They think they’ve killed the last of us…
981 AD. The Viking King of Dublin is dead. His young widow, Gormflaith, has ambitions for her son – and herself – but Ireland is a dangerous place and kings tend not to stay kings for long.

Synopsis – On the edge of town a beast haunts the woods, trapped in the Gray, its bonds loosening… Uprooted from the city, Violet Saunders doesn’t have much hope of […]

Firstly, a massive thank you to Stevie Finegan at Gollancz for sending me a copy of this book for review. Also, apologies to Gollancz and Ed McDonald for taking this […]

This review has been a long time coming as I finished reading Red Sister approximately a year ago so apologies for the delay in getting this out, especially to Mark […]

Nearly three years ago I first picked up the first book in the “The Runes of Issalia” trilogy, The Buried Symbol by Jeffrey L. Kohanek. To this day I still […]

Synopsis – Alek Fitz is a reaper, a collection agent who works for the supernatural elements of the world, tracking down debtors and solving problems for clients as diverse as the […]

Synopsis – You have heard the story before – of a young boy, orphaned through tragic circumstances, raised by a wise old man, who comes to a fuller knowledge of his […]

Synopsis – A conflict of ideals: magic versus fire-powered weapons. The fate of Issalia hangs in the balance.A new Empire has risen to power. Already in control of the east coast, […]

Synopsis – ‘I know all your secrets, Lauren.’ Lauren has spent years running away from her home town, her childhood and the memories of her best friend, Hannah. Until the tenth anniversary of […]

Blood of Assassins is the second book in R.J. Barkers The Wounded Kingdom trilogy. It picks up a period of time after the end of Age of Assassins, Girton club-foot […]