Fantasy
Kiss of the Spindle
The titular Sleeping Beauty in this fairy tale retelling set in the steampunk version of Victorian England is Dr. Isla…
What Should Be Wild
What Should Be Wild intertwines stories of several women, spanning millennia, all part of the Blakeley family—women connected by tragic…
Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge
Before the Beast becomes the Beast, there was the beautiful Jean-Loup, Chevalier de Beaumont. He hunts women and mismanages his…
The Sword of Ice and Fire
This novel opens with the Enchanter, Merlin, arriving in Avalon, carrying a baby, Arthur. Here he encounters the mysterious Nine…
A Gathering of Ravens
A Gathering of Ravens creates a rich, grim fantasy world made from Norse, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic myth, with strands of…
The Parentations
The premise of Kate Mayfield’s multi-period historical fantasy, which takes the reader from the 18th century to the present, centres…
Elisha Daemon
Elisha Daemon is the fifth and final book in the Dark Apostle series, set in a fantasy version of 14th-century…
The Seas Come Still
In 1602 BCE, Luyan is a slave aboard a Cilician vessel. When a sea battle turns against them, only Luyan’s…
The Genes of Isis
A flood is coming, one capable of wiping out all life on earth. However, when Akasha and Horque lock eyes…
Legends of the Lost Causes
In this debut novel, Brad McLelland and Louis Sylvester combine elements of The Lord of the Rings, The Walking Dead,…
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