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 Book Review: The Lost War by Justin Lee Anderson Buy The Lost War here - U.S. | U.K. Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Justin spent 15 years as a professional writer and editor before his debut novel, Carpet Diem, was published in 2015. It became a best-seller and won a 2018 Audie award. Since 2018 he has been writing full time, alongside working on scripts with his wife, Juliet, who he met through a BBC scriptwriting contest. They live just outside his hometown of Edinburgh with their Brady Bunch family of five kids. He misses Firefly. No Wash jokes. Too soon. OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  This sensational epic fantasy follows an emissary for the king as he gathers a group of strangers and embarks on a dangerous quest across a war-torn land. The war is over, but peace can be hell. Demons continue to burn farmlands, violent mercenaries roam the wilds, and a plague is spreading. The country of Eidyn is on its knees.  In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok...

We're excited to announce we'll be participating in SPFBO for the ninth time. WooHoo! This year, we will have five judges on board and we're happy to welcome two new ones: Esmay and Chels. Here is a brief introduction to all of us involved in the contest: Adam:   Born and raised in New Jersey strong and currently residing outside Philadelphia, Adam has had an unwavering passion for reading his entire life. With the help of his favorite toy, Speak'n'Spell, he started reading at age two and hasn't stopped reading ever since. He enjoys fantasy and science fiction, 20th-century noir, historical fiction, and satire.  Favorite writers include Mark Lawrence, Elmore Leonard, Jim Thompson, Devin Madson, Robert Jackson Bennett, David Sedaris, Tina Fey, Josiah Bancroft, and Richard Nell.  While not reading, you can find Adam doing a poor impression of working out at the gym, telling Dad jokes to his daughters or glued to the nearest New Jersey Devils' hockey game. Oft...

Official Author Website Buy Witch King HERE OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:  Martha Wells has been an SF/F writer since her first fantasy novel was published in 1993, and her work includes The Books of the Raksura series, The Death of the Necromancer, the Fall of Ile-Rien trilogy, The Murderbot Diaries series, media tie-in fiction for Star Wars, Stargate: Atlantis, and Magic: the Gathering, as well as short fiction, YA novels, and non-fiction. She has won Nebula Awards, Hugo Awards, and Locus Awards, and her work has appeared on the Philip K. Dick Award ballot, the BSFA Award ballot, the USA Today Bestseller List, and the New York Times Bestseller List. She is a member of the Texas Literary Hall of Fame, and her books have been published in twenty-five languages. FORMAT/INFO: Witch King will be published on May 30th, 2023. It is 414 pages split over sixteen chapters. It is told in third person from Kai's point of view. It is available in ebook, hardcover, and audiobook format. OVERVIEW/A...

The Child's Thief by Brom review   Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Over the past few decades, Brom has lent his distinctive vision to all facets of the creative industries, from novels and games to comics and film. He is the author of The Child Thief and the award-winning illustrated horror novels The Plucker and The Devil's Rose. Brom is currently kept in a dank cellar somewhere just outside of Seattle. Publisher: HarperCollins (August 18, 2009) Print length: 508 Formats: ebook, audiobook, paperback If you think Peter Pan is an endearing fairy tale, think twice. Or just read Brom’s dark and twisted retelling of the original story. Just remember that it’s not a Disney fairy tale - this brutal retelling blurs the lines between hero and villain. And when I say brutal, I mean it. Severed heads, mutilated corpses, and guts spilling out of them occur frequently. However, the graphic violence serves a purpose - it shows the harsh reality of a world where surv...

  Book Review: Sons of Darkness by Gourav Mohanty Official Author Website OFFICIAL AUTHOR BIO:   Gourav Mohanty  was born in Bhubaneswar, the City of Temples. A gold medallist from SLS, Pune, he currently practices law in Mumbai. He moonlights as a stand-up comic, a painter, and a blogger. As evident, his life always has many tabs open. A connoisseur of mythologies and momos, he has won numerous scholarships, one of which took him to the castles of Europe. Ever since, he has wanted to play medieval matchmaker by conjuring a world where Vedic India meets Italian Renaissance.  Sons Of Darkness  is his SFF debut.  OFFICIAL BOOK BLURB:  SOME BALLADS ARE INKED IN BLOOD. Bled dry by violent confrontations with the Magadhan Empire, the Mathuran Republic simmers on the brink of oblivion. The Republic’s Leaders, Krishna and Satyabhama, have put their plans in motion within and beyond its blood-soaked borders, to protect it from annihilation. But they will soon ...

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker review Book links: Amazon , Goodreads ABOUT THE AUTHOR:   Clive Barker was born in Liverpool in 1952. His earlier books include The Books of Blood, Cabal, and The Hellbound Heart. In addition to his work as a novelist and playwright, he also illustrates, writes, directs and produces for stage and screen. His films include Hellraiser, Hellbound, Nightbreed and Candyman. Clive lives in Beverly Hills, California Publisher:   Harper Perennial; Reissue edition (October 2, 2007)   Page count: 186 Clive Barker’s The Hellbound Heart will make your skin crawl with dread and fascination. As a fan of the dark and twisted, I couldn’t resist delving into the depths of Barker’s imagination. And let me tell you - it was an unsettling trip that transported me to a world of darkness and depravity. The atmosphere of this book is haunting. From the very first page, Barker’s use of language paints a vivid picture of a world both familiar and yet st...