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Review: The King’s Bastard, Rowena Cory Daniells
“The Kingdom of Rolencia sleeps as rumours of new Affinity Seeps, places where the untamed power wells up. By royal decree all those afflicted with Affinity must serve the Abbey or face death. Sent to...
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A Conspiracy of Alchemists, The Chronicles of Light and Shadow
Many thanks to Random House (or should that be Random Penguin?) for the Conspiracy of Alchemists ARC. Dirigibles, Vampires and Warlocks? Why yes please, I think I will! “For urban fantasy fans and...
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Dangerous Gifts, Gaie Sebold
What a nice end to a rubbish day in the office, another ARC has graced my virtual doormat in the form of Sebold’s Dangerous Gifts. Thank you, lovely Solaris. “Gaie Sebold’s brilliant female character,...
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Review: The Uncrowned King, Rowena Cory Daniells
“Rolencia’s ancestry enemy, Merofynia, has invaded and marches on King Rolen’s castle. Powerless to help, thirteen yeard old Piro watches as her father, King Rolen, listens to poisoned whispers against...
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Library Haul
Hideous weather here today, so Mini-Me and I just made a run to the library, and I did rather well! A few months back I read the first in the Outcast Chronicles, and today I spotted books two and three...
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Review: The Demi-Monde: Winter, Rod Rees
(NB This is an imported review from my original site, as I’ll soon be continuing with this series and would like to keep all the reviews together) The Demi-Monde is the most advanced computer...
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Review: The Usurper, Rowena Cory Daniells
“Now a slave, Piro finds herself in the Merofynian Palace where, if her real identity is discovered, she will be executed. Meanwhile, Fyn is desperate to help his brother, Bryen, who is now the...
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Review: Broken, A E Rought
“Imagine a modern spin on Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein where a young couple’s undying love and the grief of a father pushed beyond sanity could spell the destruction of them all. A string of suspicious...
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The Demi-Monde: Summer
I’ve been massively cheered up today by a copy of Rod Rees’ Demi-Monde: Summer, hurrah! If you’ve not encountered The Demi-Monde series yet, you’re missing a rare treat, and you should head over to The...
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A Natural History of Dragons
How utterly beautiful does this look? “You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond...
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Post BookMas Post!
Just made it home after a wonderful Christmas away. Sucks massively to be back, but all is not lost, I have some lovely new books to lose myself in. These are courtesy of my gorgeous Ma, you can...
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Review: Pantomime, Laura Lam
“R. H. Ragona’s Circus of Magic is the greatest circus of Ellada. Nestled among the glowing blue Penglass—remnants of a mysterious civilisation long gone—are wonders beyond the wildest imagination....
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Now with added Graphic Novel-ness
A little bit of website news for the New Year, Phoenix Fantasy will soon be featuring some Graphic Novel reviews, as I drag my Other Half on board the review train He’s a lifelong geek with a...
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Touch of Power
My TBR pile is currently up to the ceiling, but I couldn’t resist snaffling this one from Amazon for the bargainous, if slightly bizarre price of £1.09 I’ve not read any Snyder in years, but I do...
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Review: The Emperor’s Knife, Mazarkis Williams
“There is a cancer at the heart of the mighty Cerani Empire: a plague that attacks young and old, rich and poor alike. Geometric patterns spread across the skin, until you die in agony, or become a...
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Review: Soulless, Gail Carriger
“First, she has no soul. Second, she’s a spinster whose father is both Italian and dead. Third, she was rudely attacked by a vampire, breaking all standards of social etiquette. Where to go from there?...
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Review: A Natural History of Dragons, Marie Brennan
“Not a day goes by that the post does not bring me at least one letter from a young person (or sometimes one not so young) who wishes to follow in my footsteps and become a dragon naturalist. Nowadays,...
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DNF: Touch of Power, Maria V. Snyder
I’m starting to question my hazily fond memories of Poison Study, as I’ve just had to give up on Snyder’s Touch of Power. A terrible read! Although I wouldn’t feel fair actually reviewing it, as I...
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ARC Received, causing droolage
Just got this via Angry Robot, Gods love ‘em. Looks soo good. I’m very wary when it comes to Urban Fantasy as so much of it seems to be carboard cutout paranormal romance shite, but this one, this one...
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Review: Wake, Amanda Hocking
“Fall under the spell of Wake—the first book in an achingly beautiful new series by celebrated author Amanda Hocking—and lose yourself to the Watersong. Gorgeous. Fearless. Dangerous. They’re the kind...
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