installment in The Crystal Warrior series smoothly fuses adventure fantasy, magical realism, and mythic fiction. Aria, the oldest living member of the Order of the Shard, possesses lethal sword skills and superhuman… Read More ›
Fantasy
Kingdom of Acatalec (The Acatalec Series Book 1) by S. M. McCoy
Dazzling… The ultimate page-turner. McCoy skillfully mashes the fast-paced lingo of sci-fi thrillers with the colorful worldbuilding of paranormal fantasy in her series starter in The Acatalec. For Tyler, taking part in illegal drone races on the side to get… Read More ›
New Elbestran: The First Tale of Spanner by Josh Jackson
An intelligent tale about life and purpose… Well-developed conflicts, exciting action, and authentic worldbuilding makes Jackson’s latest an intriguing read. An immortal with supernatural powers, Spanner Tenganden is tired of venturing aimlessly centuries after centuries. When he lands in the… Read More ›
The Sentinel of the Chakra Stones by Christine Boucher
A high-octane adventure… The entertaining debut installment in Boucher’s promising the Chakra Stones series is a fast-paced adventure featuring an endearing pair of teenage protagonists. Life for fourteen-year-old Jaden is not so perfect: her mother left her when she was… Read More ›
The Reign of the Occult by Lauren Louise Hazel
A sumptuous tale of YA fantasy… Employing a charismatic cast, expert worldbuilding, and intriguing storyline, the debut author Hazel artfully delivers an exhilarating story of familial ties, shifting loyalties, and forbidden magic. The mortals are caught between the war between… Read More ›
The Sacred Band: Union by James MacTavish
Deeply absorbing and extravagantly imagined… Love, divided loyalties, and historical intrigue mark MacTavish’s fantastic latest in The Sacred Band Saga. A new empire is dawning in the United States of America. But the descendants of the Sacred Band of Thebes… Read More ›
The Toki-Girl and the Sparrow-Boy, Book 8: The Shadows of War by Claire Youmans
A sprawling, heady, engrossing tale… Azuki grapples with mysterious happenings, secrets, and the tumultuous meanings of what it means to stand for one’s family, friends, and nation in the eighth installment of Youmans’s addictive, layered historical fantasy series. Japan, 1877…. Read More ›
A Twist of Fae (Finding Fae trilogy #2) by El Holly
Deliciously captivating and wholly enthralling… Evocative prose, atmospheric detail, and superbly rendered characters elevate this engrossing second volume in the Finding Fae Trilogy from Holly. Shuffling between humans and the fae realm, Evelyn “Eevee” Acker is learning the ways of… Read More ›
Last Worst Hope by Lee Hunt
A Cracking page-turner with an unlikely group of misfits… Hunt’s highly gripping standalone, set in the world of his Dynamicist Trilogy, is as much a cerebral story as an action-driven tale. With the wizard Nehring Ardgour and his pawn from… Read More ›
Rise Above the Storm (Far Forest Scrolls #3) by Alpha Four
Immersive, intense, and compelling… The third installment in Four’s Far Forest Scrolls series is a well-crafted mix of action and setup and enriched by a thoroughly detailed cultural background. Finn, Bellae’s beloved mentor and knight, is dead and must be… Read More ›