Artemisia is a nun in a European medieval sort of country. Here, magic brought on a terrible calamity that has brought in legions of the dead to prey on the living. The clergy have taken over from the king that brought on this terrible calamity, and are trained to kill these wraiths. Artemisia was possessed
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Robert (not his actual name – that’s four words and multiple syllables long, so he prefers Robert), has inherited his father’s dragon extermination business. He’d rather be doing anything else, but he has to put food on the table for his mother, brothers and sisters. These aren’t your large dragons of lore – more like
I’m Afraid You’ve Got Dragons – Peter S. Beagle Read More »
Seokga is the fallen god of trickery, and Hani is the Scarlet Fox, a gumiho (nine-tailed fox who can take human form) once feared by men. They’re now both existing in the 1990’s in a Korean city. Seokga’s a detective, hunting the Unrulies in an attempt to get himself home, and Hani’s on his radar.
The God and the Gumiho – Sophie Kim Read More »
This book is the author’s foray into portal fantasy. I love them, so I knew I’d love this book, and it doesn’t disappoint. A typical portal fantasy will have our heroine thrown into some sort of fantasy world (book or video game) they’re incredibly familiar with, and they use that knowledge to their advantage in
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In the last book in this series, humanity lost. The elder races of this world, more or less sick of humanity’s bullshit, gave them a very pointed lesson in who is actually in charge in this world. And I will admit, the revenge fantasy was pretty darn sweet. (Who doesn’t enjoy a good revenge story
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This books starts a new series in Elven Alliance world. Essie and Farrendel’s son Fieran is the center of this new series. He’s around 21 now (comparatively in Elf years), and decides to enlist in the flying corps. Everyone knows there’s a war coming, and he figures this is the best way to help out,
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Half elf Lira has returned to the village she grew up in after the breakup of her crew – she needs to find the one thing she left behind, her grandmother’s recipe book. Instead, she and a dwarf nearly get caught trying to break into the tavern where she hid it, and instead find themselves
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Verity’s family split off from a secret society that had sworn to kill all Cryptids a few generations ago – they realized a lot of the Cryptids are worth protecting. So they have an interesting reputation in the communities that know that all these strange beings exist. Very is currently living in NYC, moonlighting as
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This is a grouping of short stories about Asil, one of the older werewolves that lives in the Marrok’s pack in Montana. A “concerned friend” sets him up on a series of blind dates, and chaos ensues. Asil’s with the Marrok because he can’t trust his wolf anymore, and believes himself to be a danger
Blind Date with a Werewolf – Patricia Briggs Read More »
I just grabbed an Ellen Datlow Humble Bundle that included the series of fairy tale anthologies she edited. I’d read some in the past, so absolutely had to jump on that deal. In an anthology like this, I usually find one story that is not at all to my taste, but I enjoyed every single
Silver Birch, Blood Moon – ed. Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Read More »
