Review of ~ Bernard Cornwell – Warriors of the Storm (The Saxon Stories #9)

Warriors of the Storm is the 9th entry in The Saxon Stories series that follows Uhtred of Bebbanburg and it is my favourite of the books so far. It has a brilliant opening and the standard doesn’t drop for the length of the whole book. At the beginning of Warriors of the Storm, a fifty-something-year-old...

Review of ~ Christopher Paolini – To Sleep in a Sea of Stars

I received a limited edition proof copy of To Sleep in a Sea of Stars in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Christopher Paolini and Tor Books. Originally posted on Grimdark Magazine. In To Sleep in a Sea of Stars, we follow the third-person perspective of Kira who is a xenobiologist. We join...

Review of ~ Den Patrick – Witchsign (Ashen Torment #1)

I received a review copy of Witchsign in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Den Patrick and Harper Voyager. Under the cloud-obscured skies of Cinderfell reside blacksmith apprentice Steiner and his sister Kjellrunn. One day a mysterious ship arrives in the dock containing the Empire's Invigilators who are looking for the...

Review of ~ Steven Hopstaken & Melissa Prusi – Stoker’s Wilde West

7.5/10 - I received an advance reading copy of Stoker’s Wilde West in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank Steven Hopstaken, Melissa Prusi, and Flame Tree Press. It was great to rejoin Bram Stoker, Oscar Wilde, and Henry Irving as they end up tackling more supernatural threats. This time they travel...

Books that I will read and review over the next few months.

Hello dear readers, I hope you are all well and coping okay during this unprecedented coronavirus period. I'm well, thanks for asking, and I'm now nearly seven months sober!This post is probably for me more than anyone else who has come across this page. I'm terrible at sticking to a reading order and there always...

Review of ~ Peter Newman – The Boundless (Deathless #3)

Soon to be posted on Grimdark Magazine. I received a review copy of The Boundless in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Peter Newman and Harper Voyager. The Ruthless was my favourite fantasy read of 2019 and that lead to The Boundless being one of my most anticipated releases of 2020. When The...

Review of ~ Joe Abercrombie – The Trouble with Peace (The Age of Madness #2)

Originally posted on Grimdark Magazine. I received an uncorrected proof copy of The Trouble with Peace in exchange for an honest review. I would like to thank both Joe Abercrombie and Gollancz. Following on from the dramatic events that concluded A Little Hatred, we return to the First Law world whilst it is enjoying a...

Review of ~ Brian Naslund – Sorcery of a Queen (Dragons of Terra #2)

I received a review copy of Sorcery of a Queen in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Brian Naslund and Tor. “Let me get this straight. Sitting on this ship, we have a stranger who claims to be a Witch Queen. An emperor-killing exile. And a notorious thief. In what realm would I...

Review of ~ Bernard Cornwell – The Burning Land (The Last Kingdom #5)

In The Burning Land, the fifth entry in The Saxon Stories, we follow the escapades of a 35 or 36-year-old Uhtred of Bebbanburg. He’s still Alfred’s oathman and has been residing in Lundune. The Danish warrior, and Uhtred’s ex-servant Haesten is an everpresent nuisance, but in this novel, we are introduced to the leader and...

Review of ~ Every Sky a Grave by Jay Posey

7/10 - I received an uncorrected proof copy of Every Sky a Grave in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to Jay Posey and Harper Voyager. Review was originally posted at Grimdark Magazine. In Every Sky a Grave we follow Elyth, an agent for the First House of the Ascendance. This female-only order regulates...