Fantasy
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,…
The Philosopher’s Flight
If you can get past the absurd source of the “magic” that powers this world (sigils drawn in various powders…
Hiddensee
Maguire is one of the first and finest modern fantasists to translate fairy tale characters into realistic historical settings, and…
Call of the Morrigu
It’s 1798, a particularly tense time in always rebellious English-occupied Ireland. However, the troubles haven’t yet reached the country estate…
A Gathering of Ravens
This novel creates a rich, grim fantasy world made from Norse, Anglo-Saxon and Celtic myth with strands of Tolkien. Obscure…
Stone Circle
In 16th-century Pesaro on the Adriatic coast, Antonius, a young man of common background, is born with an ability to…
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