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The Apocalypse is not the end…

My 5 top picks for these dark times.

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A Deadly Education [Scholomance #1], by Naomi Novik

5 out of 5 Maleficaria. Great fun for the readers, great drama for the protagonist.

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Mother of Learning [Series], by Domagoj Kurmaic

5 out of 5 telepathic spiders for this mother of all time loop stories.

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Ends of Magic [Series, books 1-3], by Alexander Olson

4 out of 5 stars. Progression Fantasy with an intellectual twist on the System.

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The Debt Collector, by Steven Max Russo

Let’s start this review with a short, mental exercise. I want you to picture a loan shark for your inner eye. The greasy hair, smoking a cigarette, a big, fat gold ring on one of his fingers. His shirt tries its best to stretch over his bulk, and mostly manages it. At least one button […]

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We Are the Origin [Wrath of the Gods #1], by C.M. Lockhart {Indie Ink Awards 2023 Finalist}

Another Finalist for the Indie Ink Awards 2023, this Dark Fantasy novel sees the heroine turn around her life of destruction to one of protection, by the will (and the whim) of the gods. It’s like Boondocks Saints meets Leon the Professional in a fantasy world. Indie Ink Awards (categories) This book is a Finalist […]

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When Shadows Fall [Shadows of the Vale #1], by Lindy Enns {Indie Ink Awards 2023 Finalist}

4 out of 5 stars. Great world design and lovable main characters.

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ImPerfect Magic [ImPerfect Cathar #1], by C.N. Rowan {Indie Ink Awards 2023 Finalist}

4.5 out of 5 stars. Fantastic setting, but be warned – not light on the violence.

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Kaiju Preservation Society, by John Scalzi

5 stars. Scalzi knows how to entertain.

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No Hero [Arthur Wallace #1], by Jonathan Wood

I want you to imagine Men in Black, but more British – so, less guns, more tea and more weirdness. Although the latter one is, in all fairness, probably not the fault of the British. (Then again, they drive on the wrong side of the road, so what can you expect, really?) And with this […]