Category: Fantasy
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Vattu Book 1: The Name & the Mark
Vattu Book 1: The Name & the Mark, by Evan Dahm Our story begins with the birth of the eponymous character, up through her childhood with her nomadic tribe. When agents of a northern empire demand fealty, Vattu is offered as tribute. It’s slow-building and quiet, though the stakes remain life-or-death throughout. Vattu’s journey is…
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Battle Ground
Battle Ground, by Jim Butcher This book picks up within moments of where it’s predecessor left off, with Harry rushing toward the impending battle. Battle Ground is a study in inevitability. Things that have been in motion from the first book bloom into glorious, horrifying fruition here as the Last Titan makes their move, going…
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Peace Talks
Peace Talks, by Jim Butcher It’s finally time to deal with the encroaching Fomor faction in Chicago. To that end, Brain Marcone has agreed to host a peace conference between the signatories of the Unseelie Accords and the Fomor king. But things start to go wrong before the conference begins, and everything is at stake.…
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Hooves of Death: Volume 1
Hooves of Death: Volume 1, by Sam Bragg Zombies have overrun the world, except small communities in safe places. One of those communities is within Yellowstone, thanks to the protection of a herd of unicorns determined to defend them. A different spin on the apocalypse, starring unicorns, the four horsemen, and an assortment of legendary…
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Silver and Lead
Silver and Lead, by Seanan McGuire While Titania had all of Faerie marching to the cruel beat of her drum, someone robbed Muir Woods of all the rare and dangerous artifacts left in the queen’s keeping. The danger is too urgent to wait for Toby to give birth before sending her off hunting for…
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The River Has Roots
The River Has Roots, by Amal El-Mohtar Esther and Ysabel are sisters who help tend the willows along the magic River Liss. Their neighbor wants to marry Esther to merger the families’ properties but Esther loves another. El-Mohtar’s prose is always beautiful and playful and The River Has Roots is no exception. If the opening…
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Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7: A Primer to Gemma Files
Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7: A Primer to Gemma Files, edited by Eric J. Guignard I’ve been seeing a lot of people mention Gemma Files in horror lately, especially while lurking in r/horrorlit. I was intrigued but overwhelmed by her body of work and unsure where to start. Then Exploring Dark Short Fiction #7: A…
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Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Plain Jane and the Mermaid, by Vera Brosgol When Jane’s parents die in a freak accident she’s on the verge of homelessness, women being unable to inherit, so she takes matters into her own hands and proposes to the most beautiful boy in the village. But a mermaid has her own plans for pretty Peter,…
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Red in Tooth and Claw
Red in Tooth and Claw, by Lish McBride When Faolan Kelly‘s grandfather dies, she’s shipped off to the Settlement along with the other orphans and inconvenient minors to work for their upkeep. But something’s not right in the Settlement and Fallon lands right in the middle of a bloody mess. I really wanted this to…
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Winter Lost
Winter Lost, by Patricia Briggs Mercy’s half+-brother arrives at her doorstep wearing a curse he can’t slip out of. When the usual experts can’t save him, Mercy and Adam set out to see who he pissed off and settle the problem to everyone’s satisfaction. Winter Lost felt choppier than Briggs’s books usually do. We’re taken…
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A Sorceress Comes to Call
A Sorceress Comes to Call, by T. Kingfisher If I see a T. Kingfisher book on sale or on NetGalley I secure it immediately, but for some reason I’m always hesitant to get started (I’ve had a copy of Thornhedge on my Kindle since it released). One thing I love about Kingfisher’s books is that…
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