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August 25, 2023

REVIEW: The Water Outlaws by S. L. Huang

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsEpic / epic fantasy / gender-based violence / Historical-China / LGBTQIA characters / LGBTQIAP+ / martial arts / Misogyny / outlaws / POC / POC author / revenge / social justice / ViolenceNo Comments

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A queer epic fantasy full of bandits, heroes, and revolution, inspired by the Chinese classic Water Margin; She Who Became the Sun meets The Dirty Dozen n the jianghu, you break the law to make it your own. Inspired by a classic of martial arts literature, The Water Outlaws are ... more >

June 21, 2023

Review: Magic Claims (Kate Daniels : Wilmington Years #2) by Ilona Andrews

SiriusA Review Category / A- Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsadventure romance / epic fantasy / fantasy adventure / shapeshifters27 Comments

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New town, new friends, new challenges…. And a new heart-stopping adventure from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ilona Andrews. Kate, Curran, and Conlan may have left Atlanta for Wilmington, but the usual magic mayhem has also hitched a ride! Kate and Curran have just settled into their new home ... more >

May 30, 2023

Review: Witch King by Martha Wells

SiriusBook Reviews / C Reviews / C Reviews Category / C+ ReviewsDark Fantasy / demons / epic fantasy / f/f / Witches5 Comments

A story of power and friendship, of trust and betrayal, and of the families we choose. “I didn’t know you were a… demon.” “You idiot. I’m the demon.” Kai’s having a long day in Martha Wells’ Witch King…. After being murdered, his consciousness dormant and unaware of the passing of ... more >

March 11, 2019

REVIEW: Here Be Dragons by David P. Macpherson

JayneB+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsdragons / epic fantasy / Fantasy / fantasy adventure / humorous / older / road trip / spoof4 Comments

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A mid-life crisis, a castle gardener, an unfaithful steed, a dastardly hero, a merciless king, and a dragon that needs saving. With heroes this bad who needs villains… When Orus graduated from the Cromalot School for Heroes he was ready for a life of glory and adventure. But after being ... more >

June 19, 2016

REVIEW: Autumn Princess, Dragon Child by Lian Hearn

JayneBook Reviews / D ReviewsDark Fantasy / epic fantasy / fantasy/scifi / Japan / Series / The Tale of ShikanokoComments Off on REVIEW: Autumn Princess, Dragon Child by Lian Hearn

A self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. ... more >

May 5, 2016

REVIEW: Emperor of the Eight Islands by Lian Hearn

JayneB Reviews / Book Reviewsepic fantasy / fantasy/scifi / Historical Fantasy / Japan / Series / The Tale of Shikanoko3 Comments

In the opening pages of the action-packed Book One of Lian Hearn’s epic Tale of Shikanoko series–all of which will be published in 2016–a future lord is dispossessed of his birthright by a scheming uncle, a mountain sorcerer imbues a mask with the spirit of a great stag for a ... more >

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