Review of ~ Richard K. Morgan – The Steel Remains (A Land Fit for Heroes #1)

The Steel Remains is the story of Ringil "Angeleyes" Eskiath, the hero of Gallows Gap and wielder of Ravensfriend, and is set a decade after the end of the war with the lizard folk. We join him at the novel's beginning in a backwater town where he resides in an inn living off his fame...

Review of ~ Steven Erikson – The Fiends of Nightmaria (Bauchelain and Korbal Broach #6)

I received a review copy of The Fiends of Nightmaria in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Steven Erikson and Tor Books. The Fiends of Nightmaria is a 112-page novella that is set within Steven Erikson and Ian C. Esslemont's Malazan Universe and is the sixth entry in the Tales of Bauchelain and...

Review of ~ Louise Carey – Inscape

I received an uncorrected proof copy of Inscape in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Louise Carey and Gollancz. Inscape is a high-quality cyberpunk thriller that’s set in a futuristic version of London following an event called the Meltdown. Throughout the novel’s pages, we follow Tanta, a young CorpWard, which is essentially a...

Review of ~ T.L. Huchu – The Library of the Dead (Edinburgh Nights #1)

I received an uncorrected proof copy of The Library of the Dead in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to T.L. Huchu and Tor Books. The Library of the Dead is the first entry in the Edinburgh Nights series. Throughout the book, we follow a 14-year-old dreadlocked punkish youth called Ropa. Ropa works as...

Review of ~ Lily Brooks-Dalton – Good Morning, Midnight

I received a review copy of Good Morning, Midnight in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Lily Brooks-Dalton and Weidenfeld & Nicolson. Good Morning, Midnight follows two characters. Astronomer Augustine who resides in isolation in the Arctic, still studying although the rest of his team were evacuated the year before, and astronaut Sully...

Review of ~ Simon Turney and Gordon Doherty – Sons of Rome

I received an advanced review copy of Sons of Rome in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Simon Turney, Gordon Doherty, and Head of Zeus. I’ve been getting into more historical fiction this year, so when Head of Zeus approached me with their new Aries catalogue – an imprint of theirs that is...

Review of ~ Stuart Turton – The Devil and the Dark Water

The Devil and the Dark Water is a mystery thriller novel set in 1634. The majority of the story is set on a merchant ship called the Saardam as it travels from Batavia to Amsterdam. In addition to the typical silks, spices, pepper and mace, the ship is also transporting, in shackles, the world-famous detective...

Review of ~ Mike Shackle – A Fool’s Hope (The Last War #2)

I received a review copy of A Fool’s Hope in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Mike Shackle and Gollancz. A Fool’s Hope picks up events about a minute after the conclusion of We Are the Dead. Tinnstra and four-year-old Queen Zorique are on the deck of a ship in the Golden Channel...

Books that I am planning to read and review over the next few months (Dec ’20 – Feb ’21)

Hi, everyone. Thanks for stopping by and checking out my page. I hope you're all good and looking forward to Xmas. I'm doing one of these "what I will read next" posts as I find them useful to try and stay focused on my reading plan. These pages are so I hopefully won't be drawn...

Review of ~ Brandon Sanderson – Rhythm of War (The Stormlight Archive #4)

Please note: I don’t believe my review includes any spoilers for Rhythm of War, but to be safe: minor spoilers may follow. Originally posted on Grimdark Magazine.Rhythm of War picks up events approximately a year after the finale of Oathbringer. The Knights Radiant have continued their war against Odium’s Fused and Singer armies though neither...