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 Book Review: Star Bound by Rex Burke  Official Author Website Buy Star Bound  HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:   Rex Burke is a SciFi writer based in North Yorkshire, UK.  When he was young, he read every one of those yellow-jacketed Victor Gollancz hardbacks in his local library. That feeling of out-of-this-world amazement never left him – and keeps him company as he writes his own SciFi adventures. When he's not writing, he travels – one way or another, he'll get to the stars, even if it's just as stardust when his own story is done. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  A storm’s coming, and it’s time to go home. But home isn’t always where you think it is. As rescue looms, the teenage castaways face new decisions and changing alliances. It’s not plain-sailing on New Earth either, where Captain Juno Washington faces a blatant challenge to her authority. As the dangers increase and stories collide, everyone has a choice to make. Be part of something or strike out on your ...

 Glenda the Veg Witch by Keith Dickinson Official Author Website Today we are thrilled to help reveal the cover of the book GLUNDA THE VEG WITCH by Keith W. Dickinson. Are you a cosy fantasy fan? Don't forget to check it out and click on those pre-order links!  First, here is the blurb: “A witch’s boots told the story of her life. They showed you where she’d been, where she was going, and what kind of a witch she would be when she got there. And, most importantly, they were proof that said witch was not someone to be trifled with. She was to be listened to, and obeyed, and yes sometimes even feared, because her wisdom was hard earned and her wrath swift and mighty. They would have to be, for her to have lived in such boots for so many a year. No one trusted a witch in brand new boots, and rightly so as far as Glunda was concerned.” Glunda Ashwillow is on top of the world. About to become head witch, and the youngest ever Guardian of the Golden Key, the only thing standing in h...

 Book Review: Ruins of Smoke by João F. Silva Official Author Website Buy the paperback of Ruins of Smoke here This ebook is freely available on signing up to the author's newsletter OFFICIAL AUTHOR INFORMATION: João F. Silva was born in a small town in Portugal but now lives in London, with his three feline co-workers/bosses. He writes Epic Fantasy, Science Fiction and Horror and has been on the jury for the 2020 and 2022 editions of the Best Newcomer Award at the British Fantasy Awards. His short fiction was published in Grimdark Magazine and Haven Speculative. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  The Usharian Empire rules the Known World with an iron fist. Imperials protect their world from the tainted hand of the Deceiver, but he is back with an avatar capable of breaking the Empire and grounding humanity into ash. JEHA is a sentinel of the Empire, willing to fight and die for kinship and duty. AGOR is an imperial general. Disgruntled by the darkness he sees seeping into everything...

 Book Review: Twin Landing by Rex Burke Read  Fantasy Book Critic 's review of  Orphan Planet , book one in the  Odyssey Earth series   here Buy  Orphan Planet , book one in the  Odyssey Earth series   here Pre-order  Twin Landing , book two in the  Odyssey Earth series   here OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Rex Burke is a SciFi writer based in North Yorkshire, UK. When he was young, he read every one of those yellow-jacketed Victor Gollancz hardbacks in his local library. He’s sure there are still thrilling SciFi adventures to be told – even if he has to write them himself. When he’s not writing, he travels – one way or another, he’ll get to the stars, even if it’s just as stardust when his own story is done. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:    Typical. The colony ship, Odyssey Earth , travels fifty trillion miles without finding a habitable planet, and then two come along at once. The mission is not exactly going to plan for the set...

 Book Review: Poisoned Empire by Elyse Thomson Buy  Poisoned Empire  here Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Elyse Thomson writes steamy fantasy full of court intrigue, daring heroines, magical mayhem, swoon-worthy romances and worlds inspired by ancient history. Elyse graduated from University of Toronto with a Bachelors in History and Classics and currently resides in Canada's capital where you can find her binding antiquarian books, playing Dragon Age or snuggling with her husband or her neurotic terrier. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:   Black-marketeer Selene has poison magic and the cynicism to match. When she and genius metals mage Iliana are arrested by the same scheming, noble fathers who tossed them out at birth, they suspect apologies won’t be forthcoming. Forced to either impersonate their half-sisters or die, the friends are stuffed into fancy dresses, packed off to the capital, and thrust into the perilous, glittering world of the imperial court. T...

 Book Review: Yellow Sky Revolt by Baptiste Pinson Wu Buy  Yellow Sky Revolt  here Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Baptiste Pinson Wu is all about rich, authentic, and action-packed historical fiction. In his first series, the Three Kingdoms Chronicles, he uses his passion for ancient History and his experience living in Asia to bring you a retelling of China’s most famous civil war. When not writing, Baptiste creates content for two video channels, “Yunique France”, and “Back In Time Fiction”, the channel dedicated to the very best genre of literature. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB: China, 184 CE. An empire will shatter. Dark clouds loom over the Han dynasty. The Yellow Turbans, simple folks turned rebels, threaten the power in place with their sheer numbers and burning anger. Among them, Liao Hua, a young peasant boy, becomes the symbol of the uprising’s vengeful spirit. But what should have been a short revolt turns into a bloody war for survival. As unt...

 Book Review: A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell by Luke Tarzian Buy  A Cup of Tea at the Mouth of Hell  here -  U.S.  |  U.K. Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Fantasy Author. Long Doggo Enthusiast. Snoot Booper. Shouter of Profanities. Drinker of Whiskey. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  BRIEFLY, A WORD ABOUT ORDER Order is the focal point around which existence revolves. Without order there is only chaos. And in the halls of Damnation (pronounced Dam-NAWT-ion, thank you kindly) the first sign of impending chaos is a cup of tea made without the water having first been well and properly boiled in a kettle. Why is this relevant, O nameless narrator, you ask? Who cares about the preparatory order of tea in the fires of Hell? Lucifer, dear reader. After all, how does one expect to properly greet the newcomers to Hell without having first had a hot cup of tea to bulwark the cold? Behold The Morning Star, frantic on the annual Morning of Souls, t...

 Interview: Rex Burke, author of the Odyssey Earth series Read Fantasy Book Critic 's review of Orphan Planet , book one in the Odyssey Earth series here Buy Orphan Planet , book one in the Odyssey Earth series here Pre-order Twin Landing , book two in the Odyssey Earth series here INTERVIEW Thank you for taking the time to talk to us! Welcome back to the Fantasy Book Critic. Could you tell us a little bit about yourself, and your upcoming series, Odyssey Earth? Thanks so much for inviting me – it’s a real pleasure, especially as I get to talk about writing and books, two of my favourite things! I’m a debut SciFi author, but a long-time writer in another genre – maybe ‘veteran’ is actually the word, seeing as I published my first book in the, erm, 20 th century…and not even in the very late-90s, let’s put it that way. Anyway, if you’re into travel writing and trains, or have ever bought a Rough Guide to places like Barcelona, Sicily, or the Lake District...