Science Fiction

Kingdoms of Death (Sun Eater #4) by Christopher Ruocchio

Book four in this space opera saga finds Hadrian exiled once again. The war with the Cielcin is not going well, so he’s tasked with yet another impossible task by the Emperor. He’s asked to be an emissary to the Lothrian Commonwealth to try to convince them to join the war. The Lothrian are a somber people with regimented rules that basical quash any individuality or free choice. Hadrian knows it’s an almost impossible task, but he had no idea it could be so dangerous. Where ever Hadrian goes, trouble and danger follows, and this time is no different.

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July 20, 2025 0

Demon in White (Sun Eater, #3) by Christopher Ruocchio

4.5 stars

Book 3 in this series starts with a 100 year time jump. Hadrian and the Red Company had a huge victory, giving Hadrian cult hero status and the nickname Halfmortal. The emperors court are worried about his popularity and deem him a threat to the empire. Hadrian narrowly escapes an assassination attempt, so the emperor sends him to the library that Hadrian has been trying to get into for hundreds of years. After years of searching, he finally finds answers to some mysteries, and questions to a lot more of them.

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June 20, 2025 0

The Howling Dark (Sun Eater #2) by Chrisopher Ruocchio

Book two has Hadrian searching for the lost planet of Vorgossos with his band of mercenaries. He’s tasked with finding the enemy Cielcins, who have been ravaging the empire’s worlds with intense ferocity. He believes he can reason with them and wants to try to reach some form of peace with them. Empire officers that accompany him not only have contempt for the mission, they have contempt of Hadrian and stand in his way as much as possible.

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June 8, 2025 0

The Tyranny of Faith (Empire of the Wolf #2) by Richard Swan

Book 2 of the trilogy starts shortly after the Battle of Galen’s Vale. Justice Vonvalt returns to capital city Sova to find seeds of rebellion stirring. Senators openly speak against the Emperor and fanatics preach vengeance in the streets. Vonvalt returned to deal with traitors amongst the Justices, but before he can get a handle on it all, the Emperor’s grandson is kidnapped and Vonvalt is ordered to drop everything to find him. He and his allies Helena, Bressinger, and Sir Radomir, are forced to go to the southern frontier, where they once again run into Claver and his templar knights.

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January 6, 2025 0

The Trials of Imogene Sol by C.L. Walters

This is a fast-paced YA Dystopian SciFi/Fantasy centered around Imogene Sol, a cadet at The Ring Academy on Serta. She is an orphan of notorious parents who killed hundreds of thousands of people in a bombing against the Federation. Supported by an anonymous benefactor, Imogene is hated by most people because of her name, and she’s had to work twice as hard as everyone to be successful. As she enters the final trials that will dictate not only her first placement out of the academy, but her entire future, obstacles are put in her way to ensure she fails. When she’s framed for an act that could not only see her future career in jeopardy, but imprison her for life, she has to figure out who is out to get her and stop them. Before they stop her. Permanently.

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September 14, 2024 0

A Darkness Returns (The Dragonwar Saga, #1) by Raymond E. Feist

4.5 stars

This is a fantastic new book in an exciting new fantasy series that picks up right after the last book in The Firemane Saga. I’m so excited to revisit Pug, Magnus, Nakor and Midkemia in this next installment. Hatu, Hava and Donte are whisked away to Sorcerer’s Isle where Hatu is provided guidance and instruction to help harness his ever-evolving magical power.

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September 2, 2024 0

Foul Days by Genoveva Dimova (The Witches Compendium of Monsters #1)

Today is my stop on TBR and Beyond Tours book tour for this new adult fantasy book. The cover is so cool and the concept sounds unique.

TOP FIVE REASONS TO READ THIS BOOK:

The Witcher meets Naomi Novik. What more needs to be said?
New, creative monsters
An ex called the “Tsar of Monsters”
Shadows are the source of magic
FMC teaming up with the law to reclaim her magic

Synopsis:

The Witcher meets Naomi Novik in this fast-paced fantasy rooted in Slavic folklore, from an assured new voice in genre.

As a witch in the walled city of Chernograd, Kosara has plenty of practice taming rusalkas, fighting kikimoras, and brewing lycanthrope repellent. There’s only one monster Kosara can’t defeat: her ex the Zmey, known as the Tsar of Monsters. She’s defied him one too many times, and now he’s hunting her. Betrayed to him by someone close to her, Kosara’s only hope is to trade her shadow―the source of her powers―for illegal passage across the Wall to Belograd, where monsters can’t follow.

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June 28, 2024 1

Umbrate by A.D. Jones

While dwarves and elves are common in fantasy, I’ve never read a book with shadowy Umbral characters. I had to look up what umbral meant so that I could get a picture in my mind what we were talking about, and trust me, they are creepy characters. Take a look at the cover and you’ll see what I mean.

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March 26, 2024 0

The Secrets of Jane: Forgotten (Improper Bastards #1) by Charlotte Mallory

4.5 stars

Wow. wow. wow. wow. What a fantastic book! I don’t read many dark fantasy romance books, but maybe I should start. Jane is a young woman that fled Skull Row 10 years ago, home to thieves and killers and mercenary rulers called Zeniths. The village she’s hiding out in is set aflame and she’s captured by one of the most ruthless mercenaries, Soren. His job is to return her to Skull Row to face the Council. They haven’t told him why, which he doesn’t like. Most of the book is their journey back to Skull Row until the climatic cliffhanger. It’s a vicious story, filled with a lot of action and fighting. It’s definitely not for the squeamish.

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September 27, 2023 0