Have you ever read a book where the characters seemed to jump off of the page? Where you get weirdly invested in their journey and exclaim out loud (much to the annoyance of the cat) when they finally do what you’ve been waiting for the entire book? Yeah… That book for me was Outpost by…
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Lux by MJ Vieira: a Review by E.G. Stone
There are some books out there where you read part of it, go “WHAT IS GOING ON?!!” and then toss it aside in frustration. Then, there are books where you read part of it, go “WHAT IS GOING ON?!!!” and can’t stop reading because you have to know all the things. MJ Vieira’s Lux is…
Broken Throne Series by Jamie Davis: a Review by E.G. Stone
For people who like to see what the world would be like if it had magic in it, then the world of urban fantasy is like candy or chocolate or socks (with Star Trek patterns, of course). Within the world of urban fantasy, there are always those few stand out series that catch your attention…
Ancient Enemies by Tora Moon: a Review by E.G. Stone
One of the most entertaining pieces about fantasy is that it can involve—actually, it must involve—elements of a world not our own. Whether this be in the form of magical creatures, a means for humans to use magic, a world entirely unlike our own, there is something that we do not encounter in our own…
A Ritual of Bone by Lee C Conley: a Review by E.G. Stone
In recent years, it seems as though the idea of the zombie apocalypse has become rather prevalent in popular media. People tell me that this is because of the television series, The Walking Dead, but as I haven’t actually seen The Walking Dead, I couldn’t tell you how accurate that is. Given this proclivity, though,…
Nightblade by Ryan Kirk: a Review by E.G. Stone
If you haven’t yet heard of Nightblade by Ryan Kirk, then you are in for quite the treat. This book not only has over seven-hundred reviews on Amazon, with an overall rating of 4.5, but is also one of the best books I’ve read this year. This book is a thrilling combination of fantasy and…
By the Hand of Dragons: AlinGuard by Alexzander Christion: a Review by E.G. Stone
This week’s book review is of Alexzander Christion’s book By The Hand of Dragons: AlinGuard. This book is an unexpected and impressive fantasy novel, that a reader of the classics as well as modern interpretations of fantasy would enjoy thoroughly. This book is, I think, the first in the By the Hand of Dragons series,…
The First Girl Child by Amy Harmon: a Review by E.G. Stone
The good thing about fantasy is that it is a genre that can be incredibly broad. For example, Amy Harmon’s First Girl Child is a book that perhaps deals more with mythology than it does true magic. This book explores the realm of Norse mythology and rune magic, as well as human nature and what…
The Ashen Levels by CF Welburn: a Review by E.G. Stone
The Ashen Levels by CF Welburn is a gamelit progressive fantasy novel which is both massive in scope and definitely on my best books list for this year. I think this book probably is one of the more impressive in terms of weaving details together and giving me an ending that was rather surprising. This…
A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White: a Review by E.G. Stone
Time to foray into the world of traditional publishing. I read a book called A Big Ship at the Edge of the Universe by Alex White. This book is a combination of sci-fi in the most space opera terms, and fantasy put together on an epic scale. It isreminiscent of the television series Firefly with…