Arina reviews The Moonsteel Crown, the first book in Stephen Deas’ new series, Dominion. Out now by Angry Robot!
“A fun as hell adventure of betrayal filled with murdering bastards, unpredictability, dead men, and lots of chaotic stabbing, shrewdly disguised as a royal corruption story.”
Now that we entered the fourth month of the SPFBO 6 Finals, we continue reviewing them. Our next one up is The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson, chosen by the BookNest team.
Arina reviews Yaroslav Barsukov’s Tower of Mud and Straw, a Gaslamp Science Fantasy novella.
“Tower of Mud and Straw makes perfect use of the novella format, an awesome gaslamp science fantasy with a mystery punch. I can see myself coming back to this world again and again.”
A double review from Jen and Timy for the last book in the Los Nefilim series, A Song with Teeth by T. Frohock.
“Their journey is filled with family, love, and sometimes heartbreak but always, it was worthwhile.”
“It’s raw, brutal, emotional and so damn satisfactory.”
As part of Storytellers On Tour’s blog tour, Jen reviews The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True, a Comedic Fantasy published by The Parliament House.
Now that we are well into the second month of the SPFBO 6 Finals, it’s time to start posting our reviews. Our first up is Last Memoria by Rachel Emma Shaw, chosen by The Weatherwax Report team.
I’ve been interested in True Crime stories for years now. When I want to watch TV but there is nothing on, I always end up with Investigation Discovery as a default. I’ve been watching almost all of the CSI episodes (although I’m aware that investigations don’t quite work like that) and for a while, I was addicted to Criminal Minds. I’ve been wanting to read some True Crime books, but I never really got around to it and I had no idea where to start it. I came across The Killer Across the Table due to luck, little did I know that there is no better person than John E. Douglas to introduce me to the genre.
We Lie With Death is cleverly written, intricate and addictive, merging genres like it’s the most natural thing in the world while handling topics with a sensitivity that shows Madson’s genius. If you didn’t read We Ride the Storm yet, start it now because you don’t want to miss out on We Lie With Death!
Craig Hallam’s Oshibana Complex is everything I love about cyberpunk: a sharp dissection of the present by peeking into the future. This curious novella puts a captivating story into just a few pages.
After hosting the cover reveal for War of the God Queen, David Hambling kindly provided me a paperback copy as a gift. As I enjoyed his Harry Stubbs series (I can prove this with my reviews of The Elder Ice, Broken Meats and Alien Stars), I also agreed to review his latest epic fantasy novel, the first in a new series, Age of Monsters, as well.