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5/5 Stars, Dark, brutal fantasy and utterly compelling Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Modern fantasy is full of flawed characters. There are no more heroes it seems these days just anti-heroes and this tale is no exception though the telling is executed better than most.   It is Eska’s story and it starts at the endContinue reading “Along the Razor’s Edge (The War Eternal Book 1) by Rob J Hayes”

5/5 Stars Twisty, Tricksy, Dirty Deeds done with panache and flare. Brilliant I have been meaning to read this book for some time and boy was it worth the wait. I am a massive fan of Douglas Hulick’s Among Thieves – Tale of the Kin, one of my favourite fantasy reads and I thought IContinue reading “The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gentlemen Bastards Book 1) by Scott Lynch”

5/5 Fantasy, martial arts, elemental magic in a samurai-like society   This book has been on my to-read list for a while. As a huge fan of James Clavell’s Shogun, I was intrigued by the setting which has an asain-samurai influence, much in the same way as the ‘Daughter of the Empire’ series by RaymondContinue reading “The Sword of Kaigen: A Theonite War Story by M. L. Wang”

5/5 A disturbing, contemporary twist on vampires There is so much great Scandinavian fiction around and this novel is no exception. This is a gritty and grungy tale set in the suburbs of Stockholm in Blackeberg, a housing project that is as bleak as its name suggests. It centers around Oskar a twelve-year-old boy fromContinue reading “Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist”

5/5 Thoroughly gripping dark fantasy. An intriguing cover and synopsis drew me into trying this book and I have to say it did not disappoint. A thoroughly engrossing dark fantasy that captures you from the first page, what a great opening to a story.   The initial part of the book had a fantasy HungerContinue reading “Mountain of Souls, Book One of the Chosen By Marcus Lee”

Season’s greetings and Merry Christmas to you all I hope this finds you well.     Wow, this year seems to have flown by and here I am facing mince pies and Christmas turkey once again. I wonder how you are all doing? It’s been tricky (or as Gollum would say tricksy) times for so manyContinue reading “A D Green’s Fantasy Newsletter December 2023”

Hello everyone, A short, sweet newsletter to let you all know about my upcoming book release and you lot are the first to read about it! Or should I say, see it? Darkness Resides, Book 3 of the Morhudrim Cycle will be out on the 15th of December just in time for Christmas and youContinue reading “A D Green’s Fantasy Newsletter November 2023”