Science fiction and fantasy books of all sorts – from the Lord of the Rings to Kate Daniels and everything in between
If you want to read Sanctuary, the recent web serial by author-duo Ilona Andrews, sadly, you’ve missed it for now. It came down off the website yesterday to be edited and prepped for release this summer. But luckily you won’t have to wait long. As the serial came down, the pre-order links went up, and […]
Pre-order links are up for Sanctuary by Ilona Andrews, coming this summer Read More »
If you like the Elemental Assassin books, you’ll like this short story collection… I’ve been a fan of Jennifer Estep’s books for a while, although I came rather late to her writing. (I started with Kill The Queen, from the late 2010s.) So I missed out at first on her Elemental Assassin series, but over
A review of Stings and Stones by Jennifer Estep Read More »
A welcome new addition to the Cambio Springs series After a looooong eight-year gap, Elizabeth Hunter has written another Cambio Springs book, and I, for one, am quite happy she has. Like the other books in the series, Dust Born is a smooth-reading blend of mystery, romance, and urban fantasy. Although, if we’re honest, the
Dust Born by Elizabeth Hunter is out tomorrow – a review Read More »
I’ve read several of Elizabeth Hunter’s books, and my favorites definitely are the books in her Cambio Springs series, which, although they are technically romances, in my mind are also a very enjoyable mix of urban fantasy (actually, I suppose, desert fantasy) and mystery. And right now, per an email from the author, the newest
Presale on Dust Born by Elizabeth Hunter – three days only Read More »
Trouble will always find Kate – or maybe the other way around… Magic Claims is the second book in the Wilmington Years series spin-off from Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels books. And it’s another rip-roaring adventure, but with some moments of seriousness as well. In the first book in the series, Magic Tides, readers learned that
A review of Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews – coming June 13 Read More »
A fun finale to the Starlight’s Shadow series… Capture the Sun is the third, and presumably the last, in Jessie Mihalik’s Starlight’s Shadow series. And it’s a very nice finale, wrapping up the overarching Federated Human Planets (FHP)/Valovian Empire storyline, while somehow also managing a happy ending for a “new couple”, Lexi Bowen and Nilo
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Some people probably won’t ever relax, even if they think they want to… Author duo Ilona Andrews have written a follow-on novella featuring Kate Daniels, set about eight years after Magic Triumphs, which is the last formal book in Kate’s series. The new story, Magic Tides, takes place in Wilmington, NC, where Kate has moved
Magic Tides by Ilona Andrews coming January 17 – a review Read More »
An enjoyable sequel to the first in the series… Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame is a follow-on to Meg Long’s previous book, Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, and several key characters appear in both books, including Sena and Iska (the protagonists of the first book), and Remy, who is the main focus of
A review of Swift the Storm, Fierce the Flame by Meg Long – coming soon Read More »
A fun outing in the Innkeepers world, with a bit of seriousness… Sometimes the books that are almost, but not quite, at the end of a series can be a bit slow – acting more-or-less as set-ups for the grand finale. But Sweep of the Heart, whose authors have hinted on their blog that there
Review of Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews – coming Dec 13 Read More »
A fun combination of alt-history, science fiction, and thriller… I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I was offered a review copy of Alan Smale’s Hot Moon. But what I found was a fun combination of alternative-history and science fiction, with a good bit of thriller thrown in for good measure. And there’s a
A review of Hot Moon by Alan Smale – not a mystery, but still a lot of fun Read More »
