Six Heirs (Le Secret de Ji #1) by Pierre Grimbert, translated from the French by Matthew Ross and Eric LambFantasy308 pagesPublished in 2013 by Amazon Crossing, first published in 1996 From The StoryGraph: The Known World is a sprawling region ruled by mortals, protected by gods, and plied by magicians and warriors, merchants and beggars, … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Six Heirs
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Book Review: The Councillor
The Councillor by E.J. BeatonFantasy448 pagesExpected publication: March 2, 2021 by DAW Lysande Prior was a no-name orphan girl raised into the highest levels of her society after catching the eye of Sarelin Bray, the Iron Queen of Elira. The queen and the orphaned scholar became the closest of friends, a strange friendship in a … Continue reading Book Review: The Councillor
StoryGraph Saturday: Elatsoe
I used to do thing called Goodreads Monday, in which I shared a book on my Goodreads TBR to 1) share the books I wanted to read so other people might find a book that piques their interest, and 2) to remind myself of the books on my TBR. But I don't use Goodreads the … Continue reading StoryGraph Saturday: Elatsoe
Reading Valdemar: Foundation
Mags has had a rough life. The son of bandits who were killed in a skirmish when he was a baby, Mags was "adopted" by a cruel mine owner and put to work as soon as he could accomplish minor tasks. Now at thirteen, Mags lives and works in the mine, gathering sparklies, and helping … Continue reading Reading Valdemar: Foundation
Book Review: Promise of Blood
Promise of Blood (The Powder Mage Trilogy #1) by Brian McClellanFantasy545 pagesPublished April, 2013, by Orbit "The age of kings is dead," Field Marshal Tamas declares at the beginning of Promise of Blood, after he stages a bloody coup that brings and end to the corrupt and inept monarchy that enriched itself while allowing the … Continue reading Book Review: Promise of Blood
Book Review: Black Sun
Black Sun (Between Earth and Sky #1) by Rebecca RoanhorseFantasy464 pagesExpected publication: October 13, 2020 by Saga Press In the holy city of Tova, priests of the many gods gather to greet the oncoming winter solstice which converges with a rare solar eclipse, a dark omen that foretells the unbalancing of the world. As the … Continue reading Book Review: Black Sun
Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. HarrowHistorical Fantasy528 pagesExpected publication: October 13, 2020, by Redhook Books, an imprint of Orbit Once upon a time, there were witches. But not anymore. Not since the burnings began and magic was looked upon as a sinful thing. Now, magic is reduced to a thing of charms … Continue reading Book Review: The Once and Future Witches
Book Review: The Silvered Serpents
The Silvered Serpents (The Gilded Wolves #2)by Roshani ChokshiYA Historical Fantasy416 pagesPublication date: September 22, 2020 by Wednesday Books While still dealing with the consequences of the events of The Gilded Wolves, Séverin and his team travel to Russia in search of an ancient artifact that legends says will grant a person god-like powers. After … Continue reading Book Review: The Silvered Serpents
Book Review: The Changeling
The Changeling by Victor LaValle Fantasy/Horror 431 pages Published June 2017, by Spiegel and Grau Apollo Kagwa has had a good life. Though his white father left when he was a child, his mother Lilian, a Ugandan immigrant, is determined to give her bookworm son a good life that's filled with books. Apollo skips … Continue reading Book Review: The Changeling
Book Review: Witchmark
Witchmark (The Kingston Cycle #1) by C.L. Polk Fantasy 318 pages While social class distinctions are commonly used in the fantasy genres-- daring princesses, spoiled princes, naive farmboys, plucky orphans-- the strict delineations of those classes are often glossed over. In a novel, the plucky orphan can fall in love with the daring princess and … Continue reading Book Review: Witchmark
